Evening star., 1919-09-28

A short distance above the Aque-
duct bridge in the Potomac. . httie
nearer the District than
The Three the Virginia side. lie
c;..... three islets. that have
oie's' been known for many
years as THE Three Sisters" In The
Star of September %. 1859. is the fol-
lowing paragraph relative to these
islets. that will doubtless be OF inter-
est today to frequenters OF the river
and students Of local history:
I'm view Of the fact that the Ma
tional Junction Railway Company are
now having a survey made in the i'm.
mediate vicinity Of the picturesque
rocks in the Potomac above George
town, known as The Three Sisters
with a view OF ascertaining the prac-
there. it may not be uninteresting to
know that these Three Sisters. upon
which. 1t Is presumed. . pier for any
proposed bridge at that point would
be constructed, are private and not
public property. as generally sup
posed. These rocks are the only yes
tige Of what was once an island used
as fishery and comprising about an
acre OF ground, which, by reference to
Liber D. folio SO. OF city hall records.
1t will be seen was leased in 1913 by
the owner. Francis Deakins. to John
Threlkeld for fourteen years. after
which time it was decided in fee sim
pie to Jane Threlkeld and Tabitha
Deaktns, and the ownership IL now
vested in the heirs Of tho late Col
John Coke and the late Mrs. Tabitha
Cassin Of Georgetown"
While the musicians Of Washington
are organising a philharmonic So =
ciety. to give the capital
A Choral good music Of local pro-
c..;.. duction this winter. it is
''''S interesting to note that
just fifty years ago a choral society
was being formed here. The news
was printed in The Star Of September
"A number of gentlemen met last
evening at the Kirkwood House. their
A preliminary meeting for the same
object was held on Wednesday even.
ing last at Metzerott Hall. The meet
ing was called to order by Mr. 8. R.
Bond. Mr.. E: L. Burnett acting as
secretary. The committee appointed
to draft q constitution and by-laws
made q report, which was adopted
after considerable debate. Choral So
ciety was finally selected as the title,
and provisions were made for active
and inactive members and six ON
GERS, president, vice president, secrs.
tary. treasurer, librarian and director.
these. with three others. constitute
ing an executive board. The consti-
tuition provides that . concert shall
paying the expenses Of . free lee
ture on the science Of music. The
committee recommended as q suitable
place for the meetings Of the society
a room under the new Congregational
Church, which was adopted. A vote
Kirkwood House for the use Of their
rooms was passed. The society then
adjourned. to meet again on Tuesday
night Among the well known vocal
lists Of this city who took part in the
formation e s Of the society sS yeFs: es:,, Mss:,,
w. A. Widney. L e. Cannon, J. l.
Parkhurst. David and Harvey Kohr.
DR.. W. C. Tildsn, s. r. Bond. / s..
Dawson, y. A. Chase, s. v. Noyes. W.
s. Morgan. DR.. Frank T. Howe. Sam
Jones. 5. J. Rimbal. z. H5erSaSh ana
others"
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The servant problem was acute dffv
years ago and in their distress the
housekeepers OF the
Chinamen country were clam
ortng for the i'm
IN Uemsno. portation of ori-
entails. In The Star Of September %.
1869. 10 the following editorial on the
question:
Sat last there appears to be . pros
pect that our housekDepeFB VIII b de-
livered from the bondage OF servant
galism. 1t 10 authoritattvsly stated
that . number OF wealthy reGaents
.. in one Of the most fashionable local
ities in New York are. quietly or
Ranixing q small association for the
purpose of bringing to that city 100