The Washington times., 1913-11-24
WASHINGTON TIMES BUREAU.

ANACOSTIA. d. C.. NOV. "a
Anacostia Lodge, No. q, F. and A.
NJ, attended services in a body last
night in the Anacostia Methodist Epis-
copal Church. marching from the Ma
sonic Hall to the house OF worship. The
central portion Of the auditorium was
reserved for the fraternity, hundreds
Of members of which were present, as
well as a large congregation.
A choir having twenty-five voices, di-
rected by Daniel c. Smithson, was
heard in the musical program. In addl-
ton, Milton J. Fillius, worshipful mas
ter of Anacostia Lodge, rendered with
fine effect the solo. Come, Holy
Spirit
The Rev C. Leroy white. the pastor
of the church, delivered the sermon
Commencing the principals Of the or
der and its exposition of brotherhood
and the Christian life. the minister ex-
planned the relation of all orders to the
church.
The THANKSGIVING day program oil a
number OF local churches have been de-
cided upon and were announced To-Day.
The Anacostia Methodist Episcopal
Church will hold Its services at III
o'clock a. m Director Daniel c. Smith,
son, choir leader. will lead the choir IN
q program of appropriate music. Inc
Rev. G. Leroy White, the pastor, VIII
preach a Thanksgiving sermon.
st. Teresa's Church will observe the
day with the celebration of mass at 4
o'clock a. m. The prayers for the ma
tional authorities will be offered.
Congress Heights Baptists and Metho-
dists will hold union services. The
church of the former denomination VIII
be the place of the morning meeting
which will be held at 3 o'clock. Inc
Christian Endeavor Union of the Dis
trict will be in charge. The Rev.
Merritt Earl. the Methodist pastor In
Congress Heights, will preside. In the
evening at 7:30 o'clock the congrega-
tons will worship in the Methodist
Church In Nichols avenue, where the
Rev. DIR. f.. f.. Richardson, the pastor
of the Baptist Church. will deliver the
sermon.
Presbyterians in Anacostia will meet
in the Garden Memorial Presbyterian
Church, at 10 O'Clock in the morning,
and will hear a sermon by the Rev.
will be no evening exercises.
There is no reason to believe that,
with the opening of the new year, there
VIII De duutu 10 the hetChafn SCnoOi, dt
Fifteenth street and God Hope road, an
assembly hall, plans for which were
prepared in the office of the municipal
architect several months ago, but which
We're not used on account of appropria-
ton allOtments being insufficient. The
Anacostia Citizens Association, having
been notified of the failure of the prof.
ect for the reason given, will renew Its
request for an assembly hall. The plan
has the support of the board of educa-
ton. When the plans We're drawn the
allotment of funds for the period end
ing with December next was not suf-
ficient. but there will be other moneys
available for work In the schOls after
January /, at which time II is believed,
the work here will be undertaken.
There is no assembly hall in any or
the Anacostia schools, and, with one
provided in the Ketcham building, the
use of the hall by civic bodies is being
looked forward to.
Anacostia people who are opposing
the licensing Of new saloons have
been notified that their protests
against any extension of the trade to
the Anacostia district will be heard
by the excise board on December II.
The committee of sixteen appointed
by the Anacostia Citizens Associa-
ton will be present. George w. Orem
jr., has been named as the chairman.