The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-11-24
AnaoOS1ia
CROWDED SCHOOLS
WORRY CITIZENS
Teaching Corps insufficient,
and Two More Are
Asked For.

ASkGO TOT.
| The Hillside Citizens Association gave
| consideration TO a number OF matters
affecting the public schools in that SUI
burb at a meeting Thursday evening in
! Odd Fellows Hall. Elzie S. Hoffman
/ the chairman or the COMMITTEES on pub
/ lie schools. and r. u. Wilkinson, the
| secretary OF the association, gave the
results Of their Investigations at the Biz
ney school house, Nichols avenue
| Chairman Hoffman reported the first
/ grade In that building contained ll6 pu-
| pills and was taught by two teachers.
/ The third grade, he said, mas seventy
/ one pupils with only one teacher. Two
additional teachers are required for the
/ proper conduct Of these grades, IL was
| reported. 1t Was also reported that the
/ Birney school was over-crowded, and
/ the community needs another eight
/ room building. The indications are that.
/ following the holidays. night school
/ will be opened in the Birney building.
| II was ordered that an inquiry be ad-
/ dressed TO the commissioners. asking
/ that the public streets In HillsdaIe be
/ designated by name, and requesting that
| the preparation of surveys, deeds and
maps be taken up without delay.
| Funeral services for Mrs. Mary A
Boyer were held Monday afternoon at
/ her late home Bellevue, near Anacos-
/ tia, where her death occurred Satur-
/ day. Mrs. Boyer, who was seventy-two
years old, was the wife Of James Boyer.
one Of the best-known gardeners in the
| district. She had been in falling health
/ for some time. Mrs. Boyer is survived
| by three sons and two daughters. They
! are George. Andrew, Miss Victoria
Boyer and Mrs Lemuel Lusby, OF Wash
/ ington- The funeral was conducted at
| 1 o'clock by Rev. William Brayshaw,
I the rector OF Esther Memorial p. Z.
! Church, at Congress Heights. The pail
| bearers were nephews of the deceased
and James A. Beall, OF Anacostia-
I Interment was made IN Congressional
| Cemetery.
| At a meeting Of the congregation Of
| the Anacostia Baptist Church, held ~
Gently in the ediice. corner OF Jefferson
and Fillmore streets, the organization
of a young mems brotherhood was ef-
| fected. The Rev. James r. Edwards,
| the pastor Of the church, wac the pre-
siding officer. An election of officers re-
suited as follows: The Rev. James T..
/ Edwards. president; Alvin C. King. vice
| president; German Moore, secretary
| NJ. (. Cornish, treasurer.
meeting Of the Ladies' Aid Society
/ OF the German Orphan Asylum In Ana
| costa was held last week. Mrs. Rosina
/ BOtsch. the president, who for eighteen
/ years has worked for the little ones OF
| that institution. was presented with a
silver loving cup. Mrs. C. Barthell. the
/ vice president. who has also served for
| eighteen years, received a bunch OF
/ American beauty roses.
| An interdenominational meeting was
| held Friday evening at the Baptist
/ Church in Anacostia to awaken the
/ interest of church workers In the
| foreign missionary cause The meeting
was presided over by William Arthur
Smell. Of the Garden Memorial Pres
| byterian Church. The choirs OF the
AnacostIa Methodist Episcopal and the
| Baptist Churches took part In The ser
/ vice.
| Henry A. Buscher has gone to Nevada
| IN behalf Of local men who are in
tcrested in mining operations IN that
| section He viii be gone several months
Mrs. Annie Masters is making a tour
Of ireland, and is at present in Dub
! lin.
Mrs. T. N. F1notd. Of Spring street
has gone to Philadelphia, Camden, and
New York, where she viii remain sever
al weeks visiting relatives.
After visit &c his brother, Lieut.. w.
T. Anderson. OF the police department
John Anderson has returned to PhiIa-
delphia.
Dr.. William A. White, superintendent
Of the Government Hospital for the IN
sane, has returned TO the institution
after an absence OF several days in Phil
adeIphia-
The Rev. Charles o. Isaac. the pastor
OF the Anacostia Methodist Episcopal
Church has gone 10 Ellicott City, Nd,
to mako a visit to his aged father.
Members Of the Anacostia police force
have been requested by Miss A King. of
S2z Missouri avenue, to find an en-
velope containing $3.50. which she lost
several evenings ago as she was riding
on an AnacOstia street car to Congress-
Heights to visit a friend.
Hurry Payne, a citizen Of Manassas.
Va, who recently arrived on a visit
to friends, reported TO the police The
disappearance of his wallet and gold
watch in town Saturday night The
Locketbook contained 500, and the
watch was valued at SO.
3. F. Seaggs and son, Selby. Of IA
Washington street, have returned from
q hunting trip along the Patuxent river
Calvert county, Md.
ROYAL WOMEN FISH.
AS a rule. when Queen Alexandra is
in Denmark she and her sister. the
dowager empress of Russia, with
Princess Victoria, all GO on great fish