Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-05-29
GEORGETOWN AFFAIRS
Prizes Awarded to Three Pupils Max.
ing Highest Averages-General
and Personal Items.

Before an audienceswhich filed the hal
to the doors the twenty-seventh annual
commencement exercises of the Linthicun
Institute were held last evening in the au
ditorium of that school. This institution
which Is free to all young workingmen
does not give diplomas or degrees. but in
stead awards prizes to the three students
making the highest averages during the
year. Those thus honored last evening
were Messrs. Walter D. Waugh. first prize;
Edward kloek. second; Frank Tennyson
third A special prize of a set of drawing
instruments was awarded to Mr.. E. H. Self
The presentation address was made by Mr.
Edwin B. Hay.
Two comedies, Meeting of the Oldville
citizens Association and THE Last Coat. -
were rendered. The participants were
Messrs. ]. Samuel West, Walter D. Waugh
P. B. Fletcher. Frank Tennyson, Edward
kIock, Frank Van SAINT, Irwin Hoffman,,
Lucien Swiden SwindeIls. Otto Niemeyer.
Edward Haneke. William Grant. Maurice
Sinsheimer, Albert Oettinger. Ernest
Brown. Richard Robertson and Charles
Stauo. Mr.. William A. Gordon, president
OF the board of trustees of the institution,
was among the officials of the school in at
tendance.
Discharged From Hospital.
Ihomas Cromey. the young colored man
VINO was brought to the Georgetown Uni
versity Hospital from Bailey's Cross Roads,
va. late Saturday night, suffering from the
effects of two bullet wounds, alleged to
nave been received in an attempt to escape
from Deputy Sheriff Palmer of Alexandria
county, has been discharged from that in
stitutlon. One bullet was taken from
Cromey body Sunday. An operation was
to have been performed Monday for the
purpose of removing the second missile but
1t was decided by the physicians upon ex-
ANIMATION OF the wound to allow it to re-
main where it had lodged.
Events at Ten1eytown.
Inc corner stone of the new ST. Anne's
catholic Church. Tenleytown, will be pla ced
IN position next Sunday afternoon before
the combined councils of the knights of
Columbus and a representative gathering of
the Catholic clergy. The knights will as
semble at Friendship" the suburban resi-
uehce OF Mr. John r. Mclean. from which
place they will proceed to the church site
MI James A. Duvall will be the marshal
OF the day, and there will be a mounted
company present, under the command of
Sergt. Mathews.
Will observe children's day next Sunday
evening at 1870 at that church. A musical
ana literary program will be rendered by
the juveniles.
Lodge Gives Reception.
George c. Whiting Lodge, No. %, F. A.
A NJ. gave complimentary reception and
entertainment last evening at Masonic
Hall. on 32d street northwest Introductory
remarks were made by Dr. Thomas ].
Jones, followed by an address Of welcome
and short history of the lodge by Mr.. w.
M w. Bomheim u Mr.. e. B. Hay was pres
ent, and gave talk. with the ladies as his
theme. literary and musical program
was rendered by Mr.. George O'Connor Miss
Suits. Miss Doerfng, Mrs. Reed Mr. War
rem Long, Miss Emily 'Sautep Mr.. Frederic
Seibold, Maj, John Tweedale, assistant
chief of the record and pension division of
the War Department. Mr.. Royal Israel,
Mr. Hicks and Miss Bangerton The enter
talnment committee consisted of Messrs
T. J. Jones, j. Barton Miller and B. w,
Murch. while Messrs W. M Bomheim, f.
II. L. Myers, A. H. Johnson Charles
Becker. Samuel Palmer. E. s. Smith, w.
II. Harrison, j. English and S. J. Becker
composed the reception committee
Annual Reception.
The ladies of the Hyacinth Pleasure Club
entertained large number of their friends
last evening at Odd Fellows Hall, on NJ
street. the occasion being the clubs second
annual reception. The officers of the club
are: Mrs. Jennie Locke, president; Mrs.
Hattie Garner. vice president; Mrs Rebecca
Washington. treasurer; Mrs Hollice But
Ter, secretary. and Mrs. Minnie Rhodes, as
sistant secretary. The hall was beautifully
decorated with flags and flowers