Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-07

nation. who were loath to give up the
old style of dress. cooked hat. shad-belly
coat and small clothes. With the gov
~rnment had como numbers OF mon
prominent in scientific and literary cir
cies, and as there were a number of res
jdents OF like inclinations. soon there
was community equal in intellectual
standing to any of its size.
At the seat OF government. besides the
nomination of the presidential ticket by
congressional caucus. other affairs al
fecting the nation at large had their in
ception here. The convention of MaSonS
to form the Grand Lodge of the United
States met in the House of Represent
atfveS a few years before, and in 1919
and 10 convention of physicians pre-
pared the American PharmacOpia there.
The Washington Library, on 18th street
south of the Avenue. Incorporated some
years before, numbering among its sub
scribers high officials OF the government
and citizens, was in full operation. The
Columbian Institute, incorporated in 1878,
for the promotion of art and science,
was given by congress that year the
use of five acres OF land. to be used in
the objects of the association. and the
ste now occupied by the Botanic Gar
dens was selected and given in its
charge The year before the Medical
Society Of the District organized under
a charter and a Provident Association
of clerks existed.
Several debating societies were In exist
ence. holding regular meetings. The
theater at 18th and G streets having been
destroyed by fire early that year, the
playGoers had to be content with enter
tainments in Strother's Assembly Room
in the hotel at 18th street and Pennsyl-
vania avenue: the long room over the
baths" on the north side of G. between
AZ and 9Th streets-the equestrian circus
opposite the baths, and the horseless
circus at 18th and F streets. Horse racing
was favOrite pastime and the National
race course. popularity known as Hol
~,
of ffrst-class contests under the auspices
of the Washington Jockey Club, while
between seasons here there We're races
at several places nearby i'm Maryland
and Virginia.
Congress had vacated the temporary
Capitol building at LIST and A streets
northeast, and resumed its sessions i'm
the restored halls of legislation, but the
local courts with the marshars and
clerks offices remained therein for a
few years. A city hall had been pro-
Jected. The city councils were occupying
temporary quarters, meeting that year
in the Weightman buildings, corner of
9th street and Pennsylvania avenue. The
public markets We're mere sheds and
usually in the best settled neighborhoods.
The principal one was on the site of the
Washington market on Pennsylvania
avenue known as the Center or Marsh
market, the latter name coming from the
surrounding conditions The West market
was on the reservation at 10th street and
the Avenue; the Capitol Hill market on
East Capitol street. east of LIST street, and
the Navy Yard or Branch market, east
of 9TH street, between h and l. streets
southeast. There were only two public
schools, the Eastern at Sd and u streets
southeast, and the Western on L street.
west of 18th street, but the latter short
~ after moved to 18th and CT streets.
There were over half q dozen private