The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1911-05-21
PLANS.
PROGRAM Of RACES
FOR NE MORTAL DAY
Five Events Scheduled for
Prince George County
= Town.
WASHINGTON TIMES BUREAU,
ANACOSTIA. .. C.. MAY q

WASHINGTON TIMES BUREAU,
ANACoSTIA, .. c., MAY q.
An attractive program of races has
been arranged by the managers of the
! Forestville, Prince George county, Nd,
| Driving Park for Decoration Day, and
| 1t is the expectation that a large num-
Der from Washington, as well as from
this section. will visit the Maryland
town to witness the sport. DR.. John E
Sansbury is now completing the details
of the days program.
The forenoon will be featured by a
baseball game between the Surratts-
vile High School and a team represent
ing Seat Pleasant. both Maryland towns,
and the winning team will receive a
cash prize of SIS.
The racing program will include five
races, distance from go feet to one
mile, and there will be a womans driv-
ing race at FIVE furlongs. Prizes In
cash, ranging from SIS to $50, will be
presented to the winners of the various
races. A number of special match races
veil be run off between horse owners of
the neighborhood.
The recent fire that destroyed<a por-
ton of the dollhouse equipment of Sam
uel H. Lucas, florist on Howard road,
has been recalled through the filing of
a suit by Lucas against the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad to collect S.255 dam
ages. The report of the origin of the
fire, which occurred on March .. was to
the effect that 1t had been caused By
sparks from passing freight engine on
the Baltimore and Ohio freight line in
Anacostia. 1t is on this claim that Lu-
cas- is hasing his suit against the rail-
road company.
In his explanation filed with the suit,
Lucas states his loss in detail.
Mrs. Margaret Wilkerson. a member
of Oueita Council. No >, Degree of
Pocahontas, was rendered a surprise
party a few evenings ago at the resi-
dence of Mrs. Myrtle Litheral. 1914 w
street. by members of the organization.
II was also The occasion of Mrs. Wilker-
sons birthday anniversary, and a pro-
gram appropriate to the event was fol-
lowed.
Two policemen will be on duty in the
town of Anacostia proper each Satur-
day night hereafter when Capt. William
7. Anderson, the precinct commander.
Is able TO assign an additional man to
assist the one policeman who has been
performing services over the entire
town. in accordance with the system in
sututed many years ago The new.
practice was begun last night.
1t has been found that one policeman
has been unable to give the necessary
attention to a number Of places where
unusual activity is noticeable each Sat-
urday night. so last night Policeman
Vernon Eskridge and c. r. Brown d.
vided the town between them. the for
mer taking all that section east of Thir-
tenth street and the latter the business
district.
A number of additional patrol boxes
are going up in the Anacostia precinct.
md fhoxv ,r-{11 T. ~ sl--sVa<
as we'll as in the Anacostia section. One
will be located at Fourteenth street and
Masonic Hall, another at Fourteenth
street and Valley place, third at the
Ridge and Anacostia roads, and the
fourth at the Wheeler road and Ala
bama avenue.
Miss Lorena Crop, Of the Government
Hospital, who has been the guest of
friends in Greenwich, Va, has returned.
A line of water main is to be installed
in Morris road eastward, between Mich
OILS avenue and Mt View place. --,
Extensive remodeIing is being made
to premises 1920 Nichols avenue, the.
will be utilized hereafter as a business
house 1t was used for a time as a
moving picture theater, but when the
improvements are finished a local man
" III Jake the pace SSldDISu a
niture business there.
The Rev. J. W. r. Sumwalt, the dis
trict superintendent of the Washington
Methodist District, expects to announce
the new pastor of the Camp Springs.
Prince George county, Md, circuit by
June l. He will be appointed from a
conference other than the Baltimore An
nual Conference.
Curtis Rusk, who has been lying seri-
ously i'll at his home, 2217 Chester street,
suffering from the effects of being
knocked down by ball pitched to him
as a batsman on an amateur team In
the city several weeks ago, is now able
to be about.
Announcement was made this MORN
ing at the services in st. Teresa's
Church that there will be a meeting of
the men of the parish this evening in
the church hall for the purpose of COM
pleting arrangements for participating
in the field mass to be held on the
Monument grounds next Sunday morn
ing.