Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-16
ANACOSTIA.

During the past week the large pipe
organ in the chapel hall at the Govern
ment Hospital for the Insane has been
completely overhauled and placed in good
condition. A neW bellows was installed,
and the instrument will be used this aft
ernoon for the first time since being re-
paired. Rev. Charles H. Butler, pastor of
the First Lutheran Church of Washing
the institution today. taking the place
of Rev. Martin p F. Egan. assistant pas
tor of st. Teresa's Church, in Anacostia,
whose term as chaplain has expired.
Programs will be announced in all Of
the local churches today of special serv-
ices to be held during holy week, which
begins tomorrow. This year the week is
to be specially observed in the Anacostia
Methodist Episcopal Church and the
Congress Heights Methodist Episcopal
Church. In Emmanuel Episcopal Church
services will beoheld each evening under
the auspices of the Brotherhood of St
Andrew, excepting Good Friday night,
when the Bishop of Washington will pay
his annual visit to this parish to admin
lister the rite of confirmation. Holy COM
munion will be celebrated Thursday
morning In the chapel, and services will
be held in the church Friday morning.
Rev. w. g. Davenport, the pastor, has
service usually held from IL to 3 on Good
Friday will be omitted this year. In St.
Teresa's Church masses will be celebrated
each morning this week with the excep-
ton of Friday, and Wednesday and FRI
day evenings special services will be held
in the church, with visiting priests in
charge.
The special revival services which have
been conducted during the past week in
the new portable Baptist chapel at Con-
Heights brought tn close
last evening, and the pastor, Rev. DR.. Z.
e. Richardson, is much pleased with the
success of these services. The chapel. has
only been used for a short time, and these
services were held for the purpose of
creating more general interest in the
work of the church among the members
and others who might care to join. The
pulpit has been occupied each evening by
clergymen Of the Washington and Ana
costa churches.
Opposition continues against the replac-
ing of the old brick sidewalks with
granohthic sidewalks on a number of
streets in AnacOstia, and because Of this
opposition the citizens association has
been unable to have its request granted
for at least two Of these walks, one on
u street and another on Nichols avenue.
The property owners feel that the present
walk is good enough and do not care to
stand half of the expense for a new
walk. One petition has been forwarded to
the Commissioners opposing the laying Of
the sidewalks.
Those in charge Of the music in the
various churches in this community have
announced special musical programs for
next Sunday. At the Garden Memorial
Presbyterian Church Prof. Edward T.
Davis will be in charge. In the Randle
Highlands Baptist Church DR.. B. T.
Woodward; in the Anacostia Methodist
Episcopal. Daniel G. Smithson: in EN-
manuel Episcopal, Arthur L. Simpson; in
st. Teressl's, Miss Addie Wathen; in the
Anacostia Baptist, Eugene Goodman; Es-
Their Memorial Episcopal of Congress
Heights, Milton j. Ffllius.
The March meeting of the Minnesota
Avenue Improvement Association will be
held Tuesday evening, at the home of
DR.. Upton s. Howser on Minnesota ave-
nue..