Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-11
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN.
General and Personal Items Gathered
West of Rock Creek.

President B. T. Janney and Mr.. q. C.
Boteler of the commerce COMMITTEES,
Georgetown Citizens Association. are In
conference relative to further correspond
ence with the officials of the Baltimore AMI
Ohio Railroad Company in the matter OF
furnishing freight facilities 10 the western
section of the city. The committee was in
structed at the last meeting of the associa-
ton to make a final attempt to have the
company carry out its promises or to urge
Congress to annual the franchise giving
the company the right of way into the
town.
S. " Carroll, twenty-three years of age,
who resides on the Foxhall road. above
Georgetown, met with a painful accident
yesterday afternoon while skating on the
ice in the river near the outlet lock. THO
young man lost his balance and fell. His
attempt to catch himself by throwing out
his left foot failed, and he sustained seri-
Gus sprain to his ankle. He was placed
aboard an electric car and brought to 3jth
street and Prospect avenue, from which
point he was removed to the University
Hospital.
A slight fire occurred at the wharf of the
Brennan Construction Company, at the fcor
of 31st street, yesterday afternoon about )
O'Clock. The canvas covering the hosting
engine igndted and started the fire No. )
engine company responded to local alarm
and the flames were extinguished before
any DANA ge was done.
The Georgetown University Law School
Debating Society, at a recent meeting,
elected the following officers: President,
Edward J. Fegan. 1905, Quincy, Mass; vice
president, Herbert P. Holiday, 1905; secre-
tary. Joseph Williamson 1908; treasurer,
George E. Oller, 1905 and serGeant-at-
arms. William Matthews. 1905
Past Grand Master w. w. MILAN and
Past Grand Master Theodore Meade, as
sisted by Grand Marshal Philip Walker and
~ H. NNl fnrd
Harrell and Enoch Edmonston. installed
the newly elected officers of Covenant
Lodge. No. 10. I. o. o. F., at its hail. 1913
Dist street northwest, Thursday night last.
The officers installed were: D. A DugaD.
noble grand; Chas. w. Sherier vice grand;
Leo S. Schoenthal, secretary; j. William
Brewer, financial secretary: Charles w.
Chamberlain, treasurer; w. G. Berg. war
den; j. E. Chamberlain. conductor; Jno I.
Kane, inside guardian; r. b. Humphrey,
outside guardian; right supporter to noble
grand, Jno. M. Pruett; left supporter 10
noble grand, Henry Weber; right supporter
to vice grand. w. c. Barr; left supporter 10
vice grand Luther F. Smith: right scene
supporter, Vim. r. Burns; left scene sup
porter, Harry z. Angel. and chaplain. w.
w. Beattie.
After the installation ceremonies were
concluded those present went to the ban
quet hall of the lodge, where a repast was
served and toasts were made by Past
Grand Masters w. W. MILAN, Theodore
Meade, T. j. Jones, Grand Representative
f. A Stier. Grand Marshal Philip Walker,
Past Grands H. S. HarrelI, Philip Fauth.
Chas s. Mason, w. W. Beattie and Brother
w. G. Berg.
1S43, and is therefore nearly sixty-one years
old. 1t is understood to have the largest
membership of any of the lodges of tho
Independent Order OF Odd Fellows In this
jurisdiction. The past term has been a
successful one. and the present term, II Is
anticipated. will be even more successful