Evening star., 1901-02-18
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN
AWARD OF GOLD CHALICE TO
FATHER MULVANEY, 8. j.
Miss Force Thrown From Horse
4 Sudden Death-Geuerai
News.

The awarding of the handsome gem-stud-
ded gold chalice to Rev. j. +. y. MulVaney'
6 L. pastor of Trinity Church. at the close
of the knights of Columbus fair Saturday
evening al the Washington Light infantry
Armory is received with pleasure IN thls
section. The chalice is valued at SS'o' So
il is said. and owing to receipts from 'he
contest the original will be returned ana a
more elaborate and costly one procured
The Georgetown members OF the oruei
worked like beavers for the prize, the main
work being done by Messrs John A Hee-
nan and Peter ]. Clarke, with a number OF
others assisting. Contributions were re-
ceived from members of every religious de-
nomina ton in this section of the city. Ihe
out come of the matter is regarded as tri-
umph for Keane Council of the order, Which
was the only one of five councils IN the city
backing the Georgetown pastor.
Injured in Runaway Accident.
Miss cynthia Force, aged thirty-fve, OF
123o 17tn street was painfully injured about
the head and arms Saturday afternoon
about $40 o'clock at the intersection of the
New Cut road and 31th street by being
thrown from a runaway horse she was
riding Miss Force is the daughter of the
late William .. Force and granddaughter
of a former mayor of Washington, Peter
Force. She is fond of horseback riding,
and while out for the exercise, accompanied
by Il son of Mr.. Robert Stead, the archltect:
Saturday her horse became frightened
while on Massa chusetts avenue just west
of the Rock Creek bridge and ran away,
passing down the Tenleytown road to 3itn
street. When the turn was made into the
New Cut road the accident occurred. Miss
Force was taken to the Georgetown UnlVer-
sity Hospital In the patrol wagon. and her
horse was brought to the station. Miss
Force lost pair of valuable gold spec
tacles. which the police have not as yet
been able to recover.
Sudden Death.
Edwin j. Fowler, for many years res
ident of Georgetown, died suddenly yester-
Gay morning at S o'clock at his residence,
1906 35th street, just north of the Academy
of Visitation. The deceased was fifty-eight
years of age. He had been complaining for
several days, remaining indoors, and was
taken suddenly worse yesterday morning.
physician was summoned, but before he
arrived at the house the man was dead.
The deceased was painter by trade. He
is survived by his wife and a family Of five
or six children. Death is supposed to have
been due to heart failure following an at
tack of the grip. The coroner was notified
Police Raid Crap Shooters.
Sergt. Pratt and Policemen Hess and
Lintler made a descent Sunday morning
shortly after 2 o'clock on the residence OF
Grant Warren, on Frog Island and dis
covered crap game in full blast. There
were number of players in the game. The
proprietor was taken to the station to an
swer to a charge of setting up gaming
table, while Samuel T. dimes, ged twenty
eight; Samuel Reed aged forty and Ed
ward Warren, aged thirty-four, all colored
were held on charges of disorderly assem-
bly,.
General Notes.
Owing to the fact that the annual ban
quet of the Board O. Trade of Washington
is to be held tomorrow evening. the meeting
of the sesqui-centennial committee Of the
Georgetown Citizens Association will be
| held this evening at the hall Of the F1rs,
Cooperative Building Association.
One of the cars of the metropolitan rail-
road cOllided with the express wagon used
in bringing the Sunday. newspapers tC
Georgetown yesterday morning at 32d and
streets. The wagon was not dana ged
but the car was slightly injured