Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-15

his countrymen. The house was gayly
decorated with American and German
.colors, the porch converted into PLATFORM
and hundreds were present with monster
band Reporters were ready to take the
speeches and Accommodations furnished them
Their CONSERVATION In hearing nothing but
the German language may De imagined. AS
there were no Sunday papers published the
committee helped. the pencil showers by
volunteering TRANSACTIONS in time for the
Monday issues. During the civil war 1t
was noted place.
Adjoining McCubbin's tavern on the west
on lot 8 was the livery and sale business
early established. About 1920 James, Smith,
a colored horseman, opened a stable which
was taxed at S., 800. He was very successful
In business, enjoying a fine run of custom.
In 1927 it became the property Of John
Brown. long engaged In the stage business,
and There his horses and vehicles were
kept when not in service, till steam power
furnished the means of travel in the 4Os
Mr.. Humphrey succeeded Mr.. Brown and
for many years Humphreys stable was
land mark. The lots at the southwest cor
ner of the square for many years had
only $3.50 Improvement, IN the name OF
Joseph Thomas. These 8, 10 and IL stood
for a long time in the name of John Davis,
and this improvement noted was black
smith shop, first conducted by John Bran
men and in the sos by John Roach. En- that
decade Mr.. Thomas owned 81, 400 house
on 9th street in which Mr. Brown lived for
several years
1t appears that the first subdivision
made In the square was of the original
TENDER, 1880. Commodore Tingy owned
the lots About 1916 they became the
property of Benjamin G. Orr. afterward
provements. sare. listed : in his name in
1924, in 1888 those on lot I, $4,000 and lot
2. $4,000: are listed to his heirs. r. Bur.
sn $3.50 on and JUDI
son $1,000 on 6, j.. S. McCubbiu $1,50O on
= r: s. Weightman $4,000 on Z, James
Smith $1,4oo, on s,sJames Thomas sl:4oo
| was so cents at the corner of 9Th street.
rs cents at AZ street and 1S and 20
cents on c. street. The subdivisions Of
& Thompson and DR.. Seth J. Todd being
among the purchasers. In the twenties
there were on the north side of c street
dyer: william Thnmlist. shoemaker:
Smiths stable, Davis hotel and
McCubbin's tavern; In the, next decade.
Thomas sewall a physician and minister;
Matthew St c. Clarke, clerk of the
House of Representatives; John Mclean:
the ' Supreme Court Of the United states;
DIR. S. j. Todd. Mrs. Akin, Mrs: McCub-
bin and John Browns stable. In the for
ties De- Harvey Lindsey was na In Dr. s end
Samuel Tucker, A. F. Kimmel, the Elk
change Hotel, Sweetings Virginia House.
Levi humphreys stable ,a 2 Ganfss p pne
were on 9Th street. Later Rev. G. M.
uBtler of Trinity P. F. Church, A, N. Zey-
ely, afterward assistant postmaster gen
eral, DR.. Jonas Green and Mrs. Mlckle
were On c street. =
-, West Side Of ~ Street
The west side of AZ street between c and
D streets, lots 81 to Is were improved at a
very tardy pace by individuals. the cor
poration books until the thirties showing
no taxable Improvements except the Ma
sonic Hall on lot g. AZ and D streets. That
was valued at 5000. The lot was in the
name. of w. H. Dorsey In 1902. the prop
erty of Timothy P. Andrews in 1915 and of
3. o. Tyler in 1921 but in 1928 1t became
the property of four Masonic lodges and the
site for their hall. The deed was made to
Andrew Tate, Jacob A. Bender, w. w. Sea-
ton and William Hewitt as trustees for
Federal Lodge, No. 1, Columbia, 3, Leb-
anon, I, and New jerusalem 9. The cor
ner stone was laid September % of that
year with imposing ceremonies. The pro-
cession formed at ST. Johns Church. whose
rector, Rev. w. Hawley, D. D.. was grand
chaplain, and on arrival al, the spot the cor
ner stone was laid by the grand master,
J. w. Moulder, after which Col. w. W..
Seaton, p. G. NJ, delivered the address.
There were present Gen. Wightman. then
mayor and many officials Of the corpora
ton, and a number Of Masons from other
places were present. By the close of the
year 1t was in service building of three
stories, the upper fitted for the lodges and
the other stories were rented. The old
Columbian Museum previous thereto To-
Gated in the rotHnda of the Arts building,
near Pennsylvania avenue and 18th street,
was in the new structure several years, ana
the hall was later the scene OF entertain
ments and the like. Signor B1itz. when a
youth, appeared there as sieight o hand
performer, many balls and dancing par
ties were given and MASKS dancing school
was for long time located there. flnan-
ing into the hands of John Purdy more
than GO years ago and after serving as a
dwelling it became an office building.
First Presbyterian Church Site.
On January g. 1927, lot "a. the site of the
First Presbyterian Church, the members of
which had from about 1872 worshiped south
of the Capitol, was purchased for that object
and the following year was ready for serv-
Ice It was originally an exceedingly plain
structure, being only a slight Improvement
on 1.-The Little White Church they moved
FROM other than in size. But the wisdom
of removing was early SEEM, The first pas
tor, Rev. Mr.. Breckenridge, was followed
in 1919 by Rev. Reuben Post, who served
till 1886. 1t was during DR.. Posts pastor
ate that the church in addition to its origi-
downtown section. With such men as
Elias B. Caldwell. then clerk of the United
States Supreme Court: George Blagden,
master builder of the Capitol and other
structures, and Capt. John Coyle, chief
clerk Of the Post Office Department, as the
first ruling elders. and the Moores. Camp
bells, Whittleseys and other families, 1t
would have been surprising If it had not
become a large and influential congrega-
ton. Mr. Post was followed by Rev. VIM.
Mclean till 1910. Rev. Chas. Rich to 1S43,
w. F. Sprole to 1S47, Rev. E. Ballentine to
1851 and Rev. DR.. Byron Sunderland spent
near a half century, there.
In the twenties there were on street
in addition to Robert Evans. collector; j.
Petit, a scourer. and Mrs. A. Wallensford.
Among those there in the forties in addi-
ton to those already named were Prof. c.
G. Page and DR.. Lindsleys, Mrs. Little, A.
F. Kent, Mrs. Gurley, Mrs. Dashed and
Mrs. Beeler.
On ~ street Thomas Stanley, a painter.
resided, in the twenties, and in the forties
there were Lieut. Richard Carter, U. s. N;
H. Dent, attorney at law, and others.
JAMES CROGGON.