Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-05-24
GEORGETOWN AFFAIRS
PRIZE CONTEST PARTICIPATED IN
BY COLLEGE STUDENTS.
Charles Vincent Moran the Winner
Premium Banner Presented
to Local Lodge.

The annual prize elocution contest of the
students of Georgetown College was held
last evening at CASTOR Hall before au-
dience' that filled the room to the doors
Seven students of the college were con-
testants. The prize was won by Charles
Vincent Moran The winners selection was
''Spartacus to the Giadiators,' by Kellogg
The other students who participated were
Walter 2. Grima, Hall S. Lusk, John ii.
O'Brien, William H. Byrnes, Edward b.
Dreaper and John Rourke, jr., all of whom
acquitted themselves creditably. Each
speaker was listened to in the most appre-
ciative way by the audience. Prof. Charlie
magne Koehler, AM, gave selections from
Shakespeare during the evening, and in the
intermiSsi0nS between the addresses the
Georgetown Mandolin Quartet and Mr.
Philip L. Scantling contributed musical
numbers.
The Judges of the contest were Messrs. J.
S. Easily Smith Raymond A. HeiSkell and
Daniel O'Donoghue. The reception commit
tee consisted of Messrs. George c. Reid,
James McElroy, Bernard McKenna, Joseph
w. Seitz, Francis T. Fitzgerald, jr.; Ste
pken w. Desmond, Maurice J. Gelpi and
Francis Gunther
Good Templar Banner.
The officers of the Grand Lodge of the
Independent Order of Good Templars of the
District of Columbia visited Silver Star
Lodge, No. 20, same order, of Tenleytown,
d. c., Thursday evening and presented that
lodge with the District banner, which it
won by having increased it's membership
more than any other lodge of the order
during the past quarter Speeches were
made by the grand officers and visiting
members of other subordinate lodges and
replied to by Chief Templar Vowel of Silver
Star Lodge. The hall was beautifully lighted
with electric lamps recently Installed by
Mr. Edward Riley A short musical and
literary program was rendered under the
direction of the chairman of the good of
the order committee, Mr.. H. c. Riley.
Memorial Day Program.
The official program for Memorial day
services next Friday at Holy Rood and Oak
Hill cemeteries, which are to be held under
the auspices of the George T. Morris Post
G. A. R., has been completed. The mem
bers of the organization will assemble in
front of the headquarters, in Stohlman's
Hall, at o'clock, and, headed by a band
and the Western High School company of
cadets, will march to Holy Rood cemetery,
after which they will proceed to Oak Hill.
The exercises at each cemetery will be as
follows:
Holy Rood cemetery. 10 o'clock-Music,
Nearer, My God, to Thee band; prayer,
Rev. Father McAttee, late chaplain 31st
New York Volunteers, civil war; hymn,
Lead, Kindly Light" Mrs Armand Gum
precht Mrs. Fernely White, John Wiedman
and Joseph Murray; address. Judge ]. II.
Anderson: selection, band; song, Tent
ing on the Old Camp Ground" Mrs Gum
precht, Mrs. White, Mr.. Wiedman and
Mr.. Murray; salute to the dead, Company
H, High School cadets, Capt. Lehman COM
manding; taps
Oak Hill cemetery, II 'cloek-Salute to
the dead Company H. High School cadets;
calling to order Prof. B. T. Janney; music,
band; invocation, Rev. Charles Alvin
Smith: chorus, "Tenting on the Old Camp
Ground, pupils of Curtis and Addison
public schools; music, band solo, Leroy
Birch; Lincoln's Gettysburg address, Col.
A. B. Grunwel, chorus. Lead, Kindly
Light" pupils of Curtis and Addison
schools address, Prof Ben w. Murch, A.
M; quartet Some Time Wen Under
stand" Mr. and Mrs. j. Albert Houghton,
Miss Gertrude Stewart and Leroy Birch;
music, band; chorus. America choir
Dumbarton Avenue NJ f. Church. j. AL
bert Houghton. precentor benediction, Rev.
Frank H. Havenner; taps; orSanist, Mrs.
Isaac Birch.