Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-09
ANACOSTIA.

The Women's Home and Foreign Mis-
sionary Society of the Garden Memorial
Presbyterian Church last evening OBJ
served the twentieth anniversary Of its
organization in the church building on
Minnesota avenue The society has been
in existence as long as the local church
itself. The affair last evening was OPEN
ed by the singing of the hymn Onward,
Christian Soldiers and prayer by Rev.
George M. Cummings, pastor. Those who
participated in the entertainment pro-
gram were Miss Dorothy Storck, Mrs. w.
L. Biddle, Wimmial Garden, Mrs George
NJ. Cummings, Miss Virginia Storck, Miss
Laura Sowerbutts, Miss Hibner, Mrs.
Bertha Entwisle, Richard Swindells. AL
exander b. Garden. Mrs. r. v. Anderson
and Mrs. Daisy Garden. Mrs. A. B. Gar
den. president of the society, presided.
Rev. William Tayloe Snyder. rector of
the Church Of Instrumentation, Washing
ton, was the speaker at the special Len
ten service held last evening in Emman-
uel Episcopal Church.
Glass ] of the Sunday school depart-
ment of the Anacostia Methodist Epis-
copal Church gave an entertainment last
evening in the Brotherhood Hall for the
benefit of the Missionary Society of the
parish The affair was in charge of Mrs.
George e. Torney, teacher of the class.
Entertainment features were contributed
by Mrs Beulah Fort. Mrs. Grace Linger,
Miss Mary Hardy. Johnson Hardy, Mrs.
Edith Lee. Miss Edna Emo. Miss Jana.
Williamson, Mrs. Mae Latimer. Miss Ma
bel Burch. Master Neil Linger. Miss Ruth
Linger. George Orem. Miss E. Pearle
Grigsby. Russell Phipps, Milton Davis,
Miss Josephine Marshall, Miss Alice
Stone. Miss Eva Boucher. Edgar Murphy
and Rev. Samuel w. Graf1in.
Mineola Tribe. No. IA. Improved Order
of Red Men. met last evening in the An
acostia Masonic Hall. The lodge Is in
terested in the proposal to erect a monu-
ment to the American Indian in Washing
ton and is using its efforts to induce Con-
gress make an appropriation.
James r. Willett of Charles county,
Nd, was arrested yesterday by Police
when searched at the police station a
charge of carrying concealed weapons
was placed against him. Willett carried
fully loaded revolver The police be-
lieved the weapon was carried for protec-
ton only and a permit probably would
have been granted had he made applica-
ton for it. He left $50 collateral at the
station house and was released.
An entertainment for the inmates and
employees of the Government Hospital for
the Insane was given last evening in
Hitchcock Hall. Moving pictures were
the feature.
James w. BARLEY has awarded a con-
tract for the erection of two frame dwell
streets.
John Herath, who is just completing two
brick houses on Minnesota avenue near
Nicholson street, is contemplating the
erection of five more dwellings of the
same type.
William A. Grimes has begun the erec-
ton of two brick houses at 1912 and 1914
U street, to cost approximately $1,000.
At the fourth quarterly conference of
the official board of the Anacostia Meth
OdiSt Episcopal Church last evening the
district superintendent. Rev. DIR. W. F. r.
Sumwalt presided and reports covering
the work of the past year were submit
ted. The new official board. consisting of
fifteen members, was chosen. and 1t is ex-
pected it will request the Baltimore con-
ference to return to the pastorate Of the
church the incumbent, Rev. Samuel w.
Grafflin. The trustees for the en-
suing year are George O. Watson. Sam
uel r. Campbell. Charles F. Linger, Ar.
thur B. Suit, C. P. Sherzer, Simon Bube,
Daniel c. Smithson, George w. King, jr.,
and j. T. Simpson.