Evening star., 1912-09-22
Around the City
"Whats in q name?"

Romeo was of the blank-verse opinion
that there IS nothing in it, but, doubt
less, he never knew what it was to be
dunned for debts owed by some other
Mr. Montague or he'd have had another
hunch coming to him. There's whole
big lot in a name. when you are un-
fortunate enough to share it with folks
who don't handle it carefully. To wit:
An Ann woman, who always pays as
she goes, got a letter the other day.
1t was a busy morning, with copy piled
all around and more coming-just the
garrulous treat.
But it wasn't a treat. 1t was dun.
1t was dun for one coat and vest and
two pairs Of trous-uh-huh-and 1t ended
with please remit.
The Ann woman might have indulged
herself with a connption fit right there
but she didn't.
Her one emotion was pride-a surprised,
exhilarating pride that she should be ac-
cused of something she didn't In the
least deserve. thing like that SO sell
dom happens, 1t was perfectly scandal
lous to be dunned for coats and vests
and-uh- -huh-but it was also gratifyingly
novel.
Therefore, in gratitude to the grace
less namesake who had supplied her
with a new sensation, the Ann woman
Who always pays as she goes dropped
the letter in a wide jaWed basket gorged
with clipped newspapers and dead proof.
And as a brown official was approach
ing with every circumstantal evidence
Of emptyng the baskets trash into a
bag he carried, it looked very seriously
as if Mr.. TailOrman would have to go
dunning again.
A gentleman named inquirer wrote a
postal card to a certain Bright Being to
ask information concerning the bells of
st. AlOysiuS Church, respectfully the one
that tolls for a funeral every night,
though there are no dead to be buried. -
Bright beings are not always to be relied
on, but in this case:
The four bells of st. Aloysius Church
We're swung in their steeple forty-six
years ago. A procession formed of
priests. acolytes, citizens and children
from all the Catholic schools and asylums
marched from old Gonzaga Seminary. on
r street between 9th and 10th streets
northwest, to the church grounds, led by
and interspersed with music The four
bells, wreathed with flowers, were set on
| platform, and on the stand were Mayor
| able guests and prelates from this and
other cities, together with the Marine
Band, directed by Scala. The Archbishop
! of Baltimore performed the ceremony OF
| the blessing of the bells.
The first is dedicated to the Sacred
Heart of Jesus. the second to the Virgin
| Mary: the third to ST Aloysius and the
| fourth to the Holy Angels.
] The 'Anselus that rings morning,
noon and night is the continuance of a
prayer originated in the fourteenth cen
| tury.
| The tower clock that peals each quarter
of an hour was made and set in place
shortly after the bells were swung by
| Brother Welch of Frederick. He was a
pious and humble member of the Jesuit
order and took no heed of the fame ac-
| corded him as one of the greatest clock
makers of his day.
| AS for the bell that tolls every night
| though there are no dead to be buried,
| if Enquirer will look about him he will
notice that no matter what the Cath
oics in his neighborhood may be doing
| talking. laughing, eating, working-each
| man, woman and child will stop at the
first stroke; remain silent a minute OF