Evening Star Newspaper, September 11, 1895, Page 3

THE EVENING STAR, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1i, 1895-TWELVE PAGES, SPECIAL NOTICES. REV. DR. BARNITZ, WESTERN SECRETARY OF the Lutheran mission work in the west, will de- liver an address ut Dr. Domer’s church,’ cor. 11th i TOMORROW (THURSDAY) All are invited. Come. 1t* CIAL COMMUNICATION OF 10, F. will be held Work: E. A. v. WREN! ASS SS NOWCE. Notice is hereby given that William H. Walker, carrying on the grocery business at Nos. 46 and 946 ‘Louisiwna ave. n.w., this city, has executed in fxsignment for the benefit of his creditors, All persons indebted to the satd Walker are requested to make settlement of their indebtedness to me or my representative, Mr. A. T. Walker; and all persons having claims against the sald aisignor are requested to file them with LEON ‘TOBI me. 1 RINER, Equity butiding, Kept. 9, 1895. 317 44 wt. mew. sell-6t ON AND AFTER. SEPTEMBER 11, ‘The agency of the Welsbach Light Co. for the District of Columbia will be removed from 1102 Conn. ave. to OOT 7th et. n. DR. 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You'll Buy It If You Try It— THE LIBERTY BICYCLE. ‘Men’s and Womeu's High-grade Wheels, tocluding ali that’s good in bicycle construction. Visit the Connecticut avenue wheel headquarters and have a look at them. W. D. HADGER, 1024 Cenn. Ave. €0 cents tuys the famous ‘Demon’ Lamp. 0x.2-3m,23 The Most Popular Riding School In Washington Is located at 1325 14TH ST. N.W., an the hundreds of satisfled patrons can testify. Hours for ladies—9 a.m. to 4 p.m., 6 to 10 p.m. 10 tickets for $2.00. Hours for gentlemen—7 to 9 a.m. and 4 to 6 pm. 5 tickets for $1.00. “Special pains taken with backward puplts,’" as the boarding school circulars put It. Open every evening but Sunday, rain or shine, only We prefer uot to teach pupils fn the rain. 8,500 square feet of space, with sandpapercd surface, and the most lofty and star-spangled canopy of any riding school in the U. $. Lighted by elec- tric lights in the evening. GORMULLY & JEFFERY MFG. CO., Sd Washington, D. a INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS. AMUSEMENTS CHTROPODE DEATHS DI MANICURE . MEDICAL . PIANOS AND ORGAD POTOMAC RIVER BOA SALS ROADS é SPECIAL NOTICES. STEAM Can AGE . "CED (Board) WANTED (Help). WANTED (Houses). WANTED (Miscellaneous). WANTED (itooms). About 14 Jackson of 1 down and run over Fred Walter of 1 E injuries about head and shonide Temoved to her home in a carri THE CITY'S STREETS A Schedule of Improvements for Next Year. THORGUGHFARES 10 BE IMPROVED Estimating on an Expenditure of Four Hundred Thousand Dollars. THE DIFFERENT SECTIONS —_+_—__ Property owners in different parts of the city will be much interested in the schedule submitted the Commissioners of streets and avenues recommended for improvement next year, and for which appropriations will be asked. From time to time The Star has printed the letters of interested citi- zens to the Ccmmissioners urging the im- provement next year of the streets they were :ntezested in, and the outcome has been watcked for with great interest. All of the citizens’ associations have presented a schedule of streets that were considered the most in need of improvement, and the matter has caused wide discussion. And justly so, for there are a dozen or more streets in exch section of the city greatly in need of improvement. It was stated in The Star of August 12 that the new street schedule would be made up cn a basis of a $400,000 appropriation, and that ‘the streets which were on the schedule this year, which could not be im- proved, owing to the limited appropriation, would ‘take precedence over the new ones recommended. All of these statements have been bcrne out, and the new schedule has been submitted. One hundred and twen- ty thousand dollars has been apportioned for improvements in the northwest part of the city. The routhwest is given $80,000, Georgetown $36,00) and the northeast and southeast each are allowed $92,000. The schedule according to sections, giv- ing the streets to be impreved, the charac- ter of the improvement and the cost there- of, is now before the Commissioners. It is as follows: Northwest. Virginia avenue, from G to E, pave, $5,000; 1st street, from O to P, pave, $4,000; W street, from 12th to 14th, pave, $9,000; Florida avenue, from 1st to North Capltol, pave, $11,000; T street, from 7th to 9th, pave, $5,000; Riggs street, from New Hamp- shire avenue to 19th, pave, $6,000; U street, from 16th to 18th, pave, $13,500; I street, from 28d to 26th, pave, 312,000; 25th stre from H to K, pave, $12,000; T street, from 7th to Florida avenue, pave, $5,000; Rhode Island avenue, from New Jersey avenue to Florida avenue, pave, $5,000; K street, from 1st to North Capitol, pave, $9,000; 25th street, from M to N, pave, $7,000; 22d street, from F to Virginia avenue, pave, $3,000; Cedar street, from 18th to 19th, pave, $3,000; © street, from New Jersey avenue to Ist, pave, $9,000; 3d street, from P to Q, pave, $1,500. Southwest. D street, from 7th to 9th, pave, $2,000; F atreet, from 7th to 10th, pave, $12,000; I street, from 8d to Gth, pave. $12,000; 8d street, from H to K, pave, $10,000; 64 street, from D to E, pave, $5,000; Virginia avenue, from South‘ Capitol to Delaware avenue, pave, $8,000; N street, from 4% to 6th, pave, $5,000; Van street, from 3d to 4%, pave, $3,000; Delaware avenue, from K to L, grading and repairing, $3,000. Northeast. M street, from 2d to Florida avenue, pave, $12,000; Florida avenue, from 9th to M, pave, $12,000; B street, from 8theto 9th, pave, $3,300; D street, from Maryland avenue to 9th, pave, $5,500; F street, from $d to 9th, pave, $20,000; Florida avenue, from M to Brentwood road, G. and M., $12,- 000; 10th street, from East Capitol to C, pave, $8,000; 4th street, from K to L, pave, $4,000; L street, from North Capitol east- ward, G. and R., $15,000. ’ Southeast. 10th street from Pennsylvania avenue to I, pave, $8,500; 9th street from Pennsyl- vania avenue to South Carolina avenue, pave, $1,500; I street from 8th to 11th, pave, $10,000; South Capitol street from H to K, pave, $10.000; South Carolina avé- nue from 7th to 9th, pave, $4,000; C street from llth to 12th, pave, $4,000; Kentucky avenue from Lincoln Park to B, G. and R., $4,000; 18th street from East Capitol to D, G. and R., $8,000; L street from 4th to 8th, G. and R., $8,000; E street from 13th to 1ith, G. and R., $8,000; 4th street’ from C_ to Virginia avenue, G. and R., $15,000; E street from 3d to 4th, G. and R., 36,000; Sth street from E to G, G. and R., : Georgetown. M street from 31st to 32d, pave, $7,000; M street, 33d to 34th, pave, $7,000; M street, 34th to 35th, pave, $5,000; M street, 85th to 36th, pave, $6,000; 27th street, M to P, grade and repair, $9,000; Olive street, 23th to 29th, pave, $2,000. County Schedule. As has been the custom, all of the roads to be improved will be separately provided and appropriated for. The correct lst as recommended Is as follows: For grading and regulating Sherman ave- nue, Roanoke and Irving streets, $10,000, ecntinuing improvement, provided this ap- propriation shall be available for removing buildings, terracing banks and replacing ferces of Garfield Hospital grounds. For paving Florida avenue from Connec- ticut avenue to 18th street, completing work, $7,000. = For grading and grayeling Albemarle, 88th and Yuma streets between Connecticut avenue extended and Tenleytown road, completing improvement, $9,000. For grading and regulating road connect- Ing Broad Branch road with Chevy Chase Circle, completing improvement, $5,000. For grading Massachusetts avenue ex- tended, continuing improvement, $10,000. ‘or grading and regulating Belmont and Kalorama streets between 18th street and Columbia road, $1, For grading and avenue, 23d, 24th and S§ streets, Heights, $10,000. For grading and regulating Yale, Bis- marck, Princeton, Harvard and Columbia streets between 7th and 14th streets, $10,000. For grading and regulating Columbia road, 16th street northwest. extended, Prospect, Crescent, Superior, Erie and Cen- tral streets, Meridian Hill, continuing im- provement, $5,000. For grading and regulating Wilson street, Le Droit Park, $5,000. For paving Spruce street, Le Droit Park, from Harewood avenue, $5,000. For paving Harewood avenue from Maple, ‘regulating California Belair For grading and regulating Trinidad ave- nue from Florida avenue to M street, $2,000. For grading and_grayeling Providence street, Brookland, $5,000. For grading 224 and 24th streets, Lang- don, $4,000. For grading and regulating 12th street Nicotine Neutralized CHEW AND SMOKE MUAJUL POUCH TOBACCO. NO NEKVES QUAKING. NO HEART PALPTTATING. ANTI 7 =-NERVOUS. =DYSPEPTIC. THE OFFICIAL WEATHER MAP twee I “ my a, Wi 7 itl ‘ yr EXPLANATORY NOTE: Observations taken at 8 a.m., 75th meridian time. Solid lines are isobars or lines of equal air pressure, drawn for each tenth of an inch. Dotted lines are isotherms or lines of equal temperature, drawn for each ten degrees. Shaded areas are regions where rain or snow has fallen during preceding twelve hours. The words “High” and ‘Low’ show location of areas of bigh and low barometer. Small arrows fly with the wind. CONTINUED WARM WEATHER. No Prospects of a Change in Tem- perature Before Friday. Forecast till 8 p.m. Thursday.—_For New England, fair, preceded by local showers in northeast portion today; westerly winds; cooler in northern and central porticns Thursday evening, and in Vermont Thurs- day morning. i For eastern New York, generally fair; southwesterly winds; cooler in northern portion Thursday evening. For eastern Pennsylvania, New’ Jersey and Delaware, generally fair; continued warm southwesterly winds. For the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia, generally fair; continued warm gouth to west winds. Weather conditions and general forecast. —A slight barometric depression is central over eastern Dakota, attended by light showers in the extreme northwest. ‘The weather {s generally clear over the central valleys and lake regions, and local showers are reported from the South At- lantic coast and northern New England. It is warmer in the lake regions and New England. Unusually high temperatures prevailed on‘ ‘Tuesday in the upper lake region, the Mis- sissipp! and lower Missouri valleys and the gulf states, ranging from 90 degrees to 98 degrees, and being in some instances from 1 degree to 3 degrees higher than any pre- viously recorded during the first ten days of September. Unusually cold weather for the season prevailed Monday and Tuesday nights in northern Washington, freezing tempera- ture being reported from Spokane. The following heavy rainfalls (in inches) were reported: F: During the past twenty-four hours—Wil- mington, 1,26; Charleston, 2.12; Titusville, 2.74; Pittsburg, 1.12. Fair weather vill prevail generally throughout the southern states, the Ohio valley and the middle Atlantic states, with continued high temperature. The warm weather will continue in thi: locality today and Thursday, with the pros- pect of a favorable change on Friday. Condition of the Water. Temperature and condition of water at 8 am.: Great Falls, temperature, 75; condi- tion, 2; receiving reservoir, temperature, 80; condition at north connection, 3; condition at south connection, 4; distributing reser- voir, temperature, 79; condition at influent gate house, 31; effluent gate nouse, 36. Tide Table. Today—Low tide, 6:45 a.m. and 6:34 p.m.; high tide, 6:12 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Tomorrow—Low tide, 7:42 a.m. and 7:35 P.m.; high tide, 1:05 a.m. and 1:26 p.m. The Sun and Moon. Sun rises, 5:37; sun sets, 6:17. Moon rises, 9:55 p.m.; moon enters last quarter at 11:51 p.m. The Bicycle Lamps. All bicycle lamps must be lighted at 6:17. The police regulations require that “All cycles, bicycles and tricycles in motion after sundown shall carry a suitable light.” The City Lights. Gas lamps all lighted by 7:23 p.m.; extin- guishing begun at 4:29 a.m. The lighting is begun one hour before the time named. Naphtha lamps all lighted by 7:23 p.m.; extinguishing begun at 4:44. The naphtha lamps burn fifteen minutes later in the morning than the gas lamps, as the moon schedule does not apply to them. Range of the Thermometer. The following were the readings of the thermometer at the weather bureau today: 8 a.m., 71; 2 p.m., 88; maximum, 89; min- imum, 67. extended from Florida avenue to Mt. Oli- vet road, $10,000. For grading and graveling Pierce and High strects, Anacostia, from Jefferson to Maple, $2,000. For grading and graveling Flint street, Brightwood Park, $5,000. For grading Michigan avenue, $5,000. For paving Massachusetts avenue ex- tended from 22d street to Sheridan Circle, $5,000. For grading and graveling Kenesaw ave- nue and Park drive, $10,000; provided that Park drive between Kenesaw avenue and Klingle road be dedicated, in accordance with plans of highway commission. For grading and graveling Nebraska ave- nue, $2,500. For paving R street extended from Flor- ida avenue westward, $4,000. For grading Illinois avenue, $5,000. For paving T street from Ist to Le Droit avenue, $5,000. It may be that the Commissioners will, if they are warranted by the estimated revenues, increase the schedule and ask for a larger appropriation for street work. SS MR. KERBEY’S TROUBLES. Still Further Testimony in the Case Promined. The case of J. O. Kerbéy, at one time consul at Rio Janeiro, but now in the toils of the law under the charge of vagrancy, was continued in the Police Court this af- ternoon. Monday the proprietor of the Fredonia told of his skipping his board bill at that hotel. Today the proprietor of the hotei at Colonial Beach took the stand and stated that he left there last month without pay- ing his bill. When he met Kerbey on the boat coming up the river he spoke to him about it, and Kerbey gave him a note for $15. On the note he gave his city address as 1139 11th street, but on investigation it appeared that there was no such house. Kerbey’s lawyer claimed that this was but one of a thousend cases with which Washington people are familiar. The man was formerly an employe of the govern- ment, but is now out of work. He is in straitened circumstances at the present time, but there was no evidence to show that he was a criminal or had acted from any criminal motives. He was not a vag, and plenty of people in this town could tes- tify that he was a respectable man. Judge Kimball stated that there was every reason to believe that Kerbey is a regular hotel and boarding house beat; but on the s ement of Mr. Mullowney that still furth evidence could be produced the case was continued until tomorrow. SS Stories of Absent-Mindcdness. From the Spectator. The other day, before a large party in a country house, intent only on making an early start agreeable for his departing guest, a genial host observed: “I am very sorry to find that no one else is leaving by the early train.” In my Balliol days it wes said that a very absent-minded undergraduate, going for a walk with Jowett, complained of feeling weak and unwell. Jowett asked him what he had eaten that day. He thought for a moment, and then said he could not re- member of having eaten anything but two walnuts. Jowett burst out laughing. | Once, some salt having been accidentally spilled on a dinner table, an eccentric Lan- cashire gentleman is said to have made haste to repair the mischief by pouring some port wine over it! The same men! absentee (so to cull him) is, or was, a con- nolsseur In china. Some questions about china having been raised at a dinner party, it is reported that, forgetting that his plate was full of soup, he turned it upside down, in order to look at the mark underneath, From these doubtful anecdotes I pass on to one or two which I can give on good authority. The late Rev. W. E. Jelf told me that his brother, the principal of King's College (now chiefly remembered as the courteous adversary, or perhaps the perse- cuteur malgre lul, of Maurice), once, when giving a dinner party, hired a butler, who was quite new to the work. The poor man, after drawing for the first time the cork of a champagne bottle, lost his head so completely that he poured part (or the whole) of the contents down a lady’s back. Another of Mr. Jelf’s numerous anecdotes may be mentioned. I was reading with him at his beautiful place between Dolgelly and Barmouth. He assured me that a raw Welsh servant once apnounced to him some visitors as ‘them people as lives on the other side of the water. Knew the Safest Place. From the Dundee News. During the training of the militia in Campbeltown, a company was ordered off for ball firing,including a gamekeeper from Amnamurchan, who was singled out as marker, The sergeant took up the field glass to see if all was ready, when to his horror he saw the marker standing in front of the target. Thinking the man insane, the sergeant at once hastened to the res- cue, and in an authoritative voice demand- ed the meaning of such reckless conduct, at the same time describing the marker asa fool. “I'm no sie a fool as you think,” was the retort. “I ken the safest place weel eneuch. I've marked for your com- pany afore.” AGAINST THE TROLLEY. A Petition Calling for the Immediate Removal of the Polés. A petition addressed to the.Commission- ers of the District, calling fonithe imme- diate removal of the trolley’ poles and wires on New York avenue, Is being cir- culated among citizens residing along the Une of the Eckington road. ‘It bays: “It appearing from the local newspapers that a petition has been filed with the Com- missioners of the District by'séme citizens who favor a continuance of the Eckington and Soldiers’ Home trolley ars on New York avenue, upon the grounds that their discontinuance would seriously: inconven- fence them in their ‘offictal,: business and social relations with the city,! we, the un- dersigned, residents and praperty owners of the city of Washington, alsoidependent, wholly or in part, upon the Eckington road for the continuance of our-‘officiai, business and social relations,’ .do hereby respect- fully represent that the petition above re- ferred to, if correctly reported,” contains statements without foundation in fact, and petition for the immediate removal of the poles and wires which now obstruct New York avenue, for the following reason: “First. The trolley occupation of sald avenue is and has been, since the first day of July last, in direct and absolute violation of the express provisions of the law, which it is the sworn duty of the Commissioners to vigorously enforce without fear or favor. “Second. We firmly believe that the 1m- mediate removal of the trolley poles and wires from said avenue is the only tangible way of speedily securing for the patrons of said line a modern and entirely unob- Jectionable system of street car propulsion over this route, the statements and prom- ises of its management to the contrary notwithstanding. “Third. The temporary extension of the Sth street horse car service out New York avenue to Ist street northeast would work no injury or expense to the company be- yond a few additional cars an‘ the neces- sary horses and men to run them, as frogs and switches are already laid; nor would the patrons of the road be subjected to any material fnconvenience in their ‘of- ficial, business and social’ relations by the temporary substitution cf horse cars for the trolley, because the difference in time lost by the change in running the short distance of six squares from Ist street northeast to 5th street northwest, now covered by the trolley, would be more than counterbalanced by the discontin- uance of the double system of transfer now in use on 5th street. “Fourth. The people who live in Brook- land, ‘the Catholic University and along the line of this road far beyond the city limits will not be deprived of the rapld transit now afforded them by the trolley in reaching the city, for more than three- quarters of the trolley line of the Ecking- ton road is in the county; therefore their opinions or convenience should not be con- sidered in connection with the other one- quarter of the road lying within the city, as those of us who live along the line of this road in the city and in Eckington, which, now, is practically a part of the city, derive no such accommodation from the trolley, for we are carried over the trolley portion of the line a few squares only, are then transferred to a horse car for three or four more squares, and then dumped out again into another horse car to complete our journey as best we may. “Fifth, We are opposed to the intro- duction into the city of Washington of the objectionable trolley system of street car propulsion, and firmly believe that the continued occupation of New York avenue by the Eckington trolley is solely for the purpose of maintaining the advantage this company now has, with the hope that it may be enabled to obtain further and per- ™manent concessions from Congress for the extension of the trolley system over all their lines within the city Umits, and so long as these poles are allowed, to remain there is great danger of the ultimate ac- complishment of this purpose.” ae Bike or Bicyclé. From Harper's Weekly. : There is a good deal of oppodition to the word “bike.” Sundry correspondents of the Sun have entreated that journal to frown upon it. The Sun does not: as yet, but the Tribune does, going even so far as to declare that “bike and gleetfocute are about the worst travesties on’ words that ever were folsted upon ayJomm-suffering public.” “Electrocute is a thosoughly bad word, and the only reason it atists at all is that there is no single reputable word which expresses the infliction+of capital punishment by electricity.” “Bike” is a plece of boisterous slang, bat it may be sald for it that at least it is honest, and makes no pretense to elegance, whereas “wheel,” the other synonym for “bicycle,” does make a pretense at elegance, or at least at respectability. It is better to say “bike,” and be aware that you are using outcast language, than to say “wheel,” and Suppose yourself to be speaking valid En- glish. e+ —_— And Had No Returns. From the Chicago Record, “Odd about that killing of Smedly, wasn’t it” Ree ese “I hadn't heard.” ‘Yes, took out a $5,000 policy only last week and yesterday was shot and killed.” “Well, some fellows were born lucky. I've been paying premiums for twenty-five years!” . MET IN CONFERENCE Assemblage of Baltimore and Wash- ington A. M. E. Clergymen. LIVELY DISCUSSION OF CHURCH MUSIC Race Pride and Its Various In- terests. AN INTERESTING MEETING The fourth annual meeting of the Poto- mac district conference of the Balt!more annual conference of the African Methodist Episcopal Church assembled at 10 o'clock teday in the St. Paul's A. M. E. Church, on 8th street southwest between D and E streets. Rev. John H. Collett, presiding elder, acted as moderator. Devotional exercises opened the session, Rev. Elijah P. Grinage offering prayer and Revs. Scott and Jen!- fer reading Scripture selections. Roll call showed many absentees, a greater part of them being Baltimore. members of the conference, who were détained by the fune- ral of one of thelr nufMber—Rev. W. H. Brown. Rev. J. C. McEddy was chosen secretary of the conference and Rev. J. O. Custis as- sistant secretary. Mr. George W. Smallwood welcomed the conference to the church in a brief speech, to which Rev. James Scott responded very happily. Members Present. Roll call found the following clergymen present: John H. Collett, John T. Jenifer, D. D., John W. Norris, John W. Brown, John R. Johnston, John O. Custis, John B. Wallace, James H. Scott, Joseph K. Plato, Jacob McEddy, Joseph H. Robinson, Isaiah F. Aldridge, Daniel G. Hill, Daniel P. Sea- ton, D. D., M. D.; Arthur Jones, Richard Thompson, George W. Nicholson, Francis S. Dennis, Elijah P. Grinage, Samuel C. Butler, William H. Williams, A. A. Mur- ray, Lynn H. Jackson, and the following laymen: H. H. Burke, John Robgts, B. H. Davis, David Dock, John > Mitchell, Richard Delaney, John W. Martin, Jas. H. Young, L. M. Beckett, J. T. Bond, Rob- ert Holland. Committees Appointed. The following committees were appointed: On memoirs—Revs. John S. Jenifer, Elijah P. Grinage, John R. Johnston, J. B. Wal- lace and Laymen J. W. Martin and John Roberts. : On finance—Revs. John W. Norris, J. H. Robinson, J. C. McEddy, Laymen H. H. Burk and R.Delaney. = _ Financial condition of churches—Revs. J. T. Jenifer, Wm. H. Williame and Mr. John W. Martin. Spiritual condition of churches—Revs. F. S. Dennis, A. Jones and Mr. John Roberts. Condition of colored public schools—Revs. Wm. H. Williams, A. A. Murray and I. F. Aldridge. Sunday schools—Revs. E. P. Grinage, J. O. Custis and S. C. Butler. Presiding Elder's Addrena. Rev. John H. Collett, the presiding elder of the Potomac district, in his opening ad- dress reviewed the temporal and spiritual condition of the people and the churches.in the district during the year. He spoke of the district as the banner district in the Baltimore conference, as shown by Its suc- cessful financial condition and the increas- ing membership of all its churches in the cities of Washington and Balttmore. All its people and its pastors are alive to earn- est work. Generous giving and true hospi- tality mark all church work. The Sunday schools are all prosperous. A special topic in the address that created something of a stir was an allusion to the character of camp meetings, once such a powerful means of good. “In these days of strong and commodious churches camp meetings are no jonger a necessity,” he said. Public Schools. Mr. Collett also spoke frankly on the wretched condition of colored schools in Maryland. In Baltimore, he said, the color- ed schocls are frightfully crowded. All are filthy and unhealthy, and must be a large cause of the fearful death rate there. He urged agitation, and advised his brethren to preach sermons against such school ac- ministration. Dr. Jenifer of the committee on memoirs offered, and the conference adopted, resolu- ticns of respect to the late Rev. W. H. Brown of Baltimore Bethel Church, who died in Baltimore Monday, at the age of seventy-five, after lifelong service as a pastor in the A. M. E. Church. Rev. Eli- jah P. Grinage was elected as a committee to attend the funeral of Rev. Mr. Brown this afternoon, and present to his people the resolutions adopted by the conference. Music in the Church. Rey. J. H. Robirson of Garfield Church presented a carefully prepared paper on the topic, “Some of the Best Methods of Helding Our Young People in the Church.” Dr. Jenifer spoke briefly on the same topic, alluding to the apparent disposition of the young reople to go from the Methodist to otber churches, and mentioning several cases in his own church where young peo- ple had gone out from his flock, and in some instances joined an Episcopal church. He thought the trouble was that the young pecple were outgrowing their church and Surday achool influences. They go to the public schools, and have the best of op- pcrtunities, and they soon see that many of their religious teachers are ignorant end behind the times. Another thing is that young folks like to be cheerful and happy, and they love to dance. They believe the Methedist Church is too strict, and they dcliberately go elsewhere. Rev. James H. Scott of Baltimore thought much of the trouble lay in illit- eracy. The parents of children pledged to the church were not competent to train their children in the doctrines and teach- ings of the Methodist Church. He thought the remedy was to redouble efforts to teach the trath, and, by beginning with the child, lead it on through youth to manhood and womanhood in a full and intelllgent belief in what the church teaches. Rev. John W. ‘Nerris of St. Paul’s Church sald the trouble was not entirely confined to the Metrodist Church. All denomina- tions felt it. Young people dislike the shouting ard singing end the old-time forms and want something more modern. He urged new ideas as a counter attrac- tion. Bring in good music—even such as the colored people have carried on the stage and into various public entertain- ments. Services, he thought, were too dry. Music would draw the young people. Other things were necessary, of course.. All the time the children of colored People were being educated outside of the church faster than they are in it. The young people are studying music, and they don’t like the old- fashioned shouting and singing of the churches. “If I could have the Marine Band in this church to praise God,” said Mr. Norris, “I'd fill this whole square every Sunda; Rev. Dr. Hunter of Richmend, one of the founders of St. Paul’s Church, wae invited to address the corference on the topic un- der discussion. He toid how in Boston he had brought an orchestra into his church and a trained musical conductor, and the re- sult was remarkable in its effect upon the growth of the church. He also related sev- eral interesting anecdotes of the early his- tory of St. Paul’s Church. Race Journalism. W. Calvin Chase was introduced to the conference, and all the members arose and greeted him. Mr. Chase said he had been highly gratified at the discussion he had heard. He desired to call to their atten- tion the importance in the education of colored youth of a paper edited by one of their own race. Most colored people, if they took any paper, preferred to read one published by those who were not of them. If, he said, all were so fortunate as to take such a paper as The Washington Star, which was friendly to the negro race, all would be well. But the colored people es- pecially needed a daily press as strong as the colored people cculd make it, as strong as the pulpit is in tts influence. He urged greater race pride, more thorough self-re- spect and there would follow greater power and influence. Dr. Jenifer, responding to Mr. Chase’s remarks, said the press in general today was treating the colored race with a great degree of fairness. He was thankful for the colored press, which was doing its share for the good of the race, and he was also thankful that colored people were, like all people, eager to read the newspapers of the day and enjoyirg all its advantages. If it were to increase race distinction he should not desire to indorse the unstinted support of a colored paper. He wanted the people to read independently and discrim- inatingly. The afternoon session listened to a vig- orous presentation of the work of the Col- ored Christian Endeavor Society by Rev. John W. Norris of St. Paul's Church, a general discussion of which followed. GOOD SAMARITANS The Forty-Eighth National Oonvention As- sembles Here Today. ‘The Sessions Will Continue for Three Days—District Lodges Large- ly Represented. The forty-eighth national convention of the Independent Order of Good Samari- tans and Daughters of Samaria convened in the Metropolitan Baptist Church this morning at 10 o'clock. Representatives from nearly every state in the Union and from the Bahama Islands are in attend- ance upon the convention. The national grand sire, David F. Batts of Petersburg, Va., presided over today’s deliberations of the Supreme Lodge, and will be the ofiiciating officer during the three days’ session of the convention. The church in whick the annual session is being held has been gaily decorated with flags and bunting for the occasion, and the platform upon which the grand officers of the lodge have heen seated is ornamented with flowers, palms and potted plants. The meeting was called to order by Deputy Grand Sire Taylor of Massachusetts, and the ritualistic services which have been arranged by the Grand Lodge were gone through with. The District grand officers of the order were appointed to escort the national grand sire to the presiding offi- cer’s chair. An Address of Welcome. Rev. Robert Johnson, the pastor of the Metropolitan Baptist Church, then deliv- ered, on behalf of the sixty-four local lodges of the District, the welcome address to the grand sire and delegates, to which the grand sire responded, thanking the Dis- trict officers and members for the hospital- ity and cordial welcome which had thus far been extended to the Grand Lodge. A telegram from the national secretary, J. F. Washington, of Mobile, Ata., announced that he had been stricken with typhoid pneumonia, and would be unable to be in attendance upon the session. He had therefore sent by messenger the official records of the lodge. J. H. Williams of New Jersey was then selected to officiate in the place of Secretary Washington. The grand sire then announced the following Past officers as the committee to nominate officers of the Grand Lodge for the next two years: J. E. Pratt of the District of Columbia, S. R. Williams of New Jersey, C. M. Fassett of Pennsylvania, H. W. Green of Rhode Island, Georgia Taylor of Massachusetts, J. M. Buckner of Virginia, R. W. Epps of New York and J. M. Ross of Ohio. It is expected that this commit- tee will submit its report late this after- noon. The Samaritans of the District are mani- festing extraordinary interest in the work of this committee, as the District is anx- ieus to secure the selection of one of its members as the next national grand sire. Rey. Robert Johnson of this city and M. H. Hunter, the past grand chief, have been mentioned in connection with the bestowal of the honor. The District people have re- ceived much encouragement in their hopes by the appointment of J. E. Pratt cf the District as chairman of the nominating ccmmittee. The District delegates to the Grand Lodge are Rev. J. I. Lovings, J. M. Washington and Martha Burnett. J. Q. W. Moon of Virginia was appointed as the official reporter during the session of the Grand Lodge. The morning ard early afternoon sessions were taken up in the discussion of the regular routine work of the lodge, the appointment of the committee on credentials and other com- mittees. The annual session of the Grand Lodge is held under the auspices of the sixty-four sutordinate lodges which are located in the District of Columbia, of which J. M. Washington is right worthy grand chief. The session will last three days, and luring that time laws for the government cf the different Icdges in the country will be en- acted; the question of the further spread of the territory of the order will be dis- cussed; grievances, if any existing, between the sutordinate lodges will be adjusted; the reports of the national grand sire, the national secretary, treasurer and other of- ficials- will be submitted, and the meeting will be adjourned with a banquet, which will be tendered to the national officers on tomorrow evening. A Parade Tomorrow. Prior to the public reception of tomorrow evening the District Grand Lodge, with its sixty-four subordinates, in full regalia, will parade in full regalia in honer cf the Na- tional Grand Ledge. The rrocession will be formed at 5 o'clock sharp tomerrow after- noon, with the right resting cn 12th and R streets, and, headed by the Nattonal Band, the procession will move as follows: From 12th and R streets along to New Hamp- shire avenue, along New Hampshire ave- nue to K street, along K street to Vermont avenue, to M street, alous M street to New Jersey avenue, along New Jersey avenue to R street, and therce to the church. All of the male members of the lodges, to the number of 2,500, will be in line, but the wo- men will assemble at the church and await the return of the lodges. The national of- ficers will be in carriages, escorted by the District officials ard thcir associates. At the church the introductory address to the public will be delivered by J. M. Washing- ton. Rev. Robert Johnson will deliver a welcome address to the church, after which C. H. Marshall, P. N. G. 8.; M. H. Hunter, P. G. C.; H. H. Turner, P. G. C.; T. W. Chase, P. D. G. C., will deliver addresses, to which thcre will be responses by the National Grand Ledge officers. There will be a review of the lodges at 9:30 p.m., and the grand march to the banqueting room will be fcrmed at 10:30, headed by the Grand Lodge officials. Committee on Public Comfort. The members of the local lodges have been making extraordinary preparations for the accommodation of the many vis- itors who are in attendance upon the ses- sion, and to that end a committee on pub- lic comfort from the several lodges here have been appointed as follows: Mathias H. Hunter, chairman, Lot No. 7; C. H. Marshall, Lodge No. 54; EB. Carmine, Lodge No. 54; Julia Tilghman, Lodge No. 4; H. H. Turner, Lodge No. 11; Emily Moore, Lodge No. 5; Thomas W. Chase, Lodge No, 16; Julia Wingfield, Lodge No. 26; Alice Thornton, Lodge No. 15; bert Johnson, Lodge No. 9; Bettie Harrison, Lodge No. 11; Anthony Thornton, Lodge No. James B. Pratt, Lodge No. 13; Alice Cannor, Lodge No. 21; Isahella Francis, Lodge No. 24; W. T. Chapman, Lodge No. 2%; Perry Wilson, Lodge No. 30; S. W. Herbert, Lodge No. 6; B. H. Freeman, Lodge No. 38; M. EB. Bateman, Lodge No. 49; Carrie Oliver, Lodge No. 31; Ella Alex- ander, Lodge No. 50; A. W. Clemens, Lodge No. 5 George Thornton, Lodge No. 538; M. Trice, Lodge No. 51; Anna Chase, Lodge No. 29; G. W. Parker, Lodge No. 3; Clara Anderson, Lodge No. 41, and Isaac Roberts, Lodge No. 23. Committee on Credentials. At the aftornocn session of the lodge the Grand Sire announced the following as the ccmmitte on credentials: C. H. Marshall, Mrs. Sarah Scott, Kindall Taylor, Mrs. Mary Jcnes and Mrs. E. J. Baldwin. The committee on credentials: C. H. Marshall, press, decided that the credentials of the See from the following states were all right, and the delegates were entitled to seats In the Grand Lodge. District of Co- lumbia—J. M. Washington, J. 1. 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