Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-08
ANACOSTIA AND VICINITY.
General and Personal News From
Nearby Suburban Town.

After an annual outing Of two months
spent at the summer home at Colonial
Beach, the children inmates Of the Bell
Winter Home, situated at the head of
Franklin street. are occupying their quar-
tiers here, the return trip having been made
Wednesday last. The operations of the
summer establishment at the beach were
this year under the direction Of Mrs. J. R.
Thomas Of st. Thomas Protestant Episco-
pal parish in Washington. During the
period mentioned thirty-eight little ones
were given accommodations there, twenty
three Of this number being the regular &C.
cupants of the Anacostia home. Miss Fran
ces Davenport the matron of the winter
home, has again assumed charge of the To-
cal establishment, having just returned
from her trip to the coast Of Maine with
her parents.
A lawn fete, in which there was a great
brought to close Wednesday evening by
the Aancostia Boys Club after a success
full program of three nights on the lawns
of the Christie estate on Harrison street.
The club which has a large membership
Of youths of Anacostia, has proclaimed its
antagonism to liquor and cigarettes. and in
a parade the last evening Of the lawn So
cial displayed notices to this effect. Dur
with moving pictures Photographic music
and a circus tent wherein were displayed
many novelties. Each evening there was
a wrestling bout between George Simpson,
amateur wrestler about the city, and Ger
aid McGrath, both of this place, the for
mer winning each time.
Mr.. George F. Pyles, the superintendent
of the free delivery station in Anacostia.
has made arrangements to depart today
for jamestown, N. Y. where he will join
members of his family who are passing
the summer there. In the superintendent
absence Miss Emma Isaac, his clerical as
sistant in the office, will be in charge of
the business. William Carpenter, a clerk,
has been detailed from the city post Office
to perform duty in the Anacostfa station
while Mr.. Pyles is away.
JudsOn B. Anderson, an employe of st.
Elizabeth Asylum, after receiving his
monthly salary at the institution Wednes-
day afternoon, was walking along Monroe
street in Anacostia when he lost his pay
envelope. which contained the major por-
ton of his salary. Mr.. Anderson, who
lives at 332 Polk street, called upon the po-
lice and stated his loss. In the envelope
were one $50 bill and one 81 bill
An effort is being made to secure sew
erage facilities along Minnesota avenue be-
tween Anacostia and Twining City. The
residents of the highway named have been
asked to sign a petition addressed to the
Commissioners of the District to this eff
feet.
Miss Florence c. Brewer until recently
an employee of st. Elizabeth Asylum, and
MI. CndrleS H. 1ucker, an dtldcne OF the
same institution, were married Wednesday
evening at the rectory of St. Teresa s
Church, A Washington street. Rev. NJ. P.
Egan. the assistant pastor, performed the
ceremony. The newly married couple will
make their home In this section.
Gunners invading the marshes along the
Eastern branch have caused considerable
annoyance to persons residing on the Gar
den premises, which adjoin the water front.
Showers of shot from the sportsmen's guns
are of frequent occurrence. while some of
Mr.. Gardens flower plots have been tres
passed upon, SO that 1t has been necessary
to order some of the gunners to other parts
Mr.. James Polous has begun improve
ments to the frame buildings on his prop
erty at Monroe and Harrison streets.