Evening star., 1947-09-21
Fifty Years AGO

The Epworth League of Washington meeting
at Foundry Church on the previous evening
reported The Star Of Sep
Lody Secretary tember 2. 1897. broke prece-
Chosen dent by electing woman to
serve as secretary. Corrine
Chandlee, a member of boundary Chapter,
was the candidate for the position agreed upon
by the Board Of Control. She succeeded Frank
+. Israel, retired
new organization "for social and benevo-
lent purposes" was announced as incorporated
on September 7, 1897. in
Hardly Anything The Star of that date. The
Omitted sponsors included Henry
Morris, Lena Jackson,
Thornton Rhodes, Jemima Washington, John
Myers, Catherine Cook. Philip Tyler, Ella Bar
ton and Silas Chairman, and the name they
chose for their society was The Right Worthy
National Supreme Grand Lodge of the Ancient
and Independent Order of the Sons and
Daughters and Brothers and Sisters OF Moses
in the United States Of America and the World
at Larger. w. N. s. G. L. A. l. o. s. D. B. S.
NJ U. S. A. w. L. for short.
The Star of September TO- 1897, contained an
excellent example of short, succnct but color
full crime news writing, as
His Meal follows: Charles Sayers,
NOT Prepared upon reaching home last
night, became angry and
upbraided his wife because supper was not
ready William, the elder son. took the part Of
his mother and the father struck the boy on
the head with q lighted lamp. Vedalia, the
20-year-old daughter, made a heroic attempt
to save her brother from the fathers violence,
and she is now dying at st. Elizabeths Hospital,
frightfully burned Mrs. Ellen Sayers, the
mother, and Burt, a 14-year-old son, made q
brave attempt to rescue Vedalia from the
flames, and they, too, were taken to the hos
pital severely burned. William, the object Of
the fathers wrath, covered with blood and
burned also, was the fourth member Of the
family to be cared for at the hospital, while
the father, unhurt, was locked up at the West
North Avenue Police Station" OF course, all
this occurred in Chicago not in Washington.
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Sketch portraits Of the principals adorned the
society column account of the marriage of Gen.
James Longstreet and Miss
Gen: lonostreet Ellen Dortsch in The Star
Weds for September 8, 1897. The
former Confederate leader
and ex-Minister to Turkey chose as his second
wife the beautiful and accomplished assistant
0tdIc uUf d1ldQ Ol ocOISld IucI WcQQIlS
took place in the blue room of the mansion
Of Gov William Yates Atkinson at Atlanta and
! was attended by a distinguished company of
friends. After the ceremony the bride and
bridegroom left for q honeymoon at Porter
Springs. It was remembered that to-day was
the anniversary Of the battle Of Molina del Ray
in the Mexican War, where Gen. Longstreet
won the title of jor"
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dispatch from Santa Fe, printed in The
Star on September IS. 1897, disclosed that:
Probably the largest and finest
Gieontic turquoise ever taken from
Turquoise American soil has been received
| here from Southern New Mex
leo. 1t weighs 176 carats, and 1t is estimated by
experts that it will weigh fully 88 carats when
cut and polished. 1t has the best color known,
being a delicate sky blue. This, with number
Of smaller stones, running from 40 TO 10 carats
was taken from a newly discovered mine, the
location Of which, 1t Is believed, Is In Lincoln
County. The large stone u estimated 70 oe
worth ss,ooo."