The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-10

They're numbering a policeman up on
the Good Hope road
This message was received over the
telephone at the Anacostia ponce sta
ton Saturday night The patrol wagon
WAS ordered out and all the station re
serves. in charge Of Lieutenant amer
son. were hurried out up the nil 10
the place indicated. The situation was
not so bad as the message Indicated
Z Policeman Eskridse had attempted 10
arrest Allen Simms, colored. Tor as
orderly conduct. and Allen had taken
objection. The colored man IS OF pow
erful physique. and fought strenuousiy-
The struggle continued for half an hour
before the reserves arrived and took
the prisoner A charge Of assault was
placed against Simms.
The sodality Of the Children Of Mary
of St Theresa's parish held its annual
election of officers Sunday afternoon in
the church hall at Washington and
Fillmore streets. The following were
elected. Miss Addie Wathen. president
Miss Alice Green. first assistant; Miss
Mabel Brauman, second assistant; Miss
Agnes Wathsn. secretary: Misses Lillian
Lawrence, Rosina FinOtta, Berenice
Knott E5telle Latchford- Irene MiSeL
and Helen Hoye, consuItors. Prepare
lions we're made for the annual May
procession Of the church IN which the
society will have a prominent part. the
president Miss Wathen having the post
of May queen The procession Will be
held the latter part Of the month II
was announced that May dcvouons Will
be held in tine church on "Wednesday ana
Friday evenings at 80 O'Clock.
a meeting Of women interested in
work of A patriotic character was held
last Tuesday evening at the home OF
Mrs Anna c Quinn. jefferson street
when girls brigade was formed, the
purpose being TO carry on work along
, natriotic lines. Mrs. A. b FriSbie. pres
ident OF the John y. Logan Women's
Relief Corps. No. Z. presided. and the
name adopted for the new organization
was John A Logan Girls Brigade. No.
l. The election OF officers resulted in
the choice of Miss Annie Butler. captain
and president; Miss Margaret Quinn,
vice president, Miss Cara Byram- sec
rotary. and Miss Ida Ferguson, treas
urer Miss Mary G. Simpson was APP
pointed drillmaster.
Laliar Hamilton, employed as an at
tendant at the Government Hospital for
the Insane was returning 10 the insti-
tuition on an AnacOstia car Saturday
evening about $50 O'Clock. having with
him a suitcase containing a new suit Of
! light brown clothes When he WAS
about to alight from the car he discov-
cred that some one had removed his
suitcase and had left in its place an
other one filed with eggs and articles
Of women's wearing apparel
At a meeting Of EIecta Chapter. Order
of the Eastern Star. held last Tuesday
evening in the Masonic Hall n AnacoS-
tia, the officers and other representa-
tives of MiZpah Chapter. were cLter-
tanned. Mrs. Carrie Smith, the worthy
matron OF Electa Chapter. welcomed the
visitors. Charles F. Roberts sang sew
eral baritone solos. Miss Edith NJ Pyles
played a piano solo. Mrs. Frances
Guernsey nd Tr--
Ella Balderston recited.
Colored Baptists from the city gath
cred in force at noon Sunday at the
river side in AnacOstia, where baptismal
services were publicly conducted under
the auspices Of the Israel Baptist
Church, Eleventh street northeast. Sew
eral hundred spectators lined the Shore
and witnessed the services. many Of
them taking part in the singing. The
Rev. John II. Burke. the pastor of the
church. officiated baptizing nine con-
verts, six of whom were women.
The Ladies Missionary Society Of the
Garden Memorial Presbyterian Church
held its annual foreign praise service
last Sunday evening. Mrs George NJ
Cummings the president Of the society.
presided Mrs Charles Johnson. a form
or missionary in Shanghai China, de-
scribed some Of the work in that Coun-
try A collection was taken up for the
famine orphans in India.
The funeral of Martin Carmody. a
venerable citizen Of the District. was
held at 3 o'clock last Saturday morning
from his home. 4S0 Jackson street. Ana
costa. mass being celebrated in St
Theresa Catholic Church. Mr. CaTmO-
DIV was a veteran soldier and the inter-
ment was in Arlington
Frederick Charles Rennett = DRUGGIST