Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-14
GEORGETOWN AFFAIRS |
RAYMOND WILFoNG AGAIN DIs-
APPEARS FROM HOME.
st. AIMS Rectory Sold to q sisterhood
Child Thrown From
Bicycle-Briefs.

|
| Raymond Wilfong, the small boy who ran
away from the home of Mr.. ]. S. Wilfong
hts adopted father, at University Park,
early last week and was recently brought
| back from Baltimore, has again disap-
| peared. He went away Friday imme-
| diately after he was turned over to his
| parents by the police The boy is ten
years old, and is anxious to go to his
father, Mr. Taylor, who lives in Pennsyl-
vania. He was his way to see his father
when he was arrested in Baltimore last
| Wednesday,
| When he was brought back here by De-
tective Peck he said he would leave again
when he got an opportunity. The boys
mother died when he was an infant. and
Mr. Wifong adopted him. 1t is said Ray
mond has become tired of living in the
vicinity of this city and is anxious to be
with his father, The police of the seventh
| precinct learned Friday evening that he
was at Cabin John bridge, but when an
! officer arrived there the boy had disap-
| peared
| The rectory of ST AIMS Catholic Church
at Tenleytown, it is sad, has been sold to
a ssterhood whose headquarters are locat-
| ed at Terre Haute, Ind. The purchase price
| of the rectory is said to be $40 600 The
| property sold includes the handsome resi-
dence of Father Joseph Mallon, which was
| first built during the pastorate of Father
| Barry, whom Father Mallon succeeded and
| four acres of ground surrounding it.
| The property is located Immediately in
| the rear of the new st. AIMS Catholic
| Church which is now in course of con-
| struction. The sisterhood is an educational
oder and thous Oh nothing definite is known.
it is believed the order will erect magnif-
cent institution on the purchased site. 1t is
also said that the present rectory Will be
| used as a home for the sisters The sale
was made solely through the efforts of
Father Malion, pastor of ST. AIMS Church.
who has just returned from visit to Terre
| Haute
Child Injured.
Virginia Halter, twelve years Old. living
at 1907 22d street, while riding down Bovce
| lane Friday afternoon, lost control of
| her bicycle and was thrown to the ground
receiving serious injuries about her arms
| and legs. She was conveyed to the George
| town University Hospital in the 7th precinct
| patrol wagon and afterward removed 20
| her home.
| Annual Retreats.
The professors of Georgetown College are
| at various points conducting retreats The
| Rev. A. ]. Elder Mullan, S. j.. is conduct
ing the annual spiritual exercises for the
! Sisters of Notre Dame in Roxburg Mass
| and he will subsequently conduct a retreat
| at Lowell. Mass, for a branch of the same
| sisterhood. The Rev Edward H. Welsh
S. j., is in Baltimore. where the Carmel
| ties of that city are under his spiritual
| guidance for a period of eight days. He
| will also conduct a retreat for the Sisters
of the Good Shepherd in Baltimore. The
Rev. Armand w. Forstall, ST., chaplain at
| Fort Myer, Va, is in charge of a retreat
at Sag Harbor. L. 1.-the Rev. Patrick j.
Quill. S: j., has gone to Keyser Island,
Conn, for two weeks stay.
The Rev. David Hihhouse Buel, S. J.,
|
the purpose of conducting the services of
retreat of a religious community in that
| city, after which he Will have charge of
| the spiritual exercises of the Sisters of ST.
Joseph at Chestnut Fiji, Pa. Rev John
! A. Conway, S. j., vice pre- sident of the col
| lege, is expected to return to the college
from New York this evening. The Rev.
J Henry Joseph Shandefle. S. j.. will be en-
| gagged during the summer in doing mission
airy work through southwest Virginia.
Coat Still Unclaimed.
Lieut.. John A. SwndelIs Of the seventh
| precinct station stated this morning thai as
yet no one has visited the station house to
claim the black summer serge coat which
| was found in the Potomac river near 32d
| street Friday morning, by George Gosnel,
| and which contained letters addressed to
| civilian F. Jones' a detailed account of
! the finding of which was printed in Satur-
| days Star.
General Notes.
| George Soper, twenty eight years old,
| whose home is in Anacostia D. c., while
at work Friday afternoon on the roof of
| Mr.. c. b. Recess residnce. at Utopia, Va,
| fell to the ground distance of twenty
feet He was brought to the Georgetown
University Hospital where 1t was found
| he had sustained fracture of the right
jaw, besides number of painful and ugly
cuts about the head
There is considerable talk among the Of
hcers and SIR knights of Potomac Com.
mandery, No. 3, Knights Templar of
Georgetown looking toward the organiZa-
| ton of drill team.
A welcome reception rendered Rev.
land Mrs. c. D. Steptean of Baton Rouge,
| La, the newly appointed pastor of Shorter
a. NJ f. mission, Friday evening in mission
| quarters 2GOo 2 street. The committee in
charge Of the reception consisted of Mr..
George Hall, Miss Ethel Richardson and
| Mrs. Anna Jacobs.
Miss Eva Whelan of street daughter
or Mr.. Frank Whelan, in charge of the
| Conservatives at Mt. Vernon, has been
| confined to her home for several weeks by
Illness.
The work on the new acetylene gas plant
for Fort Myer. Va, which will furnish
| light for all the buildings and streets of
the reservation is being pushed at a rapid
| rate. A large number of houses have al
ready been connected with the gas mains.
| MRS {. j. Chamberlain of 340S I street
left Yesterday for Philadelphia by boat.
She Will remain in the Quaker city for some
| time.
Fire broke out In the second story bed
room of the residence of Mrs. Winifred
| brannon, 1868 Potomac street, last even
| ing about o clock. Damage to the amount
| OF 30 was done before the firemen arrived.
The house is owned by Mrs. Brannon.
Mr.. William H. Spates Of 3403 = street
mas returned home from two weeks visit
| to Round Hill. Va
Mrs. Elizabeth G. Gilbert Of Brightwood
| avenue formerly residing on Both street. is
| dangerously i'll at her home.