Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-23
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN
lawn Party Benefit Of St. AIMS Church to
Be Continued.
Coopers File q Protest with Health
ers-Personal Mention.

opening of the lawn party given for the
benefit of St AIMS Church, Tenleytown,
and a crowd of several thousand people at
tended during the course Of the evening.
The lawn surrounding the parsonage was
illuminated with a large number of Japan
ese and Chinese lanterns. exhibiting to ex-
ceIlent advantage the decorations on the
booths and stands. The Old Dominion
Cake Walk Club gave an excellent exhibit
ton last night and the judges awarded the
prize to No couple, the trophy being a
large pound cake covered with ornamental
icing This evening the attraction will be
a cake walk given by the Young Dominion
Club.
1t was decided last night to continue the
party for one evening longer, taking in
Thursday night, when the euchre party
will be repeated. The game will be played
in the parish hall from TO III o CLOCK ana
numerous prizes awarded
The assistants at the lawn party are as
follows: Supper table, Mrs. Wilding; Mrs.
Griffin and Mrs. Smith; confectionery table.
Mrs. John West. Mrs H. Shoemaker. Miss
Johnson, Mrs. Worthmiller, Miss Umstead.
Misses Ida Cora and Florence Clarity,
Miss Mamie Knott, Miss Mckinley and
Miss Goodchild fancy table, Misses Agnes
and Cecilia Cummings, Lena and Fannie
Cox Florence Kramer. K. Russell. Ada
Way, Ada and Martha Poore and Edith Ken
gla fish pond Misses Glorius, Annie Stad-
games. etc, Messrs. John Poore. William
German, H. Barber, John Maher and Mr..
M Callaghan; soda fountain, Messfs- ). +
Harrington, James Cummings and b.
CHAN, c. Wehrle, J. Rider M. Cummings,
.. Common and ]. Curran; floor committee.
Messrs. Johnson ard Cummings
COopers Make a Protest.
The journeymen coopers of this city have
forwarded a protest to the health officer,
and also to the District Commissioners, re-
garding the use of old barrels by local fac
tories which. they say, has become gen.
eral in this city. The protest is signed by
Daniel H. Stayton, and reads as follows:
I'VE the undersigned, journeymen coop
ers OF the District of Columbia, do make
complaint against the use of secondhand
barrels for flour which we know positively
is detrimental to the health of the popula-
ton of the District and elsewhere, having
found at times filth and dirt in said bar
rels, such as dead rats, probably poisoned:
old pieces of decayed meats sweepings OF
floors and other refuse too numerous to
mention We claim: First, that the said
barrels are IN no condition to be used for
flour again; second, that by the use of
these barrels for such wholesome food as
flour is detrimental to the health of The
citizens; third, that We as renovators of
old barrels. are compelled to do this work,
which is against our WILL in order to gain
livelihood; fourth, that we have found all
kinds of filth in said barrels; fifth, that in
order to put the said barrels in condition
we are compelled to use old waste flour to
hide such dirt as would turn any stomach:
SIXTH that we have found such filth and
dirt in said barrels, which if the proper au-
thorities were aware of the facts they
would strongly condemn We suggest that
a secret investigation be made to ascertain
the truth of the above complaint, as such
an existing condition of affairs should
never be permitted to exist
The protest was forwatded to the Dis
n
men coopers state that they )lare ready to
prove every assertion made by them.
An Exciting Runaway.
A horse attached to a cart owned by
Charles Thompson of 2136 10Th street took
fright yesterday afternoon shortly before
o'clock at 9th AMI o streets, and, while
its flight was only through several squares,
the animal did considerable damage At
9th and n streets the cart struck and
run over Conrad Alexander colored. aged
two and q half years, but not seriously
injuring the child. At 2T10 N street the
animal wrecked the railing in front of the
house of Detective Frank Burrows and
injured the steps of adjoining houses After
causing this damage the horse continued
down 2sth street and ran into the fountain
at 2Sth and NJ streets The cart was pulled
over the chain rail surrounding the reser-
vation and while the horse jumped into
the fountain, he could not pull the cart
with him. The animal escaped without
injury.
Personal Mention.
Miss Mabel Fitzgerald of Mckeesport,
Pa, is on a visit to her cousin, Miss Goldie
Clements of 1440 32d street
Mr. s. Russell Bowen, a graduate of the
Linthicum Institute, who for several years
has been acting in capacity of clerk for
the executors of the Corcoran estate and
of the heirs after the distribution of the
estate, has gone to Bloomington, ILL.,, where
he will locate as the agent of the estate
in the west.