Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-01
A YEARS EVENTS


lie during the summer a company with a
million capital and a surplus OF half mil
business. but II was finally decided that the
conditions of that department of business
would not Justify the carrying out Of the
scheme. The control of the District Title
Company was purchased and the stock
placed in a holding company. and It was
announced that an offer had been made for
the control of the stock of the Washington
Title Company by the same interests.
LOCAL CHURCHES.
Church events of much Importance
transpired in the District during the past
year These included the triennial session
of the Pan-Presbyterian Alliance. which was
attended by delegates from all parts Of the
world. The sessions began September
and continued for two weeks. The national
conference of the Unitarian Church was an
other feature of the church year. Its ses-
sions began October Is. Ground was brok-
en- January 20 at the Catholic University
for the new Holy Cross College The Dis
trict Commissioners prepared a bill Janu-
airy 81 for the exemption of church prop
erty from taxes.
The year was marked by the retirement
of DIR. T Dewitt Talmage from the pas
torShip of the First Presbyterian Church,
and from active church work His resigna-
ton was accepted with regret April 4. He
stated he would devote himself to religious
writing and to preaching at intervals In
different portions of the country. The 10Th
session of the Baltimore conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church South was
held a. Mount Vernon Place NJ E. Church
South the first week in April, when minis
tiers for the various charges were appoint
ed The meeting of the financial board OF
the African Methodist Episcopal Church
held in this city April 20 The third
annual convention of the Protestant Eps-
copal Church of the diocese Of Washington
was held May 10. Wesley Chapel cele-
brated its seventeen anniversary May II.
During the year the st. Thomas P.
E Church was completed and occupied by
North Carolina Avenue Me. ndist Protest.
ant Church took place May p. The cor
nerstone of Gay Street Baptist Church was
laid July l. The dedication of the College
and Conmissariat of the Holy Land. at
Broukland. was held September is. The
annual convention of the Sunday School
Association of the District of Columbia
was held November Is. a meeting of the
general missionary committee of the VI. E.
Church began November IL and continued
several days. November ~ ST. Mchaers
and All Angels Church was dedicated. The
golden Jubilee of Rev. J. G.. Butler, ID. D..
as pastor of Luther Place Memorial
Church was celebrated December :.
REAL ESTATE AND BUILDING.
The condition of the real estate market
at the close of the year shows a great i'm
provcment over that of last year, while the
total number of buildings erected during
expended in their erection, makes favora-
BILE showing as compared with last year.
The additions to private residences of the
city comprises one notable for its size.
namely, the one Mrs. Scott Townsend is
building at the corner OF Massachusetts
avenue and DIST street northwest The
demand for hOUSeS TO rent led to some ac-
tivity in building in various sections of the
CITY Conspicuous additions Were made to
the number of educational Institutions
about the Catholic University. and several
new structures are now going up in addi-
ton TO several completed during the year
a site for the proposed Masonic Temple
building was selected at the northeast cor
ner of 18th and II streets northwest. 1t
is proposed To begin next spring the cree
ton of 4 hotel building which will occupy
the entire ground now covered by the Viii
lard Hotel building and Willard Hall, on
Pennsylvania avenue and + street between
18th and 18th streets. The trust company
that has recently been organized has pur-
chased a square Of land on the line of the
b and o. Railroad Company between X
and l. streets and Delaware avenue. and
list street nOrtht asst, where a warehouse
Will be built. The property of ST. Nincent's
Orphan Asylum. on G street between
1"th and llth streets northwest, was pur-
chased by Woodward & LOtfrOp. and il is
announced that 1t is the purpose of the
new owners 10 build an addition to their
Present place IF business.
STREET.