The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-12-22
NRFSFROM GHORGEH0 v N
Widening of Wisconsin Avenue
Diseased by Citizens
Hope Expressed That Three-FourtEs
of the Land needed VIII Be Do
nated-some Talk of Celebrating
the Towns sesGui-centenniaI Next
Year-A New Jury Commissioner.

The Citizens Northwest Suburban AS
sociatioa met last night at TenIeyeown-
The principal subject discussed was the
plan for the widening Of Wisconsin Ave-
nUe, including Thirty-second Street, ex-
tended, which merges into the first named
It was the hope Of the speakers. as ex-
pressed, that the project would be &C
eomplished largely through the donation
of land by the property holders on ether
side Of the highway. 1t is hoped to secure
in donations at least IS per cent OF the
ground needed. The plan, as outlined,
calls for the condemnation of twenty
seven feet OF land on either side Of the
present building lines. This would pro-
vide an avenue 12G feet broad form
Of agreement was adopted at last nights
meeting, copies Of which viii be disrrtb-
tted among the property holders WHO VIII
be most benefited by the Improvement.
Congress Will be petitioned to aDpropFi-
ate the necessary money 10 pay Tor the
other 20 per cent of the land needed ard
to erect such legislation as is necessary,
Mr. Sam Ross, of the firm of Barber &
Ross, is about to begin the erection of
eighteen houses on the south side of U
Street and facing the Boyee tract, the
entrance to the proposed new park The
houses will each contain two fats of four
rooms each, fitted with modern coRyen-
fences. The contractors state that the
buildings win be ready for occupancy by
the early spring.
E. ]. steIIwagen and Henry E DAVIS.
trustees. have sold 10 Thomas Eagan,
lot 3. block 3. Oak View, being e part
OF the tract formerly owned by ex-Presi-
dent Cleveland.
In conformity with The usual custom,
the Sir knights of the Potomac Com
mandery, No. s, of this place. viii as
sembie at their asylum on Christmas
Day at IL o'clock meridian, TO psrtalIe
of the following toasts. the sentiments
| having been promIt sated by the Com
| mittee on Christmas Observance: TO
our Most Eminent Grand Master, Reubs q
Hedley Lloyd: y merry Christmas, and
may the coming century fulfill the gold
en- promise OF peace on earth ard good
win toward men. The Grand Masters
/ response to this is as follows. TEN
| plars. I wish you q happy and prosperous
] New Year When all keep the new COM
mandment Of our Redeemer, the golden
/ promise will be fulfilled. You are OBJ
| ngated TO labor unremittingiy 10 bring
! to pass that perfection Of mans moral and
( Intellectual development. IN the Gospel
/ of St, John, Iii chapter, sash verse, you
VIII find the new comma ndment-"
! The House Of the Good Shepherd. on 7
I Street extended. TO the rear Of the West
I ern High School is beneficiary TO the
amount of $500 under the viii CT the late
Eliza Mosher.
| Georgetown has new jury commission
] er, Frederick l. Moore. VINO has succeeded
to the Office made vacant by the resigna-
/ ton of NJ J. Adle~. Mr. Adler has drawn
! jurors for this section for many years.
On May Is, 1901. Georgetown will be $50
years old, and there is some talk among
/ the leading spirits of celebrating the ses-
! qui-centennial in a becoming manner.
/ What now constitutes Georgetown vas.
! when the Legislature authorized certain
| Commissioners TO lay out the site. a part
/ Of Frederick county Nd In due time for
NAL notice VIII be taken by the citizens OF
| this interesting period of Georgetown S
! history. Georgetown has not had a ceIe-
/ bration exclusively her own since the
| opening of the Free Bridge, popularity
| known as the Aaueduct.
The following officers OF the Christian
Endeavor Society of the Methodist Pro
testaat Church, were elected for the easu-
| ing year: President, II. Clyde Grimes;
| vice president, B. F. Poston: treasurer.
/ Harry Selby; recording secretary, Miss
| Marjorie Edmonston; corresponding secre-
/ tary, Mrs Clyde Grimes; musical director.
Robert T. Ballard; second vice president.
| Miss Victoria Portch; pianist. Miss Nellie
Edmonston; organist, Mrs. Clyde Grimes.
At a regular meeting of National Coun-
| ell, No 22C. National Union, held on
] Thursday evening, the following officers
| were elected c. f. FawcetJ president. E.
/ ". Wood vice president; u J. ConIin,
/ speaker; G. p. Hoskinson. recording sec
rotary; II. ". Scammell financial secreta-
Fy; W S. Detwiler. treasurer; H c. Zoll-
nar. chaplain; C. L. GIadmcn- usher: NJ
! J. SaUteT. sergeant; Pietro bivigni. door
/ keeper; a. O. Parker and c. F. Fawcett,
delegates 20 cabinet; ". S DetwiIer, dele
| gate to immediate relief; A c. Parker,
/ Phillip Garnett, J. Mex. Eiker. L. H
Waterman, delegates to Fraternal Congress.
/