Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-28
ANACOSTIA.

The annual Christmas entertainment
| of the Sunday school of the Anacostia
| Methodist Episcopal Church was held
| last evening. The church was decorat-
| ed with evergreens and flowers, with
! a large lighted star over the platform.
| A Christmas cantata entitled 'Santa's
| Substitute" was presented. in charge of
Mrs. Harry c. Arnold assisted by Mrs.
| Myrtle Orem, Mrs. Clara Williamson,
| Miss Mabel Pyles, Mrs. Edith Lee, Mrs.
Grace Suit, Miss Bessie Pyles, Mrs.
Albert Gator, Mrs. Beulah w. Fort,
pianist, and Mrs. Grace B. Linger, in
charge of singing. The principal char
acters in the play were Mrs. Santa
Claus, Miss Mable a. Burch; Santa
Claus, Charles F. Linger; Sandman.
Edgar Murphy; Jack Frost, Harvey
Townsend; Ananias Bond, Charles KIN
sella; Shoe Woman, Miss Esther Eng
land. Others taking part in the can
tata were Josephine Marshall. Alice
Stone, Percy Simpson. Arthur Il. SUIT,
1r., Robert Martin, BenJamIn Garter
/ Raymond Nicholson, Harold King, WV
| ian Murphy, Janet Williamson, Barbara
Eubank, Mae Shank, Florence GIBBONS,
| Hattie Torney, Lucille Gator, Lizzie
Murphy, Mabel GeolIotte, Pearl Mar
| tin, Annie Jones, Helen Shannahan,
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crime McCauiey, Beulah Shank, Laura
Gator, Helen Mathews, Dorothy Graf
| fin, Lusie Tree, Grace Pyles, Mertice
Stone. Florence Dony, Nellie Conway.
| Grace BObblits, Mary Jordan. Mildred
| Suit, Nellie Ball, Mildred Owens, Agnes
Koontz, Mary Hardy, Helen Gibbons.
! Olo Burlington, COrene ScaggS, Ruth
Graftiin. Helena Koontz, Mary Reed,
| Lucille Cornish, Beatrice Webster Ray
mond Scaggs, Mabel BIackenship, Nor
mOnd Moore, Charles Walsh, Willard
| King, Ledrue Koontz, Wesley McDon-
aid and Royce Martin. Preceding the
cantata several songs were sung by the
school, and Rev. Samuel w. Grafttin,
| Arthur b. Suit, superintendent of the
school, and Charles +. Linger spoke.
| Yesterday afternoon the primary de-
partment held its festivities in the
church, with Mrs. Samuel II. Campbell
| IN charge. The exercises held were
each child was presented with re-
membrance.
DR.. Edith NJ. Conser, who has been
connected with the Government Hos
| pital for the Insane, directly in charge
| of female patients, has resigned, and
! will make her future home IN Johns
| town, Pa.
| Mrs. Marie. de Grain and Mrs. Leo
poldina Facius, members of the Ladies'
| Aid Society of the Rupert Home in
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entertainment to the inmates of that
| institution yesterday afternoon. The
program rendered, consisting of vocal
and instrumental selections, was in
charge of Mrs. Lula Davis.
| Roy Windland, nine years of age of
Sterling road, Congress Heights, eScap-
| ed serious injury yesterday morning
while riding along Nichols avenue near
| 4th street on a bicycle. The wagon of
S. NJ Fillius, driven by Arthur San
ford, happened along at the same time,
and the two cOllided, the wagon pass
| ing over the body of Windland and
| also his bicycle. He was taken to the
office of DR.. A. N. Meloy, nearby, where
an examination proved that Windland
| had not been hurt 1t is probable
| the fact that most Of the weight of
| the wagon was on the bicycle that pre-
vented a more serious accident. An
investigation showed the accident to
| have been unavoidable.
Patrick OConnor Of 1913 Nichols ave-
nue.. Anacostia. fell while in the city
| yesterday, receiving several cuts about
the face and hands. and was carried to
the Casualty Hospital. He was able to
return to his home last evening.
| While Walter Bayne of Forestville.
Nd, was driving along Pennsylvania
avenue in Twining City yesterday ait
| ernoOn, in company with his mother,
Mrs. John Bayne, the horse became
| frightened and ran away, throwing
young Bayne to the street and in
Turing the horse. Mrs. Bayne received
no injury. The buggy was badly dam
aged.