The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-06-03
news FROM GEORGETOWN
The Place viii Be a Century and
Half Old Next Saturday.
No Formal Celebration of the Event.
An Autograph Letter of Poe At
tracts Interest-Cardinal Marti-
neIIi at Trinity Church Yesterday

Next Saturday. Georgetown viii be $50
years old. the bill authorizing the laying
out OF the town having been commenced
June S II5L There viii De no formal Gel
ebration OF the occasion. Early in the
spring it was suggested that the town hold
a sesqui-ceutennIal festival, but sufficient
interest could rot be aroused to guaTan-
tee success.
The Congressional legislation of several
wears ago. obIteratng Georgetown
boundaries and destroying the legal iden-
tftv of the place as a distinct section Of
the District, has had the effect of dissi-
patiug local pride and distiuctiveness- The
people appear to be better satisfied as res
idcnts of Washington than Of Georgetown
The West Ends interests are closely as
ISOLATED and allied with those of the city
proper.
The proposition to commemorate the
10th anniversary Of the signing Of the
measure authorizing the laying out Of the
town was presented at one Of the meetings
Of the Georgetown Citizens Association.
That body, after preliminary discussion,
/ decided to call a mass meeting Of the
citizens, and submit the proposition
finally for acceptance or rejection. The
/ interest evinced not being sufficiently
/ strong to guarantee a creditable ceIebra-
ton. the idea was abandoned
! The discussion attending the prelini-
! nary steps, however, brought about some
! Interesting individual research, resulting
I in the rescue from forgotten secretaries,
musty shelves, and old legal files Of much
/ that will be Of supreme interest to the
/ District historians
On June Il the Rev. Albert r. Stuart viii
/ have been rector of Christ Episcopal
/. Church. Georgetown, for twenty-five
( wears The day viii be fttingly observed
! nv the CONGREGATION A souvenir is being
| prepared. consisting of. an artistIca!ly
printed and illustrated book, reviewing
the principal events OF DR. Stuarts rec
torship. and chronicling the advancement
| Of EpiscopaIian interests in the West End.
/ There will be several views Of old Christ
Church. Georgetown, and interior and eX-
terror views Of the pre- sent handsome edl-
fee.
His Eminence. Cardinal MartinelIi, cele-
brated solemn high mass at Holy Trim
ity Church yesterday. The Rev Father
William J. Scanlon, formerly pastor OF
| Trinity, and Father Caughy, Of St Ste
phen's Church, assisted at the mass
Special music was rendered BY the choir
Solos were sung by Mrs. Armand Gum
precht soprano; Mrs. Edith Mccoy White
contralto; John Wiedman, tenor, and)Jo-
seph c. Murray basso.
The sermon Of the day was delivered by
the Rev. Father Z I. Dewitt. of th'
| GeorEy University. His subject va!
! the Mystery of the Holy ITlHlty
The revival Of interest in the life Of Ed
gar Allen Poe ana the several new work:
bearing upon him personally and his sc
MUS as a writer, now in the press and II
course Of preparation, make particularly
interesting an Edgar Allen Poe autograph
letter in the possession Of Georgetown
collector. The letter is regarded as al
extremely fine one, bearing upon IN
Vestiges Of Creation and the subscriber
own lecture on the Unity Of Creation
The 'Vestiges of Creation l have no
yet seen" says Poe, land 1t is Away
unsafe and unwise to form opinions o
books from reviews of them. The extract
of the work, which have fallen IL M