The Washington times., 1912-01-21
WASHINGTON TIMES BUREAU.

ANACosTIA, d. c., JAN. 81.
Fire In a two-story brick dwelling at
lis Howard road, owned by Mrs. Sadie
Simpson. of Asbury Park, N. j., caused
$500 damage last night. James Coates
colored, the only tenant, was away
when the fire started. An overheated
stove caused the blaze.
r. II. Shipley. patrol driver at the
Anacostia station, tried to. extinguish
the flames without turning In an alarm,
but failed.
establishment OF a Catholic Sunday
schhl for Congress Heights and yicin-
ity, which had its first meeting this aft
e,fnoon; ef ,;o is ,s regarded @ as the forerunner
and the building to be erected fnr It
VIII serve. us the nucleus and meeting
place OF the parisnioners.
ore than seventy children werc pres
school s,t.o met NJ the home Of Mrs. Eva
bum In Nichols avenue. The Rev.
rartln Egan. assistant pastor Of st.
Tertsa.s, Anacostla. presided. Father
dren. who wers then divided up into
ciasses under the following teachers:
Mrs. Plum. Mrs. Matthew Bailey,
Kisses Bernice Knott, Mamie Liston,
Am a wagner. Rose Goodwin Clarisa
MuliiEan. Marie wahlcr. and Alma
THE initial attendance is gratifying
IN the extreine.' declared Father Egan,
land - the success Of the Sunday school
Meetings of the school will be he'll
tuch Sunday afternoon at 2 or 2:30
o'clock. and children attending will thus
,mnrn,ne NAVE been able to attend mass in the
today dill not settle the question of
future place of assembly. although 1t is
stated that the work Of obtaining
permanent home will be rushed. OPP
tions on a number Of vacan. sites have
llready been obtained, and come prog
ress made In getting pledges Of money
for buying lots and putting up build
This part of the Sunday school work
is in charge Of committee. which has
as Its chairman and treasurer Charles
r Weber Weber Valentine Waller. Julius
Jartoe arc the other members.
The Ketcham public school will pre-
sent an elaborate program In commem-
oration of Washington's birthday. and
the program is now being arranged by
Miss Gertrude A. Phillips. The Rev.
George NJ. Cummings, pastor Of the
Garden Memorial Presbyterian Church,
will speak.
The Rev. Charles M. Bart, pastor OF
st. Teresa's Church, who has sailed
for Jamaica, will not return until after
Easter. The Rev. M. P; Egan. assist
ant pastor, will have the services Of
visiting priests during. the absence Of
the pastor when occasion requires.
Mrs. Helen G. Letich, who was sent
from the Government Hospital, where
she has been employed for q long time
to. the Garfield Hospital, has improved
slightly
John F. Earnshaw. the chairman of
hn 10 tkn
Anacpstia Citizens Association, il in
communication with the officials Of the
Washington Railway and Electric Com
pany concerning the insufficient num-
Der Of cars on the Union Station branch
of, the Anacostia road. Mr.. Earnshaw
has told the managers Of the COM
cars operated along the Center Mar
ket route to one that Is sent over the
Union Station branch. What the cit
izens of Anacostia desire, the manag-
ers are informed II the Union Station
line is to be continued, is to have
alternate cars sent over the route.
seventh grade in the Van Buren, school.
has been confined to her home in WASH
fering from typhoid fever. She Is
now convalescent.
Miss Helen White. teacher Of the first
grade In the Congress Heights school.
who has been Ill from typhoid fever
In the home OF James White. her
Reports received IN Anacostia from
the adjacent section Of Prince George
county, Nd, are to the effect that an