Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-26
HYATrsvILLz AID VICINITY.
Christmas Day Services in Local
Churches-0eneral Items.

Churches General Items.
Special Correspondents q me Evening star
r. HYATTSvILLE December %. 1900.
Christmas day services In st. Jerome's
Catholic and Pinckney Memorial Episcopal
churches were largely attended The mu-
steal programs announced in The Star
Thursday were carried out. and the deco
ratfons were unusually elaborate Last
evening the Sunday school of the local
Presbyterian Church, Rev. s. Ward Right
er, pastor, held its Christmas entertain
ment- Santa Claus was present, but dis
tributed no gifts. Instead he received
presents from the children to be turned
over to the poor. A brilliantly lighted tree
was well supplied with candies, the chill
dren receiving their quota of these deli
cacies The local Baptist Church will hold
its Christmas entertainment this evening
Presents will be distributed to the chill
dren by Santa Claus, and the choir, under
the direction Of Mrs C. p. Crump, win
render specially prepared music.
me closing OF the Hyattsville public
school, Mr.. Warren L. Dent, principal.
Wednesday, was marked by a musical and
literary entertainment. in which the men,
bers of the Hyattsville Literary Club,
pupils OF the school. participated. Gifts
were exchanged between the scholars and
teachers, and the occasion was most
pleasing one The program was as fol-
lows: Columbia. the Gem Of the Ocean,"
dialogue. Water and Pickle" Lynette Joy
and William Kelley; Friends for Life"
Robert Bell, Harry Lewis, Ira Phillips,
Horace Benton. Marion French and Anna
Edmunds Vocal solos were rendered by
Annette Merely and Rosa French. Mr..
Dent, principal. also sang a solo. The
Misses Bertha Moore. Eleanor Harpur,
Kiss Yourself Goodbye" Miss Rosalie
Carr rendered an acceptable piano solo.
The following recited: Miss Bessie Hill.
Thompson Lyons, Noble Wilson, Cyrus
IN
Claiborne Latimer and Miss Pearl GUIDE.
Mr.. John Bailey Of Landover, this coun-
ty, was severely bitten in the face by
horse, and the wound had to be sewed up.
The pump house Of the Chesapeake Beach
railway, located near Seat Pleasant, this
county, was destroyed by fire a few days
since. The origin Of the fire is unknown.
The work of rebuilding the station has
been commenced.
A pretty home wedding took place at the
residence of Mr.. and Mrs. Jarvis B. Moul
Moulden, and John Calvin Gather, jr..
formerly Of Riverdale, were married by
the Rev. JOS. T. Kelley, pastor of the
Fourth Presbyterian Church. Washington.
Miss Edith Hanna Moulden. The best
man was Mr.. S. M. Pearson. cousin of
the groom. A reception followed the GER
emony.
Mr.. Lewis Richards. who manages the
Parker farm near Bladenspurg. nearly lost
his arm a few evenings SINCE while cut
ting hrewood- A physician TOOK a dozen
stitches in the member, the flesh having
been cut to the bone
Mr.. Robert w. Wells OF Coffeyville. Kan,
returned Tuesday after a stay of two
months with his brother, Mayor Wells Of
this town.
An important meeting Of the Hyattsville
Brotherhood will be held Monday evening
in the Bells Memorial Church, Johnson
avenue. The object of the meeting is to
discuss certain measures of local concern
which will probably come before the Mary
land legislature this fall. Messrs J. Enos
Ray, jr.. and Robert w. Wells members
elect Of the general assembly of Maryland.
will be present to learn the wishes of the
citizens relative to the above matters.