Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-21
GEORGETOWN AFFAIRS
LOCAL RAILWAY COMPANY PUR-
CHAsEs TRACT OF LAND.
Cemetery Trustees Arrange for Memo
rial Services-Collision OF wagon
and Electric Car.

Irba Old nopoinion and Great Falls Rail-
road Comnanv has closed a deal whereby
n ACQUIRES a tract of thirty acres of land
located on the Virginia shore OF the Feto-
mac river, In Fairfax county, which will De
utilized for picnic. park hotel ana termihai
purposes. The price paid was $40 per acre.
and the company has been grante6 an OPP
ton on ten acres more. which can De op-
tanned. If hte recent acquisition Is found 10
be insufficient.
1t is purposed to build large hotel on
this land, which will face the government
dam, and will be erected according 10 the
most modern ideas. A large force or work
men has just been put to work In cleaning
up the land preparatory to the building oi
a feeder canal. which will be used in gen.
Grating electricity for the proposed railroad
line AS soon as plans for the lateral
structure of the Aqueduct bridge are COM
pleted. 1t Is said. contracts for the iron LOT
the line will be awarded.
The trustees of Mount Zion Methodist
Episcopal cemetery. situated on Mill street
near Rock creek, have arranged to hoio
public memorial exercises on Decoratioh
day the Both instant. Mr.. James l.. Tur-
ner is in charge of the preliminaries Dur
ing the services a poem. entitled Our
Dead" will be read by Mrs. Maria Semple,
and an address will be delivered by Mr.
Thomas H. West of Charles Sumner Post,
No. o. Special music Will be rendered Dy
the choir of Mount Zion Church, under the
leadership of ]. Townsend Beason. Charles
Sumner Post, Shaws Command of u v.
u. and Young's Company of the Spanish
War Veterans have been extended invita-
lions to participate. At the close of the
exercises the graves of the dead Will be
decorated.
While rounding the curve at 32d street
and Dumbarton avenue about $3.50 o'clock
afternoon eaSt-bOund NO.
1913 of the Metropolitan line collided with
wagon. owned and driven by c. L.
Payne of East End, Alexandria county, Va.
The vehicle was slightly damaged No
one was injured.
Annual Commencement.
The twenty eighth annual commencement
exercises OF the Lnthcum Institute were
held Tuesday evening in the assembly hall of
the school building. The hall was crowded
to overfiowing with the parents and friends
of the students OF the institution. Com
missioner Henry L. West. a former stu
dent. and Mr.. William A. Gordon, for many
years a trustee. were present as the guests
of honor, and occupied seats on the ros-
trum.
Alter invocation by Rev. James il. w.
Flake. rector of Christ Episcopal Church.
the students of the elocution class and the
members of the Linthicum Dramatic Club
participated in three short theatrical
sketches
Mr.. Edwin b. Hay delivered an address.
In commenting upon evolution he stated as
a remarkable and interesting circumstance.
that recently Mr.. Gordon. the former trus-
tee, appeared before Mr.. West the student
OF many years ago. and in a strong argu-
ment appealed for the Institutes exemption
from taxation on the ground that 1t is an
educational and benevolent Institution. Ii
was In Mr.. Vests power and it was his
pleasure, Mr.. Hay said. to grant the re-
quest At the conclusion of his remarks,
Mr.. Hay awarded four prizes-three to as
many young men who maintained the high
est standing during the year In general
studies. and a special prize for the best av-
erage in the mechanical and architectural
drawing department. The winners were
First prize. s15 in gold. Frank Tennyson;
second. $40 in gold Irwin II. Hoffman;
third. s. in gold Richard III. Robertson;
special. set of drawing instruments, Ed
ward A klock
Commissioner West was introduced and
in the course of his address, referring to
Mr.. Hays remarks relative to the exemp-
ton from taxation of Linthicum Institute
he said he was thoroughly familiar with
to labor in It's behalf. The exemption of
the school from taxation relieves 1t of a
great burden, and the funds which have
heretofore been expended in taxes will be
otherwise employed. He concluded his re-
marks by depicting his life at the institu-
tion, when a boy.