Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-19
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN
Work on Gay Street Baptist Church Delayed
by Iron Famine.
VIII Not BE Ready for Occupancy by
October Is, as Originally Con-
templated-Other News.

| The congregation of the Gay Street Bap-
! list Church will not have the pleasure of
| occupying its new church at 31st and n
| streets by October 10, as was originally
anticipated. The work of construction has
| been delayed by reason of the scarcity of
| iron, the contractors being unable to get
| the girders needed, and the want of these
| necessarily throws the whole work back.
| The first story of the new building has been
erected and the mechanics working on
| the second floor, which will contain the
| main church auditorium. The large windows
Of this floor have been set.
The building committee on behalf of the
church consists of Rev. G. Z. Trutt
former pastor; Messrs G. w. WISE John
Newman. Thomas Haney, Capt. David Rob
irsOn. r. L. Haycock and Henry Bowers,
all practical men. Since the construction of
the building begun a number of subscriptions
have been received. The Baptist church at
Rockville has made a substantial donation
and other churches have added something
to the general fund.
Funeral of Richard O'Doyvd.
The funeral of Mr.. Richard O'Dowd, who
died Sunday morning at his country resi-
dence, near Arlington. Va, took place this
morning at II o'clock. The religious serv-
ices were conducted by Rev. Father
OLeary of Georgetown University. The in
ternent was at the Arlington national
cemetery.
Mr.. O'Dowd was well-known resident of
Washington, Seventy-siX years of age. For
nearly half a century he was connected
with the adjutant generals office but re-
signed several months ago on account of
ill-health, his death resulting from cancer.
He was a native of Ireland and emigrated
to this country in 1917. He enlisted in the
army and went from New York In Company
l., 4th Artillery, to Mexico. He remained
in Pueblo until after the close of the MeXi-
can war. In 1913 he re-enlisted in the serv-
ice at Philadelphia and was sent to Fort
Columbus. Afterward he transferred
to a clerkship in the office of the superin-
tendent of the general recruiting service in
New York city. In 1851 he was detailed to
the Military Academy at West Point, and
served there with Gen. Robert E. Lee and
other men who became prominent officers
in the confederate army. In 1854 Mr..
O'Dowd was appointed to a clerkship in
the office of the adjutant general by Jeffer-
son Davis, who was at that time Secretary
of War
The deceased had four sons. One of these,
Richard O'Dowd. jr. is post quartermas-
stationed at Manila. Another son, John
O'Dowd. was killed last year at San Juan
while with the 9th Infantry. Another son,
James ODowd, died six years ago of par
alysis. He was a telegrapher in the Signal
Service Corps. The only son now here is
Lee O'Dowd. The deceased mad four daugh-
ters all of whom are married. One is the
wife of John L. Burkhart of this city
Street Paving Commenced.
After having the street open for nearly
two weeks the final touches are being made
on the laying of one of the tracks of the
Georgetown and Tenleytown railroad from
sd and streets north to near L street.
Laborers began this morning to pave the
places between the tracks with the cobble-
S+T
AS soon as one Of the tracks Is completed
work will b. begun on tearing up the other
In Tenieytown the new track has been
laid on one side from near the Brookville
road to the District line and cars are run
ming over it.