Evening star., 1902-01-01
members were inadequate to support them.
November -.
ts and Memorials.

Monuments and Memorials.
movement was inaugurated on January
to preserve old Fort Stevens, at Bright
| wood
Proposition made at meeting Of the La
fsyette monument commission In Chicago
January IL to give Washington replica OF
Lafayette statue in Paris
The bronze equestrian statue of General
| John A Logan. TO be erected in Iowa Cir
| Gle, arrived here January 16
/ The Senate reported favorably on Grant
ms mortal bill January Is.
| Amateis. sculptor -ef this city. awarded
the oesign for monument to General Ma
! comb, to be erected in Detroit. February 20.
bill was introduced in the House OF
/ Representatives February - to place rep
| lica of Rochambeau statue In this city
| General Dodge. president of the Society
J of the Army Of the Tennessee; Senator Wet
more and Secretary Root appointed COM
4 mittee TO select site for new Grant statue
on March T.
Contract was closed for finishing Sher-
/ mans statue. March Il.
Mr.. S. II. Kauffmann read a paper before
| the Columbia Historical Society on Wash
| fngton statues on the evening OF March IL.
| The Mcclellan. Grant and sherman statue
commissions met TO consider available
| sites April ;.
Statue to Major General JohrS A. Logan
! unveiled at Iowa Circle April a. President
! Mckinley and Senator Chauncey Depew de-
livered addresses OF eulogy on General
! Logan
| Description of Rochambeau statue given
| to public April 20.
| The Mcclellan statue commission decided
1902
The great memorial statue commission
decided that artists must submit models
not later than April 1. 1907.
! A monument to the memory Of Albert
| Pike was unveiled with imposing ceremo-
MES by the Scottish Rite Masonic frater-
nifty, October %. The monument is located
/ at Indiana avenue and ID street northwest
proposition to erect a Mckinley Memo
rlal Church was launched by Rev. Geo. W.
| Butler November 8.
| A proposition made for a boulevard
and national park for Fort Stevens near
| Brightwood. November Is.
Organizations
! Lyman \. Pierce. new general secretary
of the Y. NJ. C. A. welcomed to Wash
! ington at New Year reception given at
Y. NJ. C. A. building. January l. Move
! ment started to provide permanent home
for Washington Academy Of Sciences, Janu-
airy s.
The Humane Society held its annual meet
! ing, heard reports of committees and elect
ed officers, January 10.
The General Nelson A. Miles Command Of
| Spanish War Veterans installed officers on
| the occasion of their first anniversary. jan
1 uary 16.
The Presbyterian Alliance gave an an
| nual reception January "a
Carroll Institute held its annual meeting
N their hall. heard reports and elected Of
| hcers, February II.
The United States Senate votes Rawlins
| square as site for a memorial building
| ana hall for the ID. \. r., February Is
Federal Lodge of Masons provided its
members with history of the lodge dur
| ing the l0I years of its existence. April IL
| The Washington Saengerbund celebrated
| its golden jubilee April 13.
| AT the annual banquet of the Columbian
Alumni Association, given at the Raleigh.
| nj nfN hi,
| an educational center was discussed Lead
ing educators spoke on the subject
Ihe l. o. o. f. celebrated its eighty-sec-
ono anniversary with a banquet April %
| The Salvation Army celebrated its six
teenth anniversary with a public meeting
| and exercises at their hall on Pennsylyania
| avenue, April 27.
The third annual meeting of the EQUAL
| suffrage Association of the District OF CO.
| lumbia was held at the Friends Meeting
! House April 30.
| The District Commanderv Aresors 49,.
IL ''
At meeting of the W. c. T. L. Nav -
| 1t was unanimously decided to take stems
| TO provide permanent home for the asso--
| citation in this city.
The Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows of the
District held its annual meeting July Il.
| heard reports and elected officers.
| The District Masons decided to attend the
an-American exposition at Buffalo at a
meeting held August 49,
Der H.
The Scottish Rite centennial occurred on
October 10.
The National Association of Spiritualists
| held convention here and elected officers
| October IS
| The Supreme Council of the Scottish Rite
met ctober 2l.
A meeting held by the Y NJ c. A.
| on October %. when the progress made by
| the organization in the District since its
| foundation was discussed
| Military Club of the United States was
| organized November D.
The annual meeting of the Anti-Saloon
| League occurred December 3, Reports were
| read and officers elected.
The Sons of the American Revolution
held their annual meeting and elected Off
| GERS December 4.
Real estate men held an enthusiastic
meeting and decided to effect an organi-
| zation to further and protect the interests
of business December 4.
ID. A r. decides upon site for headuuar-
ters December TO-
George Washington Memorial Associa-
| tion met December ii and discussed Mr..
| Carnegie's gift.
A real estate exchange was formed among
| District real estate men at a meeting held
| December 19. and officers were elected for
| the year.
| Weather.
! Unprecedented hot weather prevailed on
| July i, the thermometer at 2 o'clock In
the afternoon registering 100 degrees All
| records broken. Several cases of prostra-
| tion occurred.
| The first cold snap Of the winter oc-
| CURED December 16. when the Thermometer
| registered from 10 to % degrees above Zero
Ice formed on lakes and small streams con-
| tiguous to Washington.
Street Extensions.
| The subject of street extensions was more
or less before the public during a greater
portion of the past year. The principal in
| terest, of course, centered I'm the decision
| which was rendered in the United States
Supreme Court April %, in which 1t
held that the street extension law in It's
present shape is constitutional and main
| tafnabe. The former laws directed the
jury in the condemnation proceedings to
assess one-half the damages benefits
against the property affected. The present
law, and the one which was upheld by the
court does not direct the jury In the mat
! ter of its findings. leaving it free to act
on its own judgment There is a clause in
the law, however. which provides that
| less the benefits equal one-half the dam
| ages the District Commissioners NAV with