Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-15
ANACoSTIA AND VICINITY.
Feast of st. Teresa-Y. M. C. A. Mass
Meeting-GeneralI Items

With an impressive ceremony conducted
in the presence of a gathering Of parishion-
ers that filed st. Teresas Church, the OBJ
servaton Of the feast day of ST. Teresa,
the patroness of the Catholic Church in this
suburb, was held yesterday morning Out
lined with numerous cleaning tapers and
bearing simple floral decorations, the shrine
Of the saint stood within the sanctuary in
emphasis of the sermon. The story Of her
life was outlined by Rev ]. D. MARI, the
pastor Of the Church of the Immaculate
Conception Of Washington city. The serv-
ice opened at 1880 o'clock with solemn
high mass. of which Rev. Leonard Ripple
of the Catholic University was the cele-
brant. Rev. Charles NJ. Bart, the pastor of
St. Teresa's Church, was deacon of the
mass, with Rev. Alonzo Odds of St. Angus
tines Church, Washington, subdeacon. In
his remarks dwelling upon the life of Saint
Teresa, Father MARI spoke of her early
desire for martyrdom and of her association
with the order of Carmelte nuns, which
she restored to it's primitive fervor. The
saint was born in 1915 and died in 1852. The
musical portion of the ceremony was effec-
lively rendered by the choir of St Teresa S
Church, which was directed by DR.. Robert
J. Green. The choir sang Silas' mass and
at the offe1tory Prof. Andrea Coda render
ed a clarinet solo, as again at the recession
al In the evening at 7:30 o'clock Mario s
NeSperS COnCluQeQ the exercises IN COM
memoration of the feast of ST. Teresa.
The mass meeting for men only held yes
terday afternoon, beginning at $3.50 o'clock,
in the Anacostia Methodist Episcopal
Church, corner of Jackson and Pierce
streets. under the auspices of the Young
Mems Christian Association of Washington
was one of the largest attended Of the Sc
rieS started there last winter and the pro-
motors of which felt encouraged over the
fact that the interest awakened was re-
fiected in yesterdays gathering. The speak
er of the afternoon was Mr.. Ora Samuel
Gray of Boston. Rev. Charles o. Isaac,
the pastor of the church, opened the eXer-
cises with Scripture reading and prayer
The speaker took his text from Romans
vii:2-"Who shall deliver me from the body
of this death?"
Mr.. Gray proceeded to point out mans
association with sin. the penalty and the
remedy. The congregational singing was
led by Mr. John A. Fort, and Mr.. George A.
Fischer of New York sang two solos, Mr..
Gray closed the service with prayer. Ar
rangements are being made for a similar
meeting next Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. Thomas j. Putnam, well-known res
ident of this place, is at the Episcopal Eye,
Ear and Throat Hospital in Washington
as the result of a recent accident which
terminated in the loss Of the sight of his
left eye. Mr.. Putnam was performing some
work about his new residence on Franklin
street several days ago when nail on
which he was hammering flew upward
and struck him on the eyeball of his left
eye. lie was sent 10 the named
for SPECIAL treatment. Mr.. Putnam is an
employee of the Library of Congress and is
an officer and a leading member Of John A.
Logan Post, No. 10, Grand Army of the
Republic, of Anacostia. 1t was stated last
evening by relatives of the injured man
that the sight of his left eye is beyond res
toration.
The recent visitation to John A. Logan
Post, Ne. 10, Grand Army of the Republic
of the officers of the department on their
round of annual inspection and the visit the
same evening of the post commanders to
the local organization was the occasion of
large gathering Of Grand Army members
in the Masonic hall, Pierce and Jackson
streets. Commander A. B. Frisbie Of Logan
Post presided. Assistant Inspector J. d.
Ford proceeded with the inspection. Com
mander Frisbie called upon the visitors for
addresses and a number, including Com
Walker and O'Meara. responded. Mr.. Hol-
brook was present as chief of staff. Logan
Post served the visiting comrades with
refreshments.
Mrs. Martha Weldon is In Providence
Hospital, where her condition following
surgical operation has been a cause of
anxiety to her friends Mr.. William Weed
on, her son, who came here lately from New
Jersey has obtained an appointment to the
letter carriers force
Rev. Charles o. Isaac, the pastor of the
Anacosta M. Z. Church, has effected an
exchange with Rev. Willard G. Daven-
port the rector of the Emmanuel P. E.
Church, in the matter of officiating as
chaplain at the Government Hospital for
the Insane. Under the arrangement as
agreed upon Mr.. Isaac will act as chaplain
and April, as the latter time would interfere
with hfs conference meeting,