Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-04-01

to complete it, we might add that 1t Is possible
that the second knot was tied by Father Done
Ian, and that IS has often been said, They
put on the kettle, boiled the tea and lived
happily thereafter"
Father DOnelan had his home on the east
side Of Fifteenth street between H and
streets, and for years after the church was
built the Dyer and Walker residences ind .
few frames around ON Fourteenth street were
the only improvements in this block. In 1900
the ground was valued at cents a foo.., snd
IN 1870 at cents. This was different from
the 100000 which the church property is said
to have bought in 1910, when the Southern
Building was erected. 1t was completed Octo-
Der 10. 1911.
A s THE writer recalls this old church, It
faced H street and had q steeple with .
square base. Except as to the steeple. the front
resembled IN q general way Arlington Man.
zion, having four large columns across the
front. When it was erected its architecture
was severely criticized, but it was probably as
pleasing to the eye and as well constructed as
the other early churches of the city.
On September 81, $780, the anniversary OF
the dedication of the church was celebrated
and jubilee service concentrating tina. event
was attended by a large congregation. Car
dinal Gibbons celebrated pontihcal high mass
and an elaborate musical program was rem
dered by the choir of the church under the
leadership Of L. e. Cannon. Rev J. Havens
Richards, s. j., the president at that time OF
Georgetown University, delivered the. sermon
Later solemn vespers were sung at 4:3o o'clock
by Rev. Father Mackin o.
According to the city directories. Rev.
Charles I. White succeeded Father Donelan
about 1857 having for his assistant Rev: A. O.
S. Waldron. In 1860 Rev. John McNalley be-
came the assistant. Rev. Francis E. Boyle sue
ceeded Father White in 1879 his assistant be-
ing Rev. p. Ryan. Rev. P. L. Chapelle became
pastor IN 1883 and continued for some years
after that date, with Rev. John A. Ahern and
John D. Boland serving as his assistants In
1885 the rectory was at 1415 H street. and the
sexton, p. O'Hare was probably living in what
was formerly the rectory, at sl3 Fifteenth
street
ONE OF the more beautiful spots today in
~ the old patent of Port Royal one which
retains to an extent its rural character Is
Franklin Square, or Franklin Park, as it used
to be called, which is bounded by !, x, Thir-
teenth and Fourteenth streets. and where is the
beautiful monument to Commodore John Barry
sculptured by John J. Boyle There are about
four acres In this block, and since it was not
intended IS public reservation when the city
was laid out by LEnfant the Government &C.
CURED title to it in 1929, when it found it de-
sirable to do so, In order to control q fine
spring Of water Of suff Gent volume to form
the source Of stream which flowed southeast
wardly from this point to Ninth and streets.
and thence south to the Tiber.
From IS early as 1890, wooden pipes con-
veyed water from this spring to private ,esi-
dences to the south. Sersford, in his Annals"
estimates the flow Of water from this spring to
be two barrels a minute.
From this spring, in 1882. water was con-
veyed In pipes to the White House and the ex-
ecut1ve onces, prior to which time pumps SUD-
Piled these places with the necessary drinking
water. And this supply of spring water it is
said, was still being used for drinking purposes
1t the Presidents house up to 1884, and prob
ably later, as it was considered better than the
water from the Potomac. An old account To-
Gates the spring north of the fountain, be-
meath two iron and stone covers. built in the
arch constructed over the spring."
Franklin Square was not improved until 1851,
when it was graded and inclosed with a wooden
fence, and then whatever had been accom-
,lished in this direction was probably obliter.
ated when the Civil War began and the 18th
New York Volunteers, =. commanded by Gen.