Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-15
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN
Parish House Completed by st. Adams
Episcopal Congregation.
Nucleus of Free Library Installed
Museum Receives Valuable Do
natiOn-General News.

St Adams Episcopal Parish has just
completed a parish house on the chapel lot
fronting the Murdoch Mill road at Tenley-
town. The building is an attractive one
and contains a hall with a seating capacity
| for about 400. with a stage dressing rooms
and other needed space. Connected with it
is a neat cottage for the use of the care
| taker. with kitchen accommodations for the
use of the parish guilds and other church
organizations In the basement of the main
building 1t is proposed to fit up bowling
alleys and a gymnasium for the use of the
young men. who at present have only
smoking room for their separate use.
The nucleus of free circulating library
has been installed in a room in the build
Ing, and numbers already several hundred
books. Monday evening next the first lee
| ture will be delivered in the hall by the
Rev. Philip NJ Rhinelander on Quo Vadis,
Illustrated by lffe-siZe stereopticon pictures.
The erection Of the parish house has been
| a valuable addition to Tenleytown.
Collection for Georgetown University.
The Coleman Museum of Georgetown
University has just received a valuable col
| lection of corals, jewels and minerals of the
Philippine Islands, which were presented
by the Jesuits who are residing the is
lands. The collection is said to be most
complete, and quite noteworthy because of
the presence of many rare specimens, which
increase the value considerably. The gems
have been spread into the northwest draw
ing room on account of the crowded con-
dition Of the Coleman Museum, and are
open to the inspection Of the public. 1t is
said a similar collection, equally as valu-
able has been presented to the government
by the Jesuits. and will be placed on exhi-
btion at the National Museum soon as
| 1t can be properly arranged and catalogued
Attempted to Jump From Bridge.
John johnson. colored man, aged about
twenty-five, attempted to jump from the NJ
street bridge this morning about o'clock,
and but for the timely appearance of Po-
licemen Lehman and Connors would have
accomplished his object. The man was
climbing over the rail and was ready to
drop when he was caught. The prisoner
talked in an cratic way, and. thinking he
was out of his mind. the police sent him to
the station, where he is held pending an IN
vestigation Of his mental ability.
Accidentally Run Over.
George Green, an eight-year-old colored
youth while playing on @ street near the
corner Of 33d street yesterday afternoon
| shortly after o'clock. was struck and run
over by a wagon driven by Arthur Cham
berlain, young white man. The affair
was purely an accident and no blame is at
| tached to the driver The injured youth
was sent to the Georgetown University
| Hospital in the patrol wagon. and later
| taken to his home at 1927 Bealrs court, be-
tween 33d, 34th, P and @ streets.
General Mention.
John A. Heenan has sold for Mrs. Ba-
| bette Dreyfuss the large three-story brick
| dwelling known as 1897 Both street, with Il
| frontage of thirty feet, running back 113
feet to Mary ]. Birch. No consideration is
| named.
| The special car Columbia belonging to
| the railroad syndicate. which is used as the
| directors car. and which has been stored
| at the car barns Of the Georgetown and
| Tenleytown railroad. on 32d street extended
| was last night taken to Washington. pre-
| paratory to the trial trip over the Rock
| vile extension.
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