The Washington times., 1911-09-26
MERCHANTS SNUB
FORCES SEEKING
SUNDAY CLOSING
Anacostia Business Men Re-
fuse to Meet Church Com
mittee in Conference.
WASHINGTON TIMES BUREAU:
ANACOSTIA, D. c., SEPT. 26.

ANACOSllA, u. l., SEfl. %
The Sunday closing issue is again to
the fore in AAacostia. Interest centers
in the attitude of the business men. A
meeting was held last night by the joint
committee, representing the five Ana
costa churches. in the parish hall OF
the Emmanuel Protestant Episcopal
Church, in V street. The committee has
been devoting its energies during the
past several weeks toward bringing the
ktorekeepers and the religious workers
into conference on the subject. The
meeting last night was regarded as
the climax of these endeavors. for,
acting on the instructions received at
various meetings. committee had sent
out invitations to thirty-five Anacostia
business men, requesting them to attend
the conference. When the meeting was
called to order by J. F. Hagan, repre-
senting Emmanuel Chapter, No. 19l,
Brotherhood of st. Andrew, there was
Just one storekeeper present He was
George +. Pyles. groceryman, who Is
thoroughly in accord with the Sunday
closing movement. and whose store is
always closed on that day.
Delegates presented petitions from their
respective Observation-Disclosures. Baptist,
Presbyterian, Catholic, and Eptsco-
paIian-carrying hundreds of signatures,
requesting <AldSOSNld DuS4lSSS llSIl
whose stores are kept open on Sunday,
10 close their places of business on that
day, excepting, however, the drug
stores, which sell only necessary medi-
cines.
Among those who spoke at last nights
meeting were George F. Pyles, the
Rev. Willard G. Davenport, the Rev.
George w. Cummings. Lloyd w. Bid
die. and r. Lee Scraggs.
special committee will visit the
GfnTnG npTifinnG
proprieters. This committee is COM
posed of William A. Smell, chairman;
Ralph Frisbie, Simon Bube, and John
T. Dent The Catholic representative
will be named later.
The maintenance Of public spring
adjoining the sidewalk at the Smell resi-
dence, SOL Good Hope road, has for
travellers. but Mrs. Mary c. Smell has
reported TO Capt. w. T. Anderson, Of
the Eleventh precinct, that the water
is being sold by boys 10 those passing
along the road, who are told that the
price is one cent cup. Mrs. Smell has
pointed out the annoyance and said that
Il is her desire that the water be free,
as always heretofore. The police will
take action to prevent the sale of the
water.
Harry Patterson, the colored man who
was arrested on a charge of amputatng
a part of the tall OF his ten-months s-old
fox terrier, when he clipped the hair
from the dog and threw the clippings
under the door sill, in order to keep
the dog from roaming away. according
10 a superstitious yarn he had heard in
South Carolina, yesterday forfeited go
in the Police Court for the Offense.
Mrs. John Garden has returned to her
home in Minnesota avenue after a visit
TO relatives in GAINESVILLE, Ohlo.
Revival services have been opened in
the Methodist Episcopal Church at
Camp Springs. Prince George county,
Nd, by the Rev. Mr.. Cokran. the new
pastor, who is being assisted by the
Rev. John Clark, a railroad evangelist
form New Jersey. The services will last
two weeks.
The officers of the newly organized
Women's Christian Temperance Union
of the several Methodist Episcopal
circuit are: Mrs Frederick Binger,
president; Mrs. R. A. Padsett' vice
president: Mrs George HARDY, treas
1,rer. Mics Florence PYleS. secretary.