The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-07
news FROM GEORGETOWN
\ Meeting in the Interest Of the
Sesqui- CentenniaI Celebration.
Plans for n Unique and Impressive
Festiyal-G-ace Episcopal Church
Calls New Rector-Masonry Com
tract for the Rock Creek Bridge.

| The citizens of Georgetown are request
/ cd to assemble at Cooperative Hall to-
night to consider the Sesqui-CentenniaI
proposition, to be submitted by the Com
nittee of the Organized Citizens Asso-
citation The meeting viii be i'll the ma
( ture OF a mass meeting and a large at
/ tendance is expected. If the celebration.
as outlined. meets with favor and rea-
sonabei interest is evinced, committees
viii be appointed and decisive steps ia
ken.
The Organized Association is in favor
/ Of the movement. June will mark his
toric event in Georgetown's career and
it is believed. by those interested in the
West End and the part she has played
in the making of national history. that
the date should not be permitted to go
by aforementioned y celebration such as
is outlined, viii bring about a review of
. GeorSetown's work in the past and ad-
vortise her for all time to come The
whole is as much a business proposition
as sentimental one. 1t VIII demonstrate
! the fact that Georgetown is rapidly press
ing forward in all lines Of industry The
. leaders IL the movement earnestly be-
heFe a creditabIe demonstration will
work largely to the interests of the peo-
pie and place It Will bring thousands of
strangers 10 the town, mark an irnpor-
tant point in the old towns career and
bring back Indirectly much more in prof
its eventually than the celebration will
cost
Men Of enthusiasm are wanted at the
meeting tonight Every citizen is ex-
Pected TO serve on the committee the
work Of which ne can best facilitate.
The Citizens Association as at present
constituted Is simply a factor in the
movement It IS necessary for some one
10 start the ball = rolling and .he asso-
cation has consented TO give it the first
push. but the officers of that orgs MIA
ton wish it distinctly understood that all
Citizens are wanted tor. IeZFlt yybetI,rr til
are members OF the association or not
inc Rev Mr. Pettis, whose last regular
- - vas at chattanooga, has accepted
the rectoEShip Of Grace Episcopal Church
OF Georgetown, thereby filing the TOsf
Hl.itiS vacant by the resignation Of tI,a
I'eF- Ar Edward D. Johnson. The new
rector IS not stranger in this section
having recently assisted at various times
At 81 Andrew and St Adams cFl1lrcT,ess
Atf- PettIS preached a sermon recently
making such an Impression upon the con,
&ftSatIon that ne Was ask ed TO accent the
rectGrship-
During the interval hat has eIapse5
since the departure of Sir Johnson Mr.
AOuHS, Of Washington. a lay reader has
conducted the series at Grace Church
Peter J Clark has the contract for the
stone work in tie building Of the Con-
Herilcut avenue bridge across Rock
Cfeeh- IL Is estimator that the masonry
Y Crk connected with TIE structure will in
NOlve an expenditure OF nearly S225 600.
a case OF the District against John Du-
Sah Ee%ieiday Tor maintaining an uaIi-
cenSed livery stable was noI-prossei on
the taxing out Of the license The com
plainant III the case was r. o. Melton. th,
license agent.