Evening Star Newspaper, April 15, 1893, Page 14

14 a _THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, FIFTY YEARS OLD. The Semi-Centennial of St. Paul's English Lutheran Church, ——_+— THE ANNIVERSARY TODAY. ‘The Event thorrow--, tory—The Charehed Gin. to Be Celebrated Formally To- Outline of the Church's Hi Mother of English Lutheran in the District—Gen. Van! Ness’ lea em HE EARLIEST LUTH- eran church in thé Diss frict of Columbia is that of Concordia congrega- fion, located at the corner of 20th and G stree*snorthwest. The lot was donated in 1768 by Jacob Funk and the congregation organized January 27, 1833. Al- though a German cbureb, Concordia is the mother of Luther- anism in this city, as, of course, all the ‘other | eburches took their growth from this one. St. Paxt's, located at the corner of 11th and H! streets northwest, is the first English Lutheran | church, and naturally the mother of English | Latheranism in this city. The first movement | toward the organization was mace Januayy 2, 1843. Prelimina’ signed by forty | | THE OLD cnunci#. and singular to relate al this number only three are . They aze Prof. John E. Scheel Kern of this city and David Fowble, ! Bow residing at Westminster, Md. if that date | Was taken the anniversary would have taken ap January 2 but no permanent organi: m was made at that time. Présching com- | * Menced soon after in the Odd Fellows’ lodge | individuals of Foom in the city hall building and afterward in Todd's Hail, on ia @venne. The | first service was January 8, 1843, | six devs ng of the docu- Ment above re Dr. A. A. Muller Predching the rst as the first pator. He was formerly an copal @inister in South Carolina and just ow he got into the Lutheran Church is not Bnown. He wore the ministerial robe, so that : tion to _intro- arches in this wore them and 2 oring the estab- | Washington, pas . consisting aust FIFTY YF first church council, a3 Andrew Noerr, Josevh €. Rocmmele. Chas. F. Bibier, G m Fowell, E | Leaving the seminary he entered covered a period of almost twenty-four years. About seven years before his pastorate closed he started the establishment of another chare his present charge. In March, 1866, St. Pau! bought the lot on which ‘the Memorial now stands from the Episcopalians for $8,000. A chapel was soon erected and. dedicated July 5, 1868. Shortly afterward e Sunday ‘school was e commenced and the t organization of the Memorial in 1873 Dr. Butler had charge of both con- gregations, aided by associate pastors. ‘The corner stone of Memorial Church was laid October 31, 1870, on which occasion Br. Butler reported as follows: “The cash book shows that nearly $30,000 have been ;aid into our treasury, largely from the people of St. Paul's Chureh.* . THE FOURTH Pastor. Rev. H. B. Belmar, the fourth pastor, who is preventea from being present on this occasion by the illness of his wife, was assistant pastor watil April 1, 1873, when he was elected pastor to succeed Dr. Butler, at which time the organ- ization of the Memorial was completed. He served until October 1, 1874, having served only a year and a half when he resigned. THE PRESENT PASTOR. The fifth and present pastor, Rey. Samuel Domer, D.D., was elected October 8, 1874. He preached his first sermon November 8, 1874, from the text, “Having promise of the life that ow isand that which is to come.” Leaving an extremely large and devoted congregation at Trinity Chureb, Shamokin, Pa., he expe- Fienced # great trial in getting away. The present pastorate is his fourth; his first charge was at Selin’s Grove, Pa; hissecond at St. Matthew's, Philadelphia, Pa., and third at ‘Trinity Church, Shamokin, His present pastorate covers'a period of eizhtewn ad one- alt Fe: Dr. Domer was born rear Altoona, Pa. In 18: uate: 49he entered Wittenberg College in 1838, after whic! at Gettysburg for the study of theolog: pon bis first charge, thatof Selin's Grove, covering a period of fourteen years. During this time he was as- sociated with Drs. Kurtz and Ziegler in found- ing the Mivsionary Institute and the Susque- hanna Female College, and in connectioe with this pastorate had charge of the latter named coliege for four years. He has been favored with many calle to churches_in Philadelphia, Baltimore, Cincinnati, yw York state and other places, pone of which was accepted. In 1876 he received the titie of D.D. from Roa- noke College, Va. His family consists 6f bim- self and wife and six children, two girls and four boys. Hoth girls are married, Miss Delia having married Mr. Jno. 8. Alleman of Marris- burg, Pa., avd Miss Eulalie Mr. C. B. Rheem of this city." ‘The boys are unmarried and still at home. They are a family of singers, the girls particularly being well and very favor- ably‘known in musical circles. On their ar- rival in this city they were most hospitably re- geixed by the few remaining members of St. Paul's. BUILDING UP THE CHURCH. To Dr. Domer belong: the credit of building up the congregation to ite present size and in- fluence. When he came the congregation was greatly depiete:t in consequence of the transfer of so many members to the Memorml. There were only about eighty left,but they formed a brave aud determined band of workers. The Sunday +eliool contained only sixty scholars. The superintendent had just resigned. Dr. Domer sys he natar it very bine. BEY. J. G. MORRIS. communion there was but one that of Mise Kuehling, a sister of ebling of this city. The present enrollment is about four hundred members. vunday school has an enzollment of about hundred. and under the excellent manage- ment of its able superintendent, Mr. Lueius D. Alden, is in a vers flourishing condi The school is divided into three depart viz., imary, intermediate and aduit der. :nente, ‘The direct class offerings for the past year Were $1,000.98: the total receipts, $1,264.06, averaging 7 10-i7 cents per scholar per Sunday. essions to the church during the ave been 504. Baptisms (cbil- 40; marriages, 342. THE EVOLUTION OF THE BUILDING. ‘The corner stone of St. Paul's was Inid June . treasurer, ‘The first class ficers and tex szie. now DONATED BY GEN. Ina very interestin vax § ¢ communi- . the lot on which the age now’ stand was donated J. P. Van Ness, at that time mayor of . At @ mecting of the council held 43. the pastor was instructed to a ation, which he did in a very fee! and appreciative letter. Ap interesting fact im connection with the donation is well worthy of mention here. al women whose names are not kewn submitted a request to Gen. Van Ness for the donation of a lot for a church Dui'ding. He received them very kindly and favored their request and expressed a desire to seo cheir pastor. Afew days Inter the dona- ton was tiade and is the present site on which ‘the chureh is built. ‘TRE Fmst Pastor. In this half century St. Paul's has had but five pastors, all of whom are alive except Dr. Muller, who bas not been béard of for many ts supposed tobe dead. They are A A. Muller, J. E. Graeff, J. G. Butler, HB. Belmar and’ the present pastor, Rev. S-muel Demer, D-D, Dr. Muller served from the orsanization until June, 1846, During bis pastorate » commun: ‘HE SECOND Paston. Bev. J. E. Graeff, the second pastor, was lected November 25, 1846. Inbored earnestly , and devotediy until July 4, 1849, when he was 12, 1844, during Dr. Muller's pastorate. Rev. ris delivered the address and Rev. Dr. rmed the liturgical services. Gen. ss. donor of the lot and mayor of the with ex-President of the United States Adams, headed the procession to During Rev. Mr. Graeff's hed and dedicated, ‘onrad. then pastor rstown, Md., preached the dedication sermon. Jaynes K. Polk, Presi- dent of the United States, and’ James Buchanan, Secretary.of State, together with a number of army ‘und navy officers, were present and menifested their interest by lib- eral contribati Eleven bundred doliars eribec, and this was pronounced to atgest contribution ever made by any yp to iat time in Washington. Drs, Morris and Charles P. Krauth, jr., were nt and officiated during the day. During Butler's pastorate the parsonage ‘The first pipe organ was put in in 1504, but proving unsatisfactory Was returned to the factory an Philadelphia. This was the only ptpe organ put in the chureh until the present one was put in several Duriag Rev. Mr. Belmar’s pastor- e the Sunday schodi was remodeled and a h better arrangement made. In the f the preseat pastorate, August 16, neil considered and acted upon the yy for remodeling the audience room, |, 1843. Dr. F. We of the church at Hi BEV. J. E. GBAEFF (SECOND PasToR.) which was done at a cost of $1,040. About $400 more than the »mount needed was raised. The Teopening exercises were held November 25,1877, and Dr. Conrad again officiated at this service. ‘The next improvement was made iu 188] ata cost of $°.71273. ‘The outside was remodeled and trausformed, towers finished, outside stairs taken away and new ones built insideanda num- ber of other changes made. The reopening took place December 4, 1381, and again Dre. Conrad and Morris were’ present, the former in the | morning and the latter in ‘the evening. Of the cost of ‘this improvement the Sunday school - | paid $1,000 and the Ladies’ Aid Society $320. ‘THE RECENT RECONSTRUCTION. The last and most costly improvement was | made in 1888 at a cost of $8,951.48, and which | practically made ita new church—new pews, i pit, new organ. new carpets, &c. Mrs. Anu T. Clary gave $2,000 toward the payment for the new organ. Liabilities have all been | met, and the church is entirely free from debt, which is exceedingly gratifying, as it is the first time in the®history of the church, The re- ng on this occasion took | that the people of St. Paul's are ever ready to Lutheran Church of this city, which was organ- faed as. mission of St Paul's His pastorate do and that thefr liberality knows no limit, DAPONTEES AKD GRANDDAUGHTERS. St Paul's property, the mother eburch of English Lutheranism in this city, claims three [ssc ce Mast eds = eae iters—Zion, Church of Our Redeemer (colored) and Keller Memorial. REV. SAMUEL DOMER,(PRESENT PASTOR.) The Church of the Reformation is now flourishing under ‘the pastorate of Rey. W. B. Parson, D.D. This church grew out of « small Sunday school held in the parlors of private residences and deserves much.credit for its magnificent growth. The third and youngest of the daughters is St. Mark's of South Wash- ington, Rev. W. H. Gotwald, pastor. This mission started as a Sunday school in Blake's Hall on 7th stregt southwest June 12, 1687. June 21, 1889. eight members of St. Paul's asked dismissal to help in the organiza- tion of what is now known as St. Mark's. ‘The organization was made with but fifteen members, From thisemall beginning they now | havea very promising church, Although ‘a mission there is every reason to believe that it will ina few yeare become self-supporting. ‘They have a neat building and one of the coz- iest audience rooms in city. With such energy. zesl and personal sacrifices made, by both pastor and people they should command the highest regard and deserve the support of the other churches, The membership is now eighty-tiye. THE PRESENT ORGANIZATION. St, Panl’s is now more thoroughly organized for effective work than ever before. It has an efficient and energetic board; a well-officered and active growing Sunday school under the management of Mr.-L. D. Alden, the general superintendent; a most helpful ‘and faitlful Vand of workers in the Ladies’ Aid Society or- ganized in May, 1873; a Woman's Home and Foreign Missiogary Society, organized in April, 1834; 9 flourishing Y. P. 8.0. E. anda Junior ¥. £. 8. C.E.,and the King’s Daughters and an excellent’ quartet choir, W. A. Domer, di- rector. 8. Domer, D.D.; John C. Parker. Albert F. Fox, A. 8. Johnson, B. F. Meyera, M. M. Rouzer, Edward T. Kaiser and H. H. Seltzer compose the present church council. One of the greatest events in the history of the church and worthy of special mention is the great celebration of the four hundredth anniversary of Lutheranism. The pastor, Dr. Domer, delivered twelve or fourteen Sunday evening lectures on various phases of the reformation, which were received with much favor, and ‘concluded with a great platform meeting Sunday evening, April 12, 1883, at which Gen. Eaton, commissioner of edneation, presided and made the opening address. Aficr which Pere Hyacinth, the famous oid Catholic reformer of Paris, delivered an address in the French language. followed by Simon Wolf of this city, Dr. David Wills, chapiain of the United States army; B. H. Warner and sthe pastor, closing with the singing of Luther's great battle hymn, “Ein Feste Burg is Unser Gott.” It°was, altogether, one of the most remarkable and interesting anniversaries ever held in this city. TOMOBROW'S EXERCISES. co ‘The program for Sunday, April 16, ‘1893, will be as foliows: 9:30 a.m., regular session of the Sunday school: 11a.m., sermon by Rev. J. G. Morris, D.D., LL. D., of Baltimore, Md., and brief rematk« by the pastor;3 p.m., anniver- sery session of the Sunday scuool in’ charge of the superintendent. Short addresses by J. E. Graeff. esq.. of Philadelphia, the second pas- tor of the church forty-five years ago, and by several ex-superintendents, 6:30 p. m.—Y. P. 8. C.E., an anniversary meeting, conducted by the president, Daniel N. Klapp. “Remarks by members of the society and visiting friends. 7:30 p. m.—Platform meeting. Historical sketch be the pastor. Brief reminiscent ad- dresses by J. E. Graeff, esq..J. G. Butler, D. D., ex-pastors, and W. E. Parson, D. D., an'ex- astociate pa: evening at National Rifle Armory, from 7:30 to 11 o'clock, pastoral and congregational reception, with brief addresses by neighboring Lutheran ministers, music and refreshments. The church will be beautifuliy decorated for the occasion and a hearty invita- tion is extended to all friends to celebrate this fiftieth anniversary. Corsenivs Ecksarpt. ——.—_ ALONG THE WHARVES, The River View steamer Samuel J. Pentz returned last evening from Norfolk. The Pentz has been absent since the middle of February and has been employed on the James river. On her run from Norfolk she covered the distance between that port and Washington with a brief stop at River | View in a little over twelve hours. Despite her | hard work she appears to be in first-class con- dition and is already it the hands of ship carpenters, machinists and paint- ers. She will be made reedy with all j Possible speed for the regular summer season, | which opens on Sunday, April 90. | Capt W. D. Newell, who was ‘with her, has been | granted leave’ of absence till Monday, when | he will proceed to Baltimore and super- | intend the trial tip of the new steamer | Harry Randall, and if she passes all the teste prescribed he will bring her home in time to the 100 business men mentioned in yes- terday’s Star to the naval review. What might have been a serious fire was dis- covered yesterday in the ship chandiery and Stores establishment of C. P. Anderson on Water strect. The flames were discov- ered by Mr. Anderson, and with the aid of an imprompta fire brigade were extinguished. ‘The flames started in the back part of the building and when found were eating ther way through a bale of oakum and licking up a barrel of oil. The amount of the damage was about €20. Had the discovery been made afew minutes Inter it is probable that th block would have gone up in smoke. : ‘The steam yacht Giavota, nee Florencé, left yesterday for the naval review. Her owner, Dos Passos, and party went down aboard She is under command of Capt. Hanie, The Philadelphia yacht Gretchen is at Stephenson's and will coal and make ready for her trip to Hampton Roads. ‘The ice men say that the season for four stickers is near at band and that some very busy scenes will be enacted this year along the Washington and Georgetown fronts. Among the famous schooners which are likely to make this port during the summer are the Independ- ent, the King Phillip, Laura C. Anderson, Mo- higan, Balche, Marjorie Brown, Yale, Sawyer and Daylight. The Frolic has been completed. Work on the Mildred is being pushed. ‘The new forty-foot steam launch at Cum- berland’s is ready for launchi: ‘The oyster and fish business is dull. The first mentioned article is expected up in large quan- tities next.week. s The Kanawha has been towed from the dock rt harbor fiolice headquarters to the Mattano iP. peek i ee Falling Off in Exports. ‘The adverse turn of the balance of trade against the United States cc .ucs to be shown by the figures of the bureau of statistics. The total exports of breadstuffs for last correappn: $925.07, 0000 walling off for the month of €9,206,000. For the pine months ending Mareb, 1899, exports of breadstuffs were $145,089,000; for the corresponding nine months in the previous of the wears off of €3,292,000. ey FE eS serosal gota ht the corres) nine months of the ~ Peens,00. year, $33,963,000, = falling Carefal Preparation 1s gupential to partay of to0ds, It is wisdom Samy that are. MORE ACTIVE POLICY. Athletic Affairs Present a Much Bet- ter Outlook. A UNION ATHLETIC FIELD. Ie fe Suggested That = Face for All Amateur Sports Be Decided On—C. A. C. Refuses Van Ness Park—¥. M. Ci A. Athletic Ex- hibition-Athletic Gossip. D. C, SATURDAY, advice on the HILE LITTLE lactive athletic work has ing the past week there has been accomplished | a great deal which will who are anxious to go - into’ training, and though the - prospects in the eity before this \N have not been particu- larly bright the out- siderably, and the chances are that every- body will have the opportunity he de- sires to train and the discontent which has been to get into the harness at once will disappear, while Washington's athletes will regain their good nature and work witha will to do what belong. ENERGETIC POLICY OF THE COLUMBIAS. The affairs in the Columbia Athletic Club been definitely, decided, and at the meeting of the board of governors on Saturday night tho true sentiments of the officers were shown. that the athletes of the club will be given every encouragement this season. Boating will receive support, the intention being to have a number will compete, and near the end of the season it is hoped that regatta will be arranged in which ail the boat clubs of the District will be the sport will be maintained and the friendly rivalry which is the backbone of ail amateur contests will®te increased. So soon “as the re- will offer every inducement to those who wish to row to do #0. THE VAN NESS GROUNDS NOT TAKEN. finally decided to refuse to accept the offer for the Van Ness property, and for this season tho club will not go to the expense of providing At the same time it can be authoritatively announced that the members of the club will be provided with a means to put themselves in behindhand “in affording them support for whatever efforts they may with to make. This course will undoubtedly be criti rabid athletic advocates. but it is generally safe to follow the example of » board of gov- ernors, who are ina position to best decide clubs The athletes and all members of the club will best subserve their own interests and that of the club by affording the management that‘ the long run their own interests will be dest taken care of su soon as the officers see their way clear to doing board. ‘The feelings of the members, the ac- commodations that sould be afforded them, the prominent and leading part tha‘ the C. A’ all weighed and thought over, but the better judgment of those who knew tha: to continue to pay off the debt at the present encouraging before any further expenditures were made, prevailed. At the same time it was tho unanimous senti- proper bounds should be done to maintain and, if possible, increase the interest of the mem- bers in athletic affairs, and with this aim in rovide some means for the athletes to have the benefit of Instructor Crosel track. held as usual, and though the teaining may not take place there, it "will probably. be arranged for the sports to oceur nt the grounds of the been indulged in dur- encourage the men fora live athletic season look now may be said to have cl con- apparent among those who were fretticg they can for the organizations to which they which have boen hanging fire for so long have President Coon is authority for tho statement of club regattas, in which the various crews asked to participate, and thus the interest in pairs on the boat House are completed the club Atthe same meeting of the board it was new athletic grounds. form for any sport and the club will not be cised by many of the younger and more what is most bencficial to. the interests of the all the support they can, with the knowledge ‘There was but one question which met the C. has always taken in all matters athletic, were rate was, after all, the business-like thing to do ment of the board that everything within view the management can be depended upon to ‘The annual spring games of the club will be Young Men’s Christian Association. PRACTICE OF ATHLETES. The lot next to the club has been put in good shape and every afternoon some of the mem- bers take advantage of this chance to practice the pole vault, bigh Ladi and shot and hammer throwing. Royce Hough, Smart, Mc- Elhone and Craig are ail at_work ‘trying to see how high they can place the bar and clear it. Craig is @ new man. but he is showing up in first-class form, and if he continues to improve some of the older men will have to look well to their laurels if they desire to maintain them. ae the men who will work with the hte. are Adam Jobnson, Rainier, Kruger. Ellis and Lieut. McComb. The last is a very strong man, and with the fifty-six-pound weight especially he is very handy. Cary Spence, that promising sprinter. will be sent to the A. A. U. meeting to be held during the world’s fair to represent the G. A.C. ‘This decision has been reached, and word will be sent to him to prepare himself. The club will send him. GYMNASTIO AND MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT. It was also determined at the same meeting of the board, which accomplished so much to advance matters this spring, that an athletic and musical entertainment should be given about the middie of next month. The gym- nastic team are at work every night, and the performance which they are able to give will surpass anything that amateurs have ever done 4 this city. not excepting the fine exhibition afforded by the Princeton team. ‘The musical portion of the entertainment will be participated in by tho best talent that can be obtaiiied in the city, us it js the inten- tion of the committee having the matter in charge to make it an entertainment such as no one can find fault with. The exact date of the performance has not as yet been chosen, nor has the hall, but it will pr take place at Metzerott’s. INTEREST IN BATEMAN’S SUCCESS IN BALTIMORE. Few affairs have created so much interest in the Columbia Athletic Club as tle sparring contest which occurs in Baltimore tonight be- tween Bateman of theC. A. C. and Chase of the Neptunes. A crowd is going from this city and special rates have Deen given by the Pennsylvania Raidroad Company. The number will probably reach the hundred mark. On account of the large crowd expected the Neptunes have decided not to hold the contests at their club, but have en- gaged some hall for the purpose. Both clubs are sanguine that their entries will win, and as the contestants are known to be very evenly matched the result is awaited witha interest, WHY No? HAVE AN ATHLETIC COMMON? Ass means of providing grounds for the ‘athletes this season and at the same time afford- ing « place where all amateur games can be played s suggestion has been made which, though it may not meet with universal appro- bation, still is worthy ef consideration and may res ‘tin about a condition of affairs which will be highly satisfactory. eee ee accept fan Ness grounds was that it was considered politic to pay off the indebted ness of the clu> before farther expenditures could be made. The Carroll institute ig de- sirous of affording the many enthusiastic ath- letes in that organization an opportunity to improve their i ‘te of THE POTOMAC BOAT cLUB. ‘The recent election of the Potomacs has al- ready begun to show fruit, On last Monday the first crew of the season to take to the water put ous from the Potomac boat house, It was a four and was com 4s follows: Riggs, stroke; Exner, 8; Oliver, 2, and Doyle, bow. It is the intention of Capt. Ofttey to issue'a call in « few days asking all the members of the club to assemble at the boat house in order that they may undeistand just what the club intends to do in boating. ‘The other crews will begin work at once, and if the members of the club give the officers of the club sufficient support by training faithfully it is their intgntion to enter crews in all the local regattas and those which take place in Baltimore and Philadelphia. President Coon says that the statement that the Columbias would withdraw from the ama- teur base ball league and not be represented is anerror. The club will have a good team, he says, THE INTER-CLUB BOWLING MATCH. The bowling tournament between the Car- roll Institute and the Columbias has made a very friendly feeling between the two organiza- tions and President Hunnan of the C. I. is pa:- ticularly pleased. He expresses the hope that there will be as large a contingent of the C. A.C. men at the Institute next Wednesday, ‘when the second series will be bowled, as there was of Carrolls at the C. A. ©. when’ the first series began. The Institute team expect to give their opponents a very hard fight this time, as they believe that their work will im- Prove on their own alleys, while the C. A. C. men will not be able to do so well. In the gymnasium the enthusiastic work still continues and the interest in the game of basket ball develops, YM. ©. A. ENTERTAINMENT. Members of the Young Men’s Christian Asso- ciation are much interested at present in the combined athletic and musical entertaiment which the association is to give next Friday night at the Washington Light Infantry Hall. ‘The athletic portion of the performance will be ¢fthe best order, and will include some mem- bers of the Columbia Athletic Club, who have consented to take part in order that the enter- tainment may be of the greatest excellence. There will be an exhibition dumb bell drill by aclass of thirty. The high jump. horizontal bar, bigh kicking and tumbling will be par- ticipated in by a number of the best men in the city. ‘There wili be a wrestling contest be- tween Blunt of the C. A. ©. and an entry from the Y. M.C. A. and a fencing’ match between Nelson of the C. A.C. and some ¥. M.C. A. man. The musical portion’ of the program romises to be of especial excellence. The Varhingtonians will be given what will prob- ably be the last opportunity to hear Miss Ruth ‘Thompson before she leaves for Brooklyn, An orchestra will be in attendance. GEORGETOWN COLLEGE FIELD SPORTS. Georgetown College has decided to hold their spring sports on the 18th of May and havehired the grounds of the ¥. M. C. A. for that occa- sion. A number of men are in training for the contests. ‘The Georgetown boys are making a big effort to have the provincials rescind their order re- fusing to allow any of the academics to leave the city on the base ball trips which the team have arranged. ‘They claim that without the services of the men whom this rule affects that the team wil be so weakened that it would be useless for the team to fill their dates. It is to be hoped fhat the rule will be changed, as the team has done such excellent work this spring that they will make quite a record in collegiate circles and make the reputation of the college more widespread. Manager Wells of the Y.M.C. A. has been making a big endeavor to get base bull game with Georgetown, but the college boys do not feem anxious to play the Christians. A game between the two teams would make a fine con- “COCKED-HAT” TOURNAMENT. The “‘cocked-bhat” tournament which began ‘at the Columbia Ataletic Club last hight prom- ises to attract as much attention among the members as the other bowling contests which have taken place. The scores made last night were as follows: Names, i 3 Mighent George E. Ricker. John H. Yarnail. Claas Danekas, W. 8. Stockbridge. iy Coburn. Flanner; Fi BROOKLAND. Mrs. Fillimore of the pension office will move into Mr. Norman Ives’ house in West Brook- land. Mr. and Mra. Ives go from Washington to Connecticut and will afterward make their home in Chicago. The Minerva Coterie of Brooklyn gentlemen held their fortnightly meeting and enjoyed an outing and “shad bake” at Sylvan place on Wednesday evening. The Brookland Fieasure Ciub were band- somely entertained at the home of Miss Lida Dasch. Music, games gnd refreshments were alike presented for enjoyment and good cheer Provailed. Nearly all of the club were pres- oni Miss Kate and Miss Mary Larner were the ro- cent guests of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Larner. Mr. William Boggs is building = house near 12th and Galveston streets, South Brookland, for Dr. Nicholson, ‘The Brookland Card Club gathered together again after their Lenton separation in the hos- pitable home of Mrs. Judge Terry, where they were finely entertainod. Among those present were: Dr. and Mrs. J. Henry , Mr. and Mra, Horace M. Woodward, Mr. and Mra. Charles K. Hetfield, Mr. and’ Mrs. Thomas G. Carmick.Miss Susan E. Dugger, Louis Carmick, Miss Addie and Mr. Philip Jullien, Miss Sidney Johnton and Mr, Fred Johnson, C. a8 removed to University Heights. bee amines fe Congressmen and the District Government, ‘To the Editor of The Eveuing Star: The people of the District welcome heartily the sentiments expressed in your editorial of yesterday, and they cheer the attitude of Com- missioner Parker as against the czar-like de- mand of “He-has-got-to” Meredith. It is high time for representatives who represent districts in the states adjacent im- mediately to the District of Columbia to have notice served uppn particle The which some of them appear to harbor that a deed in fee simple to everything Bsnid'e dope Geet iiares ‘The member from. the eighth Virginia is en- titled to nothing more here than is the member from the New York, and the is ak 1893—SIXTEEN PAGES. A NEW ENGLAND MIRACLE. A Railroad Engineer Relates His Experience. ‘The Wonderful Story Told by Fred C. Vose and His Mother-tn-law to a Reporter of | the Bostom' Herald.” Beth are Restored After Years of Agony. (Beston, Mass., Herald. ‘The vast health-giving results already attrib- uted by thenewspapers throughout this country and Canada to Dr. Williams’ “Pink Pills for Pale People” have been recently supplemented- by the wonderful cures wrought in the cases of two confirmed invalids in one household tn a New England town. The radicai improvement in the physical condition of these two people from the use of this great medicine is youched for, not only by the eager testimony of the pa- tients themselves, gladly given for the benefit of other sufferers, but also by the indubitable assurances of disinterested relatives and friends who had been cognizant of the years of pain and distress endured by the two invalids, and who now witness their restoration to health, vigor and capacity. The names of these people, the latest totestify | from their own experience to the marvellous | restorative, tonic and healing qualities of Dr. | Williams’ Pink Pills, are Fred C. Vose and his mother-in-law, Mrs. OliverC. Holt, of Peterboro, | members of the same household, which is com | posed of Mr. and Mrs. Holt, and Mr. and Mrs. Vote, the latter a daughter of the Holts. The home occupied by the family is a cosy andneat | looking two-storied house, situated on the top } of hill and surrounded by many of thenatural | attractions of a residence in the country. Mr.-/ Holt is employed in the Crowell shoe manufac- tory of Peterboro, and Mr. Vose has for many years run the engine on the Fitchburg railroad trains between Winehendon and Peterboro. Before entering upon an account of the long | illnesses of Mr. Vose and his mother-in-law, | which shall be given in their own words as | taken by a reporter of the Boston Herald, it ‘will be well to give the exact reason for the coming together under one roof of the two families, as this fact has everything to do with the manner in which Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills | first came to the notice of Mr. Vose and the reason of their introduction into the family as @ medical remedy. Mr. Vose's wie had been in failing health for @ number of years, her illness finally develop- | ing into a brain trouble, accompanied by inter- mittent paralysis of thetongueand lower limbs. Death had taken allherchildren, and the heavy affliction increased her bodily and mental in- firmities to such an extent that her busband himseif an invalid, was compelled to take some means toward securing for her complete rest and freedom from all household care. To this end he gave up housekeeping, and took his wife to her parents’ home, where her mother might care for her in ber ailments. Mrs. Holt washer- self suffering from various complaints brought on by complete nervous prosiration several years ago, but her daughter's severer and more hopeless condition was the more urgent and more appealing caseof the two, and soMrs. Holt for several years has tried to forget her own disabilities in tenderly ministering to her stricken daughter. In February last Mr. Vose was reading the weekly paper, when his attention was attracted by the account ofa case of paralysis cured by the use of Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills. The sim- ilarity of the case described to that of his wife at once aroused the decp interest of Mr. Vose, and he called his mother-in-law’s attention to the pablished article. After long consultation they decided to send for the pills. Thebeneficial effect they had upon Mrs. Vose was marked. From being unable to stand she was so ma- terlally strengthened that she could wali with- out difficulty, and in other respects her condi- tion was muth improved. The beneficent re- sults noticed in Mrs. Vose's condition from a trial of the pills caused both her husbend and” mother to consider trying them for their own complaints. They tried them on the principle that “if they don’t cure they can’t burt,” but before each had finished their first box they had felt such relief that they came to believe that the pills not only could not hurt, but were actually and speedily curing them. ‘To the Herald reporter who was sent to in- Westigate his remarkable cure, Mr. Vose gave ‘detailed account of his long illness end sub- sequent recovery. He began his narrative by saying: “Iam not anxious to get into the papers in this or any other connection, but, as I wrote the Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co., I have felt such happy results from the taking of Pink Pills that I am willing, if my experience will help any one else, to ite how they benefited me. Iam 37 yearsold, and 15 years ofthis time have spent in railroading for the Fitchburg railroad on the Winchendon and Peterboro branch. For the past three years I have been engineer of the train which eonnects with the Boston trains at Winchendon. I have been troubled with a weak stomach from my boy- hood. In fact, there never was a time in my remembrance when I was not more or lesa troubled from that source. “Seven years ago, however, the complaint be- came greatly aggravated from thenatureof my work and other causes, and I suffered greatly from it. My stomach would not retain food, my head ached constantly, there was a dimness, or blur, before my eyes most of the time, and my head used to become so dizzy I could scarcely stand. On getting up in the morning my head swam so I was frequently obliged to lie down again. Ihada most disagreeable heart-burn, ® continuous belching of gas from the stomach, ‘nasty coating ofthe month and tongue,and my | bredth was most offensive. I eonsulted phy- siclans 1 Peterboro, and took their medicines for two years, but was helped so slightly by them that at the end of that time I gave up in discouragement, and let the disease take care of itself for along time. I grew worse as time wenton.. 1 have been obliged to give up work many atime for a week or two, and have worked at other times when I-ought to have been at home in bet. I have lost many months dur- ing the past seven years and would have lost more only for the fact that I stuck it out and ‘would not give up until I had to. “ My appetite then failed me, and about four years ago I began to notice a fluttering of my heart, which grew so fad after awhile that I could not walk any distance without a violent palpitation and complete loss of breath. The pains in my stomach, from indigestion, lasted two and three days ata time. I lost consid- erable flesh, and before long I noticed that my kidneys were affected. This came from my work on the engine, I know, as many railroad menare troubled in the same way. Ihave awfal pains in the small of my back, and was obliged to make water many times during the day. “I resolved to go back to the doctors again, though their treatment had done me no good before. I was told that medicine was no good for me, that what I needed was a long rest. I could not take too long a vacation, being com- pelled to work for my living, and so I kept along, taking what stuff the doctors prescribed, but feeling no better, except fora day or two at atime “Finally my legs and hands began to ache and swell with rheumatic pains, and I found J couldn't sleep at night If I lay down, my heart would go pit-a-pat at @ great rate, and many nights I did not close my eyes at all. “I was broken down in body and discouraged in spirit, when, some time in February last, I ‘was reading in the ‘Montreal Family Herald and Weekly Star,’ which we take every week, of the great cures made by Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills for Pale People. I got a couple of boxes { j | for my wife to see if she would be helped any by |" ‘them, and then I tried them myself. I did not put much stock in them at first, but before I ‘had finished the first box I noticed that I was feeling better. The palpitation of my heart, which had bothered fhe so that I couldn't breathe at times, began to improve: I saw that in going to my home on the hill from the depot, ‘which was previously an awful task, my heart id not beat eo violently and Ihad more breath when I reached the house. After the second ‘and third boxes I grew better in every other re- spect. My stomach became stronger, the gas belching was not so bad, my appetite and diges- tion improved, ard my sleep Yecame nearly natural and undisturbed. 1 have continued taking the pills three times # day ever sinco Jest Marob, and to-day I am feeling better than stale ‘at any time during the last eight years. +L ean confidently and conscientionsly say that they have done me more good, and their good effects are more permanent, than any medicine I have ever taken. My rheumatic pains in legs and hands are ail gone. The pains in the smail of my back, which were so bad at times that I could not stand up straight, have nearly all vanished, and I find my kidneys are well regulated by them. This isan effect not claimed for the pills in the circular, but in my case they bronghtitabout. I can now goupany Dill without the slightest distress or palpitation or loss of breath, and am feeling 100 per cent. better in every shape and manver. “They have been @ saving of money to me, for since I began their use I have not been ‘obliged to lose much time away from work. I | am still taking the pills, and mean to continue them until Lam certain my cure is a thorough and lasting one.” After talking with Mr. Vose at the depot, where his engine was in waiting, the reporter went to the bonse where Mrs. I patient for whom the pills have done so much, received him and gave an extended account of her experience with them. Mrs. Holt said: “Iam 57 years old, and for M4 years past I have had an intermittent heart trouble. Three years ago I had nervous prostration, which left | me with a numberof ailments, for which Lhave | been doctoring unsuccessfully ever since. My heart trouble was increased so badly by the Rervous prostration that I hed to lie down most ofthe time. My stomach also gaveout, and I had continual and intense pain from the back of my neck to the end of my backbone. I Went to physicians in Jeffrey, Newport, Alsted, Acton and here in Peterboro, but my health | continued so miserable that I gave up doctors in despair and los: faith in medicine altogether. Ibegan to take Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills last Winter, more from curiosity than because I be- Heved they could help me, but the first box made me feel ever so much better. Ihave | taken the pills since Febraary last and they have made me feel like @ new woman, The | terrible pains in my spinal column and in the rezion of my liver are gone, and I believe for good. My palpitation has only troubled me three times since I commenced using the pills, and my stomach now performs its functions without giving me the great distress which formerly followed everything I ate. The pills have acted differently from any medicine I ever took in my life. I have tried everything doctors’ medicines, patent medicines, sarsa- parillas, and homeopathic doses. In ld weeks three years ago I spent $0 for doctors’ bills and medicines, and since then have put out as much more money, but the relief I obtained, if any, was only temporary. “With these pills, however, the effects are different. They are not cathartic like other pills I have taken, but seem to act directly upon thestomech and liver without any loosen- ing of the bowels. My sleep, too, bas wonder- fully improved since I began their use. Fora long time before I took these pills I lost sleep night after night with my heart and pains in | my back. “My improvement in health 1s a source of remark on the part of those who have known how sick Iwas. My husband, who didn't know I was taking the pills, isdelicited at the notice able betterment in my health, and upon learn- ing the cause of it, urged me to continue the use of the pills. This impulse, however, is not necessary, as Ihave been too sick in the past not to fully appreciate the vaine of a remedy that has done meso much good. Dr.Williams' Pink Pilis are certainly @ grand medicine, and from my experience with them I can cheer- fully and cordially recommend them to any ‘one who is troubled with heart palpitation, indigestion, liver complaint, and the many ills consequent upon nervous prostration.” Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills are not a patent medicine in the sense in which that term is ‘usually understood, but area scientific prepa- ration, successfully used tn general practice for many years before being offered to the public generally. They contain ina condensed form all the elements necessary to give new lifeand richness to the blood, and restore shattered nerves. They are an unfailing specific for such diseases as locomotor ataxia, partial paralysis, St. Vitus’ dance, sciatica, neuralgia, rheuma- tism, nervous headache, the after effects of la grippe, palpitation of the heart, the tired feel- ing resulting from nervous prostration, all dis- eases depending upon vitlated humors in the biood, such as scrofula, chronic erysipelas, &c. They are also a specific for troubles peculiar to females, such as suppressions, irregularities, and all forms of weakness. They build up the Diood and restore the glow of health to pale or sallow cheeks. In the case of men they effect & radical cure in all cases arising from mental worry overwork or excesses of whatever nature. They are manufactured by the Dr. Williams’ Medicine Company, Schenectady, N. ¥., and Brockville, Ont, and are sold in boxes (never in loose form by the dozen or hundred) at 50 cents a box or six boxes for $2.50, and may be had of all druggists or direct by mail from Dr. Williams’ Medicine Company from either address. ‘The price at which these pills are sold makes Scourse of treatment comperatively inexpen- sive as compared with other remedies or medi- cal treatment, POTOMAC RIVER BOATS. NORFOLK AND WASHINGTON STEAMBOAT CO. DAILY LINE BETWEEN WASHINGTON, D. C., FORTRESS MONROE and NORFOLK, VA. ‘The new and powerful Iron Palace Steamers. WASHINGTON AND NORFOLK-SOUTH BOUND. Leave Washington daily at 7 p.m. from foot of 7th st. wharf, arrive at Fortress Monroe at 6:30 &.m. Dext day. Arrive at Norfolk at 7:30a.m., where railroad sonbestions are tiade for all poimis south and south- wes NORTH BOUND. 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