The Washington times., 1911-12-05
ANACOST|A MASONS I.
HOLD ELECTION AND
LISTEN TO REPORTS
Charles F. Roberts Named
Worshipful Master-Sub-
urb Has Boat Mystery.
WASHINGTON TIMES BUREAU,
ANACOSTIA, ID. c., DEC. &


Anacostia Lodge, No. q, #. A. A. NJ,
held its annual election of officers last
night. with the following result: Charles
#. Roberts, worshipful master; Milton
j. Fillius, senior warden; Alfred r.
Grimes, junior warden; John II. King,
secretary re-elected, thirtieth term, I;
Adolphus GUIDE, treasurer (re-elected) !,
Albert =. Beck, senior deacon; A. j.
GUIDE, junior deacon; Ralph William
son, senior steward; d. F.. r. Mac
gregor, junior steward; Henry w. Emo
tyler Cre-elected); Walter B. Frye.
trustee, for three years (re-elected) !:
Charies ]. James, delegate to st. Johns
Mite Society. and Masonic board of re-
lief (re-elected; Adolphus GUIDE, repre-
sentative on board of directors of
Masonic and Eastern Star Home (re-
elected. Reports were received, and
the lodge was pronounced to be In a
prosperous condition.
A resolution favoring the enactment
OF a curfew law for the District will
be presented for ratification Thursday
afternoon before the, Parent Teacher
Association here. The resolution is in
accord with the sentiment of parents
the Van Buren, School. The meeting
will be held at 3:15 o'clock in the
n.ss,ha Ketcham School, with Mrs R. A. ,Pyles,
has been extended to Mrs. Smallwood.
superintendent of the curfew depart
ment Of the Women's Christian Tenn
perance Union, Of Washington, to make
an address.
Mrs: M. e. Cornish, Of the Anacostia
branch Of the Women's Christian Tenn
perance Union, who was designated to
receive the names Of young people in
Anacostia and Congress Heights de-
sirous of competing In a contest for a
silver medal in the aid of the temper
ance cause, believes 1t will not be pos
sible to complete arrangements before
the latter part of February.
Frederick p. Noebe. csbinet-maker ut
the Government Hospital for the Insane,
vas turned over to the police Of the
lsleVenfh M,,1. p nrecinnt ,y Yesterday by James
charged with disorderly conduct. Noebe.
1t Is said. became boisterous and en-
gagged In an altsrcauon. When he reach
doctor, declaring he had been badly
punished. and DR.. James A. Watson
was summoned. Later his daughter .ie-
posted IS as collateral Obtaining his
release.
Benjamin Blythin, Washington build
er. Will improve his property in Mime
S'td tVenue Dy tne erection of three
dwellings. Two Of the houses will be of
brick and the other a frame. ; :. =
Work on the restoration of Nichols
avenue between Anacostia and Congress
Heights to its normal condition, follow
ing the completion of improvements, is
In progress. Both the street car COM
pany, which double-tracked the road,
and the District. which has sent its
street repairers to the scene, are en-
gagged in the task.
William A. Smell, a leader in Presby-
terrain Church circles here, who has been
IN the Naval Hospital, Washington, for
months, will return home soon.
The annual election of officers by the
Women's Christian Temperance Union
Of Anacostia will not be held until the
January meeting. The next regular
meeting will be held on the afternoon
ailIStt.
A drifting bateau. twelve feet long,
with the oars in position as though they
had been handled short time before
was recovered from the Eastern branch
near the Pennsylvania avenue bridge at
Twtning City by Policeman ]. M. Hor-
ten, OF the Eleventh precinct, last night
The policeman's attention was directed
to the boat by Harry l. Fletcher, a
motorman. The report soon spread some
one had committed suicide.
The police noticed an inscription
which disclosed that the boat belonged
to the Speedway boat house. N. b.
Plunkett. manager of the boat house,
said he had not hired a boat yesterday
to anyone.