The Washington times., 1911-08-17
ANACOSTIA CHURCH
BODIES To DISCUSS
SUNDAY CLOSING
Will Hold Conference To-
night In Effort To For
ward Movement.
WASHINGTON TIMES BUREAU,
ANACOSTIA, d. C. AITG II


ANACOSTIA, d. c., AUG. II.
Representatives of various religious
societies associated with Anacostia
churches will gather this evening
in the parish hall of the Emmanuel
Protestant Episcopal Church, in V
street, for a conference concerning the
movement that has been in progress for
several months, having for its object
the closing Of stores on Sundays. The
conference will be held at the invita-
ton of Emmanuel Chapter, No. l9l,
Brotherhood of st. Andrew, and 1t will
be the first general meeting to discuss
the issue that has been held. All of
the churches that will be represented
have assisted in the circulation OF the
original petitions requesting the drug
stores in Anacostia to close on Sun
Gays, but on the larger issue of the
closing of all the stores that may be
heard.
Emmanuel Chapter Of the Brother
hood OF st. Andrew will be represented
other delegates will be, Anacostia Bap-
tist Church Progressive Association, j.
Z. Gill, John T. Dent, Samuel Dameron,
and Ladue McGill; Garden Memorial
w. Biddle, E. A. Barker, and r: ii.
Norton. The committees have not been
instructed as to what views they shall
present. The Rev. Frank L. Bardens,
Church, has explained to his commit
tee his views, however, to the effect
that II would be advisable, in his judg-
ment, to try and get the drug stores
closed at first, at least, SC far as other
business than medicines is concerned
and then extend the movement in other
directions.
The proposition advanced by the Ana
costa Citizens Association last month
to George Z. Hamilton, the president
of the Capital Traction Company, ask.
ing for an extension of the lines OF
that road to Anacostia by way of Eighth
street southeast to NJ street, then to
Eleventh street southeast and along
that highway across the Anacostia
bridge, has not yet been passed upon
this extension, Secretary Oscar II.
Oste rman, of the Anacostia Association.
told President Hamilton the object of
the association is to afford the residents
10 points that cannot be reached by the
present lines Of the Washington Rail-
wav and Electric Company. 1t has
been maintained here that the ideal
suburb is by way of the Capital Trac-
ton Company's road on Pennsylvania
avenue southeast, and the proposed ex-
tension would carry out this idea.
In communicating with Oscar c.
Brothers. the owner of Fairlawn. Ana
COstia's new subdivision, Lieut.. Col. w. |
c. Langftt, Corps of Engineers, re-
ferring to the appropriation of $4,000
for the reclamation and development Of
the Anacostia flats from the Anacostia |
bridge northeast to the District line, IN |
entirely new phase of the reclamation |
project, states that as soon as possible |
# force will be organized and plans pre-
pared for prosecuting the work under |
Inc direction of the board named IN |
the District appropriation act.
This board consists OF the Engineer |
Commissioner of the District of Col |
umbia, the officer in charge of public |
officer in charge of the improvement of
the Potomac river. The first thing to
be done" states Colonel Langfitt, will |
probably be the compilation of a work
ing map upon which various plans OF
reclamation and development of the
river fats can be laid out and consid-
cred. This, in itself, will take some lit
tie time" AS this portion of the work
is the part that affects particularly the
town of AnacOstia and some adjacent
towns, interest has been aroused in the
plans of the Government for the ex-
penditure of the appropriation.
The Sons of Temperance of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church. at Bells. Prince
George county. Md, gave a supper in
the old church building last night, and
hundreds Of country folk gathered and
took part in the festivities. The event
was under the charge of George W.
Hardy. In the gathering were observed
many men who are prominent politi-
Cally in the county in a little while,
among them being Richard E. Swami,
who is a candidate for the nomination
for county treasurer.
Mrs. H. V. ONO, the president of the
Womens Christian Temperance Union
of the several Methodist churches in
Prince George county, Nd, contiguous
10 this section. viii hold three more sill
Yer medal contests in different churches
before she concludes the series, which
has aroused much interest among the
The contests are to aid
the cause of temperance