Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-07-06
WASHINGTON GROVE.
General and Personal Items From
Montgomery County.
| Special Correspondence of The Evening Star

July s, 1900
The Fourth was celebrated in the green
woods about Washington Grove yesterday
The cottages were appropriately decorated
with flags and national colors, and many
visitors were present both from the city
and the surrounding country During the
entire morning powder and patriotism were
much in evidence, and in the afternoon a
patriotic service was held in the taber-
nacle.
On account of the inability of President
Peck to be present, Mr.. Warren Choate of
Rockville presided In the afternoon The
service opened by singing America" fol-
lowing which prayer was offered by Mr.. W.
H. H. Smith. After the singing of Hail
Columbia" Mr.. Peyton Gordon read the
! Declaration of Independence THE Star
speaker of the afternoon, Mr. Ash ey NJ
| Gould of Takoma Park. Md, assistant dis
trict attorney of the District of Columbia
was introduced. He delivered excellent
address, and at the close a violin solo was
rendered by Mr.. Melville Lindsay, jr.
The service closed with singing God Save
| Our Native Land and music by the Ger
mantown Band, which was on hand for the
occasion.
| Mr.. W. H. H. Smith is this year giving
two series of Sunday Bible ia ks those
| in the morning being upon lessons drawn
from nature and those in the evening upon
| the life of Christ. The latter are illustrated
| by numerous stereopticOn views The ste
reopticon is in charge of Mr.. B. P. Murray
of Washington.
The Washington Grove Hotel has opened
| for the season under the management of
Miss Jennie Smith. the well-known railroad
| evangelist, who has for her manager Adam
Howell. late of Mountain Lake Park.
Mr.. W. II. Houghton has added an ex-
| tensive porch to his cottage on Grove ave-
nue.
Mr.. and Mrs Hancock are visiting Mrs
Mnsf af - hn dir
Messrs. Strang. Altschu and Steinmetz.
with their families, have opened their re-
spective cottages.
Mr.. Hunter and family and Mr.. and Mrs
Fugit have opened the Somerville cottage
on the circle.
Mr.. c. 8. Mackenzie and family are in
Mrs. G. T. Woodwards cottage the
circle
Mr. and Mrs Bovee, with their son. Ar
thur. have opened their cottage on LIST ave-
nue. for the summer.
Miss Faith Woodward left last Saturday
for extended visit in New York state
President NJ. d. Peck is convalescing
slowly.
Mr.. C. W. Keys and family are occupy
ing the Rice cottage on the circle. With
them are Mr.. and Mrs. F. T Israel
Mrs. and Miss Minor are in the Reinix
cottage the circle.
Miss Meredith of Philadelphia and Miss
Pauline Janvier of New Orleans are visit
ing Mrs. Melville Lindsay of Chestnut ave-
nue.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Lemon, Mr. and Mrs
p ]. Mackenzie of Washington, Rev. S.
Jones of New York and Mr. f. G. Mulinix
of Frederick. Md, are at the hotel.
Miss Octavia Green of Washington has
been visiting at Mrs. VIM. Redin Wood
wards, on Grove avenue
Mr.. and Mrs owen Lee are in the Athey
cottage. Visiting them is Miss Olive Lee
Mr.. and Mrs. J. c. Wilkins. Miss Bresford
and Mr.. Meeks all of Washington, are
visitors at DIR. Pecks.
Miss Clark and Miss Ruth Clark daugh-
tiers Of Presiding Elder Clark are visiting
at Mr.. SteinmetZ's and Mr.. Melville Lind
says for a few days.