Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-11
Aldermen Favor Loan.

The report of the councils finance COM
mittee authorizing a temporary loan of
$4,000 to tide over until the close of the
present fiscal year ending May 81 next
was adopted by the board of aldermen at
a special meeting this morning. This will
now come before the council at the regu-
lar meeting Tuesday night.
Fl. K. Field, chairman of the finance
committee, made a statement in which
he said that neither the committee nor
himself had made any claim that the city
was bankrupt.
Mr.. Fields said, however, that at the
and he added that the city is certainly
living beyond its means. His remarks.
he said. were prompted by the fact that
criticism had been made regarding the
city being bankrupt.
In Observance of its third anniversary
members Of Troop No. l., Boy Scouts, held
an entertainment last evening at the
Westminster building. The exercises were
opened with the singing Of America" by
the audience. Rev. DIR. John Lee Allison,
pastor Of the Second Presbyterian Church,
made an address of welcome. while in
vocation was pronounced by Rev. Edgar
Carpenter, rector of Grace p. E. Church.
Other features OF the program were:
Solo. Master Tolbot Haslett: address, S.
E. Martin, scout commissioner of WASH
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under direction of ]. L. Kidwell. assistant
scoutmaster Troop -: ventriloquism and
magic. Prof. Harvey Curtis: selection.
American Indian Guard Band; improvised
stretcher making. Scouts Jones and Rob-
inson; firemens lift, Scouts O'Meara and
Wells: fire-making without matches. Scout
O'Meara. A collection was taken up for
the proposed new home for, the scouts.
Term Of Corporation Court.
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The October term of the corporation
court. Judge Barley presiding. will con-
vene Monday morning. when a number
Of chancery cases will be heard.
Tuesday the case of the. commonwealth
against Charles Lewis colored. charged
with housebreaking and larceny, will be
heard.
A large thrOng assembled on the Henry
street railroad tracks this morning to
witness the loading Of the cars and de-
parture of the members of the 18th Cav
airy from Fort Myer for Fort Oglethorpe
Ga. The soldier boys We're kept busy all
the morning in the work of loading
and did not get away until the after
noon.
Branch No. 6s1. Glass Bottle Blowers
Association. elected these officers for the
year: G. E. McAvoy. president; John
Ellis, vice president: A: f.. Gray, record
ing and corresponding secretary: William
Petfey, financial secretary; John Morton,
treasurer.
With a sermon last night. by Rev. d.
L. Greenfield. D. D., of Westminster. Md.
the eighty-fifth anniversary exercises of
the NJ. P. Church were brought to close
The choir of the Second Presbyterian
Church furnished the music. -"
A game of foot ball will be played at
the local park this afternoon between the
Cardinals and the members of the Engi-
neers team of Company B. from Wash
ington barracks.
Howard T. Colvif has returned from
trip to Richmond. where he visited the
state fair.
4 meeting of Potomac Lodge. I. o. o. F.,
was held last night. at which time the de-
gree work of the order was conferred.
Mrs Charles A. Cogan, formerly of this
city, has recovered from an operation
she recently underwear at Providence Hos
pital, and is now at her sisters home,
Dos Maryland avenue northeast, Washing
ton.