Evening Star Newspaper, October 22, 1892, Page 6

6 THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, D. C. SATURDAY, BER 22, 1892-SIXTEEN PAGES. [Se = r = = = - = — “ | to the play. Refreshments were served by the| Mrs. William Powell Rice is visiting her SHOOTING STARs. THEY SAIL THE RIVER. PUSHING A RAILROAD. THE SOCIAL W ORLD. _EeSTipa mt 60 Hr at te mother, who is very sick at 1416 K street north- ‘af So's ot wes has ot po A New Yacht Club Formed—Other River =the Line to-Tucomn amd a b; rom Lodksiey y Dr. W. J. McKnight, ha: ed fro fe rho ecalskin * a , ie sae _ ; ; Geriipat Members present wore Mx Bowls, | wy rastoraia prong he Seeeecahaen (ices oe ee nn tha Gipthl Vell Ghai ek eaieloss wueee: | vhs Sanca ee electric road to Rright- The Fashionable Set Returning for | \1.. : hiple: Miss Lorena Ambrove, Mis Patten, ‘en, Miva Forster, Netlson, Mra irown and Mrs. Rockwood. Ambrose und Mise Carey. next regular ill be on November ri 5g. |7- at Mra. Carey's, 6 northeast. =DDINGS.| he x WEDDIN St. Mark's Chureh on Capitol Hill was, on October 19, 1892, the scene of a very = wedding. The contracting parties were ‘She Rast Weduceing tm the Month to Be! on, Cryetal and Mr. William § Nicholson of Specially Honored West End Homes Being | the Postmaster (ieneral’s office. Promptly at 8 Opened for the Seasom—Personal Notes of | o'clock p. m. the bride, attired in white crepe, | trimmed with white lace, entered the church . . Mra. the Winter. Vie- ER THE ocTe sasceiaal leaning on the arm of her father. They were - j met at the chancel rail by the groom. Rev. | Floridus Steele performed the marriage cere- Sectety fe still froticing everywhere but im! youy. The mail of honor was Migs Maud Fair, Wesbington are commg home in| who looked very pretty in @ dress of lemon | droves and every oon the string of fine colored silk. She carried a bouquet of Puritan on the streets shows that a very large roses. Mr. William H. Askew was best ta our gay world is home aguin. Many | man. The chancel was beautifully decorated feat End mansions have had the bright *un-| with chryasnthemoms and cosmos flowers. shine flooding them all week, but the operations The presents were numerous and handsome. of the sweeper. and re. to say sothingof | Mr. and Mrs. Nicholson left on the evening Be ‘and stors, have not had n for a short wedding trip. The eharch gaz of the public notice given to the workers | wis throngrd with numerous friends of the general are contracting parties. Zot familing with the interior of the | Misine | One year ago this month Mr. Clarence H. iy Save ss week: | Kellogg of Southeast Washington and Miss Lil- ie the windows and the shades rolled up. thet | lian A. Burns, both members of the Jolly Six CE ee OF table te a ey today, | Club, were married at Hagerstown, Ma. Simee that time their home has been with Mre. J. A. Seward at 914 G street southeast. In response to invitations sent outa jolly thie winter's «tay here. | company of friends assembled at the pleasant Mr. De Lamar, whowe magnificent hospitali-| home of Mrs. Seward last Tuesday evening. Mescreated such » «tir here last winter and | After an interchange of greetings and social te kee the same program up in New intercourse the dining room doors were thrown, After Se eened from the cruise mm bis open and eakes, fruits and creams were set Bt he settled down, to howerkreping in a tidy, in delicious abundance. mansion on Madison avenue, where he is \mong those present were Mesers. W. Grover- Dat it is cermin that they will take less part in the social life of the capital than ever before during still. His favorite style of entertainment at man, W. Bergman, Misses Mamie Meyers and present is taking his Indy friends for an airing | Ollie King, members of the Jolly Six Club; ef bis fonr-in-hand bringing them | Grandma urns, Mr. and Mrs. E. Burns, Mise ora at deck to charmingly set dinners and up Bie own home. | Mr. De Lamar sever Lilhe Mrs. J. B. Ulrich and Master e Ulrich. Mra. Mary Fowler, Mr. T. . Misses ¢ Fowler and May Roach, Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur F. Kellogg, Mr. and Mrs. . but John D. Hunt and cute little Sibyl Kellogg coming Hunt, Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Lear, Mr. 8. King, + just Mir. Thos. Luchs, Mrs. and Miss Groverman, Mra. J. Cummings, Frank and Jobn Cummings, Misses Lizzie Connor, Minnie Bardwell, Jessio Follanebee, Mattie Huffman, Lula Wagner and many others: Among the many beautif as an elegant French bronze statuettes, the Jolly Six Chal Mr. and Mre. ated he rns, Bis setting up such an extabli« the chances are that he will m Winter, should he spend it in Washing & memorable as he did last year. Tyler Mr. and Mra. A. Cleveland have not Feturned to their hoase vet bes to linger at their New Lon last accounts they had net @F not they would go abr ext spring The weddings set for W Inet call as it were for Crtob who delight in bridal eve and eveulng people at the « ene with com drew a barch full of weddings ne except the in ¥ of the ol Fr 1 whether winter or presents displayed jock and two unique sented by the members of lny next, the jogs are row permanently I keep those | jac in their new home at 1407 H street b mn! MT Md.. for the a few days, Mire, S. M. Gamble and Miss Hamilton Gam- visiting Dr. and Mre. F.C. Ewing at 1961 K street northwest. Mr. Alfred Le Ghait, Belgian minister, and son Raymond attache, have returned | ley and sister are in Baltimore, elebration and to visit friends for x the here to re work into the But if ble are nit was for bride and her attendants to church, not te speak ef her get friends Pos ‘ed. | fe nd other resorts and are Se eas : ; Messrs, M. LeRoy Gough, Fred ©. Klein- . Pomeroy and John B. John- eater part of last week in New Patie n will be ‘The ceremony will be Church by Dr. R. H. y is the youngest grand- Myra Clark Gaines, | Chicagoan, now holding « Denartment in Washing- 10 Mr. and Mra. Sum. wey will receive their friends 14 7th street north- | danghter of th 6 while the groom tion Some of the evening list are Miss Stern and Mr. Pred Estes at S$ o'clock at St. John's in Wiles Agnes May Sawyer ood Mr. Evelsth Wit- | fon k at Chriet Charch, E nd kat so Mie Thomas at Jer Parker kat Rvla of New Brunswick, N. J., has, with his family. | taken up his residence in Washington at 1518 P street. His daughter, Mrs. Frank Goode of Springfield, Ohio, will also be m Washington for the winter. Mr. and Mrs. Will Parks are settled for the winter in their home on Corcoran street. Mrs. J. A. Angell of Chicago, who has been to visit prominent eastern cities before remov- {ng into their new home, 132 B atreet north- west ‘ Miss Hattie Allen, daughter of Senator Allen of Washington state, who bas been critically ill for the past two months with typboid fever at the residence of her. parents, No. 10 13th street northeast, is slowly recoveriug. Since Miss Allen's condition has changed for the bet- ter Mrs. Allen, her mother, has been quite ill The Senator, who is in Wi ‘ton state taking part in the political campaign, has also been ill with fever. At resent time he has recovered sufficiently to the stump in the interest of the republican party. At8 o'clock Monday morning, October 9, at the home of the 's mother, Mrs. M. C. ‘McCaw, 3107 Clark avenue, St. Louis, Mo., Mr. George’ W. O'Brien of St. Louis, Mo., and’ Miss Ida Sanford of Washington, D. C., were united in The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Br. Adama, pastor of the Compton Hill Congregatioum Church, in the presence of a few intimate friends. ‘The happy couple will make St. Louis their home. Dr. and Mrs. H. 7. Guss are at home, 1505 Q street northwest. SEE es ALEXANDRIA, lic A POLICE OFFICER SHOOTS, BUT DOES NOT HIT. Last night Ofticer Taylor had occasion to ai Test two colored women near the colored Odd Fellows’ Hall, and on his way to the station he | was followed by a crowd with a view, as he | thought, of rescue. He ordered the crowd | back, but two colored boys, Tate and Light- foot, came ahead, and Taylor discharged his pistol at them. Lightfoot escaped, but Tate Was captured and brought to the station house with the two women. THE ELECTRIC WIRES GET CROSSED. The Western Union telegraph, the Alexan- dria telephone wires and the Mount Vernon | electric road wires make the upper air of King | street almost a network. Yesterday evening the fall of a telegraph wire broke a telephone | wire. which fell acrows the trolly wire at the | corner of King and Washington streets, and | for awhile there was a blue blazes of a time. | But the wires were soon separated and the ele tricity ceased to commit « breach of the peace. GETTING READY FOR THE ELECT The democratic central committee is pushing | things, They will ave public meetings every | night from now until election day, ‘The meet- ing at the headquarters tonight will be ad-| dressed by Messrs. C. C. Carlin and E. B. Ta: lor. The republican committee is arranging to | secure a full yote. There is no third party committee. of on an nut pai do: bu to Bol liv toc NOTES. # Square. nuany friends of Mrs. Elvira Moore, who has been lying eritically ill at her residence on | past five weeks, will » learn that she is now ‘con- Chureb and Miee Mary How William Edwards Knight Trinity Chureh. « For this inst cares re inclosed in the inv Mr. and Mrs. M.A. an sent Yesterday for the marriage of thetr « White $4 and dimimmion to the ee . Henry L. Givandan to y City is announced Mr. Givaudan is @clock. at Trinity € invitation als. incl» am “at home” Tuesdays in street. Mr. Ouinban is « tal Relist and a representat ned to the ci evening was spent at the resi er, 1621 6th street anquerade #urpriae Mra Kicketts has ret 10 Washington te of her son, Mr. W. md the winter. She has apartments at 1906 his birthday. The street. e very elaborate Mrs. Dolph has been giving a ser dinner parties and lately bad a cx y friend® to meet Judge and Mrs. Deady Portland, Ore. 4 Miaw Batchelder are coming back to y today week for a short stay before re- turning te Portugal with Minister Batchelder. ‘The little daughter of Mr. and Mre. Koby Wynne, who had a bad fall on Moni ing, ed until a late hour. games, &c., Mrs. Albert G. Drane, 621 heast, to witnesa the | Cummings to Mr. N, and Mrs. Drake have removed | from 1416 20th street to 414 20th street north- | west. A surprise party was given to Miss Anna Rush, 620 6th street southwest, Friday evening. tal music was rendered by Katie Barry and Miws Nettie High. Re- freshments were served at 10 o'clock and games and dancing were enjoyed until 12 p.m. Among those present were the Misses Barry, Anderson, Minnie and Belle Leesnitzer Red- though she will not have the use of her right arm for weeks to come. ‘Mise Hunt has returned for the winter, bav- ing lately been visiting with Mrs. Morton at Rhinecliff-on-the Hudson Mise Kate E. Thomas is out in Cheyenne, ‘visiting Senator and Mra. Warren. | ding, High, Nowland, Henry, Jacobs, Oyster- Lieut. Clover's wife and baby danghter are | mayer, Burke, Prout’ and Vansant, Messrs. Ep- down at Atlantic (ity «pending the time while | pz; Burns, k - ——-, the finishing touches to their new home are be- | Leew t, William nd Aquilla W idgar and Harry Holeer. ‘The dancing reception given by Miss Marian | Evans, the eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. | Geo-ge W. Evans of 19th strect northwest, on es- | Wednesday evening last to her circle of young friends to celebrate the anniversary of her birthday and her formal debut into society was ing given. Col. and Mra. Bonaparte closed their Newport Villa early in the week and have been «ince in = They are expected back here per ape ay today. Mise Bonaparte bad a na last. A pair of horses attached to the Bona- from serious accident at Newport W. parte carvings slipped and fell and in their |e brilliant and bappy social event. It was a Sorte to regain their feet damaged the car-| gathering of bright and pretty girls and Finge considerably and then started to run|bandsome beaux, numbering in all fifty away. Mise Bonaparte fortunately was able to | intimate friends.’ From § until 12 o'clock Jump from the carriage and thus escaped with | the brilliantly lighted and prettily decorated io tehecy. sf ‘ | drawing room, the floor epace of which had nd Snctaty columas =v Jour. | been cleared for dancing.was comfortably filled en ap yor ~apenaans oe seat jour ¢ people, who enjoyed every moment = fer Me Adele tir a Mr ne the a —_- yee esate ' program. Handsome palms, ee kl ae a | hwere banked blooming cirysan- psoas ree ee a ms, filled the large bay window at the ie that they are engaged and exhibit no de- of the bouse. On the mantels of the draw- ize to 00 gratify the soci ingand dining room and other parts of the Mr.and Mrs Paul W and the Misses was a profusion of bouquets of roses Williams of New York city © now | o vice flowers and potted plants. The abroad return early in November wa | ng table was well laden with refreshments spend the winter bere. salads, ices, fruits and confections of all Mr. and Mre. J. Kearney Warren, who re- | Varieties and during the evening cooling ices mained antil very late at Bar Harbor, are now | Lenritagembioer Pes tu New York Tusedo Park is very gay at present, the cottagers uniting in ner dances and other _. forms of modern eptertainments with F usual were served at intervals 1 fair and pretty debutante received many floral offerings from her young friends. those present were Misses Jennie Nellie White, Julia ellie Markriter, Una illic Meding, Addie Crop! 2, 1, © ins, Hi Gen. and Mrs. Van Vliet are back at their scbraidt, Matti Mamie Light- Sue the wh foot, Fronie Watkins, Carrie’ Summy, Edith Mise Eleanor Hawthorne Whitestle and Rey. | Nurr™ Grace Dempes, Marian” Miller, Cyrus D. Harp of Rebe remarried | fis Mollie Marian Oliver, oe Thurmiay night at Helen Boyd, Jennie Clements, Katharine and ureh m the presence of a large gathering of | yiida Evans and Messrs. Fred their friends. A line of palms made the plat-| yoding, Jack John a. form most ottrestive n tt bride and | yf, Thornt. Chesley, “Hope joom entered the ch four ash Kleinschmidt, All jesers. Willard ¢ olan Finch, St ays < . George Cruse, Rudolph Kiggles, Edward Albert, Hugh hapelie, Charles Albert, Jesse Ergood, Elliott *| Lane, Joe Thompson and Tyler Baldwin. Mra. 8. W. gues has returned to the | city and is stopping at 909 13th street north- couple | west tof) Central Christian Church in Cincinnati was the | the acene of a brilliant wedding last Wednesday t their | we high noon. The high contracting parties were Mr. Schuyler €.° Duryee of Cincinnati, formerly of this city, « son of Col, Redfield Duryce of the War Department,and Miss Hallie E. Chase, daughter of Daniel W. Chase of Cin- ti, and a cousin of Gov. Ira J. Chase of Indiana. Promptly at 12 o'clock the bridal party entered the church, Miss Chase leaning | upon the arm of her father. The chancel was *| draped in green and yellow chrysunthemums and the scene well repaid even a disinterested observer. Gov. Ira J. Chase, a cousin of the bride, attired 1n pastoral ‘robes, officiated. ‘The wedding party, consiating of Mr. and Mrs. Duryee, Mr. W. Howard Phillips as best man and Mine Carrie E. Taylor as maid of honor, | maids and ushers, all wearing the bride's favors, yellow chrycanthemums, left the church amid a shower of rice, old shoes and good Bride ha attended maistant rector of Us Were awaiting them greesed both the clerg Bearby faced the audic the service wae reached fo ving the groom said the word: repeated to him by the other 1 ‘The bride and groom mate « ban The bride is a really beautiful Bette of oo ding gore and wedding gown of cream wh trimmed on the low-cut bo: Of Irish port Ince around which fell tu ing: A reception followed at the readenc fend Mra Alexander §. Whiteside. Qwenue, to which only the bridal p Rear relatives were bist T sieeubin | Wishes of many friends. An inf reception : necks nterected an tees” | was held at the residence of the bride on Mt. pe meg a phn Prove eed = cit | Auburn during the afternoon. Miss Chase was handsomely gowned in ashes of roses silic. The bride was one of the famous thirteen ee of the Mt. Auburn Institute. Friday, jay 19, they were banqneted at the Grand Hotel and ‘thirteen covers were wi Shakespeare Club at her home, on | thirteen courses were served and on thirteen northeast, on the evening of Uctober | pianos were played thirteen selections. All walked under a ln\der and each sma hed a mir- ror, coding by raising their umbrellas in corridor of the hotel. Mr. and Mra. 4 Sgr hente of Harvard snd of the Yale Theologi- Seminary. He isa native of Washington county, Ind. Mise Lorena Ambrose entertained the Cos- | Th street “ hs | Som and The electric railway to Mount Vernon carried yesterday every car full of Washingtonians, | but as Mt. Vernon Close: at 4 o'clock many | were prevented from making the trip and r turned to Washington disappointed, Additional | cars are to be placed on the route as suon as they arrive. cond Presbyte ten ace Bet | | The case of the Wash gton steamer Mattano has been refused a hearing by the court of ap- peals at Richmond. ‘Ihe suit of the Alexan- | dria Shipbuilding Company agt. the Matt had gone against the steamer, anda rehearing | hud been applied for. MONTGOMERY COUNTY, ie Columbus Day Celebration at Kockville— Jurors for the Cirtuit Court. Correspondence of The Evening Star. Rockvite, October 21, 1892. “Columbus day” was appropriately observed by the teachers and pupils of the Rockville Graded School, a large number of the friends and patrons of the institution being present. ‘The following program of exercises was car- ried, out occupying several hours: Reading of the President's proclamation, C. W. Buggerly; salute to the flag, by the school; national hymn, * school; acrostic, Columbus, Can King, Bessie Viett, Mamie Umstead, 1: Fowler, Mamie McMahon. Mabel Haney, Duel Leaman, Effie Smail; “Christopher Columbus,” | recitation, Walter Henderson; the “Story of Co- |lumbus,” concert recitation, fifteen girls and boys; address, Wm. Reading; song, “Columbus day,” school; “Three Days in the Life of Colum- bus,” ion, Anthony Sadtler; “Landing of Columbus.” dialogue, Lily England, Victoria Ricketts, Ernest Hilton; the “Little Patriot,” recitati Cor to school; address, Rev. L. L. Lioyd. At of the exercises Master Fred = — upon the stage and ing an American flag waved if slctt and called for three cheer for our gloricus country, which were given with ‘@ will by all present. Mr. Wm. Eustis of Washington has sold his farm of 189 acres, with fine improvements, in Wheaton district to Mr. Abraham Fisher of that city for 819,000, ‘uesday # couple of well-known Washington anglers while on a visit to Mr. Geo. R. Kice, in company with their host and Mr. BE.’ L. ‘Tschiffely, caught at Pennifeeld’s on the Poto- mac twenty-four black base weighing forty-one pounds and nine ounces. This is the largest ‘one day's catch at that point for several years. Prof. Lee Davis Lodge of Columbian Univer- sity delivered an address on the tariff ixeue asa problem in economic science last night at Gaith- ersbur; The avi of A Teint of iemenpnnet: of tes ee |e Boileau and this was corrected today by givin, the same to Mr. T. I. Fulks, It was decide that the board of management submit the fol. lowing amendments to the articles of incor posses at a meeting of the society to be held at this place on Wednesday, November 9: To enable the society to issue capital stock. To change the time of holding annual meetings to January. To change the organization of the board of management. ; ‘The centenary of Baptist missions will be celebrated at the Baptist Church, this town, Sunday morning. An interesting program will be rendered by the children of the congrega- tion, and an address will be delivered by the pastor, Rev. L. . Milbourne. Offerings to the centennial fund will be received. Judge John T. Vinson yesterday drew the names of the following persons to serve as jurors. at the November rm of the cir- cuit court: Jos. T. Higgins, Robert Plum- mer, K. A. Magruder, Jos. T. ‘White, Thos A. Burdett, Wm, E. King, Thos. Hoskinson, H.C. Alnutt, J. 'T. Waesche, W. A. Schaeffer, Wm. J. Offutt, Geo. D. Jones, Franz Hurdle,’ Jus. F. Moulden, Louis L. Sudtler, Wm. A. Davis, Wm. A. Bogley, Wm. M. Davis, Mon! Bos- well, Francis Thomas, Jos. P. Moore, Ben} Canby, Ban} F. AL H. Aisquith, lagruder, Jos. N. Allnutt, John W. Renshaw, Wm. E. ‘Huddleston, Louis E. Shoemaker, Albin J. Thomas, Chas. Stabler, C. R. Harte: horne, Francis M. Hallowell, Edward W. Mon- day. Nathan Cook, Frank C. Hutton, Geo. W. Burriss, John McDonald, John Steele, Richard E. Darby, Wim. T. Jones, W. L. B. Nicholson, Geitenden King, Charles W. Ward, Vernon 1. r Ray. ‘The total number of voters on the tion books of this county is now 6,783. ‘There was a large tarnout at the church at Norbeck this evening to hear politi- cal issues discussed from a republicwn stand- James W. Poe, president of the Harri. ton; Maj. O'Driscoll of and J. Vance .Lewis of. Ma. John L. Husband presided. the applause i Long a walks aroun ered to see the Trinity contingent off. after 6 the start was mad overture was by Messrs. Ogle position, pastor of the West Stre: was in town yesterday is spending a few days at Mr. Theodore La irs. E. M. Douglas, with her children, has returned from Saratoga county, New York, where they spent the summer. Mrs. Baker of Stewartatown, Pa., are visit Mrs. C, H. White on Blair avenue. ‘Mrs. Dr. Swander spent Wednesday with her daughter, Mrs. H. 'T. Woods. Lena Summy of W school was meet Toad from Baltimore to important then that HAD PAINTED THE TOWN. “"Seuse me, judge, but that’s a mistake. ‘That was the most decorative drunk I was ever “You don't seem to realize how dangerous it is to trifle with a cold,” said the young man to the girl who eats ice cream in October. All hail the frosty season That brings such varied glee! When men may say with reason, “There are no flies on me.” “Dear me,” said Mrs. De Porque, “they needn't sneer at trade. I understand some of their own people were in the cabinet business something of that kind.” “Indeed?” *Yes, One of their ancestors helped frame the Constitution of the United States.” —————— GEORGETOWN. GEORGETOWN IN THE PARADE. 6 o'clock last evening the side- the hall of the Georgetown Catho- Union were crowded with people who gath- Shortly ‘The mounted aids, le. followed by the band, led, then the Hibernians in uniform, the Georgetown Catholic Union, a delegation from the Sunday school and the arish in general followed in the order named. ¢ line was ended by two barouches, the first which contained the officers of the Hibernian Society and the second Rey. Fathers Roccofort and Scanlan of Trinity and Father Du Four of the college. sentatives from St. Anne's Church at Tenley- town and St. Gabriel's near Great Falls rondez- voused at $24 and N place of formation. mand and numerous wore the praices bestowed Abdat 6:45 the mounted repre- nd rode down to the Father Barry led the com- his delegation. At 7 p.m. the Georgetown cyclists started down with wheels gorgeously decorated. ‘Trumpets were tooted all the way dat numerous places on the downward march recruits were taken in which swelled the mmber considerably. Through the line of rade the tyclista were headed by little Miss Annie Evans, whose diminutive wheel was made uubly attractive by drapings of patriotic nting. INDEPENDENT LopoE. Independent Lodge, I. 0. G. T., last evening | gave the first social and musical of the season | an appreciative audience. The opening Schlosser and linger, after which Mr. J.S. Blackford de- ered an address of welcome. Others who ok part in the entertainment were Miss Viola Sanderson, Dr. MeCaullogh, Geo. Golden and Mrs, Bergman. A NEW PRESIDENT. Ata recent meeting of those interested in the management of the Georgetown andeTenley- town Electric railroad Mr. Spencer Watkins ndered his resignation as president, which wns | cepted, andon a motion of Mr. John £. all Mr. J. Hite Miller was nom On taking a vote a unanimons elec- tion was declared. was had at Clarksville. i ‘The return was made.by train, NOTES, Geo. The son of Rev. hurch, Georgetown, for some time hi been city editor of the Boston Herald has al- | most recovered from his dangerous illness. Wilhams, former temporary resbyterian Church, Rev. Frank E. — TAKOMA PARK NOTES, rrespondence of ‘The Takoma Park, D. C ne Star, October 22, 1892, Columbus day was celebrated in the public school, an address by Dr. A. Cory, the read- ing of the President's proclamation, recita- tions and singing forming the order of exer- | cises. Capt, Wm. Lay, with his family, has removed His ron, Edward, Baltimore for the winter. Z Mrs, Shaver of Beutley Springs, Md. Miss Mary Mills of St. Louis, Micl Mrs. Price 6 enue. —.__ Columbus Day at Balston. Columbus day was fully observed by Walker School in Balston village. The proclamation the President was read and prayer offered by the chairman of the school board, Mr. flag | was flung to the breeze and ‘saluted by the scholars P. Douglas. A handsome followed _ by “America.” for the day. ‘The flag, it is understood, is tl ly been delayed until the en- it will not be tong until to Ellicott ity to which is that city: trom Wathing- ton to Baltimore by Sandy Springs It is mg choose the best and ted for the | 7:30 a.m. and the monu- even hours and twenty Howell of Grace ington ' spent ‘Thursday iss McPherson is visiting relatives in Wash- ington. The humorous lecture at Union Cha night by Rev. Columbus Fair wasa deci: cess. 1 last suc- spent a couple of days, includit Columbus day, with Mre L. E, Marshall. Mr. J. T. Dyer has bought one of the houses recently erected by Mr. B, F. Gilbert on Holly the _singi "Trustee Jas, E.” Clements delivered an address, Miss Fields and Miss gift of Burn- side Post, through the kind offices of Maj. R. 8. Lacey, one of the patrons of the school. ‘The enlargement of this school building, which is demanded by the rapid growth of Halston vil- lage, has necessaril; suing «pring. Washington and Sandy Springs Railroad. To the Editor of The Evening Star: ‘The people around Sandy Springs and along the line of the proposed railroad are very much encouraged at the prospect of getting the road extended to Sandy Springs soon. They should be very careful not to run the road out of the day nightaboard the naphtha yacht Alert. Capt. John Hoeke of the Jim Jam was elected com- modore and Capt. A. C. Smith of the Startle secretary. The remaining officers will be elected at fhe next meeting. The club was orgenized with the following membership: John Hocke of the Jim Jam, A.C. Smith of the Startle, L. . - J, Nileon of the Hustler, A. Rauterberg of the {eae ee oe ee Greyhound, C. Faunce of the Razzle Daz. Mrs. E. B. Hirst and her daughter, Miss| ‘Is it eafe for me to drive this horse?” asked | Zl¢, Charles Hughes, F. Page, F. Hahn Virginia Hirst, have returned from the moun- | the timid lady. a and C, Deardoff. A committee was fainsand are pleasantly located st 909 18th] “I don't know, ma’sm,” replied the livery egy fone 0 a eee treet. stable em “ trust — peng cone Mira Heaven of Washington and fro dangh-| jig." Tv “a Me PomAin front You T) day night Racing wil be erred on throug ‘Wetman ess ae ibieee the. taddantor? , pierces ‘ene rg ing to a ica o ” = cxercioes of the world's fair, and are staying | “Thal sons “Ob, Promise Me.” be sighed, | oye jam aes built of Now York oe ccc, with friends on Michigan avenue. I shun—though sweet its cadence floats, i Remavaa aeak ae ago, and Mr. and Mrs. F. D. Whyte will give up their | Too often is my patience tried her title to the speed pennant of the Potomac | house, 1340 Rhode Island avenue, November 1| By meeting promissory notes.” was not questioned , till the launch ‘and Hustler by %¢ summer. Secretary Smith is a yachteman ot varied e the Startle is a fine lined and swift craft. Con- structor Nilson served eight years in the Swed- ish and Norwegian marine, threp years in the American navy, a th Burgess, the Boston . three years at the Boston Institute of Teehnol- ogy. remaining members are practical waterme: A RACE. One of the results of the yachting agitation is a challenge from Capt. Wheeler of the Agnes May to sail Capt, Rauterberg of the Greyhound from Washington to Indian Head and return within three weeks for 50 a side. Agnes May is a handsome craft, about twenty-six feet on the load water line, fitted with full racing Figging and with a good record behind her. She is six or seven years old. ‘The Greyhound was built by Nilson last summer. She is about 28feet on the load water line, and in a recent cruise to Fort Monroe proved herself a sailer before and against the wind free and close hauled. Capt. Hauterberg has accepted the challenge and given orders for fiying staysail, balloon jib, working gaff and spinnaker. He will also put ina longer boom and gaff for a new foresail. LICENSES. Inspectors of steam vessels for this district have issued the following licenses during the past week: Masters—Wilhiam T. Soper, John W. Grace, Thomas Roberts, William C. Geoghegan, John 8. Hebb. Winslow Foster. Mate—John Howsen. First-class pilote—Hayward Daven- | port, John B. Douglass, Robert F. Wheeler and Charles Funk. Second-slass _pilot—Chester | Thurlow. Chief engineers—James Tindell, | Joel H. Kincaid, ‘Thomas A. Gibson, John Adams, Thomas J. Young, John Tyler, Chester Pinder, James T. Kemp, Joseph Burrel, Noah R. Pierson, A. J. Smith, John P. Sherwood, George W. Forrest, Charles W. Funk, G. W. Way, Michael Dugan, William imering. Second-class engineer—John L. Maith. Joint ilots and engineers—Melvin J. Fish and John {e’copper. The projected transfer of the steamer June to the Colgrove transportation lines has fallen through. Her owner, Mr. Heavey, will take a jorida in her ‘this winter. ‘The June ie familiar in Florida waters. Her captain will be Frederick Posey. who at various times bas come manded the John W. Thompson, Jane Moseley, | W. W. Coit and Pilot Bo: |_ During improvements to the Lady of the | Lake her master. Capt. Barker, has been trans- |ferred to the Jane Moseley’ and the latter's | captain, James Richardson, made first mate. Second’ Mate Morgan retains his station, while Chief Engineer James Gatchell and Firat Assist- ant Engineer Walter Brown are shifted from the Lake to the Moseley. ' A FEW NOTES, The ferry dock is being refilled with shell and replanked with white ouk timbers. The Mount Ve sterday. The Columbia and Cit ashington carried as many as the law allows and the Macalester did a good busine | | ian Church U The Ella hung up on the flats last night south- | ers y, president; west of the east and west channel turning | LO, Hi Yesterd: ‘ox | buoy. | oe See, & and Chas. Moran of the Rover Bicycle Club | ‘the Curfew is to be overhauled. | Pew ae took a spm to Baltimore. The start wax made | ‘The I'ilot Boy is out of commission, ‘tered coal to more at 85 cents, ie S. Williams has ch: from Balti LB: |_ The Fall Rive: he J barges yesterd: Sehe dy of Baltimore brought in Thomas Richards, Jose- } rd and Pearl, well known in the Potomac t are at Baltimore, Schooner Frank Pratt Lee, Capt. Vanoman, cleared at Hillsboro’, N. B.,on the 17th for Alexandria. Va. Schooner M. B. Russell, Capt. Collins, cleared at Portland, Me., on the 19th for Washington. hooner’ Fortuna cleared yesterday at Georgetown, D, C., for Boston. ‘The Rockaway is at Newport News. Wakefield, Mattano and Law bring good freighta, ‘The Zaccheus Sherman has sailed from Boston to load in the Kennebec for Washington. ‘Yhe J. R. Teel, Capt. Johnson, hence, has sailed from Fort Monroe for Providence. ‘The Horace W. McComber, Capt. Bray, is out from Providence for Norfolk. The scow: Emily sank last evening at the mouth of Piscataway creek. | ‘The Swan went down this morning under her | now foresail, flying staysail. spinnaker and gaff toprail She is bound for Blackiston’s Island with a ducking party. aeenene No, 1 has shifted in to west chan- nel. Dredge Alaska has shifted from the west to the east chapnel. Builder Cumberland is putting up a small boat house. Wharfinger Tucker is raising vigorous pro- tests against under-cstimution on oysters. Some captains, it is alleged, land 100 per cent more phi song, on than they pay wharfage on. Galt selhsiite, 1 Leal visiting friends in Takoma. ‘The Grover Cleveland, Capt. Hubbard, made Story of Our "Country," recitation, Effie | | Mra. H. 1. Doyle is rapidly convalescing. and | ¢he run from Machodos ereek to. this port, & Trail, Smith, Beula Sage, Olive Grady, | Miss Stella Bennett has recovered from the | distance of ninety-five miles, between 8 p. m. Grace Nellie Houser, Matic Sadtier, | #hock sustained by being thrown from her car-| and sunup. The Cleveland is a small sloop. Nettie Poole; ‘Flag of Our Nation Great,” song, | Tiage at 9th and F streeta Monday. It was she who brought in the first load of oysters this season. Steamer Alton, Alexandria, from Occoquan, with lumber, is aground in the Eastern branch. ARRIVED. Schooner Martin Wagner, Annapolis, Capt. Edward Henderson, from Saint Mary's river with 500 bushels of oysters, Schooner Whiting, Annapolis, Capt. John Stoyelars,’ Scbeomar ‘Grotto, Amaapelis ofoysters.” Bal Annapolis, ndroin Saint Mary's river, with 280 ‘bunivela of Sloop Amelia Cows with 150 bushe's ‘Capt, Swann, Chief, Annapolis, 3 Fiver with 180 bushels of Capt. Chesser, w. Savtcnaah aes nberlan, Flotilla of ‘sand Uargee. Capt SATLED. Schooner Sarah E. Vetia, Tappahannock, Va.. Capt. ‘Campbell, to the Rappahannock river. Schooner La- martine, Norfolk, Capt. West, to West Norfolk with . Schooner . D. Clark, Alexandria,Capt. tural Society held a meeting here yesterday, | Niles each read an appropriate selection, fol- | SasheteNomine We . which was well attended. Owing to an error | towed by Master Tommy Johnson in a brief as by the clerk the award for the last display of | recitation. Maj. Lacey and Capt. Niles closed The Night High School. chickens at the recent fair was given toC.E.| with a few fitting words, after which the The Night High School, which was so popu- lara feature of the public night school system last yoar, will reopen Monday, the 24th. Ite quarters will be in the Business High School building on 17th street near P streot. This building has been'fitted with apparatus for the use of the business school, having been exten- sively remodeled and improved during the sum- mer. The sessions of the Night High School will ex- tend from 7 to 9on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays. The plan of the course will be the same as that oflast year. The subjects taught will in- clude Latin, mathematics, bookkeeping, pen iP, shorthand, typewriting, foglish ‘and mec! ng. Prof. Springer, who has directed the school bit, Mrs. Rex Smith, Mrs. J ase | Efie Young and | Wells, Bowen, Darneille, Harrison, Phillips, r, were present in charge of Brooks, Howell, K nd Messrs. Charles | their respective grade B. Calvert, Chas. H. $ Barnes Compton, A NEW CITIZENS" ASSOCIATION. ‘Work on the Line to.Tacoma and the Dis-| Property Owners of Mount Pleasant Form an tzation. Ata well-attended meeting of the property wood, Takoma and the District line near Silver | holders of Mount Pleasant held inthe Mount | Spring is being pushed | Pleasant Congregational Church Wednesday in all probability be running by New Year. & citizens’ asociation was formed. | The track has been laid for a large portion of | Mr. James W. Somerville, explained the the distance between the Metropolitan car | bject of the call. Mr. Frank Aldrich was exray legal edptrmntiee re alana] CE ceake: a cadhoet —— , | ay cae, * deen pedigreed = Bz; | and by-laws were adopted. in which the objects The power house at Takoma js not seemingly | Of the association were declared to be “to de- as far advanced as the rest of the road, but this | ite and procure to be carried into effect is more apparent than real, as the stone founda- | ™es#tres for the advancement of the public , tion ie the hardest part of the job. When this | interests, which are declared to be the mainte- nance of public schools, the improvement of fe Completed the building itself, which | Streets and highways, the introduction of water with great rapidity -—' Ss | apply, the construction of sewers: adequate | machinery for the new line are being con- Provection against fire and such other ob} | &# the association may from time to time deter- ered, is to be run by | mine.” The association then effected » perma overhead electric wires. ‘The wires will be | mca st OF Clecting the following | Eckington line Poles, euch as are used on the |” james W. Somerville, president; John B Sleman, vice president: T. M. Exley, secretary, and Gen. Ellis Spear. treasurer. Phe by-la rovided for randing committee,as follows it, sewers and water supply; second, streets and sidewalks: third, schools and school houses; fourth, —_— COLUMBUS IN P Yesterday Celebrated at the Agricultural College and Other Points. Correspondence of The Evening Star. Hyartsvitie, Oct. 22, 1892. Columbus day was celebrated yesterday at | the Maryland Agricultural College. Promptly at 10 o'clock yesterday morning the battalion (about ninety strong) formed on the parade ground and a volley of twenty-one rounds of twenty guns each saluted the flag, the first that has ever floated over the institution. The college salutation followed. The national air was then played and the battalion marched to the chapel. The patriotic air “America” was sung by the school at large. Invocation was then delivered by the Rey. Mr. Zimmerman of Hyattsville. A quar- tet composed of students then sang**Columbus’ Pride,” after which the proclamation of the President was read by the representative of the sophomore class, Mr. P.C. Prough. In- strumental music was rendered by Dr. Doran and Prof. Strickler. sng apraqecenee of the governor was then read by the representative of the freshman class. Mr. Rollins. Dr. Doran sang a solo en- titled “Echoing Down the Ages,” which was loudly applauded, after which Mr. T. B. Bom- berger, the representative of the junior clase, tion, the _mem- | y necessity by "reason of the fact | that the subdiviston of Mount Pleasant has been, as they claim, almost entirely ignored in the estimates for needed improvements in past | years, and particularly in the estimates for this | Year. bus Day Celebrated County by the School entne Star. October 22, 1892. Columbus day was observed by the public schools of this county and the exercises in the Laurel schools were of an interest- |ing character. In school No. 3, situate in the eastern part of the town, the exercises were under the supervision of Miss Alice Gray, the principal, and she was as- sisted by Miss Townsend, Mra. Stevens and Miss Ryon, assistant teachers. The trustees, ex-Mayor Judson T. Cull, chairman, 8 P. | Keller and J. H. Alexander, and a number of the parents and frends of the scholars we | Present. The program prepared by the national | committee was followed,and in addition thereto a specially prepared program was carried out. | The exercises included the singing of patriotic and national songs by the whole school in con- nd an interesting exhibition of calis- | thenics. including the Swedish and Delsarte movements. Mr. Cull delivered an address appropriate to particularly comparing the ignorance Howard | dren. | lclivered an oration, selecting for his subject in the Life of Napoleon.” The the ‘Scenes oration was followed by a duet on harp and piano, which was excel by Mra. and Miss Scott. Mr. ¢ resenting the senior class, delive ing oration on the subject of “Germanic Civili- zation in America,” which was enthusiastically applauded, after’ which a solo aud quartet chorus rendered the appropriate air, “Four Hundred Years Ago.” Other addresses were | made, among which was one by Prof. Alvey on {The Significance of the Discovery of Cotum- yas.** Lieut. Guizard, U.S. A., sang the “Red. White and blue.” after which the students left the chapel to the strains of the national air and gathered in front of the college, where they yelled the college salutation for the success of | the day. The bail, which was held in the evening, was largely attended by not only those in the | vicinity of the college, but by a great many from Washington. Dancing and merrymaking was freely indulged in until 11 o’eclock, when a bountiful supper was served. The table was beautifully decorated with flowers and covers were lnid for about 200. Among those nt Compton and Miss Compton, Mrs, Calvert and Miss Hester Calvert, Mrs. Charle H. Stanley, Mra, J. O. Johnson and the Misses Jobnson, Col. and Mrs. Van H. Manni daughter, Dr. and Mra. McDonnell, Mrs. red an interest- eof today. He was effective in his | efforts to impress upon the minds of the chil- | dren the advantages and blessings of the public | hools of America and the necessity for every at le n. the school by the ALM last year was hoisted with appropriate cere- monies, In school No. 1, principal, Mies’ M Cises were not ate as i Miss Beatrice Brown, who is th the schoo! during the absence of ston, had not been in charge le ce of the | the exer- N wing to the abs e Edmonsto: poral were Mrs. Bar i enough to img the lack of 1 program was the recit very ‘The assistant ACCIDENTS, H. Brinkley, As Messrs, F, Millard Schooley and Lucian ard, J. OL 5 ‘oberts, Ta. ¢ Barber and Dr. Romer Middle 5 yexter, who hns lately been elected te tion of president of the college, is w admired by the students and facult; whore administration it is felt’ that will undoubtedly flourish, Columbus day was appropriately observed yesterday by the pupils of the public schools of 1 Charlton Heights. Miss Mamie Perrie is the teacher of th and Pritchard is the principal of the latter, a: school numbers about Recitations, essays Program at both in d under | oulege | 1 with slight in- ning was delightiully sp midnight ty left for their homes, twenty-two miles distant. Yesterday being a holiday many persons came from Taltimore and Washington to visit friends | and relatives here, and there were also many | strangers in town. ] An extensive religious revival is in progress | atthe Southern M. E. Church. A number of persons heve been convert®d and the meetings | will be continued an indefinite time, MANUFACTORIES WANTED. The extensive night robe factory of E. Rosen- feid & Co. has been in operation about one | year and it is a decided success. The building, which is 50 by 110 feet and two stories high, | was built und donated by the citizens of this place to the firm as an inducement to locate one of their factories here. About 100 hands are now employed and there ix plenty of room for more, the capacity of the factory being 600, The wages paid average about $5 per week and the hours are short, and every Friday ‘isp The peo Laurel are alive to every- thing that teu vance their town, and are | prise that will ‘help the | The exercises were weld at the Branchyi school in the morning and at the Charlton Heights in the afternoon, in order that the pupils of both schools might be present at each celebration. PERSONAL. The wedding of Miss Lottie Carson and Mr. F. L. Stephenson will take place at the resi- dence of the bride’s parents, in Branchville, next Thursday Mesers. W Bryan and Charles Field of Baltimore will address the democratic meeting at Branchville tonight, which will be given under the auspices of the Vansville Democratic Club. Messrs. Wilmont Lake, Francfs Shanabrook and Geo. A. McCleland gave a republi ing at Charlton Heights yesterday and raised a pole sixty feet in height, at the top of which was tloated a handsome banner, made of bunting, bearing the inscriptions of Harr- son and Reid, and for Congress, Thomas Pare Tan. State Senator Coftin was chairman of the meeting, and speeches were made by Neil Du- mont of Washington, F. A. Holden of Hyattsville, Capt. Wm. M. Potter of Laurel and P. G. Giemes. The latter tated that he was one of the first five republican voters of Prince George's county. After the meeting adjourned quite « number of republicans, upon invitation of Mr. Shanabrook, partook of an elaborate supper at his residence. ¢ pupils of the Hyattsville Academy cele- brated Columbus day yesterday. Miss Louise Gray, the assistant teacher, presided at the organ and patriotic songs were sung. Recita- tions also formed a feature of the program. The Hyattsville Athletic Club has decided to give its entertainment and supper next Tues- day evening. ir. Percy C. Bowen has just started for a trip into Virginia on his bicycle by way of Cen- terville and the old battlegrounds of Bull Run to Waterfall, Prince William county, where his family have been spending some time. acters Smee Mr. Dempsey Explains. Mr. W. H. Dempsey says that the testimony of the witness Green in the policy eases as pub- lished in the newspapers gives an incorrect impression that Green saw him in the room where the raid occurfed. Major Horbach had rented a portion of Mr. Dempeey’s office, in the adjoining building, for legitimate business pur- poses, oo far ea Mr. Dempesy knew, and ft is supposed by Mr. Dempsey that the witness saw ‘Mr. Dempsey in his own office. —>_— ‘ Brookland Notes. ‘Mr. Theo. Hohlme has removed from Hart- ford street tothe house on Frankfort street lately vacated by Mr. 8. E. Black. ‘Messrs, Ettinger and Smith have just com- pleted a handsome and commodious residence on 12th street, South Brookland, for Mr. Ed- ward'T. Davis, which was planned by Mr. Davis himeelf and is finished in ash and hard pine woods. Mr. Charles Pearman of Norfolk, Va., has been spending part of this week with Mr. E. D. Wilbern of 1ith street. e Is to willing to aid any en| place, but ure very conservative and must be satisfied of the ndvantages to acerne to the town from their arsistance extended, NOTES, The republican club holds meetings in Flee ter’s Hall every Saturday night, and efforia : re being made to settle the differences existing | between the two factions in the party, so as'to | poll the full vote at the coming elec Th democrats have not organized a club this cam- paign, being satisfied that the party is thor- oughly united and that the differences cxist- ing in the republican ranks would be healed only the sooner by active political work by the democrats. Mr. Stephen Gambrill, whose country home, | “Beaumont,” adjoining Laurel, is the finest in | this part of the county, bus given up farming and will dispose of his stock and farming im- lemeuts at public sale and remove to Vachington for the season. Mrs. Gambriil is a sister of Senator A. P. Gorman. | Mr. Charles E. Cofin of Muirkirk bas re-| turned from an extended business trip to Bos ton and expresses himaclf as perfectly satisfied that Harrison will be elected. Mr. Coffin is the owner of the iron works «at Muirkirk and is state senator from this county. Mr. Charles J. Zeigler. who has been the jest of Col. Asbury Llovd, has returned to fis home in Frederick, Ma. Mrs. Nottingham of’ Washington is visiting her sister, Mra. 8. P. Keller, on Washington avenue, Mrs. William L. Spear of Washington has been spending « few days with Mr. Lloyd on Main street. | Mrs. W. E, Plant of Pittsburg, Pa., who has | been visiting the family of Mra. Sumuel Keller, | left for her home Thursday, going by way of | New York, where she will visit friends for a few | days, Mr. N. Roberts, one of the oldest employes of the second auditor's office. is very ill at his residence on Washington avenue and no hope is entertained of his permanent recov- ery. A number of hunters from Washington could Dr. Ridgway of Mt. Carmel, Ill, and Mr.and | have saved a trip to this point if they had Mra. E. Nichols of Manitou Springs, Col, were | known that the last legislature changed the atly the guests of Mr. ani ‘Ridg- | game law of Howard county so that it ix un- eee lawful to kill partridges and rabbits before No- vember 1. fore hunters killed all the game in Howard county between September 30 for the past two years, will be in charge. His assistants will be Miss Ellen Golden, mathemat- ics; Mr. E. Williams. shorthand; F, V. Bald- typewriting; Mise Musso, mechanical deneing: 7 bookkeeping; Miss Lyon, be present to iasue tickets ‘to 5:80 andstoday from 4 its who possess the equivalent of the to in the first eight grades of the Public schools will be admiticd . Springer will on Monday from 3:30 to 5:30. and November 1, and then entered upon the slaughter in Prince George's. Nearly all the land in this vicinity has been posted and no h unting will be permitted. phd snags besnkias Boston Takes Another Game. Boston won the third straight game from the Cleveland Base Ball Club at Boston yesterday. Over 6,500 persons saw the game, which is pretty good evidence that base ball is not in | Attacked by Highwaymen. Just after 12 o'clock last night Ralph Hughes of 1412 6th street northwest was attacked on 18th street between Ohio avenue and B street and foot pads. Before the assailants had r Special htened them of" ages Officer Klopter freighter : was taken to the Emergency Hospital, Death of J. Warren Brown. Mr. J. Warren Brown, a clerk in the records and pension division of the War Department, died at his home, No. 220 A street southeast, last evening. He was a well-known citizen of | the companies in th: yal A cream of tart leavening Highest of all tea Sats Gt ree far baking power Latest te geens P POVAL BAKING POWDER ©O., 106 Wall st. 8 ¥. scHoons, Some of the Colambu: Columbne day will long be remembered in the city schools, as the scholars receive Jesson in patriotiam and acquir and respect for the stare and stripes, which were raised at each building. Tue Stan yee terday contained accounts of many of thee celebrations, At the Blair School the battalion formed Promptly at 9:30, the roll t at was given and t room ranks. Meanwhile thi rergeamt commands to his corporals and together good military style the gnard met the vote at the gate, and after raluting escorted them te the principal of the school. ‘The good style the master of ceremon with the clergyman were sale to the principal. After this the rank readily formed behind the guard anv mand of ber company ranks to the front ¢ building, forming @ hollow square, inside of which the exercnes were conducted before a large « rae of people. ng of the fag wax entered into with enthusiasm, Both the addre tones that held an 1 After the literary were brought te Star 5 a by the singing of * the color guard vete T participants marched to respective This closed the exercises of the for ot Wilham HH. Gib- Tgeante Elmer Edamonston, Charles Griffith, Arthur Kitchen, John Hinter- Howard Walmsley, Lym simon Hughes. supervising principal, , ode was cted as master of delivered by Inez De es Griftith, the . princi Mies Austin, Mise Drown, 3 Muldon, Miss Shuth and Miss Moore. M8 SCHOOL Columbus day was celvbrated by the pupils and teachers of the Adams School, I street be tween 17th and New Hampshire avenue, with propriate exercise uulding was nts and frigr vans under Capt. Weaver aiming the flag aad in the singing of ngt. Mr. E. B. Hay filled the posi- remonies in hix most happy ev. Prank Sewall read an appromri- nof S following with jidren joining at d's Prayer. ied Banner,” “C a’ was led by the B. Smith, and was finely ren- THE SLATER ReMOOL. Yesterday morning the Columbns dav exer cises. ax prescribed, were very well executed by the Slater Sebool, of which Mir Rva A. Chase is principal. Dhe papils asgembled, with flags in their hands! asa symbol of their devotion to le stars and “stripes; around a large platform rected on a beautiful lawn «i t to the building. The office of master of ceremonies was performed by Mr. M. Grant Lucus, wh after acquitting himself in a patriotic am rendered apostrophe to the fag, read the Presi- dent's proclamation. Rev. J. "b. FE. Wise delivered the prayer, and Miss L. 8, Chase read the nineteenth Palm. The orator of the day was Rev. Dr. Tunnel of Howard U who entertained the audience with ring address, The squ raired the flag were W. R. D. Goodman, P. PC. C.; Moses Toskey, P. 8. V. P.'P. Adjt.: Henry Jackson, HH. Hill of No. 9, Charles Sumny MT. PLEASANT. The Columbusday exercises at the Mount Pleasant school were particularly interesting. Twenty comrades of the G. A. K., residents of the village, were prevent. Comrade Peck, as master of ‘ceremonies, read the Prevident's proclamation. ‘Three hundred children sang America” under the direction of the principal, Miss Loomix. Comrade Sears hoisted the fag amid cheers from the children, veterans and friends. Gen. Ellis Spear delivered an ad- mirable address, followed with short. specches from Comrades ‘y and Hendricks. Master Steffen reud the addres and Miss ¢ nden recited the ode. The exercises were brought 10 close with prayer by the Rev. Chas. H_ Small and three rousing cheers for “Old Glory.” THE RANDALL BUILDY At the Randall School the official program was enthusiastically carried ont by tho teach- " Liverpool, P. P Thos. 8. Kelly, W. A. Shannon, fenloy Sent, wer Post, G. A. K. PP. crsand pupils, At 9:30 the principal, Mrs. M. E. Tucker, called the assemblage to order and read the President's proclamation. Praver was offered py Rev. W. J. Howard of Zion Baptist Church.” The oration was delivered by Samuel Young, pupil of the cighth g.ade, und Mixa L. Jordan read the ode. Comrade Alex- ander Oglesby led in raising the fag, assisted by comrade from 0. P. Morton and Charles Sumner poste, G. A. ik. A promiment feature of the exercises was the music fu bya band of orphan children from Pi under the management of Prof. Sherwood. The national airs and several sacred selections were weil rendered. Addresses were delivered by Trustee L. A. Cornish, Rev. Dr. Wallace, Rev. Howard and others. TRE SOLDIERS Columbus day was celebrated in a very cred- itable manner at the school house near the U.S Soldiers’ Home. Henry Wilson Post,No. 17, GA. R., with all the comrades in full uniform, pre- ceded by the Home Band, marched at 9:80 from the Sheridan building to the school house, w besides the pupils and their teachers large ience bad already assembled. Among thowe present were Gen. Jno. O. Kelton and all the officers of the United States Home, accom- panied by their Indies, ‘The ceremonies consisted of the reading of the President's proclamation Ly Geo. Mott and raising of the by the veterans. Various exercises and songs, hyhly creditable, per- formed by the pupils, and national aire and other musical selections by the Rev. Buck pronounced the benedict THE PHELYS SCHOOL, The address at the Phelps School—“The ‘Meaning of the Four Centuries” —was delivered. by Master Joseph N. Benner, instead of Joveph Bruner, as printed. TRE LENOX SCHOOL. At the Lenox School the program was as fole ey East Washington, where he has resided fora i i nip iH ‘