Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-06
ANAC0sTIA.

The annual Sunday school picnic of
Emmanuel Episcopal Church was held to-
day at Wilson Park, Congress Heights,
and a number of children journeyed to
the park early this morning and will
spend the day. A number Of athletic
events were arranged for this afternoon,
including foot races, sack races and a
game of base ball between the young men
and married men Of the parish. J. w.
Bryan, superintendent of the school, was
in charge, assisted by the other teachers.
Mineola Tribe, No H. Improved Order
of Red Men. met last evening in the local
Masonic Hall and installed the following
officers for the ensuing six months. H.
M. Carver, sachem: William NJ. Swim
dells. senior sycamore: w. S. Taylor. ju-
nior sycamore: r. A. HUMPHREYS, prophet;
w. A. White. collector OF wampum:
George E. Baxter. keeper Of wampum.
Deputy Grand Sachem E. e. Gartrell Of
White Eagle Tribe, No. II, was in charge
of the installation ceremonies and a num-
Der Of other visitors were present.
Twenty-Five years Of actual service is
the record held by Rev. w. G. Davenport,
rector of Emmanuel Episcopal Church,
and tomorrow his labors will be fittingly
celebrated with. special services in his
church. -
Gilbert J. Osterrnan of Anacostia, who
has <been paying a visit to relatives in
Anacostfa from Wilmington, N. c., where
he is engaged in the erection Of extensive
railroad properties. will return this week
to resume control of the work in that
city. Mrs. Osterman will remain in Ana
costa part Of the summer.
A special song service has been ar
RANGED nv the cnnRrQRQ finO 0f the Ana
costa Baptist Church for tomorrow even
ing at o'clock. The musical compost
| tons of Rev. E. Hez Sven will be the
principal hymns contributed by the choir
and George Anderson and Charles v. N.
Etzler are to sing solos.
Property owners along Minnesota ave-
| nue. are to start campaign to make that
avenue one of the best In the southeast
| section Of the city. 1t is the only ninety
foot avenue in that section east of the
Eastern branch and 1t can be develc> ed
into a beautiful boulevard. An effort was
made this past spring to obtain an appro-
priation for improving the avenue. but 1t
did not pass Congress-, and another eff
| fort will be made.
| Some few of the children of the Epis-
! copal Home for Children in Anacostia
left the past week for the summer home
| at Colonial Beach. and 1t is expected that
within another week all will have left the
winter home here except those who are
| to care for the property while the others
are at the beach. Mrs. w. G. Davenport
president of the board of lady managers
has returned from the beach. where she
| went to supervise the arrangements.
| The Mems Social Club of the Esther
Memorial Chapel at Congress Heights
has selected its officers for the next year
as follows: Milton ]. Fillius, president
and Gordon B. Darling. secretary. The
club has been in existence for only a short
| time and was organized for the purpose
of promoting the social side of the re-
| hgious life. The next meeting of this
| club is to be held in August at the home
of ]. A. Heart, on Sth place. Congress
Heights.
| The committee on streets and highways
| of the Public Improvement Association OF
| Congress Heights is busy at the Distric,
building these days endeavoring to get q
good share Of the appropriation for coun.
ty roads and streets. to be used for i'm.
proving conditions in that suburb.
1t now looks as IL the organisation of q
women's auxiliary to the' Congress
Heights Citizens Association wifi have tc
be postponed until the cooler weather be.
| gins, as q number OF the women are
| away on vacations for the summer.
DR.. c. II. Weiss. Charles L. Jenkins and
George Haas have been selected by the
Improvement Association of Suitland
Md, to make another effort to have the
bill introduced in Congress to grant q
charter for the construction of an electric
railway between Anacostia and Suitland
l FcpOItcu Oul u the COHlIultteo SO thai
some action can be obtained on it.
The association feels that this improve.
ment is necessity. and unless the bill
| is passed there Is talk Of establishing ar
automobile passenger service between the
two points named. over the same route
as proposed for the new line. A number
of the members have signified their will.
ingness to contribute largely to such q
line and this matter is to be defnitel,
decided as soon as the fate Of the bill il
Congress is known.