Evening star., 1947-01-19
Fifty Years Ago

bad boys" announced Inc STAR on
January 4, 1897, are making the lives
OF the officials
Juvenile Delinquency of the Church OF
oiIe.,,I. thu U n lite d
Brethren in
Christ burden and are stirring up a
contention that may land few young
sters in Jail. There are number OF in
corrigibles living in the neighborhood
of North Capitol and r streets.
Some of them belong to the Sunday
school of the church and some do not,
but altogether they have caused
wrangling that has resulted in deacon
becoming a special policeman, whose
badge Of authority was granted upon
the request of the pastor of the con-
gregation. Some time ago Rev. Julius
E. Fout became aware that not
only would boys be boys but at times
they could initiate in their behaviour
the inhabitants of the lower world"
Specifically, "the bad boys have become
so lost to the proprieties of life that
during services they would congregate
in the vestibule, smoke cigarettes, tell
stories that would raise universal
snicker = and generally act like
young heathens from the land Of Tim
buctoo' Naughty kids, apparently.
those Timbuctooers
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Front page space was accorded to an
account of the ceremonial elevation of
the Right Hon.
Enthronement Of and Most Rev.
pr;mote Frederick Temple,
D. D., as Arch
bishop of Canterbury. published by The
Star in its issue of January 8, 1897
"The approaches to the cathedral were
thronged," it was noticed, "and the fine
old edifce was filled with spectators
soon after the doors were opened at
10:15a.m." Between 300 and 400 clergy
men and not less than Is bishops were
in the procession. After the primate had
been seated in marble chair believed
to have been used by st. Augustine, a
Sensational interruption" occurred
can elderly gentleman" shouted: "The
whole proceedings are q fraud!" He
"was speedily and forcibly elected, amid
considerable excitement" Spectators at
first thought that the disturber was an
individual who had objected that the
archbishop should not be confirmed be-
theory of evolution.
"It was a graceful and appropriate
act on the part of the Massachusetts,
Historical socie y
"Old lronsides" to petition Con-
OF the U. S. frigatc
Constitution and her removal from
Kittery, Me, to the Washington Navy
Yard" acknowledged The Star editorial
ly under date of January 6, 1897. ut
was also a patriotic request, recogniz-
ing the wisdom of locating at the Ma
tional Capital all such relics of the
formative and preservative period Of
the Nations history. 1t was, as well.
sensible thing TO do, under all the
circumstances. = = The Constitution
is the most famous OF American war
ships. Her name Is associated
with the most glorious period in the
history of American seamanship, and
her fame and the resultant public in
terest in her are too national in scope
for her further location at Kittery,
where she is accessible only to very
small number Of people" The Stars
comment continued to the effect that
"a naval museum that will represent
the maritime history Of the republic"
should be established in the District OF
Columbia, where it would be "a most
interesting institution, attractive apd
instructive to thousands Of visitors"
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According to o dispatch to the Pail
Mall Gazette In London from cor
respondent in
Thrilling MeIodromo Brussels repro
in Hungary ouced IN Ine
uary Is, 1897, "the Princess de Chimay
had an unpleasant experience at Buda-
pesth. The police. it appears, were in,
formed that the princess was spy OF
Russia and consequently raided her
apartment and seized package Of docu-
ments. The princess attempted to wrest
the papers from the ofacer's hands,
threatening him with . revolver. On