Evening star., 1940-12-01

have elapsed since the roll was
signed, we also will surmise that
only q few of these teachers are
with us today, many having gone
to their last reward. Maybe the
reader will recognize one or more,
so here they are: j. E. Thompson,
Mary e. Martin, Geneva A. Reed,
Mary A. Lee, Sarah A. Wise, Laurie
L. Wilson, Annie M. Adams, Matte
E. Gray, Belle c. Peyton, Anne M.
Bailey, Annie Van Horn, Rachel A.
Garrett, Mary A. Bowen, Hattie Da-
Wis, Ida Pumphrey, Bette Lynch,
M. E. Scheck, Maggie Pumpnfey,
Maggie Garrett, Mollie M. Bowen,
Sallie H. johnson, Annie E. Fowler.
Jane P. McCauley, Bette Robinson,
Lizzie ]. Riley, Ellie Dunn. Ellen
Halliday and Louisa Strobel.
Potomac Record.
OF particular interest Just now
are the teachers and scholars of the
Potomac Building. Mrs. Bowen's
best pupil for the year ending 1871
was Catherine Norbeck. who was
given a silver medal, diplomas be-
ing awarded that year to Annie
Rowell, Ella williams. Annie Gra-
ham, Ida Sheperson, Sarah Fraser,
Ida Ashe, Ida Drury, Alice Green
wood. Mary Frances Fleury, Annie
Godmell, Clara Cornwall, CIeman-
tina Neitzy, Margaret Garner, Mary
Ann Purcell, Harriet Selby, Alice
Barnacio, Harriet j. Drury and An
ME Shekell.
Primary School No. 8. taught by
Miss Sheck, had as best scholars
Charles johnson, the silver medal
ist, and the following who received
certificates: Leonard Ofutt. Rich
ard Burch, Joseph johnson. William
Cramp, Frank G. Selby, Alexander
S. Culver, George Fraser, Henry
Straining, Edward Douglass, James
Tupper, Charles Josetti, William
Pullin, Conrad Faunce and Merrill
Marden.
Miss Sarah II. johnson, teacher Of
Primary School No. Z, certified the
following children for reward: Sill
yer medal, Sarah HALEY. Diplo-
mas, Julia Skinner, Eliza Doleman.
Blanche Donaldson, Susanna Noyes,
Mary Faunce, Annie Thomas, Car
rie Norris, Virginia Johnson, Belle
Caller, Minner Melvin, Bertha Sic
gel, Theresa Andre, Ella Cooke,
Rose Anderson, Elizabeth Smith,
Elizabeth Donaldson, Alice Prout,
Lille Allen and Viola Leach.
Mary HALEY received the silver
medal in Primary School No. IL.
and the following received diplo-
mas: Alice Noyes, Annie Joy, Mary
Mcbride, Lydia Ragan, Jessie Bo-
CERT, Mary Aschenbach, Mary Clark,
Sarah I. Evans, Mary Poletti, Mag
gle Pumphrey, Virginia Blunt, Caro-
line Raabe. Emma Posey, Elizabeth
Kepner, Mary Champion, Sarah
Fleury and Mary M. Ragan.
The block in which the Potomac
School stood was then only partly
built up, one of the earliest resi-
dences being that erected by WASH
ington's first Mayor, Robert Brent,
at the southeast corner Of Mary
land avenue and Twelfth street,
where he died September Z, 1919.
Connected With Japan.
Many years later Roswell A. Fish
lived on this corner. He was in
some way prominently connected
with the activities of the first Jap
anese ambassadors, who came to
this country in 1860. You will prob
ably recall their names as being
Simmi Boojsen No-Kami and
Mooragaki Awajsi No-Kami. This
was Just six years after Japan made
the first modern treaty with the
United States and Congress pro-
vided funds for their entertain
ment. They were feted to the full
est extent. They had quarters at
the Willard Hotel and Gen. Csss
and others gave balls and parties
in their honor. President Buchanan
gave a reception at the White House
for them.
The next house east Of the Brent
home was built by the Mayor for
his son, Robert Young Brent, and
later 1t was occupied by DR.. James
E. Morgan. Next, east, lived Mrs.
Roland, said to be an aunt Of Judge
Robert E. Mattingly. In the next
house resided John Knight, grand
father Of Mrs. Millard F. Thomp-
son.. He was an engYaver In the
Coast Survey and helped to or
ganize the engraving division in
that department. A Mr.. Wilson.
whose daughter married the son of
the Rev. Benjamin Bittinger. pas
tor Of the Seventh PRESBYTERIAN
Church (now the Westminster Me-
mortal church, lived next to John
Knight, at HOS Maryland avenue.
and then came the home Of Henry
M. Knight, also an engraver and
son Of the Mr.. Knight Just men
toned, who was one of Lincoln,.
bodyguards at the time Of his IN
auguration In 1851.