The Washington times., 1906-05-13
Stranger in Insane ASYLUM.

An amusing incident occurred at the
Government Hospital for the Insane one
afternoon last week, when q strange
male visitor entered the administration
building and asked for a copy of a guide
book to Mt. Vernon. The authorities
were considerably puzzled for some time
until inquiry disclosed the fact that the
visitor had mistaken the asylum for
Mt. Vernon. He explained that he was
stranger in Washington on a sight
seeing expedition, and on being told of
his mistake, appreciated the joke on
himself as much as the hospital Of
ficials.
A meeting was held last Sunday even
ing by the Father Lights Missionary So
ciety of the Anacostia Baptist Church in
the Sunday school room of the church,
corner Jefferson and Fillmore streets.
The exercises were in charge of Mrs
c. II. Paxton, the president of the or
ganization. The society, which is com
posed of young people of the church.
gave an entertainment recently which
drew a large number and proved TO be
quite q. success
At the Anacostia Methodist Episcopal
Church last week. election of officers
were held for the Mems Club and the
Epw0rth League Of the church. The
officers for each organization are-chosen
annually.
Much interest has been aroused at the
Government Hospital for the Insane by
the appropriation by Congress of 00OC
for the erection in the District Of Co
lumbia OF a monument to Miss Dorothea
Dix. II was partly due to the efforts
Of Miss DIX that the first appropria-
tion for the construction Of st. Eliza
beth's Hospital was made. Her SYM
pathies were aroused by the conditions
which she found existing in the army
and navy in different parts Of the
country.
Excellent precautions are being taken
in case Of fire by Mrs. II. Ramm, the
matron In charge Of the RuppeUt Home
for the Aged. on Good Hope road, Ana
costa At the request OF Mrs Ramm,
Cant. g r. kuhns, who is in command
of the Anacostia- section Of the nre De
partment visited the Home recently and
instructed the assembled inmates il the
manner of making an escape IN case
of fire. AS a test, practice hre drlll
was then made. and il was found that
the inmates could leave the building IN
three minutes. In the future fire drills
viii be conducted at the home by mrs
Ramm every week
Sunday afternoon Rev. John Chester.
of Washington, began his term as chap
Insane. Religious services were con-
Quoted in the chapel hall at o'clock
Dr. CheSter's term will be OF two
months duration. at the end of which
time the Sunday afternoon religious
services will be omitted during the sum-
mer months. DR. Chester succeeds Rev.
Charles o. Isaac, pastor OF the Ana
costa Methodist Episcopal Church,
whose term has just ended.
James G. Leonard. chairman Of the
special committee Of the Anacostia Citi-
Zens' Association. on the reclamation of
the Anacostia flats. has taken up a new
point in the matter. He Is now Of the
opinion that the construction across the
river of the Outfall sewer viii so i'm
pede the movement of the deposit on
the flats that conditions viii be worse
than they were before. This new issue
has been placed with the District Com
missioners. who are now considering this
phase OF the question.
Mr. Leonard. and, in fact. all citi-
Zens of AnacOstia who are interested in
this Improvement, had expected some
time ago that a. report on the plan Of
Improvement from the District Commis-
siOners would be placed before Con
gress Enginear Commissioner Biddle
has been i'll, however, and this alone, IL
is said, has prevented the action