Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-18
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN
SEMI-CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION AT
TRINITY CHURCH.
Impressive Services Both Morning and
NiEht-General News
Notes.

effect upon the attendance. did not pre-
vent large crowd from being present at
all the exercises. Besides the regular SER
vices a special mass was held at o'clock
in the morning, Rev. Father Cahill. assist
ant pastor, being the ccebrant, at which
a large number of children and others re-
ceived their first communion.
The main observance of the day was the
celebration of solemn high mass at 1880
o'clock, in which Bishop A. A. Curtis OF
Baltimore was the celebrant. with Kew
Father Caughey, pastor of st. Stephen s
Church, as assistant ceiebrant, and Rev.
AIMS Church, Tenleytown, and Rev. Fa-
ther Martin ODonoghue of the Cathollc
University of America as deacon and SUB
deacon respectively. Rev. John d. Whit
rey ST., rector of Georgetown uniVer-
sity and Rev. William ]. Seaman. Sd, oil
ST. Ignatius Church, New York city, We're
the deacons of honor Rev. Thomas Mullen
OF Gonzaga College was the master OF GER
emonies The space inside the chancel rail
was filled with the clergymen and acolyaes
The service was very impressive, and the
musical portion, under the direction OF MI
Harry Wheaton Howard, was excellent
The sermon was delivered by Rev. John
Conway, Sd, formerly vice rector OF
Georgetown University, and now pre1ect OF
studies at GonDaga College. His discourse
was an excellent one. and lasted for nearly
an hour, the eloquence of the speaker hold
ing the striCtest attention OF the audience
the entire time.
The procession Of the blessed sacrament
followed the celebration. About fifty of the
smallest boys and girls of the Sunoay
school. dressed in spotless white, and each
carrying a silver platter with leaves OF
roses and other fragrant flowers, marched
down the main aisle from the Sacrlsty, 1cl-
lowed by the acolytes and visiting clergy
men. Brothers Donnelly and Whcian, for
Hierly connected with the church, Fathers
Mulvaney and Cahiil, the deacon aid sub
deacon; tie deacons of honor, and the
bishop, holding the blessed sacrament aloft.
The procession marched around the alsies
OF the church, the children strewlng the
flowers along the way, filling the large
church with a delicate perfume. The dea-
cons of honor and the bishop We're beneath
a canopy carried by Messrs. Jerry Lee,
Henry b. Wissner, John A. Heenan and
James Archer. AT the conclusion of the
procession bene3iction was given, and the
services were at an end.
In the afternoon the right reverend bishop
administered the sacrament of confirmation
to an even larger class than received holy
communion in the forenoon. After the
ministration the bishop made an address,
in which he urged all to be soldiers of
Christ.
The vesper service. which commenced at
30 q clock in the evening contiEued until
IL o'clock The music was of a high order
being the composition of Mr.. Harry Wheat
on Howard, the organst and director of the
choir. The church was well filled during
the entire service. Rev. William ]. Sean
Ian, S. j., was the celebrant. Rev. Edward
/. Dewitt, S. j., of Georgetown University,
delivered an historical address on the life
OF Trinity Church, commencing from It's be-
girning in 1877 until the present time. His
address was very interesting. He spoke of
the exceedingly hard time the church had
when first established, its struggle for an
existence, and the sacrifice of its carly pas
tors, especially Father Neale, the founder.
q brother to Leonard Neale, who founded
the Visitation Academy in Georgetown. tie
mutherhouse of the order in this country.
His address contained many humorous eta
tons of conditions then existing. and as a
sample of the finances, he stated that in
1886 the collections for the year amounted
to about 500. while the year following the
amount dwndied down to 500. quite con-
traSt to the collections of the present day,
which equal much more than that sum
single Sunday. He spoke of the advent Of
Father AShwanGen as pastor, when the
debt of over $4,000. His history of the
church was complete, and he traced 1t
down to the present time, when the edifce,
after extensive alterations and improve
Tents, is free from all debts.
The visiting clergymen We're entertained
at dinner at the parsonage during the day.
An interesting fact in connection with the
celebration is that Father Gasche. now Of
Philadelphia, pastor of Trinity about 1865
will celebrate his eighty-third birthday to-
day
Fear n River Rise.
The extreme heavy rainfall of last week
has made some of the owners of property
along the wharf apprehensive Of rise in
the Potomac. Captain ]. H. Lee this
morning telegraphed to Harpers Ferry to
ascertain the conditions at that place and
received a reply stating that the water
had not risen any. and there were no signs
or indications of a rise. The water at
Georgetown does not appear to be above
its normal level. though quite muddy.
4 Runaway.
A bay horse attached to dog cart passed
through Georgetown this morning on
mad flight. there being no one in the We
hcle to control the frightened beast The
horse was finally stopped near 35th and
streets 1t was stated that the outfit
was the property of Mr.. A. Lisner, and
that the horse became frightened at nth
and X streets, and ran away No dam
age was done, either to the horse or vehi
Gle, or TO any persons on the street.
General Notes.
Policeman Daniel Connors of the George
town station is an umbrella out, and so
far has been unable to recover it. In citi-
zen's clothes he went down 18th street
and Olive avenue looking for a prisoner
wanted by the department. He went into
q house, leaving his umbrella outside, and
when he went to look for it the article had
disappeared and no one was in sight.
The annual commencement exercises of
St. Josephs School, the girls parochial
school of Trinity Church, will be held We'd
nesday forenoon in the school building on
Both street near O.
Mr. Edward McNerhaney. who has been
quite sick, is reported to be improving.
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