Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-07
ANACOSTIA.

Rally day exercises for the children OF
the Anacostia Baptist Church were held
yesterday at three special services, In
the morning. afternoon and evening. At
the morning service a special service for
children was held and the pastor. Rev.
Frank l.. Bardens. delivered an address,.
and remarks We're also made by Norvall
w. Greer. superintendent of the school.
AT 2:30 o'clock in the afternoon the pri-
mary department held it's exercises. with
Supt. Greer in charge. The exercises
were opened with song by the school,;
recitation, Maholm Tenley; recitation,
Miss Janet Yengey: dialogue, The Hay
Makers Misses Marion McGill. Marion
Baldwin. Jamie Mathewson, Marguerite
Myers and Beulah Farmer: song by the
church choir At $50 o'clock in the even
ing the program was given by the older
children. and was begun with a song by
the entire school. Supt. Greer delivered
an address of welcome. which was fol-
lowed by a recitation by Miss Ida Sgd
nor. The program also included a song
by the school, recitation. Miss Bessie
Gill. duet, LEROY Greer and Miss Esther
Jones; recitation, Walter Mathewson;
reading, Miss Esther Jones: rotations
Leroy Greer, Bertha Matbewson and Sid
ney Boswell; song. by the church choir;
recitation. Miss Ethel Payne; solo, Miss
Ethel Farmer: tableauX, by Mrs. Etz-
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dens; dialogue. The Kings Banquet
Table by seventeen scholars of the
school, and closing song by the entire
school The exercises were held to mark
the beginning of the new term In the
Sunday school work
Six civic bodies of Anacostia and vi
cinity have meetings scheduled for this
week. Tonight the Hillsdale Association
expects TO resume its meetings after the
summer months. and the East Wash
ington Heights Association will meet to-
night Tomorrow evening the Randle
Highlands Association will meet in the
Baptist Church on the Naylor road, when
a successor to President B. T. Woodward
will be selected. and the Congress
Heights Association also expects to re-
sumo its meetings. Wednesday evening
the Anacostia Association is to meet at
it's rooms on Nichols avenue, and Thurs
day evening the Original Garfield Asso-
citation will hold its regular October meet
ing.
The funeral of Philip H. Weber, whose
death occurred the past week at the
home of his son, c. j. p. Weber, on
Pleasant street. following brief illness,
was held this morning at 10 o'clock from
st. Teresas Church, in Anacostia, with
Rev. Charles NJ. Bart, rector, in charge.
The pallbearers were selected from the
Grand Army of the Republic. of which
Mr.. Weber was a member. 1nterment
was in Mount Oivet cemetery instead Of
a Arlington because of the fact that Mrs.
Weber was buried at Mount Olivet.
Rally day exercises were held yesterday
at the Congress Heights Methodist Epis-
copal Church. the first being held at 1870
O'Clock in the morning. with special
program of music and speaking. In the
evening the Epworth League of the
church held its rally. when several new
applicants We're admitted to membership
in the league. Miss Rachel Joyce pre-
sented paper for discussion. and an adj
dress was delivered by Louis p. Heis-
ton.
Members of the Parent-Teacher Asso-
cation of Anacostia have found that 1t
vii be necessary for them to make
change in the date of the first meeting
of the body. which was scheduled for
Thursday afternoon. The meeting is to
be held Immediately after the school ses-
sion Friday afternoon. The fact that
number of the teachers were DESTROYS OF
attending a lecture Thursday was respon-
sible for the change.
The Anacostia base ball club received a
defeat yesterday afternoon from the ball
club of the Nigilant Athletic Association
In a game played on the grounds near
the bridge Buck Barton, the young
Washington pitcher who played so well
I'm the amateur season this year. was on
the mound for the visitors while Russell
PhippS pitched for the local team. A
feature of the game was a home run by
Miller Of Anacostia. with two men on the
bases. This is the only time that the
local boys scored. The final score was
4 TO 2.