The Washington times., 1911-02-04
GOOD MAIL BOXES
TO Be PROVIDED
Anacostia Citizens Will Fol-
low Out Plans of
Government.
WASHINGTON TIMES BUREAU.
ANACOSTIA, D. c. FEB, 4

Residents of this section have under
taken generally TO Concede with the
least possible delay to the desire of the
Postoffice Department that the patrons
of the several offices provide facilities
at their respective places of residence
for the receipt of their mail, as outlined
IN the circular issued for the benefit of
the people interested by Postmaster N.
a Merritt.
These circulars have been distributed
from house to house in this part Of the
District within the past day or two. AS
the suggestions conta ined in them have
received but minimum of attention
here heretofore, it is expected that the
wishes now expressed by the department
will be generally followed. To this END
it is likely that accessible boxes or the
cutting of suitable slots in doors IN
which the letter carriers may deposit
the mail, instead of awaiting an answer
to the door bell on the part of the house
holder, vii! be widely adopted.
The department has outlined in its
letter to the citizens that these plans
have advantages resulting in prompter
delivery and more efficient service and
urgently recommending the establish
ment of private receptaCles for the mail,
which will allow the carrier to speedily
deposit it with the least possible delay.
The material for the reconstruction
work planned for the Baptist Church
is arriving and operations are about to
be commenced. The plans have received
the attention of the Rev. Frank l.
Bardens, the pastor, and members of
his official board for several months.
The work will consist of the conStruc-
ton of large underground addition to
the present frame building. This base
ment will be sufficiently large to con-
tain place of assembly, to be used
for entertainments and meetings, lava
tories, rest rooms and the pastors study.
Mrs NJ. P. Smell, of Good Hope road.
has been elected to the position of re-
cording secretary of the Florence Crit
tenton Hope and Help Mission of WASH
ington.
Citizens here have commented favor-
ably of late upon the improved appear
ance and efficiency of the patrol service
system attached to the Eleventh pre-
cinct station. The request for rubber
tires on the patrol wagon, which has
much hospital service to perform. has
been renewed by the Anacostia Citizens
Association.
Roller skating on the part of juve-
niles on the sidewalks, has become SO
annoying to pedestrians that Capt. w
T. Anderson has directed the policemen
of the Eleventh precinct to put a stop
to the practice entirely. An aged wo-
man was knocked down by a skating
party the other night, and unable to
arise. was left on the pavement until
assistance was summoned.
The Peggy B." Players, under the
mana cement of Lenora Marie de
Orange, came over from town last even
ing to entertain the people of st. Eliza
beth's Asylum with comedy and farce
in Hitchcock Hall. The farce was called
''On Account of the Lobster" and those
in the cast were Catherine Harbaugh,
William G.. McCaffery, John il. Hill, and
Peggy Belasco. Ross Bright sang a
number Of topical songs. The comedy,
THE Pull Terrier and the Baby" fol-
lowed with the same cast.