The Washington herald., 1913-02-02
CITIZENS
FAVOR KENYON BILL
Associations Go on Record Favorins
the Measure-News Notes
of the Suburb.

AhC IousTtSdllOn OF Ile AOnBEces
Heights Methodist Episcopal Church has
gone on record as favoring the passage
OF the Jones-Works liquor bill and also
the Kenyon red light" bin, and has SO
notified the Congressional committee and
Commissioners. The action was taken
ar recent meeting OF the congregation
at which time the pastor, Rev. Merritt
Earl, explained the two bills, and also
the great benefits to be derived from
their Passage. The Minnesota Avenue
Improvement Association. of Anacostia,
has also gone on record as favoring
the passage of these two bills. 1t Is
probable that within the next few days
other church organizations wiliNconsider
these bills. as wen as civic organiza-
tions. The Brotherhood of St Andrew,
of Emmanuel Episcopal Church. has also
gone on record favoring the bills.
Candlemas Day will be observed to-
day in St Thomas parish. when the
candles that are to be used on the altar
for the coming year will be blessed and
other candles of members of the con-
gregation will go through the same
ceremony. This will take place just
prior to the celebration OF the parochial
mass at 1870 a. m.
Special services will also be held this
morning IN Emmanuel Episcopal Church
in observance Of the Feast of the Puri-
fication of the Virgin Mary, at which
time the rector, Rev. W. G. Davenport.
is to deliver a special sermon and the
holy communion is TO be celebrated. The
choir is to render a special musical
programme.
Some time in March the automobile
fire engine for the chemical engine COM
pany at Congress Heights Is expected 10
arrive, and the citizens of that suburb
"a ia. sn lee
arrival. The present horse-drawn appa-
ratus will be transferred to some other
location. The truck apparatus now in use
there will be continued.
Funeral services were held yesterday
afternoon for Mrs. Frances L. Pitts,
widow of Hiram Pitts, of Anacostia,
whose death occurred on Thursday at
her former hcme here in W Street, known
as Woodland Mrs. Pitts was eighty
eight years old at her death, and had re-
sided in AnacOstia for a number of years.
Mr.. Pitts lived TO be nincty-nine years
of age. The Pitts estate adjUins that Of
the late Frederick Douglas. Interment
was private.
On Sunday next the annual "mettzel-
suppe" at the German Orphan Asylum,
in Good Hope Road. Anacostia, is to be
conducted under the direction of the
board OF directors This date was recent
ly decided upon. Heretofore the WASH
ington Butchers Association has been
in charge of the affair. but this year the
directors assumed control. 1t is expected
that a large sum will be realized 10 con-
tinue the work there.
Work is progressing rapidly on the new
lighting system being installed along
Nichols Avenue. from the bridge to Ala
bama Avenue. Congress Heights. Iron
park type poles have been placed along
the, approach and will permit OF the
lights extending over the roadway. In
Nichols Avenue, from Good Hope Road
to Howard Avenue, different lights from
the present will be installed, and from
Howard Avenue to the heights. eNten-
sion arms are to be placed on the troll
ley poles for the purpose OF throwing
the light over the roadway.
Miss Ann Wagner entertained COM
pany OF friends at the home of Mr. and
Mrs Frank NJ. Finotti. in Morris Road.
the past week. Among those present were
Miss Marie O'Keefe. Miss Theresa
O'Eeefe Miss VI. Brady, Miss Bonie.
Mrs Rizpah Webb Miss ROsina Finotti,
Miss Paulina Ftnotti. Miss Addill. Miss
e Harleston, Miss Moriority. Miss NJ.
Klug. Miss Frances Finotti, Mr.. and Mrs.
Watson, DR.. Richards, Mr.. Schrout John
O'Keefe. Benedict Finotti, Mrs. Glass
cock, Mr. GiIlon. Mr.. Collins, Z. Conway.
Charles Harleston. Mr.. Nicholas. George
Carson, Mr. Fitzgerald. +. Silver. Mr..
Firth, Mr.. Wise. and Edelcn Webb.
The marriage OF Miss Agnes Queen 10
Mr.. Bernard Naylor, both OF Anacostia-
was quietly performed on Wednesday
evening last in the parsonage of st.
Teresa's parish in Street. Rev. Martin
p F. Egan, assistant priest, conducted
the ceremony. Mr.. and Mrs. Naylor will
make their future home in Anacostia.