The Washington herald., 1919-07-28
BIG SHORTAGE OF HOMES !
Is GEORGETOWN PROBLEM
Situation Aggravated by Absence of Building
Operations Due to High Cost of
Labor and Materials.

| tributing their services at certain
times and in return receiving their
share OF the canned or preserved
products. IT is community work
and we Will be glad to have all the
sood people Of Georgetown and
vicinity take hand in the opera-
tions- and reap the benefits. A
wrong impression has gone forth
that the club Is only for the beneft
Of the congregation of Peck Me-
mortal Chapel 1t is open to all re-
gardless Of their religious afilia-
Leading citizens of GEORGETOWN
express pleasure that during the re-
cent race riotins there were no out
oreaKs IN the Seventh police pre-.
cinct. They attribute the compara =.
tk-sly peaceful conditions In George
town, while excitement and excesses
ran high in other sections, to the
excellent police Arrangements of
capt Falvey. who, to use the ex-
preston Of an NJ street merchant.
was ON the Job day and night"
The race riot In Washington re-
called to Millard F. Burrows, 800
NJ street northwest, a similar out
break In Georgetown in 1882. when
the place was an important shipping
point Many Of the sailing vessels
from the ports Of South and Central
America were manned by what were
known as Guinea negroes" A
number OF these engaged in riotous
proceedings and the citizens rallied
to the support OF the slender con-
stabulary of the old town. One Of
the old blunderbuss guns used by
the citizens is possessed by an old
Georgetown family.
Mr.. Burrows also called attention
to the site on Twenty-ninth street
Of what was known as Monkeys
slave PEN" the Georgetown jail on
Wisconsin avenue between the
Chesapeake and Ohio canal and
Water street. and Just north of It
the watch house" as the police
station was termed. 1t having been
constructed in 1850 On the same
street was the ancient "shumac
mill" where shumac berries were
made into preparation for use in
tanning leather in the several tan
neries in Georgetown.
Several OF the leading business men
Of Georgetown attended the funeral
of Patrick Z. Moran. jr.. son of their
distinguished fellow townsman and
merchant, P. T Moran, sr., Satur-
day morning. at Sacred Heart Church.
| The young man was popular and be-
! loved in a large circle OF young folks.
His father has received the sincere
coincidence OF his numerous friends.
The vestry of St Johns Episcopal
| Church will meet on the call Of the
? arsn - rolr .
known as '1Anthony and Anna HYDE
Memorial" consisting of one-twenti-
eth of the estate of the late Thomas
Hyde. one OF Georgetowns most
prominent citizens. As directed by
the deceased. the fund will be ap-
piled to the needs of the church and
parish.
Shaking the Dust" was the sub
. ject Of a sermon last night at CAL
vary NJ. E. Church South. by the
pastor, Rev. J. c. Hawk. There were
evsnge,istio services and a solo by
Miss Graham
J. William Brewer died suddenly at
the Emergency Hospital and the re-
mains were removed 10 the home Of
his sister. Mrs. Kate f. NJ. Hamshew
1887 Wisconsin avenue.
The Army and Navy Veterans of
Georgetown. at a meeting Saturday
night. on motion of William A. Hickey
indorsed the bill introduced in Con-
Rress by Representative ". Clyde
Kelly. Of Pennsylvania, for the dis
; tribution by parcel post of the surplus
army supplies Of foodstufrs now held
by the War Department.
The spirit of business progressive
ness in Georgetown finds apt illus
tration in the new plant of the Fus-
sell-Young Ice Cream Company at
lSo6-S-1O-l2 Wisconsin avenue and 32ll.
! 1915 n street. This mandatory Of
frozen sweetness has been equipped
by Ford E. Young. president and gen
eral manager, with the last word in
machinery used in the science Of ice
cream making. The entire Wisconsin