The Washington times., 1912-01-26
p !. . .tlaf. . 4
CITIZENS SEEKING
CHARTER FOR NEW
SUBURBAN RAILWAY
Anacostians Would Have
Congress Act on Trolley
Line to Suitland.
WASHINGTON TIMES BUREAU.

Ax><ASOoAiA, ~. u, JAN. 20.
Citisens OF Anacostia and suitland,
Prince George county, Md. today visited
the Capitol and conferred witt, members
Of the House of Representatives con-
corning the proposed hearing, on the bill
TO grant a charter to the East WASH
ington Suburban Railway Company.
The congressman were told the COM
pany has substantial support, financially
and from the people in the section to
b trayersed by the road. A hearing
before the House District Committee
was urged WITHOUT delay. as the bill has
been referred to that committee.
Those who made up the delegation
were; principally members Of the Suit
land Improvement Association, as fol-
lows: Judge Samuel E. Cox, c. L. Jen-
kins, r. A. Jenkins. Wilton West,
George IIass. William A. Harrison, Of
Suitiand, and Robert +. Bradbury,
Thomas J. Moore. Charles Entwisle, and
Conrad Il Weiss, OF Anacostia. the
line ID to be built between Anacostia
and Suitland.
The nineteenth anniversary Of Salem
Lodge, o. %, Independent Order of odd
Fellows, was observed last night at a
meeting In the Anacostia Masonic
Hall. The speaker was Joseph X.
Dawson. recording secretary. who has
i1iled the position for thirteen years.
Secretary Dawson said he was the
noble grand of Harmony Lodge, No. o.
in Washington. when he determined to
organize q lodge in Anacostia. He col
lected the necessary paraphernalia and
SIS. He instituted the lodge January
q, 1893, resigning from Harmony Lodye
to become noble grand Of the lodge he
had organized.
OF the eleven charter members only
four are members now. They are
Burns Harlan, James III. Dony. d. c..
Fountain and Joseph X. Davision.
Mrs. Margaret Wagner, who dropped
dead yesterday in her home in Alabama
avenue, Congress Heights, was the
widow of Policeman Charles ]. Wag-
ner, who for twenty-three years was
fifty-five years old. Miss Ann WAGNER,
her only, child, who was In an upstairs
room, knew nothing Of her mothers
death and found her lying dead on the
ease. Funeral services Will be held to-
morrow morning at 10 o'clock from ~.
Teresa's Church. Burial will be In Mt.
Oiivet Cemetery.
Announcement Is made Of the mar
rage in Johnstown.- Pa, of DR.. M:
Edith Conser, until recently member OF
tire medical staff OF the Government
Hospital for the Insane, and DR.. Lloyd
L. Smith, United States Army, with the
rank Of captain. The wedding took
place at the home of the brides par
.ents Wednesday evening. DIR. Conser,
whose resignation from her post at st.
Elixabeth's took effect a short time ago,
had been associated with the Institution
for years. She had charge OF women
Dr. Smith was assigned by the United
States Government to represent the
at ST. Elizabeth's. Before taking tour
abroad, he made arrangements for his
wedding.
After a series Of dramatic offerings in
Hitchcock Hall there will be a return
tonight to the moving picture show for
the amusement of the patients at the
Government Hospital for the Insane.
While talk of Carnegie hero medal
for Arthur Lusby, ten years old, who
saved three boys from drowning in the
Anacostia river, has been in progress,
the presentation Of a small purse, made
up by the parents Of the boys he saved,
has. been the only practical way the
act has been recognized.
The raising Of the car tracks on the
cauieway on the south side of the Ana
costa bridge to prevent repetition of a
recent accident, took much longer than
was expected. The work has just been
finished.