The Washington herald., 1919-04-08
Southeast Washington
Personal News Notes

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Cardinal Gibbons has made sep
arate parish of the Congress
Heights district in the Southeast,
and Rev. J. e. Hortskamp, who has
been working in that field for a
, number OF months, has been made
permanent pastor. At the present
time, the congregation has secured
the town hall in Alabama avenue,
and is using this building as an
edifice. until such time as a church
is built Ground for the proposed
structure is already in hand. and a
large sum is also available to begin
the work. The church will be
known as the Church of the Incar-
nation. Plans had been made for
conducting a drive beginning on
April q, to raise additional funds for
the church, but owing to the Vic
tory Loan, DIR. Horstkamp an
nounces that 1t has been postponed
until May. IL.
Mrs. EIenore Gray died on Saturday
last at her home. 744 Twelfth street
southeast, following a long illness.
and funeral services are to be held
tomorrow morning from st. Cyprian's
Church, followed by interment in
Mount Olivet Cemetery. She leaves
one son, James A. Gray. five sisters
and one brother.
Walter D. Sanford, of Giesboro,
southeast, has reported to the police
hoS .so .l
ing at Thirteenth and r streets yes
terday his overcoat and a bunch Of
keys were stolen from the machine.
He could give no clue as to who had
taken them.
The sheds on the property OF Mrs.
r z. Murphy and T. T. Fogle. 2022
Third street southeast, were almost
completely destroyed by fire, which
called out the southeast fire COM
panies. Damage to the amount Of
about 800 resulted.
Lieut.. Corbin. from the staf at Wal
ter Reed Hospital. was the speaker al
|, the meeting of the Mems Bible Glass
of the First NJ. P. Church on Sunday
morning. and his subject was 'Y. NJ.
c. A Work on the Italian Front
Lieut.. Corbin said that many of the
criticisms that had been directed at
the work done by this organization
were unfounded.
Mrs. Mary z. Berry, widow OF Capt
r. p. Berry, U. S. V. who was killed
in the Battle of Gettysburg, died on
Sunday in her S4th year, at the resi-
dence of her sister. Mrs. F. II. Par
sons, 2l0 First street southeast. fol-
lowing an illness of more than a year.
Mrs. Berry came to Washington with
her father, DR.. James c. Fisher. and
married Capt. Berry at the outbreak
OF the war. At his death she enlisted
as a nurse. At the close of the war
she returned to make Washington her
home, and was employed at the Patent
ONCE. Funeral services are to be held
this afternoon at o'clock from the
home of her sister. with interment in
Rock Creek Cemetery.
Anacostia Lodge No. 81. F. A. A.
NJ. met last night in the Masonic
Hall at Fourteenth and U streets
southeast. when degree work was
on the calendar. E. E. Fisher,
master Of the lodge. was in charge
of the work and assisted by some
of the past officers. The lodge has
an active program laid out for the
spring and summer months.
George z. Frazier has been reliev-
ed Of further duty in the army. af-
ter a service of fifteen months in
France. and has resumed his posi-
tion with his father, S. NJ. Frazier.
in Nichols avenue southeast.
On Sunday afternoon under the
auspices of the War Camp Commun-
ity Service, about ninety soldier
patients at the Government Hospital
for the Insane were given an auto
mobile trip through the city. visit
ing many of the important build
ings. At the close OF the ride they
were taken to Trinity parish house
where supper was served. and later
some of them attended the service
at the church.
Mount Vernon Council No. 10, Jun
ior Order of United American Me
chanics, held its weekly meeting in
Washington Hall, Third street and
Pennsylvania avenue southeast,
Thursday evening with a large at
tendance. Councillor Edward G. Rob-
ertson presided. It being the initia-
tion night, Messrs. Lewis f. Darling,
George Fl. Curtin. Howard Veneable
and Chester ]. Moffitt were perfect
ed into the degrees of Virtue, Liberty
and Patriotism. The work was placed
upon the floor of the council in a
most creditable manner with Council
or W. Calvin Whip presiding. and
the drill team under direction OF
Capt. John Z. Smallwood Nine appli-
cations were received and the council
is planning another class initiation in
the near future. Brief remarks we're
made by Past Councillors John Lang
ley. Charles c. Sanderson, James T
Conner and Past National Denmfr,