Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-31
CONGRESS HEIGHT s
SOCIETY OFFICERS INSTALLED
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

The installation of the officers of Camp
No. s, Patriotic Order Of America, took
place at recent session of the organiza-
ton IN the Congress Heights town hail.
on the Hamilton road. Those installed
were: Mrs. Mary T. Fillius. past pres
ident; Mrs. Cora Burn. assistant past pres
ident; Mrs. Mamie Van Aiken president;
Mrs. Madeline Hoag. assistant president;
Mrs. Josephine Pumphrey, vice president
Mrs. Helen Rawlings. assistant vice pres
ident; Mrs. Fannie Brown. chaplain; Miss
Fannie Burn. financial secretary: Miss
Emma Porter and Miss Naomi Kenney.
conductresses: Mrs. Title Purdy, recording
secretary: Mrs. Ffllius, assistant recording
secretary. Miss Alice Swain was admitted
to membership. The society has designated
Mrs. Cora Burn as the delegate to attend
the annual convention Of the national camp
at Atlantic City the coming fall.
The death of Mrs. Mary e. Willett, aged
twenty. occurred Saturday afternoon last
at her residence, on Philadelphia street.
Mrs. Willett became Ill Friday and died the
following day. She was formerly Miss Bos-
well and was employed at st. Elizabeth
Asylum. Her marriage took place about
one year ago and she was one of the MEM
bers Of the first confirmation class held in
the Esther Memorial Protestant Episcopal
Chapel of this town. Her husband survives
her. The remains were yesterday removed
to the family burial plot in Piscataway.
Prince George county, Nd, for interment.
Conditions Improved.
Milton ]. Fillus has been successful in
having conditions at the public alley be-
tween 7th street. Nichols avenue, Omaha
and Philadelphia streets remedied. Mr..
Ffllius urged upon the health department
the necessity of sanitary conditions there
and an inspection resulted, with the result
that private owners were directed to fill
In their lots. AS no improvement to the
alley followed Mr.. Fillius took up the mat
ter with the Commissioners, who have or
dered 1t placed in a sanitary condition.
The unsettled condition of the weather
lately has interfered to some extent with
the camp meeting being conducted daily In
Randle Park by Rev. J. E. Irvine. Owing
to the rain Sunday evening Rev. n. NJ.
Spencer, pastor OF the Congress Heights
Methodist Episcopal Church. threw open
the doors of his church to the revivalists.
Mr.. Irvine preached the sermon.
Rev. and Mrs H. M. Spencer are back
from their visit to their respective homes
in Maryland. They visited the parents OF
Mr.. Spencer at Westminster, Carroll coun-
ty, going subsequently to the home of Mrs.
Spencer's parents. in Frederick county.
They have as their guests Rev. and Mrs.
Herbert L. Lyttle of Newark, N. j., who
ern Pennsylvania. Miss Mile Spencer, Mr..
Spencer's sister, is also with them.
General and Personal.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Purdy and child
are in New York city. having gone there
by steamer.
Mrs. Edward J. Newcomb and children
haV IN OF fohn fc
avenue, following a visit to Mrs. New
combs home in Richmond, Va.
The Ladies' Guild Of the Esther Memorial
Protestant Episcopal Chapel has arranged
to hold lawn social for the benefit of the
church this week In Randle Park. Mrs.
Louis l. Wrenn is the president of the
guild.
The annual picnic of the Sunday school
of the Methodist Episcopal Church at Con-
gress Heights was held the 26th instant In
one of the groves here The young folks
enlivened the day by engaging in potato
races, sack races. etc. They were served
with Ice cream and cake.
City Postmaster Barnes has been asked to
have the present substation, No. 49,. located
at Congress Heights, classified as post
office. He has been conducting an inquiry
as to the practicability of the plan BY
actual count the station last week handled
512 pieces of mall matter outside of the
free-delivery quota.
Mr.. George c. Montgomery, who has
been In business here with local firm,
has arranged to go to New York city in
few days to take another business assign
ment. DR.. w. H. Waldo Of Washington
will succeed him. DR.. Waldos family will
remove with him to the residence of Mr.
and Mrs. Edward ]. Newcomb, Nichols
avenue.
Messrs. Frank E. Butterfleld and William
Howard, accompanied by son of the
former have sailed for the lower river
where they will remain in camp for a week
or more.
Lieut.. John Covington of No 5 chemical
engine company of this place, who has been
absent from duty for the past ten days by
reason of being Ill, has returned. Assistant
Driver Earl Ryon has gone ON a vacation
of ten days. Private William h. beavers,
who spent his leave at home in the city, is
again on duty.