Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-18
ANAcosTIA AND VICINITY.
Bishop satterlee Oficiates at Rite o,
firmation-General News.

Confrmation-Gene News.
The annual visitation of Bishop Henry Y
Satterlee of the diocese of Washington to
Emmanuel Protestant Episcopal Church,
on Washington street near Fillmore street,
was made yesterday. The bishop off1ciated
at the rite of confirma ton upon a. class of
twenty-three persons, the ceremony taking
place at the II o'clock service. There was
large congregation present. The regular
morning service was conducted by Rev.
Willard G. Davenport, rector of Emmanuel
Church, and Bishop Satterlee delivered the
sermon, his remarks being devoted to the
subject Of sin and human unworthiness.
Following an appropriate hymn the con-
frmation class was summoned to the chan
eel railing. The young lady members were
attired In white, with white wells. There
were number of adults in the class. The
candidates were addressed by the bishop
and the rite was conferred. Last evening
a full choral service, which has been made
a feature OF the exercises in Emmanuel
Church, was held. with sermon by the
rector.
Mr.. Thomas Elgar. a prison evangelist of
New York city, delivered an address last
night before large gathering in Anacostia
Baptist Church. The experience of the
speaker as an evangelist among the prisons
was drawn upon in his address.
Patrick Glennan, the father Of Mr.. James
]. Glennan Of this place, died Thursday
evening last at his residence 500 I'd street
southwest. His funeral took place this
morning from st. Dominics Church, the
nterment being made in Mount Olivet GEM
etery.
Rev. Father O'Hearn Of Buffalo, N Y,
preached Lenten sermon last evening In
st. Teresa's Church, Washington and Fill
more streets, which formed a part of the
benedicuon service.
A warning was given publicly in ST.
Teresa's Church, this place, at the services
yesterday by the priests in charge to the
members of the congregation against con-
tributfnS money to persons representing
themselves as collecting funds for churches
in this country or monasteries in Europe
1t was stated that such persons are i'm
posters.
In addition to preaching the fourth quar-
terly conference sermon yesterday in the
Anacostia Methodist Episcopal Church,
Rev. H. r. Naylor, D. D., visited the For
estville Md, circuit for the same purpose,
being accompanied by Mr.. George F. Pyles
Of this town.
While Mrs. Angelina Pleasure was absent
from her residence on B street between
Sumner and Stevens avenues near Anacos-
tia, several days ago, an entrance was eff
fected to the building through the forcing
of a window, and the house was ransacked
by the intruders. AS soon as Mrs Pleasure
discovered that her dwelling had been en-
tered She reported the facts to the Anacos-
tia police, who are making an investigation.
Among the articles reported by Mrs.
Pleasure as being stolen are the following:
Ten soup plates, two glass dishes, a guam
tity of Undertaking, silk dress, with
waist of the same material, valued at $50,
several sheets and pillow cases, night
dress and a fiatiron. The total value of the
stolen articles is about $50.
The show window in the store Of William
Stelger, on the Bowen road, was broken
open a few evenings ago and jar of candy
and one can of tomatoes were stolen.