Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-08
ANACosTIA.

Preliminary plans for the public flag
raising to be held in Logan Park, Ana
costa, the latter part of September, were
made last evening at a meeting OF the
committee Of tho Anacostia Citizens As
ISOLATION, at the residence OF the chair
man. In Nichols avenue. II is proposed
TO invite all the business men OF Anacos-
tia to contribute toward the necessary
fund. as well as to nave citizens night
at the Anacostia Moving Picture Park
here It is also proposed to arrange a
series Of base ball games between the
Congress Heights and Anacostia teams, at
which collections will be taken. The mat
ter OF securing a nag pole has practically
been settled.
The installation Of the recently elected
officers Of Salem Lodge. No. %, indie
pendent Order Of Odd Fellows. was held
last night at a meeting Of this order held
In the Masonic Hall Those installed were
W. j.. Beasley. noble grand: Samuel D.
Cameron. vice noble grand: Joseph K.
Dawson, recording secretary; James Eng
land, financial secretary; ]. w. Payne,
treasurer.
cinct yesterday brought to the station
here an old colored man whom he found
District line. Papers in his clothing dis
closed the fact that he was Walter Luck
His actions were SO queer that last night
he was removed to the Washington Asy-
lum Hospital for observation.
MIR. and Mrs Charles F.. Walsh and
family Of Maple View place. Anacostia,
returned to their home last night after
spending several days in Baltimore.
Charlotte NJ. Pitts has begun the. erec-
| ton of a two-story frame house near
ValIav nlQna and Nichols
tensive improvements have been made
to the home Of Johnson Hardy at 1908
street. Edwin o. Linger has completed
residence for himself on the Linger
| tract, Good Hope road. John I. Waters
is to remodel his house at 63 Sumner
| road: two-story brick dwelling is being
| erected by Thomas E. Reardon in Shan
non place; c. e. Howard is to have erect
ed In the near future frame dwelling
on Alvin road: Marcus Dale will make re-
pairs to several houses on Sumner road
within the next few weeks.
Policeman E. NJ. Brooks of the eleventh
police precinct had an exciting chase
early yesterday morning after a colored
woman who was running through the
streets here barefooted and scantily clad.
After a run of several blocks she was
captured and conveyed TO the station,
where she gave her name as Gerie Rose,
county, Md. Her actions caused the desk
sergeant to send her to the Washington
Asylum Hospital, charged with insanity.
1t is believed the intense heat Of the
last few days affected her mind.
A report was made to the eleventh
precinct yesterday by Adolphus Guide.
president Of the Anacostfa Brick Com
pany, that a quantity of dynamite caps
had been stolen from the brickyard by
boys in the vicinity and it was thought
that some injury might result to the boys
from having these explosives in their
possession. Capt. Anderson Immediately
| detailed several men on the case and
Policeman Jones was successful in locat-
ing the caps. They will be returned to
Mr.. GUIDE. These caps are used to blow
up clay banks at the brfckyard.
The draw Of the new Anacostia bridge
will be rebuilt in the near future and
material for this work Is arriving. This
is the only portion Of the bridge that is
| composed of wood
Arrangements are being made by q
| committee of Anacosria Lodge, No. 81,
F.. A. A. NJ. for the annual excursion
of the lodge to Glen Echo.