Evening star., 1912-01-21
ANAC0sTIA.

Today marks a step forward in the
work being accomplished by st. Teresa's
Catholic Church in Anacostia, This aft
ernoon at o'clock, at the home of Mrs
Eva Blum on Nichols avenue. branch
Sunday school department will be opened
by Rev. Martin p Eagan, assistant pastor
of the church Rev. Charles NJ Bart,
pastor, who is at present travelling in
Bermuda and Jamaica. gave his consent
to the establishment of this branch be-
fore he left the city. The committee in
terested In this movement is composed
Of Charles j. p. Weber, chairman and
ceron. Mathew Bailey and Andrew Jar
Doe. Besides having charge OF this Sun
day school branch, this committee VIII
endeavor to secure sufficient property in
suitable edifice, and will confer with
realty owners with this end in view
Some sites have already been offered, IL
the necessary money could be raised.
Supt. Weber has announced the follow
ing teachers to be in charge of this work:
Mrs. Eva Blum, Mrs. Mathew Bailey,
Miss Bernice Knott, Miss Mamie Liston.
Miss Ann Wagner, Miss Rose Goodwin,
Miss Clarissa Mulligan, Miss Marie Wahler
and Miss Alma Knott. 1t Is believed that
the average attendance at this school VIII
be at least seventy-five. To create an in
terest in the work womans committee
composed of Mrs. James Blaine. Mrs Eva
Blum. Mrs Mathew Bailey. Mrs. Alice
Dennis and Miss Ann Wagner has been
appointed.
John A. Logan Post, No. 13, Grand Army
of the Republic, of Anacostia, has given
up its meeting room in the Masonic Hall
and will hereafter hold its meetings at
the different members houses. This step
was taken after q careful consideration
of the present conditions of the post, and
largely due to the fastly decreasing men,
bership. The Woman's Relief Corps was
compelled to disband about two months
ago and surrender it's charter, and the
efforts to organize a branch of the Sons
of Veterans in Anacostia have not met
with much success. However another ef
fort will be made to form this order SO
that the spirit of 81 will be perpetuated
The next function conducted by this post
bright, the Episcopal Home for Children
In Anacostia, February %, plans for
which event are now being completed.
Anacostia Tent, No. Z, Knights of the
Hall. The report of the financial secre-
tary showed the tent to be in good condi-
ton.
Dr.. James \. Watson of Anacostia. who
has been the examining physician for a
life insurance company for a number OF
years. was presented last week with a
gold medal by his company in recognl-
tion of his services.
Miss Lillian c. Graft of Lebanon, Pa,
is expec,ed to arrive in Anacostia in the
near future to pay visit to her brother,
Charles p. Graf. who resides on MIN
nesota avenue. Miss Graft will come
direct from China where she has been
engaged in missionary work Since ner
abs ence from the United States she mas
also visited Honolulu and India
The reasons why a branch pubic iSora-
ry should be established at Congress
Heights are set forth In a letter which
the special committee OF the Pupic I'M
proyement Association. composed OF to
ward r Newcomb and A. E. Mckay. has
Forwarded to Theodore w. Noyes. presi-
dent Of the board of trustees OF the ruo-
lie Library of the District of Columbia.
to whom the Commissioners have refer
rod the bill introduced in the Senate by
Senator Gallinger, calling for the main
tensnce of the building, should II be es-
fahJished. The committee points out
that the present regulation ,ha, th. .,
would be located near the Government
Hosnital for the Insane, with pOpula-
tion of about 3.OO: the Home for the
Aged and Infirm, with population of
several hundred; the in0ustriai Home LONE
pany. employing about 700 men. and the
nuhiic school, with an average attend
ance of 900 children. This committee
also calls attention to the fact that the
Heights is four miles away and that this
condition makes the general use of such
libraries prohibitiye. 1t claims further
that the library, il established, would be
Of great benefit not only to the popula-
tions enumerated above. but also to the
residents Of that entire section east OF
the Eastern branch. II this building
were erected 1t would complete another
nroiect which the people OF that COM
munity outlined two years ago for COM
pIetion by the year 1915.
The gas company has completed