Evening Star Newspaper, December 24, 1895, Page 12

THE EVENING STAR, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1895-TWELVE PAGES. MENTION. TS TONIGHT, Spritby The Garrick of New York AMUSEME a He House. LY Lafayette Square Allen's Grand Op r.—“Charley’s Aun’ Helene Mora in New National The Academy of Mus Modern Mephistc Ke Som Devere's Phonograph Comp ) Penn- sylvanta avenue northwest hibition of the Graphophone and Kinetoseope. sseaihhceieaamleS EXCURSIONS TOMORROW, samer Macalester for Mount Vernon, Marshall Hall, mont and intermediate landings at It Steamer and river larcir mer New Fortress Monrce at m. Wakefield for Colonial Beach gs at 7 a.m. for Norfolk and {RISTMAS We have them « end oil lamps—caly Carving § Zers. THE NIGHT 1 through t utiful rooms. We papered ‘er slo oth, FOR THE NMAS DINNER Rich, deticious I Creamery Butter—In B-Ib. | bricks hing finer sold any- where. M. F w7 Louisiana ave., Fine Candi to Sunday se ng and Cook- 2126 Pa. ave. 25 cents to $1. = - 3. Jay Gould's wonders for child 13. CITY AND DISTRICT The Eveni The Evening larger and mor Four hundred for 1596. for "% hat of print sixte tater and the rela and Messrs. 1 fon have sold thelr ps: east corner of Twe northwest to the W and Loan Ass mm for the su It is the intention of the ion to remodel the occupy it for its } The major closed for the day with apy to those put entertainm artim » Con New In the case of Jar Baltim and Potom« Judge MeC gra the com Mrs hustand wa ng Sey ing out of th Marriag, followin, fams, b We ay Her, both ef Car- Clark and ¥ Rey »herd, both of Aibe Purks of Kir der Mer: York city; E rk, Va., and muel Broadu H, Weeks of West- and Anna Glenn of n of New f Riverside } Kim cf this city; a Chase; Willlam and county, Va. Va. ™ Leesburg lege. ertalrirent was given by 4S of the Martyn Colles at the college The pre nds and re an ovation her nu a num- acqu this was { fn which the Rev. B. excellent work. The s from “Christmas Ca ——— Mt. Vernon on Christmas. The grounds and mansion of Mt. Vernon Will be open to visitors as usual tomorrow, and the steamer Macalester will make one trip, leaving 7th street wharf at 10 a.m., re- turning a 0 p.m. Round-trip fare, 50 cents. Admission to grounds and mansion, 25 cents. ry creditably, jes from Dick lowed by I¢ Was an Error. Ry error the morning papers announced would be open tomorrow. The store will ysed_ all day, but open late tonight r, Bridget & Co., $15 7th street —Advt. Sweet Flowers for Xman Gifts. The pretty custom of giving flowers for Xmas gifts is steadily growing. Nothing would be more eppreciated by the ladie: than a dainty box of violets, fragrant hy einths, sweet lilles-of-the-valley, dalsies, &c. w be ¢ Park A. Gude & Bro., 1224 F street. Their violets fre sweetest and only $2 a hundred, Open day Christmas.—Advt. sepia Through an Error. Our “ad. of last night, quoting 5-Ib. boxes of cream. have been $1.0). ave. y butter at $1.50 should ames F. Oyster, 800 Penna. ee Captured by the British. Are the people of Washington falling over each other in their mad rush to get ency- Britt clopaedias by h authors? The Ency- clopaedia Britannica is not sulted to the wants of American families, nor the wants of Ametican people. The following quota- tion from the Washington Post, referring to the ninth edition of the Eritannica, {s corroborative of the above statement: “A striking ijlustration of English ignorance of Amerikan affairs and history is furnished by the article on ‘war’ tn the new edition of the lopaedia Britannica’ Just pub- Usbed."" The hew Johnson's Cyclopaedia treats three $ as many subjects as the Britannica. It is twenty years later—it is unbiased, unprejudiced and truly American —it Is more acc rate and more authoritative than the Britannica. Johnson's will cost ‘ou less—on easter terms—and will give you etter value. D, Appleton & Co., 437 7th street (room 5, second floor).—Advt. _ > Holiday Excursion Rates vin Penn- sylvan Rallroad. For the holiday season thg Pennsylvania rajlroad will seli December $1 to 25, Inclu- sive, and December 31 and January 1, round- trip excursion Uckets-to all points on its line east of and including Pittsburg and Erie, and west of Elizabeth and Sea Girt, good for return passage until January 7, 1898, Also to Fredericksburg, Richmond’ and other points south on December 16 to 25, Inclusive, and December 29 to January 1, inclusiy | good for return passage untit January 1896.—Advt. EARLY CELEBRATIONS Usual Lot of Prisoners in the Police Oourt Today. Men Who Could Not Wait for Christ- mas to Come—Fined and Sent Down. “Guilty of the crime,” was the plea of Philip Carroll, a colored man, who fs so badly crippled that he has to use erutches, when arraigned in Judge Kimball's court this morning. He was the first person ar- raigned, and there were forty-six others, charged with celebrating Christmas a little in advance of the usual time. Philip was so drunk last night that he stopped on H street northeast and stretched himself upon I'm guilty, and ain’t got no id the prisoner, “I kin git the five if you let me have half a chance. If you send me down I can’t work, and if you let me out I'll pay the fine. Judge Kimball was satisfied from the showing made that Philip would keep his word, and so he released him on his per- 1 bond: John B. Loftus, a well-dressed colored man, who did some ante-Christmas cel- ebrating last night, said: “I'm guilty of taking two or three drinks. “But conduct are charged with disorderly clerk explained to him. Im guilt the prisoner » got $3, and if you let me go I'll get the rest Of the money. the $4," said the judge to the and give the prisoner time to get rest of the fine. m Sutton, an old offender, was in the toils because of his disorderly conduct on street last night 1 got out yesterday morning,” said Su ton, “and took a few beers, and after that I did not know what happened. is a singular said the court, man of your experience can’t let lone for a single . om had u indecent lan- guage in th lies, and the judge told him les on the street were entitled to protection, and imposed a fine of $20 or si Lot. Frank Kilmick, a stranger in the city, whose conduct on the streets v not within the provisions of law, was arra’gned a vagrant, and he said he was not guilt “He says he belongs in New York, and wants to get hom said the officer. “W aw him on H street he was begeing as ging will not be permitted on the s in this cit remarked the court, the 4 r where he will not ne month. ‘arroll, a colored boy, who at- npted to imit drum majer by using a stick, Was loc! f bad conduct. ¢ been punished enough,” the hoy was dis dup ali night on a charge remarked A. { dont mou when from bs South Washi didn't he for trial to get drunk took all my ‘it the court said Jackson, nal paid ti Leen dr him, and he eeky Poin an, Who f vl the rho} only two da she pleaded Christmas on the the tro last 1 little drunk."” judge thought her many ought to have taught her im- posed the usual fine. Other Cases. Two, young men, answering to the names of Thomas Ford and John Smith, str In the city, were & on the street. Hill's plea. sla nt of the offi- denial tra %, t impos of $10 or 5 looking for work in the printing office, Charles Brown's plea; “and 1 would h. eft here yerterday, but 5 sick.” Where do you belong?” ° here from Balt he an- “but IT have no relatives In this A colored man named John James, who mm the cour for five dof having begged in lay, but he claimed that 1a man to show him wh ¢ five months and don't know where Pennsylvania avenue is? queried the court vo, sir.’ Capitol F nan Joyce sald that the mun had 4 thirty days’ s an 4 cruelly whip fine of $5 w: lowing these prisoners came F of tramps and persons who had been rested for Intoxication, and most of the were sent down to spend the holidays on farm. ———— The Van «Cane. To the Editor of The wing Star: Gene Riley, who, I suppose, was not pres- ent at the trial of question of granting let- ters of administration on the estate of Gen. John P. Van Ness In 1835, sent down from ns’ Court of the District of Co- uit Court.Judge Thrus- ton presidin mainly reproduced the facts. Of course, some of the details are wanting, and some of the personnel, unless I greatly mistaken, are somewhat mixed. ent during the whole trial, and took deep interest in the contest. In the first place, the attorneys for Mrs. Connor were Robert J. Brent and Henry May. The attorneys for the Van Ness heirs were James Mandeville Carlisle and the late Joseph H. Bradley, sr. Neither Henry D. Gilpin (who was Attorney General of the United States at the time) nor Richard. Coxe were in the case, When the evide was all in and the arguments of counsel closed Judge Thrus- ton summed up and instructed the jury as follow: “If you believe from the evidence that there Was a marriage, yet there is not suffi- clent evidence to prove a marring: and you must find there was no marriage," Capt. William Easby (who, as I remem- Ler, was foreman of the jury, and not Mr. Birth, who may have been on it) at once ose and suid May it please your honor, T have taken an oath to find the fact in fssue according to the evidence, and while I am willing to ac- cept the law from the bench, I will not act under the Instructions of the court as to choleric and dogmatic, insisted. n reaffirmed his refusal. The tened imprisonment; the fore- his reiterated refusal. Calmer coun- Judge thre: man howe and Mr. Easby allowe anel. That ended the case. There was no verdict by eleven jurors. I guess there was no contingent fee—perhaps there was, or ought to have been, for no lawyers worked harder than Brent end Mag, as well as Bradley and Car- isle, o declared that the bar sinister should never be quartered on the escutch- eon of Van Ness. PACOLET. _ Haven't You Bought Yett Many people will be unable to purchase all their Xmas gifts today. To accommo- date these C. H. Davison, the jeweler, will remain open until 1 o'clock Xmas day.— Advertisement. =e Holiday Excursion Rates on the B. and 0. In pursuance of {ts usual policy, the Bal- ttmore and Ohio Railroad Company will sell excursion tickets between all stations on its Hines east of the Ohto river for all trains December 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 31 and January 1, valid for return journey until January 7, inclusive, at reduced rates, * AMUSEMENTS, Lafayette Square Opera House.—Trilby began {ts second week at the Lafayette Square Opera House last night, with a large and brilliant audience, despite the fact that the big houses of the entire week previous led some people to imagine that the supply of “Trilby’’ admirers had been exhausted. There were several handsome theater parties In the mezzanines, and, notwithstanding Du Maurier Is an Englsh- man, to all intents and purposes, and we are now sparring at England, a lot of statesmen were at the play and seemed to enjoy it all the way through. The play was as it was the week before, with the exception of a new Taffy, or rather an old Taffy, to succeed Mr. Burr McIntosh of last week. This was Mr. Charles Reigel, who played the part in the beginning, and whose Work last night was as nearly per- fect as it could be, and Mr, Reigel is physi- cally as well the Taffy of the book. Allen's Grand Opera House.—Of the in- finite changes which eatrical capitalists have rurg in Du Maurier’s literary suc- ee: “Thrilby,” which opened a week's engagement at Allen's Grand Cpera House last night, is far from being the least im- portant. "While the novel and its subse- quent adaptation for the stage form a rather slender thread upon which to hang an entire evening's fun, the appearance in the cast of people whose efforts as merry folk are always successful and the intro- duction of ome scenic display and at- tractive novelties In dancing, serve to in- sure the performance to a certain degree against any impression of monotony. There is a wealth of resource, both in ithorship and in the staze equipment, which makes the fact that the heroine of the studio is becoming very familiar in- deed at times an entirely subordinate con- sideration. Willis Sweatnam Is a black- face humorist who has the faculty of se- curing mirthful approval without apparent effort, the Car the and ark Murphy is successful in ibernian dialect artist. ss ntillant quality in firmanent of lyric comedy, and she imed the title role in the burlesque in a manner that was satisfactory to her friends and appreciated by the audience. “Thrilby” is a recognized factor in _the popular entertainment of the present time. Some very pretty music is introduced, and the topical lines have the merit of observ- ing more minor properties of meter, rhyme and grammar than the scant decorum of burle: is ordinarily regarded as de- tional Theater.—“Charley’s Aunt” ain to the New National Theater with its prestige as a laugh-me igle, though possibly adequate, rexistence. ‘The play is so well a meteoric success that it needs litue mment beyond the chronicle of it t. It is likely to remain for s sons, a delight to the clas 0 love to laugh aloud and n incon ible rebuke to any ambitions wh r be en ined for the refinement of modern comedy. Academy of Mu: Helene Mor , well known in vy for a vo th would have made § gO wild w frenzied delight. could ae have hypnotia it to his own purpo: je her first pearance in legitima at the Ac emy last night, and, of course, scored a cess for the play be: ce she vue is “A Mc Mephisto, thor is Robert conventional type, ran villain (M man a pair of love do, in me ‘s the work they vary in the drama. As makes her hit. ev i ning Wi a pair of gr made a £ Mora responded n S some of t wh speeiatists in the bu and they were all in good form. The comedy du Price and $ lee gram with whirl, and kept t humor over their “ly an With a double voi next to pny Done “Llilien Wester ul received a hearty 1 Devere th me on, and, of he was in goou ngs and jo! a funny sketch by given in a happy body. The lovers of picturesaue — buck na treat hy Conwell Ward and ood Ys, and were well re- the olio with her slosed er-in- Mati- performance Without a Mot Concert.—Judgin| from t . the concert the Cornell ¢ njo and Mandolin Clubs Metzerott I ning will be aul Louis Post-Dis- lub won instant ine college songs, and the careful t and preparation the boys had rec shi 2 tiful blending of the Chorus from ‘Robin ey,’ by Mr. ites with s ite an encore Robyn's scr of this excellent balla nd greeting with enthu rtistie impe The chestnut sieuous by t tic ap- tion of gs of long cir absence, and ago Wet all the si vere new and had the true college The banjo club could not have been improved upon, and the exquisite shading of the mandolin club, combined rfect time in the soft and deli- with the p cate pas , brought forth a double e1 er their fir seleCtion, ‘Love's m After the Ball. es The Royal Crescent. At a meeting of Columbla Lodge, No. 5, held recently, the following officers were elected to e during the coming year: President, W. R. Bradley; vice president, Hi. N. Jenkins; prelate, A. B. Kehr retary, Guy W. Wines; financial sec: G. H, Cooper; treasu tary, . B. Dalrymple; marshal, H. Wetmore;. guard, J. G. Brown; sentry, A. 3.C.F spencer and A. rymple and tr Yy, financial secretary , in recognition of past services, ented a substantial purse. —— High School Chess Club, As mentioned in The Star a few days ago, a chess club has been formed at the Central High School, and is now fuliy organiz-d. Its members at present are Messrs, Brown, Davis, Fuller, Fox, Gannon, Ueilprin, Julihn, Kummei!, McKean, Page, Wood and Wheeler. The first regular meeting will be held Thursday night at the home of Mr. W. A. Hellprin, —.—__ High School Reunion, Following the arrangement which was successfully inaugurated last season, the classes of "92 and '93 of the Washington High School will again unite tn holding their annual reunion this year. These classes were closely united in all the school organi- zations and studies, especially so on account of the fourth year course, which was estab- lished in the final year of '92 at school, and on several occasions since graduation the classes have,formally and informally,united and renewed old friendships and assocla- tions. The coming reunion, the fourth for-| ‘92, the third for ‘93, and the second joint reunion of the two, will be held at Carroll Institute Hall Thursday evening. A short program by members of the class will be presented, and, together with dancing and refreshments, will constitute the evening’s entertainment, The committees have been exerting every effort to make the affair en- joyable. The committee in charge for "02 is Mr. Chas. C. Clark, president, 17th and Q streets northwest; Chas. G. Mortimore, secretary and treasurer; Misses Barnes, Stutz and Thomson, and Messrs. Horton, Lock and Reichelderfer. Those arranging for '93 are Mr. Fred G. Stutz, president, 1507 Rhode Island avenue; Miss Evans, vice pres“lent; Miss Stetson, secretary; Misses Bresnahan, McCulloch, Ross, Herriott, and Messrs. Finckel, King, Donnally and W.H. Johnson, AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA Christmas Music in thé Churches All Arranged.) Many Local Noten Concerning Per- sons and Things = In the Courts This Morning. The Christmas music ini the Episcopal ard Roman Catholic churches. will be on a more elaborate scale than for some years past. The various choirs have been rehearsing faithfully for several weeks past in order that it might be perfected. The following program will be rendered: St. Paul's Church—Processional, While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks, Neidlinger; venite in E flat, Dudley Buck; Gloria Patri, Shuey; Te Deum in G, Calkin; Jubilate in B flat, Schubert; hymn, No. 50; Gloria Tibi, Co- nant; hymn, No. 51; sermon; offertory, There Were Shepherds, Charles Vincent; Sanctus, Conant; hymn, Gloria in Excelsis, old chant. Choir: Sopranos, Misses Carrie Evans and Janet Fawcett; altos, Misses Florence, Evans and Sara Rathbone; ten- ors, Messrs. Frank Field and Benjamin Ja- cobs; bassos, Messrs. Geo. H. Evans and Wiliam Field; organist and director, Mr. Sherman B. Fowler. Christ Church—Anthem, While Shepherds Watch, C. S.mper; Venité, Danks; Gloria, Te Deum, in G major, G. Wm. Warren; Ju- bilate, No. 55, Hutch:ngs; holy communion; ; Sanctus, No. 449, Hutchins; hymn, No. 225, Hutchins; Gloria in Excelsis, Hutchins. Choir: Organist, Mrs. Charles G. Lennon; directress, Miss Katharine H. Stuart; so- pranos, Misses Blanche Ratchford, Lucy Mnnigerode, May B. Greene, Nellie Curtis and Mary Bontz; altos, Misses Rose Sipnle, Sadie Taylor and Katharine H. Stuart; ten- ors, Messrs. Wm. Wood and Murray’ Bar- tels; bassos, Messrs, Horace Swartz, Wm. Wilkerson, Gardner L, Boothe and Wm. Bryant. Grace Chureh.—7 a.m., holy communion, with following music: Processional, Gloria in Exeelsis Deo, Woodcock; Kyrie, King Hall; Gloria Tibi, Cramer; Sursum’ Corda and Sanctus, Camidge; Agnus, Cramer; Gloria in Excelsis, Cramer. 11 a.m.: morn. ing prayer and holy communion; procession- al hymn, Te Deum, Hutchins;’ Benedictus, Hutchins; offertory, Hallelujah, For Unto Us a Child is Born, Monk. The music used Guring the celebration of the holy commun- ion will be the same as that used at 7 a.m. Choir, L. Rathbone and Mrs. John MecCuen, sopranos; Mrs. C. J. Deahl, alto; C. EB. Deabl, tenor; Mr. F. T. King, so, and Mr. H. B. Ramey, organist. St. Mary's Church.—Choir: Mrs, Julia Mon- rectress; Mr. Joseph M. Monroe, or- . Nettie Brill, Misses Mai Green- tie Hill and Katie Nugent, s es Lottie Greenwell d Mamie Lyles, Messrs. John H. Strider and vm. Whitcomb, tenors; Messrs. Patrick Downey and Wm. L. Hoy, ba: . Farmer's mi Adeste Fideles, O Salutari: Fight in a Saloon. Frank, alia: “Cottney, Nelson and James Doherty, proprietors of the “Burn- ing Rag’ saloon, on the corner of Royal and Pri streets, had a rough and tumble fight in that place yesterday after- noon, | Yesterday morning the .firm was ined $12 in the police court for selling liquor on Sunday, and it was s which ‘ought on the trouble. Justice Joseph ch, who lives in the neighborhood, the troubie and proceeded to the » of battle, and finding that the doors had al been jocked foreed his way into saioon. He put the men under arrest and turned them over to the officers, who Were soon upon. thi Last night Doherty plead guil said that he Was under the influence of liquor and had the whole trouble, but as both of orderly and fighting he each. People living in that loud in their complaint against ou of this saloon and say that sing to appeal to the court to the li 2. tra Session of the Police Court. Mayor Thompson last night held an extra 7 o'clock gand at police court at 7 d of the. folowing cases: John Si: ith using abusive language Gre ismissed. Doherty id Fr Pa ‘sed with Seing drunk and disorderly and fighting: tined $7 each. = EI t Travers, charged with impeding an officer in the discharge Mf his duty; fined $2.50. Wm. Arrington, charged with robbing Barney Bermet about two Weeks ago; dismissed. Carrie Trav- ers, charged ¥ k and disor- lerly and © Popp; tined $ » Charged with being drunk and di: derly, fined $5. Annie Brantman and Jesse Popp, charged with ling liquor on Sunday and without a license, fined $17 each. Arthur Gorham, charged fined $12. Tried to Commit Suicide. Charles Hewes, a white man about fifty years of age, was arrested by Officer How- son yesterday afternoon for disorderly con- dvet, and taken to the station house and locked up.” He made several attempts to knock his brains out by hitting his head agairst. the fren docr of his cell, and it was some time before he could be quieted down, He told Lieut. Smith that he had been rcbbed of $100 by —— Arrington and a d Officers Atkinson and Wil- ailed upon the case. Officer ‘on had ro trouble whatever in get- ting his man, but when the negro boy saw Ollicer Wilkerson he ran, and the oflicer did not succeed in catching him until they had run about four miles. Upon. being searched at the station house neither of the prisoners had sny money on them. The mayor last night fined Hewes $5, and dismissed Arrington and the boy. For Better County Ronds. Directly after the county court adjourned yesterday afternoon a number of the cit- izens of the county met and organized for the discussion of road matters. Judge A. B, Grunwell was elected chairman and Mr. James E. Clements, secretary. Maj. R. S$. Lacey submitted a draft of a new road law for the county, to be submitted to the pres- ent legislature for adoption. The sense of the meeting was taken, and it was the opinion of those present that the repeal of the present road law should be asked. Messrs. W. W. Douglas, R. S. Lacey, Judge Grunwell, Robert R. Veitch, Robert Walk- er and W. H. Hatch spoke in favor of doing all future work on the roads with stone and gravel. On motion of Mr. Andrew Schlevogt the meeting adjourned until the second Tuesday in January. County Court. In the Alexandria county court, Judge D. M. Chichester presiding, the following cases were disposed of after our report closed: Robert Slater, indicted for gam- bling, plea of guilty entered and accused fined $50 and sentenced to serve-ten days in jail; Joseph Thomas, George Myer and Robert Cunningham, indieted for selling liquor on Sunday, accused plead guilty and were fined $10 and costs each; common- wealth agt. Wm. Taylor, indicted for housebreaking, case continued until next term. Court then adjourned for the day. SS Pickwick Club Whisky. Conr.oisseurs drink it and: physicians rec- ommend it! Try. it! Chas L- Beatty & Co., agents.—Advt. with selling liquor on Sunday; Absolutely Pure. A cream of tartar baking powder. High- est of all tn leavening Latest United States Government Food Report. ROYAL BAKING POWDER Co., ee27-308 106 Wall st., N. ¥. Modest, osirt ‘women need not expose their is tos docs", wuen Dr. David Fa- rorit be for it is the foie, Sam ha re seg CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR, Regular Weekly Meeting of the Com- mittee for ’96. The regular weekly meeting of the com- mittee of ‘96 of the Christian Endeavor Union was held last evening at headquar- ters. Berides the members of the commit- tee, L. A. Conner, jr., formerly president of the District union, was also present. The Celvary Baptist Church and Sunday school house were offered to the committee for convention purposes, and the Pennsylvania delegation assigned to that church for its headquarters. The New York delegation vas assigned to the Church of the Cove- nant. A letter was received tendering the vse of Gurley Memorial Church. W. W. Everett of the Calvary Baptist Church was appointed chairman of the ushers’ committee, and will assume charge of the body of 1,000 ushers. Assisting him as members of the committee are Albert Speiden of the First Baptist Church, J. B. Lackey of the Western Presbyterian Church, W. H, Aspinwall of the Covenat Presbyterian Church, Washington Topham of the United Brethren Church, Leidy S. DePue of the Westminster Presbyterian Church, Robert H. Young of the Mt. Pleas- ent Congregational Church, and Robt. Leitch of the West Street Presbyterian Church. Important matters with regard to the con- vention map and convention flag were dis- cussed. The following appointments were made on the decorations committee, of which W. W. Tuckey is chairman: Page L. Zimmer- man, *James A, MacElwee, J. F. Magee, Geo. K. Leet, W. C. Henry and F. C. Wurd- eman. A report was received from the January convention committee, in which It was stated that President B. L. Whitman and Rey. Wayland Hoyt, D. of Philadelphia would address the session of Friday even- ing, Jan. 17, Rev. Peter Ainslie and Dr. F. E. Clark the junior rally at 3 o'clock Sat- urday afternoon, and Dr. Clark, president of the United Society of Christian En- deavor, and Mr. John Willis Baer, general secretary, will address the grand rally of the 3,000 members of '96 auxiliary commit- tees on Saturday evening, the 18th of Jan- vary. The session of Sunday afternoon will be addressed on missionary topics, and will close with a consecration service. An early morning prayer meeting will be held on Saturday morning in the First Con- gtegational Church, at 7 o'clock, and the junior rally in the afternoon will also be held in that church. The Friday evening, Saturday eveni' and Sunday afternoon sessions will be h: in the hall over Center market. —S A GRAND COMMANDERY. . An Organization Formed Last Night by Knights Templar. A grand commandery of Knights Tem- plar for the District of Columbia was or- ganized last night at Masonic Temple. The District has never had a grand comman- dery, which corresponds to a state com- mandery, until the organization that was effected last night. Officers were elected as follows: Grand commander, Noble D. Lar- ner of De Molay, No. 4; deputy grand com- mander, Frank H. Thomas of Columbia, No. ; grand generalissimo, R. W. Darby of Po- tomac, No. 3; grand captain general, KE. G. Davis of Washington, No. 1; grand senior warden, Alex. McKenzie of Orient, No. 5; grand junior warden, W. T. Galliher of De Molay, No. 4; grand treasurer, E. G. Cham- berlain of Columbia, No. 2; grand recorder, I. L. Johnson of De Molay, No. 4; grand standard bearer, George E. Corson of Poto- mac, Ni grand sword bearer, Robert E. Constant of Columbia, No. 2; grand war- der, Joseph Brummett’ of Washington, No. 1. ‘The captain of the guard will be appoint- ed by the grand commander. The officers- elect were chosen a committee to appoint a night for the installation, —a The Librarians’ Association. At the annual meeting of the Washington Library Association, officers were elect :d as follows: Dr. Cyrus Adler, librarian of the Smithsonian Institute, president; W. P. Cutter, librarian of the Department of Ag- riculture, first vice president; William H. Lowdermilk, second vice president; O. L. Fassig, librarian of the weather bureau, rm elected secretary and treasurer. Mr. Ains- worth R. Spofford declined another term as president of the association. The executive committee consists of the officers of the as- scciation, together with the following: M!: J. A. Clark of the Department of Agrieul- ture; Mrs. H. L. McL. Kimball of the Treasury Department, and Mr. F. A. Cran- dall, superintendent of public documents. The following new members were elected: Mrs. M. R. Colquitt, Mrs. Josephine P. Whiteley, Col. and Mrs. James Wood David- son, Miss M. A. Gilkey of the Washiagton Free Library, Mr. George F. Curtis of the Congressional Library, and Dr. H. 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The classes of 94 and ‘9% of the Central High School held their Christmas reunion last evening at Carroll Institute Hall, a large number of the members of both classes being present. Dancing started early in the evening and was kept up until a late hour, an intermission of about an hour being made for the election of class officers and the serving of supper. The reunion was one of the most enjoyable so- clal events ever held under the auspices of a High School class, and the hall deco- rations blending with the bright dresses of the ladies and mere sober evening garb and natty uniforms of the boys made an exceedingly pretty scene. The class of "94 adjourned to the parlor during the intermission, while the class of "95 remained in the large hall” for the annual election of officers. Miss Ethel Prince presided over the deliberations of "O94 In the absence of the president, Mr. Frank G. Butts. The election turned out as follows: President, Mr. John W. Brawn- er; vice president, Miss Edith Hubbard; secretary, Miss Minnie Sipe; treasurer, Mr. Robert Test, and executive committee, Messrs. Henry Altschu and Frank Butts and Misses Prince and Grace Ross. The results for the class of ‘9 were: Pres dent, Mr. James F. Hottel; vice presidents, Miss Mirlam Bangs and Miss thel Hoover; secretary, Miss Eckfeldt; tres urer, Mr. W. H. von Bayer; executive com- mittee, Messrs. Tindall and Maxwell and Misses Adams and Maddren. Supper was served Immediately after the election of class officers. The reunion was the second of the class of ‘94 and the first of and was partici- pated in by a larger number than has at- tended any other class affair for some lime. A program of eighteen dances was rendered by a good orchestra, the length of the program and intermission makin the reunion very late in closing. The committees in charge of the affair were made up of the members of both classes, and were as follows: Floor committee, F, G. Butts, R. W. Test. J. F. Hottel, J. W. Brawner and R. S. Warfield; reception committee, Philip Tindall, Harry Domer. Joe Butts and Misses Ross, Adams, Prince and Maddren. Some of those who were present were Misses Sipe, Hopper, Walker, Sypher, Tin- dall, Prince, Birney, Bowie, Brawner, Senior, Martin, White, Marean, Potter, Hubbard, Allen, Tucker, Preston, Hoover, the Misses Bogan, Billingsley Ross, Ryan, Bangs, Bryant, Craigen, Wolverton, Hughes, Maddren, Hottel, Craig, and Messrs. Gibson, Maxwell, Tindall, Birney, Altschu, Prince, Page, Meloy, You nard, Butts, Von Layer. Shuster, Hottel,, Adams, Brawner, Norri: Test, Petit, Domer, Heaton, Eastman, jamin, Warfield, Hoo Farro: Barnard, Somerville, Kilby, Cochr Miller, Young and others. National Law School. The senior class of the National Univer- sity Law School indulged in an enjoyable Christmas banquet last evening at Hary y After the edibles had been disposed of tcasts were responded to by Charles E. Driggs, Addison Hall, Arthur B. Shelton, John F, Bartlett, Francis S. Key Smith, Jos. H. Jochum, jr., Howard B. Heinecke, Wm L. Lane, Arnold V. Graves and Chi Carusi, while ad Messrs. G. M. Brown, D. N. Guild, Lewis, Johnson, Voyles, Roadhouse, O'Farrell, MeLain and Briggs. Heard officiate] as toastmas the evening the clas: Claughton of the faculty w chair. cliy ITEMS —— oma The Boston Market Open Late Tonight The choicest of everything for the table i here—Poultry, Game, Fish, Fruits, Vex tables, Groceries, Wines —Diamo: back Terrapin and Jules Ma: "s Cham. pagnes, $15 case, are specialties. Fines: Java and Mocha Coffee, 3Se. lb. JOHN C. WALKER, Prop., 1711-13 Pa. avi it = ge Delicious Cakes for Xmas Dinner. All kinds here. Our own baking. Fres daily. Ornamented Cakes and Confections. £.Gundersheimer, 146 Cen., K & Riggs mkts. it Julius E. A 0 10th st. n.w., serves an Exquisite Lunch for l5e., with beer, claret or coffee, from 12 d2i-t,thés,im ————— J.Jay Gould—Tree Toys, Scrap Pictures. d20-4t* ae . For Coughs and Throat Disorders use Brown's Bronchial Troches. “Have never changed my mind respecting them, except I think better of that which I began by thinking well of.""—Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, Sold only in boxes. dl9-e03t > Becker, 805 11th at. Piano Tuning. de13-2w ee “Royal Glue Muctlage!” It’s new! 10c. Sticks Paper, Wood, China, Leather or Iron, Extra-large Bottle! Druggists, 10c. ocl0-eotf A Little Girl Found everything. Gould's. del3-10t* EXCURSIONS Ae. ToFort Myer & Arlington. Electric cars are now running at frequent inter- vuls from Aqueduct bridge to above points. Herdi- coaches connect with end of cable cars. W. A. & B.C. RY. CO. d21-3t WINTER TOURS TO THB WEST INDIES By the commodious passenger steamers of the ATLAS LINE | Weekly from New York, carrying U. S. mall. SS. ALLEGHANY SAILS SATURDAY, DEC. 28, For Jamaica Direct. THE MOST PICTURESQUE AND HEALTH-GIV- ING WINTER RESURT IN THE WORLD. Special Tours to the West Indies and Spanish Main, costing about A DAY, fully described in our illustrated $5 pampblet, mailed free. Address PIM, FORWOOD & KELLOCK, General Agents, 24 State street, New York, or THOS. COOK & SONS, 621 Peunsylvania ave., Washington, no2-e052t WEST INDIA TOURS. ‘The elegant r steamers, MADIANA, 3,080 tons, sails Feb. 5. CARIBBEE, 2,000 tons, sails Feb. 15, Specially fitted with ‘electric lights, baths and all latest improvements. For St. ‘Vhomas, St, Croix, St. Kitts, Antigua, Guadaloupe, Dominica, Martinique, St. Lucia, Barbados, Trin: fdad and Jamaica. "For beauty of scenery and fection of climate this trip ix unsurpassed. For Riusteated pamphlets giving rates of passage and all information apply to Quebec 8.8. Co., ARTHU! AFERN, Secretary, Quebec, Canada; A. B, OUTER. BRIDGE & CO., Agents, 39 Broadway: New York, or GEO. W. MOSS, 921' Penn. ave., Washington. no26-tudsd6t 3 TO MOUNT VERNON, im. Tickets with Mount Verses sdmisnse coupon, erno8 for leat wharf and at hotels. —< Win also make river landlags an tur ae Gly: ioe make river ‘as far as opping for freight and passengers. Doth’ ware, charters, ete. apply at oftice of Bt Mt Hester" (@ciS-th LL BLAKE Cape N. & W. Steamboat Co. in the year for Fortress M Portsmouth ard all points south a: the iron “feaving daily eS "Norfolk aod on the following bound. ton.7:00 p.m.) Lr. 7:30 p.m.| Ly. Northbound. Portsmouth.5: Norfolk... Monroe, Virgiais Site ee ‘Mrall ride. ~ Tickets sale at 513, 61! 1421 rly mh arenay eget Oy ian oe, oer ey oc —— where time table, map, etc., can also = JS CHRISTMAS CHEER, Dinners and Clothing for the Worthy Poor, The continued good weather, as heretofore published in The has had tho effect of keeping down t nts for assista: and the drain on the small charity the hands of the police has been muc! than it was this time last year. While has not been the usual arrangements ma for entertaining the poor on Christmas da the police department will do a good 1 of prac work they expect to rp who are unable to pu hase the necessaric of life and many of whem have not jx enjoyed a real Christmas dinner for many years. This is not to be given in the form of th a spread dinner, nor {: pre to, p any diss but the tribution from police he jquarte rames of these who are to be given re he from this charity have already b ants of the d one bundred fam y the eut ent precincts, and ort for the dinners will he delivered tumorroy Each order will be for a small turks celery, cranberries and a such as are ne mas dinner. certain grocery stores, so that those who re- celve will not be compelled to vist any charity headquarters and advertise the fact that they are subjects of charity. Chief Clerk Sylvester, who has charge of this charity work tout the orders to the precincts today, and he says that in making the selections he police picked out the old« est persons p sible, and he feels certain that many of those selected have not enjoys ed a real Christmas dinrer for several years, Saks & ( with their usual generosity have concluded to make glad the nearts Ey ninety small b. as well as to please thell parents, and they have done so by the gen« erous gift of that number of suits of clothes for boys not over thirtcen years old. These rew sults are to be given on orders signed by Chief Clerk Sylvester of the police de- partment, the boys being selected by the Neutenants, ten in each of the nine precincts, The offi same care in this se- lection * the selection of the older persons f ty, and the select nly the most w« mas dinner char- ng made in this way, thy children will get the Christmas presents. Then, too, the ents are distributed in all sections, In the county, making the charity as ge as It could pos be made. This afternoon the boys who hai given notes by the police lieutenan in to get their Christmas present among those wh. Ned upon Chief Clerk Sylvester were boys who showed the effets ef good treatment and at the same time showed their need of som earing apparel, > bee J. Jay Gould’s.— AM USEMENTS. al ~ When you’re down town tonight —drop in an do by the Graphow phones . Lots of new ate tractions ding “Ben Boigtt and “Like Musica} Palace of the lumbia Phonograph Co.,919 Pa.aw , BANJO AND MANDOLIN CLUBS CORNELL, In SONC METZEROTT MUSIC MALL. 26 8 cS erved seats, " Aduiis: poly Lafayette Square 9°=* JOHN W. ALBAUGH.... mber 23, MATINEES CHRISTMAS DAY ANY SATURDAY, SECOND AND LAST WEEK OF DU MAURIER TRILL Dramatizd by PAT and Pr s A RAND, RICHARD MA Allen’s Gran K OF DI MATINEES CHRISTMAS DAY AND saTUrnBay, The Garrick Theater Bur- lesque Comp: IN THE LATEST SUC SLocrM. Presented with Large Churus, Special Costus nd Aug! Next Week—TIM MURPHY tn “. ER. 1E MERRY COM THE ORIGINAL NEW YORK GHARLEY'S AUNT —XEW YEAR ATTRACTION Della Fox Opera Company. de23-r¢ By BRANDER THOMAS. Direction CHARLES FPROUMAN, A CADEMY.—Prices 25c., 80c., 75e. and $1.00, Wed. and Sat. Matinces—25c, and 50c., Reserved, THE FAMOUS FEMALE BARITC HELENE MORA, In the Perfect Dramatic Comedy, AMODERN MEPHISTO. Change of songs at each performance. New Year Attraction—JEFFERSON’S “SHADOWS de23-tf OF A GREAT CITY. FOOT BALL CHRISTMAS DAY. 8 P.M., WEDNESDAY, DEC. 25, 1895. CAPITOL PARK, North Capitol and G streets. University of Virginia vs. Columbian ’Varsity. ADMISSION, : 50 CENTS Tickets now on sale at Metzerott’s. de23-2t KEN LYCEUM THEATER. Matinee Every Day. —A Merry Christmas Attraction. SAM DEVERE’S OWN COMPANY, Introducing an Aggregation of’ American and European Stars, headed by EV) E, the inimitable coms n, hppa nertlenine And the celebrated OMENEL New Year Week—Weber and Field's Own Co, de22-6t PROF. SHELDON’S CLASSES FOR THE MINUET, rian and Delsarte ar> now forining. Tuesda. ursdays end Saturdays; day ani evenings Popular retes. se)-6m, VIRGINIA JOCKEY CLUB. St. Asaph, Va. FIRST RACE WILL BE CALLED 4T 2 P.M. SHARP. Bpecial trains will leave Penn. depot, 6th and — sts. p.w., at 1 and 1:30 p.m BoS-tt