Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-28
GEORGETOWN AFFAIRS
LODGE OF MAsoNs VISITED By
GRAND OFFICERS.
Child Has Marrow Escape From Death
Conditions at the George
town Market.

The annual grand visitation of the most
worshpful master and other officers OF the
Grand Lodge of the District of Columbia,
to the George c.. Whiting Lodge, No. o.
OF Georgetown, was held last evening at
Masonic Temple An elaborate program,
including vocal and instrumental music,
was provided. including addresses by Mr.
Samuel M. Gompers, president of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor, and others
prominent in the Masonic fraternity.
The order of the program was as fol-
lows: March, by o. G. Voight; selection by
the quartet; reading and discussion Of re-
ports; selection by quartet; address, Mr..
Samuel M. Gompers; selection by the quar-
tet; brief addresses by Mr.. Thomas J.
Jones. Benjamin w. Murch and others;
quartet
The following members constituted the
committee on visitation: Messrs B. F. Har-
per, Edward 8. Smith and William H. Har-
r1son. Officers of the order recently elected
are as follows: Ammon H. Johnson, mas
ter; Edward S. Smith, senior warden; w.
H. Harrison. junior warden: Harry Becker,
secretary; Samuel c. Palmer, treasurer; F.
w. Dumberth. junior deacon; w. A. Brodie
senior steward; w. s. Couch, junior stew
ard; A. T. Works chaplain; c. w. Bird
sell. master of ceremonies; S. A. Swindells,
organist; A. Peacock, tiler.
Death of Henry Rohr.
Word has been received announcing the
death last Wednesday of Mr.. Henry Rohr,
formerly prominent citizen of Georgetown,
at the home of his son-in-law Mr.. Andrew
Saks, in New York city. Mr.. Rohr was
native of Germany and at the time of his
death was in the seventy-fourth year of his
age Death resulted from complication of
diseases In recent years Mr.. Rohr had
he was engaged in the undertaking bust
ness. He was member of the Phoenix
and Suburban clubs and held membership
in the Royal Arcanum of Baltimore His
wife and eight children, five daughters and
three sons, survive him.
Child Badly Hurt.
Gertrude Louise Coleman, eight years of
age, had narrow escape from death yes
terday. While playing in front of her
fathers residence near the corner of Seth
and N streets, Georgetown, she was run
over by one of the large wagons of the
Brennan Construction Company, the wheels
OF the heavy wagon passing over and break
ing her right arm and severely injuring her
left arm above the elbow. She also sus-
tanned injuries about the body Neghbors
In the vicinity rushed to the aid of the child
and she was conveyed to the Georgetown
University Hospital, where all that medical
skill could employ was used to relieve her
suffering. The father of the girl Mr.. John
Coleman, of 1900 36th street northwest, was
summoned and arrived soon after at the
bedside of his daughter Later in the day
she was pronounced by the physicians in
attendance to be entirely out of danger and
was taken home. The child was much i'm
proved this morning and it is thought she
will soon recover.
The driver of the wagon, Frederick Coop
er, colored, was arrested and brought to the
seventh precinct station, but was released
the child's parents declining to prosecute
him.
Farewell to Local Minister.
Of ho Dato
No. 3, Knights Templar, will attend Ill
vine services at Georgetown Lutheran
Church, 32d and Q streets on Sunday.
October 30, the occasion being the fare
well services of the pastor, Rev. Stanley
BHlheimer. The knights have been or
dered to appear at the asylum in civilian
dress and will march to the church IN
Lutheran Church of Georgetown Rev. Bill
heimer has been affiliated with the Po-
tomac Commandery and until recently was
one of its officers.
Georgetown Market Conditions.
With the statement that the response
bilities of the Office of marketmaster Of
the Georgetown market have been lessened
his salary has been reduced from $500 to
$500 per annum, through an item inserted
In the District estimates. It is stated that
the place is not at present a paying propo-
sition.
Smith Thompson, jr., president of the
Georgetown Citizens Association, stated
recently that in his opinion the market can
be placed upon paying basis by restoring
to the farmers the privilege of selling their
produce at the curb. The general opinion
seems to prevail that the unsatisfactory
condition of the market as to lack of trade
is due to the absence of the farmer and
country produce. President Thompson
further stated that assurances had been
given by the District Commissioners that
steps would be taken to rectify present