Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-13
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN.
Reconsideration of the Academy Of
The NisitatiOn-Othcr News

The Improvement at the Academy of the
Visitation. which were necessitated by the
recent fire. are rot as yet completed. though
the work is progressing rapidly. The walls
OF tie building are being squared, so to
speak, instead of having the gable, which
formerly made the large structure so no.
tlceapie. The new roof will he almost fiat,
with sufficient slope to shed water, and by
this rhange the garnet will be made much
larger.
The sessions of the school. which were
delayed on account of the fire. commenced
Wednesday. after a delay of cne week. The
DUarderS are temporarily housed in another
portion Of the academy, but as soon as the
improvements are made they will return to
their former rooms and dormitories.
The action of the Commissioners in OBJ
Jectlng 10 the establishment of a ferry
across the Potomac at Georgetown for the
purpose OF bringing over electric cars and
faVoring the widening of the present Auue-
duct bridge 20 permit the laying of tracks
revives interest in the matter and recalls
the efforts heretofore made to use the
bridge for railway purposes. Several years
ago the ofiil .als of the Falls Church and
Arlington road attempted forcibly to lay
tracks on the bridge but were prevented
by the vigilai of the police Since then
no further effort in that direction has been
made, but the sentiment in favor of such
use, Ii is said. has been steadily increasing
among the business men of Georgetown
Carpenters commenced this morning the
work of making some Improvements at the
Georgetown station house. the most notice
able OF which is the erection of a COM
m"dlous storm door nd area in front of the
main entrance. The roadway leading from
the stables to the street. back of the old
pEmphouSe property. Is receiving some re-
PAIRS, the surface having been washed by
heavy rains. owing to the steep grade
Mr.. L. !. Hulse is making preparations
for the erection of two modern dwellings
adjoining his property on ::1rh street.
ihe dog oatchers made visit to George
town recently and departed with load of
cauiues, a majority Of them neing licensed,
but without muzZles.
The officers OF George l.. Morris Relief
Corps, No. II. were installed last evening at
StohlHlar's Hall, the occasion being the reg
Uldr meeting of the corps. The installat ton
exercises Were conducted by Mrs Charlotte
hlbhy, tine department president The fol-
lowing officers were installed for the en-
suing term: Alkaline Fletcher. president:
Julia Gaskins, senior vice president; Mar
tina Traverse. junior vice president; Jane
Gree5well, treasurer: Alice Mccoy, secre-
taryi Augusta Raab, conductor: Carrie Du-
vail, aSsista I conductor; Clara Sherier
chaplain: Martha Walling. guard; Catherine
Waters. assistant guard; Josephine Lee
Noble Mary Lee. Lizzie Fletcher, Rosa
Nelson, color bearers.
The present president had held the same
office for three terms. and last evening, in
appreciation of her services. the members
Of the corps presented her with handsome
TEA service. The presentation speech was
made by Mrs. Anna Hutchins. the past
senior vice president. and Mrs Fletcher
made an appropriate response.
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