The Washington times., 1906-05-06
BrigbtW0d

A. the Church of the Good Shepherd
last Wednesday evening Thomas T.
Quinlan. who is well known IN Bright
wood, was married by Rev. DR.. c. Roger
Stetson 20 Miss Edna V. Harrison. of
Washington. She wore unique eton
suit of lavender voile with hat TO match
She Is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
George S. Harrison, OF Eighteenth street
and Benning road. d. c., while the
bridegroom is OF prominent Virginia
parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Qujnlan will be at home
at 3433 BrighNvood avenue
The convention of the National Lineal
Society of the Spanish War was held
last Thursday evening at the home Of
Mrs. Leta NJ. Ferguson. 1222 Columbia
road. The members have accomplished
much in the interest of the veterans.
and plans were taken up for increasing
the work. Reports were read from the
temples, as the subordinate bodies are
termed, and showed both increased In
terest and a healthy growth of mem
bership. Several amendments to the con-
stitution were made. and the initiation
fee to temples was reduced The con-
vention also provided for the admission
of Spanish war veterans as associate
members of the LineaI Society.
The committee on printing was author
lied to have published additional rituals.
also circulars and other literature con-
cerning the organization and it's OBJ
jects and aims. to be circulated in Span
ish War Veteran circles throughout the
United States.
Of1cers for the ensuing year were then
elected as follows: Supreme chief ruler.
Mrs. F. S. Hodgson: supreme chief ad-
wiser. Mrs. A. f. Estes; supreme assist
ant chief adviser, Mrs. L. V. Brooke;
supreme deaconess, Mrs. I. n. Dolph;
supreme chief of finance. Miss A L.
Ferris; supreme chief of records, Mrs. L.
NJ Ferguson: supreme aide, Mrs. p. i.
Dolph; supreme counselor. Mrs. G. b.
Johnson: supreme secretary, Miss Nora
Lynch; supreme inspector. Mrs. c. A
Ferris; supreme standard bearer. Mrs. ].
s. King. Mrs. Hodgson. the new su-
preme chief ruler, is the wife of Maj.
Fred S. Hodgson, chairman of the ma
tional encampment committee, and past
department commander of the Spanish
War Veterans OF the District. She has
been prominently identified with all
work in the interest Of the soldiers Of
the Spanish war here and elsewhere,
and has an enviable record IN the or
ganization. Major HOdgson, by a coin
cidence, is the candidate of the depart
ment of the District Of Columbia for
commander-in-chief of the Spanish War
Veterans. Mrs. HodgsOn has received
many hearty congratulations on her
election to the highest Office in the gift
of the Lineal Society.
Miss Marie Malone gave Nay birth
day party in honor of her twen ty-third
year at her home in Fort stevens,
Brightwood. on Friday. A musical pro-
gram was rendered by the orchestra in
attendance Among those present were
Mr.. and Mrs. Van Ness, Miss Kilmartin.
Mrs. Thomas Mattingly and daughter,
of Capitol Hill; r. L. Mattingly, Miss
Cole, Jess Bartlett, Misses Daisy and
Maggie Phipitch, Of AnacOstia; Thomas
Phipitch, Mrs. Mollie Ball Mrs Blanche
Dunnington and family, and Miss Annie
Brown, of Southeast. Miss Maggie
Tucker, of Arundle county. Md, is still
visiting Miss Malone.
The Misses Lorene and lie Roy Buck.
of the women's College, Baltimore, have
returned TO school, after staying more
than the Easter holidays with Misses
Florence and Catherine Stone.
Dr. Charles II. Waters. recently Of
SOS Brightwood avenue. has moved TO
his newly purchased home a 926 Mad
ison street, which belonged to the Croft
estate
The report. which Captain Belt ordered
from Captain Seitz. of the BrightwOOd
Fire Department, concerning the in
closure of Niagara road. has been sub
mitted to the chief, but no action has
vet been taken by him. This road is
between the BrightwOOd school and En-
ory Chapel. and has been for years used
a
though It has been known il belonged
10 the chapel
Captain Setz said that IL this road re-
mained closed IL necessitated the use of
a fire plug $500 feet away instead of
one 800 feet away, and put the fourteen
frame dwellings of Fort Stevens in a
bad way for quick fire service, because
the engines now. in case of fire in Fort
Stevens. go by way Of Piney Branch
road. This is in bad condition, and is
also a roundabout way
E F. Richards. Of Mobile. who has
been in New York on a short visit. is
spending a few days with his relatives
at 1862 Harvard street, Brightwood park.
The seventh division of the local pub
lie schOOls-the schools around Bright
wood-helped the San Francisco suffer
ers by giving $50 The Brightwood school
donated S7.S3 to this good cause. The
yard of the BTightwOOd school this
summer is going to be very beautiful.
This yard is planted with seeds from the
free distribution as we'll as some bought.
Mr.. Nalley. the principal. as well as the
teachers. are greatly pleased by the
work of the children in beautifying the
building. The boys OF the manual train
ing department have put lattice work
in the yard and surrounded the beds
With fences to keep off the intrudeTs.