Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-20

From the Navy have come woodruff, Walker,
Evans, Schroeder, Wainwright, Taussig Deer
ing. Hanscom Cutter, Canaga, Pook, Bright
and Flint; from the Army, Saxton, Smith.
Greeley, Wood, Baxter, Pelouze, Tanner and
Woodruff
1.-THE scientific world has been most ably
represented by ASaph Hall, William Ferre
Spencer F. Baird and Charles w. Riley, while
living representatives are Henry S. Pritchett
during his residence here), DR.. Robert S.
Woodward, DR.. William H. Dali and Prof. F. w.
Clarke. Indeed. the list of scientific names
worthy of mention is too long to be given In
entirety
"Moncure D. Conway has mentioned as one
of hir hearers Helen Hunt, wife of Lieut.. Hunt,
and has spoken of her as bright, vivacious
woman, inclined to ridicule any one with
mission. Being led by great sorrow to more
serious view of life she became the apostle OF
justice to the American Indian. Later she
married Mr. Jackson, and was well known I'M
der the nom de plume of H H.
while in Congress Horace Greeley was an
attendant of the First Church. He was present
when Mr.. Conway preached his decisive SER
mon on slavery, and reported it to the New
York Tribune
The Unitarian Church at Sixteenth and
Harvard streets, from which former President
and former Chief Justice Taft recently
buried, is the successor of the First Church, at
Sixth and d streets, as well as All Souls
Church, at Fourteenth and L streets The Har-
ward street church stands not for from the
source of Slash Run. quite stream in the early
days of Washington.
A MOTHER use to which the old Police Court
Building was put while it was still being
used for church purposes, was that of Civil
War hospital. 1t was used such for about
six months in 1862. being opened in July and
closed in December of that year.
Perhaps no site in the District has served a
better purpose As a church it ministered to
the souls 0f a h0Snital L. cared for the
manned and wounded soldiers who fought, and
in some cases died. that their country might
live. and as a court it rendered-and is still
rendering-a necessary service for the dis
couragement of crime
The present court building covers more than
the original site and includes on the D street
side part of what was once known as the
Webster Law Building, a part of which was
once the home of Daniel Webster. 1t was built
In the latter part of 1881 by the father of W. w.
Birth for Robert Burdine, and is described as
having been a two-Story and attic dwelling.
adjoining which was later erected to the west
a one-story addition. and the main entrance
placed in the center of the two structures
Nearly 80 years ago Douglass Zevely in writ
ing of this house said:
After MFR. Webster vacated the house it was
leased by Mr.. HELEN. who had become the
owner, to Mr.. Hamilton G. FAINT, whose wife was
the daughter of Mr. HELEN, and while he oc-
cupied it an addition of another story was
still remains and bears the name of the Web
ster Building, given it by Mr. FAINT when it be-
came an Office building, about 80 years ago.
"a night or two after the nomination of Gen.
Scott. in 1852. there was a Wing ratification
meeting held in this city and a large process
sion was formed which called upon Gen. Scott
who then residing the Chain Building.
rs it was called, on H street near Thirteenth.
After congratulatory speeches had been made to
which the general responded, the procession
rallied Webster though no
commented being in very bad taste. Mr..
Webster responded to the cheers of the large
crowd, and appeared ON the porch of this
house. His short speech reported in the Ma
uOnal Intelligencer was as follows:
"'you, my fellow citizens, with many Others
have been engaged in the performance of an
arduous and protracted duty at Baltimore in
making selection of a fit person to be the
candidate for the Office of President of the
United States. 1t SO happened that my name
was used before that assembly, and the con-
vention, dare say, did its best, exercised its
wsest and soundest discretion and for my part
have no personal feeling in the matter. re-
main the same in opinions in principle and In
position that have always been. You may be
assured that there is not one among you who
will sleep better tonight than I shall. I tender
to you my thanks for this call of friendly re-
gard. I wish you we'll Beneath these bril-
liant stars and in the enjoyment of the beau
tifu evening take my leave of you with hearty
good wishes for your health and happiness"
Indeed, this is a historic neighbOrhood,
which the writer may at some future time more
fully refer TO-
TWO Colonial-looking residences at 81 and
315 street northwest. not far to the south
east of the Police Court. are well worth REFER
ring to- not that they are very old buildings
for it is only their architecture that gives them
this appearance-but because of the good work