The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-11
news And GOSSIP
FROM GEORGETOWN
Silver Star Lodge Initiates
New Members.
Knights TemPlaI Communicates Of the
District 20 Attend Services at Dunn
barton Avenue Church.

Silver star Lodge, No. 20, / o. G. r.
held its regular weekly meeting last even
ing at its nall on BrookyiIIe Road, Ten
leytowu, when eighteen new members
were initiated and twenty-six applica-
tions for membership fled The total
attendance was sixJy-three members, m
GLIDING the grand chief templar, Mr.. :
W. Russell and one visitor. The election
Of officers for the ensuing term Will take
place on April -, 1902.
Company B rendered the following pro
gram Essays by Messrs. Howard
Riley. Leroy Vowel. Forrest D. Vowel.
Clifton Shoemaker Alex St. John and
Ellis Shoemaker, and by Miss Maggie
Shoemaker. Mrs. A z. Shoemaker. and
Mrs. s. L. Hawken. ChOruses by the male
members OF Company B. address by the
grand chief templar.
The total credits Of Company A for this
meeting was 40. and of ComNny B ,J95
the greatest amount yet made at any one
meeting. The nearest estimate that can
now be reached as 10 the standing Of the
two sides Is, Company A. $500, Company
d, e.3l5. leaving Company A yet 2S5 in
the majority
On Ascension Day. May s. the mem
bers OF the Eve Communicates or Knights
TemDlar OF the District will attend divine
services at the DumbaTton Avenue Meth
odist Episcopal Church. Rev Franz H.
Havenner. pastor OF the church, and a sir
knight Of the local commandery. viii
Ofhciate at the services. assisted by the
prelaJes Of the various comma nderies-
The knights will attend the services in
full Templar uniform. Arrangements for
the event are in the hands Of Potomac
CommandeTy-
Rev John D. Kinzer. pastor Of Con-
gress Street Methodist Protestant Church,
end Rev. J. II Straughn, Of Mount Tabor
Methodist Protestant Church, have Jeen
reappointed to their respective charges
by the Maryland conference. Dr. Kinzer
has been Uastor Of Congress Street
Church FOR three years, having succeeded
Rev ". 8. Hammond. DR.. Straughn has
been at she Mount Tabor Church \ little
over a year
4 gang CT about Fifty labors under the
employ OF Contractor Blunt. while exca-
waiting for the laying CT a l;as main, in
Cleveland Park. yesterday morning, went
on a strike. The men asked for an in
crease in wages Of Is cents per day and a
reduction OF one hour IN the days work
After a delay in the work OF about three
hours Contractor Blunt granted the
woTkmen's request.
1t the L. 4 meeting Of William r. Sin
gieton Lodge Of Masons TO be held Tues
day evening. the committee appointed &c
make preliminary arrangements for the
building Of the new Masonic hall viii
make it's report. IL Is thought that a site
upon which the proposed structure viii
be located viii be decided upon at this
meeting Present indications point TO
/ the early construction Of the home for
Singleton lodge. The lot and building
will cost $4,000, for which amount stock
has beer issued.
Requiem mass was celebrated ar Holy
Trinity Church this morning at o'clock
. over the remains OF Miss Elizabeth
O'Donaghue who died Wednesday morn
ing at the Georgetown University EOc
pital. after an illness Of about two
months.
The Ladies' Relief corps. auxiliary 10
George L. Morris Post, No. 70, G. A. r.