The Washington herald., 1919-08-11
|GEORGETOWNS BIG NEED
is MANUFACTURING PLANTS
Robert D. Weaver Says Citizens Will Gladly
Overlook the Smoke in Order to
Help Boom the Town.

The car tracks and narrowing of the
avenue are cited as additional causes.
A retreat will be conducted for
Catholic laynen OF the city at
Georgetown University by the Jesuit
fathers. beginning next Friday at 6
p. m. and continuing until Monday at
G p. m. There will be prayers and
short talks by the fathers.
The clergy Of Georgetown University
have been engaged for a week con-
Quoting the annual retreat for the
Jesuit scholastics Of the Baltimore
and Washington provinces. in charge
of Rev. Father John Crowley.
A weekend retreat for business
men OF Baltimore was conducted Fri
day, Saturday and yesterday at the
university. A number OF prominent
Baltimoreans were present when the
retreat was concluded last night with
solemn vesper service and benedic-
ton, Rev. Owen Hill officiating.
Frank A. O'Neil, 1882 Wisconsin ave-
nue.; J. McKenney Berry, 1863 Wis
consin avenue, and J. Leo Kolb. 12Sf
Wisconsin avenue, report real estate
in active demand by buyers and rent
ers. with but little property available.
President B. A. Bowles. Of the
Georgetown Citizens Association, who
has been spending two weeks at
Natural Bridge, Va. is expected to
return to his duties as cashier OF
the Potomac Savings Bank today.
Rev. John c. Geale, rector OF Holy
Trinity Catholic Church, is arranging
for the opening of the parish schools.
September Is. The new school build
ings will be occupied. that for boys
at Thirty-sixth and y streets, anp
the girls school at Thirty-siNth and
o streets. These structures are OF
brick and stone and cost approx
mately $4,000 They were construct
ed under the supervision of Rev. Eu-
gene Del Mcdonald. Already this
season more than 1.l0o pupils have
registered. The army and navy pre-
paratory schools OF Georgetown Uni
building for boys but are preparing
to vacate.
The District Commissioners have
purchased the old Whealan property.
1924 p street, adjoining the Addison
Public School Building. The land
mark dwelling has been razed and
a force OF workmen under direction
of Snowden Ashford, municipal archi-
tect, are converting the place into a
modern playground. The site is 81
feet wide and II feet deep. Cp-to-
date gymnsstic and health appliances
will be installed and the place will
be ready for the use of the children
soon after the opening Of the active
school season, beginning next month.
Information has been received at
Georgetown University that Rev. Eu-
gene Del Mcdonald, former pastor Of
Holy Trinity Church. who has been
i'll in Mercy Hospital Baltimore, is
convalescent. He expects to start
soon on his long journey to Bombay,
India, his new post.
Attention was called by n leading
business man TO the fact that there
is no photograph gallery in George
town. "A fine opening for a good
photographer" was his comment.
W. r. Freeman. of the Freeman
Department Stores. 400 Wisconsin
avenue. will leave on his annual va
cation this week.
A practical demonstration of CO.
operative canning and preserving is
being made this week by the Commun-
ity Canning Club of Peck Memorial
Chapel For instance. prime string
beans in cans, the beans weighing
two and one-half pounds. and repre-
senting a quarter Of a peck Of the
vegetable in each can. cost the CO.
operators but lG cents per can. Can
ned corn and other vegetables are
handed out at similarly low rates.
TIL" club prepared 80 quarts OF apple
butter last week.
Walk in and see the wild ducks.
is the legend on a signbOard at 30
NJ street. The place is a shooting
gallery where Georgetown sharp
shooters are said to be graduated
Interested crowds assemble on the
pavement in front of the FussClI oung
ice cream factory on Wisconsin ave
nue. every day 10 witness the process
Of making the frozen dainty. 1t is
the only establishment hereabouts
provided with a show window front
through which the manufacturing
may be witnessed by the public
The young women's bible class Of
Dumbarton Avenue NJ. E. Church.
Fred A. Huston, leader, conducted in
teresting services last night The