Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-30
ANACOSTIA.

y Genuine Santa Claus" was the title
go the Christmas cantata given last
euing nv the Sunday school depart
ert Of Tho AnacOstia Baptist Church,
.Gth and " streets. The cantata was in
tvo parts In the first. Walter Mathew
SON. William Carter, Ethel Farmer. Eva
Fields. Bessie Gill, Thelma Green,
.-i5tH pJvne and Viola Williams took
fse seadng roles, and In the second.
.the7 Carroll Minnie Hughes. Lula
carter Lafu McGtn, Russell Sisson,
ttta Heller and Leroy Fields were the
principal characters. During the enter
toiEuent the primary department con-
ribu1ed songs and recitations. Others
3. the cast were Ethel Cameron, Elzaida
t;urch. Louise Sissel, Thelma Andrews.
Gladys Greer. Ethel Crane. Martha VIII
'aus, Helen Williams. Bertha Mathew
son. Lula Schaffer. Mildred Schaffer,
Earl Dent. Irving Farmer William
farmer. sydney Boswell Stewart Burck
Earl Dent and John Dent. The super
Intendent of the school. John i. Dent
and other officers were presented with
membranes from the pupils Rev.
Frank l. BardenS, pastor. was remem-
hered by both school and congregation
The affair was in charge of Mrs. Ruth
Jayne and Mrs. Ladue McGiH.
K f. bradbury has taken out permit
~ build an addition TO his house on
Prout street, near 22d. Hannah Smith
Will erect a two-story frame dwelling
al 2403 Nichols avenue Lida.L- Weaver
VIII also erect a tWo-Story frame DWELL
ing a 81 Nichols avenue. y. F. Haar.
il. will make improvements to premises
2235 Nichols avenue. and Frank Reh
has permission to improve premises
1852 Good Hope road.
Nineola Tribe, No. IA. Improved Order
of Red Men of Anacostia, met last
.
liam NJ. Moore, sachem, presiding. De-
gree work occupied large part OF the
meeting, together with the considera-
ton of applications.
Mrs. r. Lee Scaggs. secretary Of the
local branch of the Women's Christian
temperance Union, entertained the In
mates OF the Rupert Home. in Anacostia-
Thursday afternoon. Refreshments were
served Mrs Scaggs was assisted by
other members of the branch.
a Christmas cantata, with the title
To Santa's Land With the Dream Girl
was presented last evening in the
Garden Memorial Presbyterian church
or the benefit Of the children of the
sunday school department. and was In
charge of Miss Laura G.. Sowerbutts
and Mrs Annie Swindells Miss Sarah
Morgan took the part of the dream girl,
aud was assisted by Miss Evelyn
Roberts, Miss Susie Fastnaught. Miss
H.dna Fastnaught, Miss Anna Swindells.
Miss Fannie Bowers, Miss Mary Davis.
Miss Gertrude Powell, Miss Marie Hen
ming, Miss Elizabeth Wilkins, Miss
I.eona Wilkins. Miss Dorothy Storck.
Miss Bertha Entwisle. Miss Esther
Mitchell. Miss Marie Anderson. Miss
J+reeda HenninG, Miss Ruth Thorne. Miss
Virginia StOrck, Miss Mary Garden,
Miss Georgia French, Miss Gladys
French Miss Virginia Morgan, Miss
Annie Morgan. Harold Cummings. Earl
dement, Edward Morris. James Prather.
Leonard Haveuner, George Goddard. Ann
Garden Milton Cox, sydney Malone
and Miss Gertrude Thorne. Miss
Florence Cummings played the piano
and john Dawson took the role of Santa
Claus. Lloyd Biddle, superintendent of
tne school Was presented with UNI
brcIil aud Bible dictionary. and Rev.
George ". Cummings was also remeu-
t.red.
The holiday entertainment for the
for The Insane was given last evening
in Hitchcock Hall before large audi
erto. Special features we're presented,
and -he music was furnished BY the hos
r'taI orchestra. under direction Of
Joseph T. Caldwell.
TIc children's entertainment at the
congress Heights Methodist Episcopal
church was given last evening in that
edifce- on Nichols avenue a majority
.~ The pupils took part in an interest
.-, program. which preceded the distri-
ton 81 the presents. Rev. Merritt
..arl. pastor, spoke