The Washington herald., 1919-06-01
Southeast Washington
Personal News Notes

- Inc Eastern fOWcI Dual Siho
WAS compelled to move its clubhouse
from it's former position west OF the
Navy Yard Bridge. owing TO the fact
that the governmest acquired the
property. is now located east OF the
bridge and on the opposite side OF the
riN er.
II is planned to improve the grounds
around the Clubhouse this season.
Owners of small craft have also been
busily engaged in putting their boats
In shape for the season, and many
took advantage of the holiday and
went down to Lower Potomac resorts
to spend a few days.
Some talk is being heard at the pres
ent hme concerning the possibility
of holding a regatta sometime during
the summer. Since the river was
dredged the conditions for such q re-
gatta have been made excellent.
At the Fifteenth Street Christian
Church. Fifteenth and D streets
southeast. Rev. Leslie L. Bowers, pas
tor. will be in charge Of both services
today.
The subject for the morning service
Is THE Silent Look" and for the
evening service. THE Only Thing Left
In the World Today" At both OF
these services the choir will render a
special program.
The work of constructing the nee
essary buildings to care for approx
mately 90 hogs which the District
government will undertake to raise
as an experiment is progressing rap
idly. and within the next few days
the first consignment of these hogs
will arrive.
The farm will be located on a por-
ton OF the government ground at
Blue Plains. and will be under the
immediate direction OF Supt- Fay. of
the Home for the Aged and Infirm.
Morris Hacker. director Of refuse
for the District. has been selected by
the commissioners to be in charge
of the experiment. which Is likely
to become a permanent affair IL prov
en- successful. The hogs will be fed
from the garbage collected in q part
of the southeast
The Red Cross headquarters of the
Navy Yard Chapter in Eleventh street
southeast. was the scene of a large
gathering last evening when a dance
was given under the auspices of the
Recreation League of the yard. A
special committee was in charge, and
several ladies served refreshments.
Rev. Howard I. Stewart, pastor of
the Second Baptist Church. Fourth
street and Virginia avenue south
east, will preach this morning from
the subject, who Really Won the
War;
This evening a special patriotic me-
mortal service is to be held in honor
of the veterans OF three wars-civil
war. Spanish-Americsn war and the
world war.
Mr.. Stewart has arranged an unu-
sually interesting program for this
service. and his subject will be ''Our
Country-Its Dawn, Its Dangers, Its
Duties and Its Destiny" The choir
has also arranged a special patriotic
musical program for the evening
service.
B. F. Kirkpatrick. employed in the
tool shop at the local navy yard.
has been granted leave of absence
for several days. and will go to his
former home IN Ohio to visit his
parents.
The financial drive of Emmanuel
Church. Thirteenth and v streets
southeast, to raise the sum OF $500
to free the parish of debt. will be
started in earnest today.
The plan as proposed is to ask
every family m the parish to con-
tribute the sum of $50. and in this
way it is believed the entire sum
can he raised
Pans are already made for pro-
viding a separate wharf at the
Navy Yard for the landing of the
boats which operate between this
yard and Indian Head, Nd.
A part of the ground recently &C
quired and Immediately adjacent to
the Anacostia bridge, is to be fitted
UP for this purpose. This will re-
move from the present limited
wharfage a great deal of traff1c
which has been the cause "t much
nnoyance to other operations in the
yard for a long time.
The board Of lady managers of the
Episcopal Home for Children at the
head of Talbert street southeast,
expressed much satisfaction last
evening with the result of tag day
proceeds of yesterday. and while
the entire amount was not given out
it was said that the desired sum of
$500 was thought to have been
raised.
With this money it is proposed to
build an additional wing at the
buildings to permit the taking in OF