The Washington times., 1905-05-21
Sermon at ST. Josepll's.

The Rev. Charles Dunning, of Bris-
toi, Mass. viii deliver the sermon at
iiiSh mass this morning In St. Josepns
Catholic Church. The May procession
composed Of the children OF the sun
day School, will be held next Sunday
1t will be led BY the sanctuary boys
and at its close In the church viii be
followed by solemn benediction-
james Buckley. residing in Ninth
street, and prominent among the young
people of St. Josepil.s. who was injured
about week ago In an explosion at
the navy yard. is rapidly recovering
from his injuries, at Providence Hospi-
tai
The Ladies Aid Society. of the Mary
land Avenue Baptist Church, is making
preparations for a moonlight excursion
TO Indian Head Mrs. r. r. Riedel IL
chairman Of the committee, and at n
meeting with her lieutenants held last
week, it was determined TO have the
excursion on the evening of June 16
The trustees of this church expect to
make extensive improvements in the
house of worship on Maryland avenue
between Thirteenth and Fourteenth
streets.
The Rev. r. r. Rfedel the pastor, will
Proving God" ara this evening on
Paul and Nero
Tomorrow evening the Young Men $
Association will hold its last debate for
the season at the church ON the aues-
ton: Resolved. That United States
Senator's Should Be Elected by the Df-
rect Vote of the People" The even
ing's program will be made up of reci-
tations and music and the debate fol-
lowed by a social hour. James r. Will
Jams is president Of the society and
George Blair IS secretary.
The Washington Traction ard Electric
Company has laid rails and strung ca
bles for the temporary tracks prepara-
tory to the lowering of FL street at the
Union Station terminal. 1t is expected
cars will run over the new tracks in
cbout ten days and the digging down
of the street bed will be commenced
Werkmen are finishing the last link in
the retaining wall on the north side Of
II street and It will soon be ready for
the overhead iron work.
Operations have been stopped on the
powerhouse stack at | street, the Balti-
more and Ohio engineers having decided
that the nature Of the soil will not
admit of the use of concrete piles, wood
en piles viii be driven In their place
as soon as material therefor can be
obtained
Putting in place the structural steel
at the station building has been going
On rapidly during the past week, and
tbs skeleton Of the huge edfffce at the
east end now spreads over the whole
width OF the foundations, Stene laying
has also been carried On industriousiy.
and the east walls are now beginning
10 show the symmetry and Beauty OF
the building as it will appear when
finished.
The work of supporting the street
railway tracks on First street. between
3 and streets, is TOW about COM
pleted. preparatory to beginning the
open cut for the tunnel The street
covering has been removed. trees boxed,
and curbing torn up ready for the dig
ging. Operations will start in earnest
this week.
Tons upon tors Of earth are being
dumped upon the plaza site by dummy
trains, which creep along OF high tenn
porary structures. Massachusetts ave
nue.. North Capitol and other streets
now run between parallel walls Of earth
ike canyons These Will be filed later
as the last links in the great mound
which will form IN years to come the
front of TTn!cu Station