Evening star., 1902-01-15
AFFAIRS m sEoRGErowx.
Annual Meeting Of Railway Stock
hOlders-Eariy Success Predicted.

Annual Meeting of Railway Stock
h0lders-Eariy Success Predicted.
The annual meeting ,ef aase Great Falls
and Old Dominion railroad stockholders
was held yesterday ap the Residence of Mr..
G. G. Boteler, on the River road to Falls
Church, about three miles from town. The
following directors wefs ehFfsen: Joseph s.
Miller, s. Thomas Bfewn, r. d. Weaver.
Joseph 7. Johnson. p. SMr- Rixey. A. IS.
GrunweI, George n. Saegmuller, George
E. Truett. A. B. Hines G.eG Boteler, w.
W. Besley, s. L. Phillips, Nathan B. Scott.
Samuel Artz, W., Ta Weaver and B. w.
Taylor. Immediately after the result was
announced the meeting adjourned, to meet
again during the coming week.
The reports submitted to the stockholders
were to the effect that the road will be
completed by the end of this year. Bids
for the work of constructing the road
grading the route the entire distance and
laying the rails have been called for and
the award will shortly be made. It wes
the desire of the company to come to
Georgetown by way Of the Aqueduct
bridge, the corporation offering to spend
$4,000 in making the bridge more secure
for the passage of the cars, but this offer
has practically been refused. it being claim
ed that nearly all of the piers of the struc-
ture need rebuilding in order to give the
necessary strength for the safety of the
structure. Pending such improvements to
the bridge the. company will have terrnl-
nal at Rosslyn. The western terminal will
be at Great Falls.
The improvements to historic ST. Alban's
Church, on Wisconsin avenue just south
of the Cathedral Close will be completed
this week. Next week large pipe organ
will be installed in the edifice. BY the i'm
provenents made, it is claimed, the seat
ing capacity of the church has been dou-
bled. Two side additions were built at the
rear. the alcove space in which was located
the pulpit being moved further back. The
grave of Bishop Clagett the first bishop of
Maryland. was formerly located just to the
back of the pulpit alcoNe and outside of the
church, but by the improvements the grave
is now nearly under the pulpit. The church
interior now is in the shape Of cross
The rapid growth OF the section north of
town has made it necessary to Increase the
seating capacity of the house of worship.
Extensive improvements are being plan
ned for Cabin John Bridge Hotel, which
will be commenced as soon as the weather
moderatas sufficiently. The present cor
ridor to the rear of the hotel Is to be torn
down and In It's place an addition to the
hotel will be erected. which will nearly
double its capacity. The plans for the i'm
provement have been drawn up and the
contract awarded. so it is understood The
portion which is to be torn down was erect
ed only few years ago, the cost Of which,
it is stated, was 5000
The Ladies' Auxiliary, No. . Of A. o. H..
at its next meeting will make arrangements
for the annual ball of the association.
In the installation Of officers of George
Z. Morris Post the names of Rudolph Uil-
mer as sergeant major and W. G. Duckett
as QuartermaSter sergeant were omitted.
The installation exercises We're conduct ed
by J. H. Jennings.
Peyton B. Fletcher and Edward Z.
Haneke have resigned from the LinthicuIn
Dramatic Club.