The Washington times., 1912-08-19
WASHINGTON TIMES BUREAU.


A big tournament to be given in
Prince George county, Nd. has been
planned for Labor Day. 1t will bring
together the people of ST. Teresa's
parish, Anacostia, and Of st. Ignatius'
Church at Oxon Hill, Prince George
county, Nd. which is under the direc-
ton Of the priests in charge Of st.
Teresa's. as we'll as from southern
Maryland and the District generally.
The tourney will be coupled with
baseball game between teams repre-
senting Oxon Hill, Nd, and Seat Pleas
ant, Md. The program will be carried
on at the Oxon Hill baseball park.
The proceeds of the days entertain
ment will be used for the benefit Of
st. Ignatius' Church.
bus line is to be operated from
Congress Heights to the scene Of the
festivities. Riding at the rings will be-
gin at o'clock in the afternoon. and
later in the day the baseball game Will
take place. The successful knights
will receive prizes OF slo g. Is. and tS.
ney, and the grand ball, when the
knights will crown the Queen of Love
and Beauty and her maids of honor,
viii open at o'clock. Representative
Thomas Z. Parron will be one of the
orators.
The committee on arrangements has
been named, as follows: Benjamin Ran
dali, chairman; Adam A. Weschler. J.
Henry Kirby, James 4. Heiskell. Otto
Rupert, G. Horatio Shannon, Leonard
Gibbons, Emmanuel Fowler, Edward
F. Dyer. s. B. Cox. James Flaherty. r:
J. b. Delozier, J. c. Mattingly. Clement
Dennison. Robert Dement,, Samuel
| Rowe. Clarence Mattingly, J. J. Money,
Henry B. Mattingly, Elmer Cox, Will
liam T. Buckner. Bernard Cox, and j.
l.. Heiskell
At the last meeting OF the board of
directors Of the Christian and Eleanort,
Rupert Home for the Aged held in
| Washington, announcement was made
| that the home is now filled to its ca
pacity, and that although John Hansen,
| of the receiving committee, has a long
| list of applicants who would like to
| enter, nc one can be accommodated at
this time 1t was reported that the tota'
number Of inmates Is now thirty.
| Mrs. NJ de Grain reported that an
old couple has been admitted to the
home recently, the husband ninetj-
seven years old. the wife somewhat
younger. They have been married fifty
Myer Cohen. secretary, stated that
| the annual reports are ready for dis
tributlon. The board again issued
| Washington to inspect the home. Mrs.
de Grain praised the efficient service
of Mrs. Hermine Ramm. the matror
| and members of the board commended
her administration Of the affairs OF
! the home.
The cid people at the Rupert Home
will attend the Labor Day assembly OF
the German Orphan Asylum grounds
| as the guests of the Ladies Aid Societ7
of the latter institution.
The rev. Joseph b. North, of Snow
Hill, Md, preached last evening in the
| Garden Memorial Presbyterian Church
where he renewed acquairtanceships
| made fifteen years or more ago. when he
| was its pastor, The Rev. Mr.. North who
founded Anacostia Council, No. l6, Jun
| Tor order OF United American Nj
chanics, will be given a reception by
| that body next Sunday, and the mem
bers will march in body from Ana.
| costa to hear him deliver a special
! sermon t. them.
! Policeman A. d. Moffett broke up a
| crap game near Twinlng City the other
| day, the players and those assembled
| about them scattering when he made
his appearance. He took possession of
the bones and 25 cents that he found
! lying on the ground. Then he procured
warrants for the arrest of those who
| had gathered.
| lateral at the police station in Anacos-
| tia, where a charge of disorderly as
| sembly was lodged against them. Those
| who put I'D collateral were Richard
| Howard. walter Howard, Grover Mox-
ley, Frank Sill. George French, and
! Charles Swami.
James Caesar, a sixty-year-old col
ored man, was found tottering along
the roads about the Hebrew Cemetery,
! near Congress Heights, yesterday with
| q lantern in one hand. Policeman Karl
| SCheTer thought 1t best TO take charge
Of the deeTepit Wanderer and secure him