Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-27
ANACOSTIA.

John F. EarnShaw, chairman of the
committee on railroads of the Anacostia
Citizens Association, is again in commu-
nication with the District electric railway
commission relative to the car service
that is provided residents of Anacostia-
The chief complaint affects 1.-The few
cars that are operated to Anacostia by
way of Union station" 1t. is claimed by
the association that the railroad COM
pany agreed to operate alternate cars by
way of the Union station and the Center
market. Mr.. Earnshaw states that this
Is not the present condition. He also
states that 1t is not an uncommon Oc-
currence to wait at least half an hour
for car at the Union station, when.
according to the agreement, the interval
should not be longer than ten minutes.
Motion pictures were the entertainment
al the Government Hospital for the In
sane last evening, after a few weeks of
dramatic offerings. The pictures were
thrown on a large screen erected for the
purpose in Hitchcock Hall, and a large
number of inmates gathered to witness
them.
committee consisting of Judge Samuel
E. Cox, c. L. Jenkins. r. A. Jenkins, Will
ton West, George Hass, William A. Harri-
son, Robert F. Bradbury, Thomas j. Moore,
of Anacostia and Suitland yesterday WIS.,
tied the Capitol to confer with serlators
and representatives concerning the bill,
which will shortly be presented there,
granting charter to the East Wash
ingtOn Suburban Railway Company for
the construction of an electric railway
between AnacOstia and Suitland. The
proposed road would begin at Good Hope
.oad where it intersects with Nichols
avenue, and run along Good Hope road
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An endeavor was made by the commit
tee to show the necessity of such a road:
At present those residing in Good Hope,
Garfield. Suitland, East Washington
Heights and the eastern part of Anacos-
tia are required to walk from one to
six miles to reach an electric car line
Funeral services for Mrs. Margaret
Wagner. who died suddenly Thursday in
her. home on Alabama avenue. Congress
Heights, were held this morning at ST.
QUEEN mass was offered by Rev. Martin
P. Egan, assistant pastor. Interment was
made in Mount Olivet cemetery. Mrs.
Wagner. the widow of Charles ]. Wag-
ner, who served as member of the
metropolitan police force for twenty-three
years, with special duty at the White
House, was fifty-five years old, and had
been in apparently good health up to the
time of her death. One daughter. Miss
Ann Wagner, survives her.
MISS Josephine ETmOlu entertained
large company Of her friends last even
ing at masquerade party at the home of
her sister. on Nichols avenue. Those
present included Miss Amy Steinmetz,
Frank Hagan, Joseph Wahlen, Charles
Tolson, Donald Mason, Miss Myrtle Pea
cock, Miss Jacqueline Warren. Frank
Small, Miss Rose Levy. Miss Melissa
Campbell. Miss Josephine Ermold. Miss
Bonita Peacock Emory Long, John Cook.
Miss Marguerite Hayes, Charles Warren.
Miss Myrtle Tolson, Mr.. Meade. Mrs.
Elizabeth Ermold, Mrs. T. F. Williamson.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. F. Thompson and Miss
Lois Thompson.
Mineola Tribe. No. IA, Improved Order
of Red Men. met last night in the Ma
sonic Hall, with Sachem HUMPHREYS in
the chair. The meeting was devoted to
degree work.