The Washington times., 1906-04-22
BrightW0'd

J Anne Arundle county. Md. is visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. A Malone, of Brightwood.
There has been appropriated for the
care and Improvement of Rock Creek
Park exclusive Of building for superin-
tendents residence, $4,000, an increase
of s1,70O. The sum Of $4,000 was asked
Captain Seitz, of No. ? Chemical com
pany. is enjoying his furlough at home
with his wife and children.
| The Rev. DR. Balthis, of Emory
Chapel Church, Brightwood. who was
recently married at Laytonsville. Md,
has taken up his new charge
The interest which the people OF
Brightwood Park have evinced in the
school question was manifested at the
meeting of the citizens association last
I Monday evening 1t was the first mat
] ter TO which attention was called, and IL
cropped out during all the evenings
deliberations. The members were sur
prised 10 find that an appropriation for
a new schol building in Brightwood
Park did not appear in the District bill
as reported.
/ Vigorous language was used 10 show
the utter incompatibility OF the ideas
prevalent in Congress, first 10 pass a
compulsory education law. adding to it
the provision that there shall be no
more halliday schools above the second
grade. and then falling 10 provide ade-
quate school facilities for the children
who attend without compulsion.
Attention was called 10 the fact that
the normal increase IN the sschool en-
rollment is. and has been for several
| years. 1000 or more. and that this calls
for at least fifty rooms, while the bin
as It now stands provides only for two
eight-room buildings. With this cOndi-
tion facing the people OF Washington. it
was declared, II is impossible to see how
the already crowded buildings can ac-
commOdate the pupils
II was the sense OF the meeting that
the lower grades should be amply pro-
vided for. even If it becomes necessary
to curtail on the high and normal
! schools. and IL WIS voted 20 call the
attention of the authorities and the law
makers TO the items OF the manual
training school. AMI the site for nor
NAL. and ask how II Is possible TO make
such expenditure OF the public funds
sufficient 10 provide for the lower
grades.
Ii was also voted that the association
could not consistently sanction the use
or thousands OF dollars for an addition
to Rock Greek PARK when money is so
urgently required for the education Of
the children.
Action was also taken to bring 10
the attention Of the proper authorities
several matters OF local interest. such as
new sidewalks. fiaggings. for the cross
ings. and drainage
1t was further voted that the next
meeting should be an open one. 10 which
the public should be invited. The mat
ter OF arranging details was left to
committee consisting OF r. c. Cook. W.
Felka. and A. NJ. Condra- They were
instructed TO provide a speaker, who is
not member Of the association.
President Frank J. Metcalf presided
and there were present. IN addition TO
those named, Homes Smith. ]. II.
Kesecker. J. p RitchIe, W. c. Heit-
muller. William ThomaE w. NICK. Clay
ton, J. l. Ergood, Fred Miller, and W.
+. Walsmith.
Mrs. Martha J. Cutshaw, Of 1929
Girard street. celebrated her ninety-first
birthday Tuesday evening with her
granddaughters Mrs. Cutshaw has re-
sided during the greater part Of her
life IN this city and IN A. ,xandria. Va
She was born in Alexandria in 1915.
and spent her girIhood there During
her early married life she resided at
Harper's Ferry. Mrs. Cutshaw was
married October . 1881. the ceremony
taking place at an early hour in the
morning. with a stage coach waiting at
the door. Immediately after the we'd
ding the coup. started on an overland
trip through Virginia Mrs. Cutshaw,
although confined TO her bed. is able
10 relate stories Of occurrences during
the early years Of the last century.
Mrs. Cutshaw IS attended by her
daughter. Mrs. b. G. Stocks. who is
seventy years of age and has a brother
land sister living. Her granddaughter
and the latter's son attended the cele-
bratiOn. thus constituting four genera
tions present
During the past few days large
number Of petitions and letters have
been sent to Senator Gallinger, chair
man Of the Senate Committee on the
|; District Of Columbia, urging the pass
age at the present session Of Congress
, of the bill providing for the purchase
OF the old Scheutzen property on
Seventh street, or Bridgtwood avenue,
|, for a soldiers and sailors temporary
home. The necessity for immediate
action is set forth by the petitioners.
who refer 20 the unsanitary and over
crowded condition OF the present quar-
tions on Third street. One OF the com
munications was from the national
body of Spanish War Veterans.
The Protestant Episcopal Chapel of
! the Holy Comforter, on BrightwOod
avenue, held special services for last
Sunday, which were to the credit Of
the Rev. DR.. Buck The program of
music was as follows: Professional
hymn 56S. by Elliott; Gloria Patri." No.
= !; Create Rex. No. 2. by CheppeIl:
!; anthem. Christ Has Risen" by How
ard; "Cantate.' by CroCh; "Benedic," /"
by Norris: offertory. Risen From the
Dead" a solo by Miss Myra Higgins.
which was sung very well. and reces-
siOnal hymn 125. by Dykes. The attend
ance was very large.