The Washington times., 1912-05-31
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Negotiations started by citizens Of
Congress Heights for the extension of
| the Washington Railway and Electric
Company south along Nichols avenue
have developed into the Introduction Of
| bill in Congress to build a connecting
trolley line between the present ter
| minus of the Washington Railway and
Electric Company In the suburb and
| the plant Of the Washington Ordnance
| Company at Giesboro.
This phase Of the trolley road extern
sion has figured prominently in all the
| discussions of the situation, as 1t was
! announced that the managers of the
| steel plant were willing to make q sub
| stantial contribution, reported to be
| Sic, 900. toward the extension project,
provided the line was carried to their
works. For a while the prospects for
the extension were known to be dis
couraging, due to the disinclination of
the railroad company to undertake the
| work. .....
The method proposed now of having a
| street car line built between Congress
Heights and the steel plant is through
the incorporation of the Giesboro Rail-
| way Company. Senator oliver of Penn
sylvania introduced the bill. The route
along Nichols avenue and thence east
to the steel works Is a little over one
| mile in length. The plan is to have
| the power supplied by the Washington
Railway and Electric Company. which
| will operate the road. but the full de-
| tails remain to be announced.
The building Of this short line would
mean much to the suburb Of Congress
| Heights, for 1t has been pointed out
that approximately 800 toilers at the
steel works would be accommodated
with facilities for reaching their work
that they do not now possess In Con-
gress Heights and that there would be
a likelihood that this many men would
| take up residence in that section. NOW.
under the terms Of a contract with the
most Of whom live. in Washington or
Alexandria, are taken to and from the
plant daily by the ferry boats. This
mode Of transportation would be done
away with In favor OF the street car
line it is planned to build.
The bill was referred to the Senate
District Committee. The incorporators
Works; Corcoran Thorn. Alexander g.
McKenna, H. F. Clark, Eben B. Clark,
James T. Porter. and J. w. Kennear
Training School for Nurses at the Gov
ernment Hospital for the Insane will be
held this evening. Seventeen employees
of the institution for the insane, who
have been students in nursing for the
past two years, will receive diplomas
signed by the Secretary of the Interior
and the medical officers Of the national
hospital, testifying to their qualifica-
tions to minister to the afflicted.
Hitchcock Hall, where the exercises
will be held. has been decorated as
never before for the event. and flowers
have been used profusely, while the
scene will be added to In this particu-
lar with the garlands that will be be-
slowed upon the graduates by their
| friends.
DR.. Joseph 8. Wall. of Washington.
| will make the address to the graduating
| class. and the diplomas will be present
| ed by Superintendent William A. White.
The Rev. John. NJ, schick. pastor of
Grace Reformed Church. Washington.
will offer the invocation and ask the
| benediction. Mrs Charles B. Smith,
Miss Lillian Gronna. and Miss Corinne
Parker will contribute musical num-
| bers.
A dance in Hitchcock Hall will follow.
Among those who graduated from
Washington College was Miss Ellen
Charnstrom, Of 224 Shannon place: Miss
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