Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-03
GEORGETOWN AFFAIRS
FUNERAL OF GEORGE E. HUT
cHINs TO BE HELD TOMORROW.
Fourth Annual Conference of the Wo-
mans Home Missionary Society
General and Personal News.

Funeral services over the remains of Mr.
George E. Hutchins whose death occurred
Saturday afternoon, will be held tomorrow
afternoon at o'clock at his late residence,
1927 33d street, Georgetown. DR.. James
II. w. Blake, rector of Christ Church,
will officiate. Interment will be made in
Glenwood cemetery with Masonic honors.
Mr.. Hutchins was a native of Maryland.
having been born in Baltimore in 1S47.
Most of his life, however. had been spent
in this city. Until recently he was engaged
in the bottling business on E street north
west He took lively interest in fraternal
matters and at the time of his death was
a member of New Jerusalem Lodge, No. O.,
of the Masonic fraternity; of DeMolay
Mounted Commandery, Knights Templar.
and National Tent, No. 1, Knights of Mac
cabee.
In the early spring, while Mr.. Hutchins
was performing his duties as inspector at
the new filtration plant. he met with an
unfortunate and painful accident Injuries
which he sustained caused conclusion of
the brain, and from this his death resulted.
His widow, Mrs. Ida Hutchins. daughter of
the late Lieut.. Robinson, metropolitan po-
lice department.; three daughters-Misses
Lolita and Grace Hutchins and Mrs. Estelle
Sparhott-and two sons-George Francis.
an officer of the torpedo boat Chauncey.
now on the ASiatic station, and Walter
Hutchins of this city-survive him.
The fourth annual conference of the
Womans Home Missionary Society of the
NJ. E. Church was begun at 10 o'clock Sat
urday morning in the Mount Zion Meth
odist Church, on Goth street, Georgetown.
Speeches were made by persons prominent
in Methodism in the District. large num-
Der of delegates was present from different
parts of Maryland and Virginia. The ses-
sions of the conference will probably end
this evening. The order of exercises yes
terday was as follows: Devotional services
by Rev. w: M. Clair, Phi. D.; hymnal songs,
Apostles Greed, prayer. responsive Scrip
ture reading. Gloria Patri,' address by
Rev G. w. Gallagher, president Lucy
Webb Hayes National Training School;
of Miss Mary E. Poindexter. The conse-
Grafton service was conducted by Bishop
Earl Cranston.
The deaconess board of the conference is
Cummings, Rev. S. P. Huskins. Miss H. H.
Beason, Rev. S. H. Brown, Rev. NJ. ]. Tay
lor Mrs. S. B. Holmes. Mrs. Mary Griffin
and Mrs. Nancy Waters.
The officers of the Womans Home Mis-
sionary Society of the Washington confer
ence are: Mrs. S. B. Holmes, president;
Mrs. F. M. Clair, treasurer; Mrs. S. E.
Ross. recording secretary; Miss A. r. john
son, corresponding secretary.
A number of officers of the seventh pre-
cinct, who have spent pleasant vacations
away from the city, are returning. Sergt.
Harry is expected to return today. as well
as Privates Warren, Brown and Furr.
To Purchase Fowler Hill Property.
At the instance of several Georgetown
merchants the District government is nego-
tiating for the purchase of part of what
is known as Fowler Hill property. to be
used in the completion of the Georgetown
University sewer. The sewer will drain the
suburban section. Burleigh. as well as the
college property. The papers call for strip
of land ID feet wide and PIT feet long
E. o. Berry. cashier of the Farmers and
Mechanics Bank, became i'll while at his