The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-07-19
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AnaoOS1ia
EPWORTH LEAGUE
ENJOYS OUTING

NIIS. john FoIl AIIdIlSeS
Trip to Great Falls-Lawn
Festival Closes.
The Epworth League. OF the Anacostia
Methodist Episcopal Church. gave it's
third annual trolley ride TO Great Falls
! wednesday last. A special train Of s7go
coaches conveyed TO party from George
town TO Great Falls Eighty persons
were IN the party. On the return trip
ices and cream were served on the train.
The excursion was under the direction
OF the fourth vice president Of the
league. Mrs. John Fort, assisted by the
pastor Of the church. the Rev. J. A.
LETTERS.
The lawn FESTIVAL given on the
Christie estate. Harrison street. under
the auspices OF the Mems Club and the
Ladies' Aid Society. OF the Anacostia
Methodist Episcopal Church. has closed.
The program each e1ening comprised
motion pictures, games and kindred
amusements. A feature OF the event
was baseball game between married
and single men. The score. was an
nounced as IS 10 s in favor OF the
bachelors The batteries were Kinseua
and Moilneaux for the single men and
Fort. Walsh, Linger and Wedding for
the married men. Daniel c. Smithson
was the umpire.
The season Of outdoor band concerts
at the Government Hospital for the IN
sane was opened last Tuesday afternoon
on the lawns fronting the Administra-
ton building. The band Of the asylum.
directed BY Joseph Caldwell, played
The lawns were filed with a large nun
her Of people. numbering, among Others.
several hundred male AMI female patti
ents-
Officer Edward L-Clark. OF St. Eliza
beth's, has succeeded in ascertafuing
the names Of the FIVE boys who released
dump car on the railroad track Al the
asylum several days ago, causing the
car 70 collide Wit, locomotive. result
ing in dana ging the door Of the Iocomo-
tive The boys. who live in the CITY
learned warrants were procured for their
arrest Their parents made good the
amount OF the damage. and the cases
viii not be taken TO court
The tearing down Of a portion Of the
large brick building at 10 Monroe street
formerly occupied by J. Frank Csmo-
bell for business purposes. started Mon
days, This marks another step in the
construction Of the Anacostia APPROACH
Of the new bridge.
The Ladies' Aid Society Of the Ger
man Orphan Asylum met Thursday
afternoon last at the institution on the
Good Hope road. Mrs. Rosina Botscb.
the president, presided The ladies' dis
cussed the annual Labor Dav festival
for the orphans, preparations for which
we're begun
Fire drill took place NJ the Govern
ment Hospital for the Insane last RI
day. The fre-hghting apparatus and
the volunteer company took part.
Mr. and Mrs. James Glennon left Fri
day for Maine. Mr.. Glennon having
been ordered to the vicinity Of Rar
Harbor in connection with his work
with the Fish Commission. In a few
months he will go across the country
10 Seattle preparatory TO the exposition
that is to be held there.
The Garden Memorial Church held a
social last Friday evening on the lawns
surrounding the home Of Mr.. and Ms
J. n Simpson at the head Of jackson
street
The choir OF the Emmanuel Protest
ant Church will leave this week for
an outing OF two weeks at Piney Point.
william Seantlebury, jr.. director of
the choir. is in charge
Alvah Godding. connected with the
Government Hospital for the Insane
LETT last week for Bluemont, Va.
Miss 6. a. Collins is at Wildwood
n j. for a couple Of weeks.
William F. Shelton. OF the Anacosti,
Fire Company. IS on leave Of absence
and win spend his vacation in Warren
tor, Va. E. n. Carrick. another p,ay,
Der' has returned. having been =,
Maryland during his vacation.
johann Under is in Providence Hos
Pital with typhoid fever.
Miss BramhaT has been called n b.-
home in Virginia 70 attend her.rno+5er /
who was recently bitten by a conner /
head snake.
Mary Ruge. of N street. Randall
Highlands, has returned from q visit
TO her home in Maryland.
A l. Fuss has been able to leave his
home on Adams street after an illness
Miss Gertrude Swami is visiting her
sisters in Baltimore
Mrs Walter wallach is stopping with
friends at Laurel, Nd.
The Sunday school of St. Theresa'si
Church has arranged 10 give an e,s-
cursion to River. View in the near
future.
Mrs 5. Meloy, who has been visiting
friends in Wildwood, N J., has return
ed
DR.. and Mrs. r. A. PyIes have gone
to Cincinnati. Ohio. where DR.. PvIes