The Washington times., 1911-03-23
ANACOSTA CHURCH
HAS ACTIVE YEAR
Garden Memorial Presby-
terian Reports Show
! Prosperity.
WASHINGTON TIMES BUREAU.
ANACOSTIA, d. c., MARCH %.

ANACOSTIA, d. c., MARCH %.
The members of the Garden Memorial
Presbyterian Church, on Minnesota
avenue are expressing qualification to-
day over the satisfactory condition If
their church, as evidenced through the
reports made to the congregation last
evening, when the annual conSrega-
tional meeting was held in the edifice.
The Rev. George NJ. Cummings, she
pastor, was chosen moderator, and
Alexander B. Garden was clerk.
The annual reports of the church, the
Sunday school, and the many separate
organizations within the church were
presented.
r. 3. Anderson, treasurer of the con-
gregation, submitted a statement indi-
eating that the receipts of Garden
Church last year amounted to $l,04S,
while the expenditures were $l,034 The
total benevolences from the church were
$l57. Contributions to the Home Mis-
sionary Society were $135 and to the
foreign missions $9l.
DR.. George c. IIavcnner. chairman of
the committee on proposed manse. re-
ported that s43O has been pledged to-
ward the erection of home for the
pastor. A start will not be made, how
ever, until further funds are secured.
The Sunday school department gained
forty pupils during the year, bringing
the total to 216.
The Presbyterian Home committee re-
ported that 800 had been procured for
it's work.
The trustees report showed that s2OJ
was expended in church Improvements
in the last twelve months
The church gained a number OF new
members, and in every department
healthy growth was noted.
Mrs S. c. Swindells reported upon
extra labors performed by the Mis-
sionary Society upon its own initiative.
r. 3. Anderson was reelected treas
,1rer of the church. Mrs. Minna NJ.
Cummings was chosen organist and Ed
ward T. Davis chorister. Lloyd w.
Biddle was chosen trustee for term of
three years, Charles Z. Entwisle for
elected a deacon.
The Rev. George NJ. Cummings closed
the annual meeting with prayer.
Charles r. Burr, president of the An
acostia Citizens Association, is formu-
lating plans intended TO stimulate in
tercst in this section in the lectures
that are TO be delivered in Anacostia
cation of the Park Commissions plans
for the Identification of Washington
and purposes of the Peoples Garden
Association.
M Burr will cause announcements of
the lectures to be widely circulated in
this part Of the District, a special ap-
peal being made to women of the COM
munitY to be present, and he Will have
invitations sent to members of citizens
associations of the following suburbs:
Congress Heights, Randle Highlands,
East Washington Heights and an as
sociatiOn representing Southeast wash
ington
The lectures will be in Methodist Hall,
Fourteenth street, and the speakers
VIII be Glenn Brown, secretary OF the
American Institute of Architects, and
David Fairchild, president of the Peo-
pies Garden Association.
The former will discuss the Park
Commissions plans, while the latter
will speak on the care of lawns and
Yards. AS there was a contest last year
in Anacostia between citizens to procure
the awards made by the Anacostta
Citizens Association for the best kept
this season, the subjects to be dis
cussed are expected to arouse a great
deal Of interest here.
An appeal has been issued by the YES |
try of the Esther Memorial Protestant
Episcopal Church, in Congress Heights, |
with the approval of the Rev. Willard |
G. Davenport. rector of the Emmanuel |
Protestant Episcopal Church, in Ana |
costa, urging the members of the par !
ish to rally to the support OF the |
church. 1t is explained that in order |
to secure the assignment of a perma-
nent rector strong support must be as
sured
Since the issuance to the parishion-
ers of the appeal mentioned conditions
have improved greatly, II is stated, and
the prospects are encouraging.
Fred G. Winkler living at 1886 u
street, visited the Anacostia police sta
tion yesterday concerning the disposi-
tIon of three young children, who are
now living at his house. They are
Ruth, Lucille and Helen Kennel, aged
nine ten and fourteen
years.
Capt. W. T. Anderson was told that
the children were formerly in the
Washington City Orphan Asylum, but
that they were placed with Mrs. Wink
Ter. their sister, after their father had
failed to provide for their maintenance. |
The police were informed that Charles
Kennel, the father. has moved to Gar
rett Park, Md. 1t was represented to
the poSce that the father has failed to
support the girls.
The Board of Childrens Guardians