Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-24
ANACOSTIA.

Members of the congregation of the
.Anacostia Baptist Church are rejoicing
over the fact that the basement hall of
their church has been sufficiently COM
pleted to permit of it's use for business
meetings and social affairs. The fitting
up of the hall has been made possible
largely through the efforts of Rev. Frank
l.. Bardens the rector. The fall order
of services will be begun in this church
today, which will permit of additional
music by the choir. and the changing of
the hour OF evening service from ESQ
to 7:3o o'clock, at WHICH time the Bap-
fist Young Peoples Society will meet.
From what can be learned Of the esti-
mates to be submitted to Congress this
winter. residents of Congress Heights can
look forward to the installation of an
almost complete new apparatus in the en-
CINE house at that place. An item Is
included for an automobile steam engine
and hose carriage, to replace the pres
ent chemical engine used there. 1t also
is probable that more firemen will be as
signed to duty there. The true. will re-
main as a special protection in case of
fire at the Government Hospital for the
Insane.
Members of the Congress Heights Cit
liens Association are still endeavorlnS to
get the railway company to extend It's
line from it's present terminus on Mich
OILS avenue along that thoroughfare to
the District line. in order to accommo-
date the residents of the several fast
growing suburbs beyond Congress
Heights, and to be an incentive to per-
sons to buy in that locality. While the
citizens express the hope that the work
will be done. the company has made no
promises and it is doubtful whether the
work will be undertaken, owing to the
expense of double-tracking its system
from Anacostia to Congress Heights.
The Commissioners are to be requested
to include in their next estimates to
Congress an item for the widening of
Nichols avenue, through Anacostia. by
decreasing the width of the sidewalks
on either side two feet. 1t Will be shown
that the present roadway is hardly wide
enough to permit of the safe passage of
cars and wagons
After one week Of school in the Van
Buren, and ketcham buildings it has
been proven that the many minor re-
pairs made to these buildings during the
vacation period will be great benefit to
both teachers and children. The grad
ing of the yards a the Van Buren,. the
hanging of new doors. repairs to floors
and other minor things all help to make
1t convenient for the pupils The install
tation Of new ash hoppers and coal
chutes will also make the handling of
these materials much easier. Not 50
many improvements have been made to
the ketcham building. as 1t Is practically
new Officials say the Van Buren, and
ketcham are the equal of any school
buildings in the District.
The committee of the Public Improve
ment Association of Congress Heights,
composed of NJ. J. F'illius. +. w. Tor
ney, W. p. Ballard, Francis Whaler and
G,Istave Bender, expects to announce
the date of the public meeting in the
near future, and also provisional pro-
gram. The meeting will be an open APP
probation of the work that has been ac-
complished in that section during the
past year.
The business men of Anacostia have
been requested to NEE. tomorrow even
ing in the parish hall 81 Emmanuel
Church, when the petitic.is that have
been circulated requesting them TO close
their places of business on Sundays will
be presented to them and an endeavor
made to bring the matter to solution