Evening star., 1940-06-02

tanned the names of several clerks
and messengers who were about
the wharf attending to the unload
ing and removal of the Government
property from the vessels. The
names now recollect are, Mr.. Craw-
ford afterwards proprietor Of the
Union Hotel, Georgetown). who
seemed to me to be the princi-
pal manager; Benjamin Betterton,
James Hodnett. Mr.. Burrows, Mr..
Fogle and Mr.. Poor, messengers. I
do not know that there was sufh-
cient room in the two buildings
for all the Government furniture
and papers. I have since thought
that that was the reason why the
War Office was removed to the
Avenue, where it shortly afterwards
burned down. The house stood
nearly opposite the Six Buildings.
and belonged either to Mr.. Hodgson
or Mr.. jackson. This was. think.
in 1901. recollect visiting the fire
myself. The General Post Office
was then kept in the War Office
Building, and, if I am not mistaken,
the Patent Office, also. The other
two Offices were then not built. Mr..
Gideon Granger, the Postmaster
General, then boarded, I believe, at
Mrs. Odlin's' Seven Buildings. Mr..
A. Bradley, the Assistant Postmaster
General, lived on Ninth street, be-
tween E and F streets, but shortly
afterwards moved to his own house,
in the vicinity of the General Post
Once, now the War Office"
School Landmark.
One of the early landmarks in the
old Hamburg section is the Grant
School Building, on G street be-
tween Twenty-first and Twenty
second streets. which was begun
on April 4, 1882, and although now
named for President Grant, was
known from 1883 to 1890 as the
Analostan School.
The first principal of this school
was Maurice P. White, though WAL
ter B. Patterson had been at first
tentatively assigned to this post by
Supt. j. Ormond Wilson, and even
had gone so far as to make plans
and arrangements for assuming the
duties there when school opened in
September, 1883. However, it seems
that Mr.. White was leaving in a
month or two to teach in Boston,
and since, at that time, he had more
experience than Mr.. Patterson, it
was deemed best that he should get
this school in good running order
before he left Washington and, ac-
cordingly, Mr.. Patterson was sent
to the Force School.
Mr. Patterson always stood well
with Supt. Wilson, both being grad
uates of Dartmouth College. In.
deed, all things being equal Cor un-
equal, maybe), Mr.. Wilson generally
favored Dartmouth graduates, and
so we find serving in important posi-
tions in the local school such men
as Joseph Frank Moore, who after
teaching in this city for a while.
entered the real estate business in
Minneapolis, Mimi, with his brother.
Son Of Sea Captain.
Stephen Morse Ryder was also
among the favored. He was of
Provincetown, Mass. and the son Of
q captain Of coasting vessel, who
upon one Of his trips died in South
America. Stephen, then attending
college, had his studies interrupted
while he proceeded to South Amer
lea to bring back his fathers vessel,
an unusual experience for a young
ster. After teaching here for a
while, he became the principal of
the Grant School, serving for several
years after 1900. Later he married
teacher named Pitts and upon
leaving our schools he moved to
Niagara Falls, N. Y, where he man.
ufactured an invention Of his own
and became wealthy. 1t Is said. He
lost son in France.