Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-04
ANAcosTIA AND VICINITY.
Improved Order Of Red Men Holds
a Council Sleep"

Mineola Tribe, No. IA, Improved Order OF
Red Men, held its regular council sleep
last Friday night in its wlgwam In Anacos-
tia Masonic Hall. A number of visiting
braves attended and witnessed the confer
ring OF the adoption degree. At the close.
the chiefs and warriors were supplied with
corn and venison, and after smoking the
pipe of peace the council fire was extin-
guished.
Not satisfied with the theft of gin and
shoe polish from one of the freight cars
in the Anacostia yards early last FRIDAY
morning, thieves visited another car yester.
day morning, forced an entrance and Sc
cured eight gallons of apple brandy. valued
at SIS. Yardmaster Charles B. Smith re-
ported the robbery to the police at Ana
costa by whom 1t Is being investigated.
The blasting in progress in making road
improvements at Bowen road and Pennsyl-
vania avenue extended caused the wires
connecting patrol boxes Nos. y and 81 or
the Anacostia precinct to break yesterday.
The boxes were put out of commission by
the accident, but were soon repaired.
1.-THE Mikado" was sung in the playhouse
OF the Government Hospital for the In
sane Friday evening by company or
Washington amateurs before a gathering
that filled the hall. Mr. Richard V. Day
assumed the title role. the remainder of the
cast being composed of G: F. Owens. Je-
rome A Desio, w. R. Hill. w. T. Boyce
William ]. Belshaw. r. T. Diggs, Misses
Sophie Schuerger, Flora Bernheimer LII
liam Boyce and Louise Carson numert-
cally large chorus participated. Mr. A.
Eaton Jones was manager of the company
Mrs. Orphella j. Hart. musical director
and Mr. F. II. Grant, master of properties.
The death of Miss Katie Roach. daugh-
ter of the late James and Elizabeth Roach
and sister of Mrs. George Hoffman of this
place, where the deceased formerly resided,
occurred at the home of a brother, George
j. Roach, 125 Carroll street southeast.
Washington, D. C., last Thursday morning
The funeral was held yesterday afternoon
from the home of Mr. Roach, Rev. William
G.. Davenport, the rector of the Emmanuel
Protestant Episcopal Church of this place
officiating. The remains Were Inferred in
Congressional cemetery.
Mr.. B. r. Scaggs of Anacostia has begun
the erection of modern frame house at
premises A Jefferson street, Anacostia
Contractor II. c. Jones Is the builder. The
house will cost more than 5000
A new departure regarding the inspec-
ton OF the clothing of the twenty seven
men attached to the Anacostia police sta
ton will be made next Monday morning,
when Capt. Francis Cross will visit the
local station at 8 o'clock for the purpose
mentioned. Heretofore the men of the local
precinct have been summoned to No 8 sta
ton in Southeast Washington for all In
spections.
Young ladies' of the Anacostia Methodist
Episcopal Church presided last evening at
supper tables in the parsonage of the edi-
fee on Jackson street. Many members OF
the congregation who were in sympathy
with their object of attaining sum suffi-
Client to provide furniture for the parson-
age partook Of the deicacies that had been
prepared. Those having charge of the ta-
bles were kept busy until late hour, and
cial gathering held In the chapel sec
ton OF the church. It is understood lib
eral patronage resulted In the earning of
an amount requisite for the object stated.