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12 THE EVENING STAR, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1895-TWELVE PAGES. “LOCAL MENTION. ENTS TONIGHT. AMUS Lafayette Square Opera Ho Allen’s Grand Ope New National Th Academy of Music. Modern Mephisto.” Kernan‘s Lyceum Theater. Big Comp % Columbia Phonograph Comp: sylvania avenue northwest the Graphophone and K piasdesa aad TOMORROW, m Devere’s any, 919 Penn- Exhibition of Ope. EXCURSIONS Steamer M ster for Mount Vi Marshall Hz ont and interm landing: Steamer for Colonial Beach and river $ for emer N Norfolk and CHRISTMAS We have them ¢ and oll lamps—c arving ts, $1.5#). zors. Famous ‘or the hoys. Prics: est her T. CA R& ¢ ay Rich, Butter—in B-lb. bricks sold any where. M. F. uisiana aye. to ¢ Reduction 2 ith st. nw. Fine Candies, to Sunday schoc and 1 ing and Cook- foran, Keep warm Ch ing Stoves at cost. and Fedora Hats for Xi $1, $1.50 Men's Derby presents, late tra velue, soft I 25 cents to $l. J. Jay ys’ hats, 7th street. 3ould’s wonders for children’s Xmas. CITY AND DISTRICT The Eventag Star Al The Evening Star larger and more Four hund Bt n tion. all about t relatio ing between the District of © the National Gove uae for 15% for "06 e than that of ‘9 olidly printe Is hip ex umila: nua not to be found in fa. Ava on to any 1 ‘io be had Ever ing Star office, at all news st , or Ws be mailed upon receipt of p ———— Purehased 2 Corner ng. as. J. D. Taylor ar hn O. John- fon have sold their pre at the north ner of Tw nd G street to the Washington 1 Loan Asso It is the Inte ‘odel the } it for its by Christmas Holidays. The majority of the seh ¥ closed for the Chri with appropriate e to those published | tainm ts ew Trial. In of Janet Keys ta Potomac Ra Jud: has the company for a M gud of $7,000 sceured her several days ago by the of next month, Mrs Keys nd w at the Be crossing several , the sult ing out of that Marringe Licens Marriage | have been fs: 3 to the following: H . Brooks and Ella Will Jams, both of I leiphia, Pa.; Gustav W. Werner and Annie M. Goller, both of C . Mi; William Clark and Her Isaae Rey and Cora James Quann and Mary Red mond, both of Culpeper county, Va.; Kfah Pay |, both of Aibe- F ks of Kin a., and Alic rder 0 this cit i D. Merseveau g Ros Arnok ew York clty; Edgar 1. Myers of Riverside Park, Va., and Emma MeKim cf this elty; Samuel Broadus and za C ; Willam H. Weeks of West- Va., and Anna Glenn of alrmrent was given by of the Martyn Coleg sat the college hal on G etty hall was cro with th snds and relatives of the took part in th an field &r the cla of Ora and shed her re h her vitatic , in whi 1 took part in c tle comedy * Booy in the acquitted th this was followed in which the Rev. excellent work. from “Christm B. yton did som ented w Mt. Vernon on Chrixtmas. The grounds and mansion of Mt. Vernon will be oj {tors as usual tomorrow, and the steamer Macalester will make one trip, leaving 7th street wharf at 10 a.m., r turn 2:30 p.m. Round-trip fare, 50 cents. Admission to grounds and mansion, 25 cents. - _— It Was an Error. error the morning papers announced Ry we would be open tomorrow. The store will be closed all , but open late tonight Parker, Bridget & Co., 315 7th street.—Advt. — wern for Xmas Gifts. pretty custom of giving flowers for gifts 1s steadily growing. Nothing » more eppreciated by the ladi ainty box of violets, fragrant hya- e8-of-the-valley, daisies, & , 1224 F street. Their violets et FL nas ull than a are t and only $2 a hundred. Open ail day Christmas.—Aa Seer ES Through an Error. Our “ad.” of last night, quoting 5-Ib. Doxes of creamery butter at $1.50 should have been $1.0). James F. Oyster, 900 Penna. ave —— Captured by the British, Are the people of Washington falling over each other in thelr mad rush to get ency- clepaedias by British authors? The Enc clopaedia Britannica is not suited to the wants of American families, nor the wants of American people. The following quota- tion from the Washington Post, referring to the ninth edition of the Britannica, 1s corroborative of the above statement: “A striking ijlustration of English ignorance of American affairs and history is furnished by the article on ‘war’ In the new edition of the ‘Encyclopaedia Britannica’ Just pub- Usbed.” The new Johnson's Cyclopaedia treats three times as many subjects as the Eritannica. It is twenty years later—it 1s unbiased, unprejudiced and truly American —it is more urate and more authoritative than the Britannica. Johnson's will cost easter terms—and will give you D, Appleton & Co., 4 second floor).—Advt. een Holiday Excursion Rates vin Penn- aylvania RaYiroad. For the holiday season th Pennsylvania railroad will sell December 31 to 25, Incl sive, and December 31 and January 1, round- trip excursion tickets to all points on Its line east of and including Pittsburg and Erte, and west of Elizabeth and Sea Girt, good for return passage until January 7, 189. Also to Fredericksburg, Richmond’ and other points south on December 16 to 25, Inclusive, and December 20 to January 1,’ inclusive, good for return passage untt! January 7, 1806. Advt. we less —o etter valu street (room 5 lEARLY CELEBRATIONS Usual Lot of Prisoners in the Police Court Today. Men Who Could Not Wait for Christ- mas to Come—Fined and Sent Down. “Guilty of the crime,” was the plea of Philip Carrol, colored man, who fs so badly crippled that he has to use crutches, 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 iast night that he stopped on H street northeast and stretched himself upon the sidewalk, “While, I'm guilty, and ain't got no mone: said 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- sonal bonds, John B. Loftus, a well-dre man, who did some ante-Chri ad colored cel- ebrating last night, said m guilty of taking two or three drin! “But you are charged with disorderly conduct,” the clerk explained to him en, Um guilty,” the prisoner “I've got $3, and if you let me go I'l st Of the mone the $4," said the judge to the clerk, “and give the prisoner time to get the rest of the fine.” Tom Sutton, an old offender, was in the toils because of his disorderly conduct on the et last night. “I got out yesterday morning,” said Sut- ton, “and took a few beers, and after that opened.” id the court, ce can't let “Take I did not Know what “It is a singular thin aan_of your & ne for a sing! Tom had guage in the p judge told him t were entitled to prot fine of $20 or sixty d Unual £ Frank Kilmick, a str whose conduct on the within the provisions of as,a vagrant, and he guilty “He says he belongs in New wants to get home,” said th I saw him on H street he wa “Hezging will not be permitted on the y." remarked the court, er where he will not month. colored boy, dram n decent lan- lies, and the dies on the street fon, and imposed a the city, was not was arra’gned said he was not York, and officer, “W » hoy w “E dont understand wh money to spend for rum, when mes Jackson, an old ad man from South Washington, appeared for trial, ‘L didn't have no money to get drunk * said y te he ay mM. you old rent. a drinking?" ok all my the court 1. “Lt had one glass of beer, ‘and [ waStreated to that. He had used bad language, and the judge fined him, said Jackson, ward REN te 3 rnd paid my w rever L fh heen dr - Iast might,-and wh 1 wa ht have begged for someth town color court that s ad been out Khouse only tw she pleaded, want hristmias on th a s the trouble with you last a litte drunk."? cht her many ought posed the Two. of T! answering to the names nd John Smit iven five days omas > Henry Hill's Henry denied the nt of cer, and bis deni him an ra 3%, for the imposed a p y of $10 or looking for work in the ss Charles Erown's plea; left here yeaterday, but printing office, ‘and 1 would hay I k. cy do you belong “L came here from Baltim he an- but I have no relatives In this ames, who from tt for fiy cused of having begged in but he claimed that to show him where avenue is. five months and don't knov where Pennsylvania avenue is?” querie the court “No, sir, Policeman Jo: ed Him for entence was finposed. an Moll complained that cruelly whi a horse y f $5 was impose: prisoners cam of tramps persons who had been rested for intoxication, and most of them sent down to spend the holidays on Capitol sald that the and man had as thirty . he Van Ness Case. To the Editor of The Eventng Star: Gene I who, I suppose, was not pres- ent at the trlal of question of granting let- ters of administration on the estate of Gen, John P, Van Ness in 183, sent down from the Orphans’ Court of the District of Co- lumbia to the old Cireult Court,Judge Thras- on presiding, has mainly reproduced the facts. Of course, some of the details ari wanting, and some of the personnel, unle Tam greatly mistaken, are somewhat mixed. 1 was present during the whole trial, and took deep interest in th In the first place, the attorp Connor were Robert J. Bre May. The attorneys for were James Mandeville Carlisle and the late Joseph H. Bradley, sr. Neither Henry D. Gilpin (who was Attorne Unites Coxe were When the evidence was all in and the arguments of counsel closed Judge Thrus- ton summed up and instructed the jury as follov “If you believe there was elent ev. from the evidence that marriage, yet there is not sufli- to prove a marriage, und ¢ was no marriage, ‘by (who, as I remem- Ler, v n of the jury, and not Mr. Hirth, who may have been on !t) at once arose and sale “May it «© your honor, I have taken an oath to find the fact in issue according to the evidence, and while I am willing to ac- cept the law from the bench, I will not act choleric and dogmatic, insisted. The foreman reaffirmed his refusal. ‘The Judge threatened Imprisonment; the fore- his reiterated refusal. Calmer coun prevai * Mr. Easby the panel, That ended There was no verdict by eleven I gu there was no contingent perhaps there was, or ought to have n, for no lawyers worked harder than Vrenc and Mag, as well as Bradley and Car- Usle, who 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 thelr Xmas gifts today. To accommo- date these C. H. Davison, the jeweler, will remain open until 1 o'clock Xmas day.— Advertisement. man = Holiday Excursion Rates on the B, and 0. In pursuance of {ts usual policy, the Bal- tmore and Ohio Railroad Company will sell excursion tickets between all stations on its lines 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 its second week at the Lafayette Square Opera House last night, with @ 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 Engl:sh- 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 fs physi- cally as well the Taffy of the book. and Opera House.—Of the In- which theatrical capitalists have rurg In Du Maurier's literary suc- ce “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 some scenic display and at- tractive noveltics 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 authorship and in the stage 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, and Mark Murphy is successful In the same way as a Hibernian dialect artist. e Perkins is a scintillant quality in firmanent of lyric comedy, and she umed the title role in the burlesque in manner that s satisfactory to her ends 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- Allen's finite ¢ man New National Theater. Charley's Aunt” comes to the N National Thea with its prestige as a laugh-maker a single, . though possibly adequate, apolosy tence. The play is so well known AS a Meteoric success that it needs litle comment beyond the chronicle of its ad- ent. It is likely to remain for several sons, a delight to the clas who love to laugh aloud and vertible rebuke to. any may be entertained for the refinement of modern comedy. Academy of Music.—3 Helene Mor: well known in vaudeville for a voice tha would have made § H go wild w frenzied delight. could have hypnoti it to his own purpose, made her first an comedy at the ast night, anc scored a suc $ for the play be nginit. Its Uue is “A Modern and its au- Robert J. thor ii type, with n (Miss Bourt Chinaman irck), a pair of ind Miss Feld), ics Mora), ant omedian (Mr. The play do, b rm, ard Mis in the drama. fe akes her on to pe at ho} hit. manner in which Sam Deve ny W vsived at beat y nd evening Phe cx ‘ é the best known ists in the 1 and they wer m. The comedy duo the program with 2 t wk. Richa: nd a dec Price over their « w dah came Ss next or arty recey on, was in x nid re Devere thi red a great h y and bad in and jokes. tch by in a happy give The lov I Conwell Ward and good und were well re- closed the olio with h performance close Without a Mother-in- 1 lots of laughter. Mati- —Judging ncert of nd Mandolin Clubs lay evening will be Louis Post-!t: nin the beau- The Tinkers' tiful blending of their v« Chorus from ‘in and ‘Kate Reilley,” by Mr. Miller, 1 to be the favorites with athough Mr el made hi ¥ popular by singing for a Answi the comp cellent ballad being nd greeting with enthu 3 rtistie impersonation of he chestnu of long. The banjo club could not nproved upon, and the exquisite the mandolin club, combined ‘t time in the soft and deli- have be shading with t cate pa: ,» brought forth a double en- core aft their first selettion, ‘Love's Dream After the Ball" —— Th At a mee held recent ¢ Royal Crescent. ing of Columbia Lodge, No. 5, the following officers were ve during the coming year: R. Bradley; vice president, President, V H. N. Jenkins; prelate, A. retary, Guy W. Wines; finan, tary, G. H. Cvoper; treasurer, F. B. Dalrymple: marshal, H. S$. Wetmore;. guard, J. G. Brown; sentry, A, S. Whiteside; tiuste J.C, Peacock, G. F. Spencer and (A. The secre » financial secretary urer were re-elected for the third d, in recognition of past services, Were cuch presented 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 fully organized. Its members at present are Messrs. Brown, Davis, Fuller, Fox, Gannon, Heilprin, Julihn, Kummell, n, 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 '98 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- ished In the final year of '92 at school, and on several occasions since graduation the classes have,formally and tnformally,united and renewed old friendships and ussocla- tions. The coming reunton, the fourth for] "92, the third for '03, 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 '92 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 Retchelderfer. 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 Obristmas Music in thé Churches All Arranged.) Many Local Notes Concerning Per- sons and Things + In the Courts This Mopn: The Christmas music ini the Episcopal and Roman Cathoile 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 “;atched 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 Tibl, Co- nant; hymn, No. 51; sermon; offertory, There Were Shepherds, Charles Vincent; Sanctus, Conant; hymn, Gloria in Uxcelsis, 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- ; bassos, Messrs. Geo. H. Evans and Wiliam Field; organist and director, Mr. Sherman B. Fowler. Christ Church—Authem, While Shepherds Watch, C. S.mper; Venite, Danks; Gloria, Te De n_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 Mnonigerode, May B. Greene, Nellie Curtis avd Mary Bontz; altos, Misses Rose Sipnle, Sadie Taylor and Katharine H. Stuart; ten- 's, Messrs. Wm. Wood and Murray Bar- Messrs. Horace Swartz, Wm. Gardner L. Boothe and Wm. bassos, Wilkerson, Bryant. Grace Church. ‘ 7 a.m., holy communion, with following music: Processional, Gloria in Excelsis Deo, Woodcock; Kyrie, King Hall; Gloria Tibl, 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; Genedictus. 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, Miss L. Rathbone and Mrs. John MeCuen, sopranos d Deabl, F. T. ‘King, organist. Choir: Mrs. Julia Mon- Mr. Joseph M. Monroe, or- ettie Brill, Misses uttie Hill and ‘K ry's Church, roe, directr ganist; Mr: well, I pranos Lyles, Messrs. John H. Wm. Whitcomb, tenors; Me: Downey and Wm. L. Ho: mass, Adeste Fideles, O § Fight in a Saloon. Frank, alias “Cottney," Nelson and James Doherty, proprietors of the “Burn- ing Rag” saloon, on the corner of Royal Strider and rs. Patrick Farmer's bi 0 lutaris and Pri streets, had a rough and tumble fight in that place yesterday after- noon, Yesterday morning the firm was fined $12 in the police court for selling liquor on Sunday, and it was this which brought on the tronble. Justice Joseph who lives in the neighborhood, the troubie and proceeded to the battle, and finding that the doors. been locked foreed his way into the and turned them over to the off aloon. ‘rest . Who the scene. Last ‘night y plead guilty and said that he nder the influence of liquor and had trouble, but as both of orderly and fighting he ch. People livin in that in their complaint against py of this He put the men under oon upon they the lic Ertra Session of the Police Court. Mayor Thompson last night held an extra sion at police court at 7 o'clock sand d of the following cases: John S en, ch: d with using abusive language i dismissed. James son, charged with toward I Doherty ing drunk and disorderly and fighting: lined §7 each est Travers, charg vith impedin er in the dise Wohis duty; fined $2.50, Wm. Arrington, charged with robbing arney Bermet about iwo Weeks ago: disin . Carrie Trav- charged with being drunk and dlsor- d assault and beating Jesse Popp; harles Hughes, ¢ nd disorderly; fine ed with Annie ES nd Popp, charged with ling liquor on Sunday and without a license, fined $i7 each. ~ Arthur Gorham, charged with selling lined $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 airst the fron docr of bis cell, and it some time before he could be quieted down. He told Lieut. Smith that he had been rcbbed of $100 by —— Arrington and a colored boy, and Officers Atkinson and Wil- kerson were detailed upon the case. Officer Atkinson had ro trouble whatever in get- ting his man, but when the negro boy sax Oilicer Wilkerson he ran, and the offi did not succeed in catching him until they had run about four miles. Upon being searched at the station hous neither of the prisoners had cny money on them. The mayor last night fined Hewes $5, and dismissed Arrington and the boy. For Better County Roads. 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- ‘nt 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, Géorge Myer and Robert Cunningham, indieted for selling lquor 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. ————_ Pickwick Club Whisky. Conroisseurs drink it and physicians rec- ommend it! Try it! Cl L. Beatty & Co., agents.—Advt. liquor on Sunday; Absolutely Pure. A cream of tartar baking powder. High- est of all in leavening strength.—Latest United States Government Food Report. ROYAL BAKING POWDER Co., e273 «106 Wall st., N. YX. vositt ‘women need not a dar een ar goad, Kameda alah es a tive cure for the peculiar ailments of 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 tho District union, was also present. The Calvary Baptist Church and Sunday school house were offered to the committee for convention purposes, and the Pennsylvania Gelegation assigned to that church for its headquarters. The New York delegation was assigned to the Church of the Cove- nart. 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 Covenant 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.D., of Philadelphia would address the session of Friday even- ing, Jan. 17, Rev. Peter Ainslie and Dr. F. EF. 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 evening and Sunday afternoon sessions will be held in the hall over Center market. —— 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 w. 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, E. G. Davis of Washington, No. 1; grand senior warden, Alex. McKenzie of Orient, No. 5; grand junior warden, W. T. Galliher of De Molay, > 4; grand treasurer, E. G. Cham- berlain of Columbia, No. 2; grand recorder, 1. L. Johnson of De Molay, No. 4; grand standard bearer, George E. Corson of Poto- mac, No. 3; grand sword bearer, Robert E. Constant of Columbia, No. 2; grand war- der, Joseph Brummett of Washington, > 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. —>— The Librarians’ Association, At the annual meeting of the Washington rary Association, officers were elect -das folloy Dr. Cyrus Adler, librarian of the Smithsonian Institute, president; W. P. Cutter, Hbrarlan of the Department of Ag- riculture, first vice president; William H. Lowdermilk, second vice president; O. L. Fassig, librarian of the weather bureau, re- 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 Agricul- tur Mrs. H. L. MeL. Kimball of the Treasury Department, and Mr. F. A. Cran- dall, superintendent of public documents. The fvilowing new members were elected Mrs. M. R. Colquitt, Mrs. Josephine P. Whiteley, Col. and Mrs. James Wood David- son, Miss M. A. 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The classes of "04 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- cial 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 "M4 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 committer Messrs. Henry Altschu and Frank But and Misses Prince and Grace Ross. The results for the class of "% were s dent, Mr. James F. Hottel; vice pre: Miss Mirlam Bangs and Miss Hoover; secretary, Miss Eckfeldt; urer, Mr. W. H. von Bayer; executive com- mittee, Messrs. Tindall and Maxwell ard 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 '95, and was partic! 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 making the reunion very late in closing, rhe committees in charge of the affair were made up of the members of both classes and were as follows: Floor commit F. G. Butts, R. W. Test, J. F. Hottel, J W. Brawner and R. S, Warfleld; reception committee, Philip Tindall, Harty Domer, Joe Butts and Misses Ross, Adams, Prin and Maddren. Some of those who were present Sipe, Hopper, Walker, Sypher, 1 dal, Prince, Birney, Senior, Martin, White, Marean, Hubbard, Allen, Tucker, Preston, the Misses Bogan, Billingsley, Moore, Starkey, Ban: Jams, , Graigen, Hughes, Maddren, Hottel, Messrs. Gibson, Altschu, Prince, hard, Butts, Von > Hott Adams, Brawner, Hanford, Test, Petit, Domer, Heaton, Eastman, Ben- jamin, Warfield, Hoover, Farrow, Murph Barnard, Somerville, Kilby, Cochri Cobb, Miller, Young and others. ——— National Law Se The senior cla of the National Univer- sity Law School indulged in an enjoyable Christmas banquet last evening at Harv After the edibles had been disposed 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 Charles F-. Bowie, raw: Voyles, Roadhouse, in and Briggs. Mr Heard officiated as toa Ear! the evening the cliss presented Claughton of the faculty with a costly eas chair. Prof. y icest of everything for the table Game, F: Groceries, Wine: here—Poultry, tables, $15 case, are specialtie Mocha Coffee, 38c. 1) R, Prop., 1711-13 Pa. ave. — — JOHN ©. It WALKE Delicious Cakes for Xmas Dinner. All Kinds here. Our own baking. Fres' daily. Ornamented Cakes and Confections. fe le) | e| | | le! le) | | | ie) | | Smoothest face without injury delicate akin. Its effects are truly #.Gundersheimer, 146 Cen., K & Rigg9 mkts. it a Julius E. Albre: 520 10th st. n.w., serves an F -» With beer, claret or dinner from 4 to ite Lunch from 12 4-t,thés,Im J.Jay Gould—Tree Toys, Scrap Pictures. d20-4t* 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 boxe: d19-eo3t ee Becker, 805 11th st. Piano Tuning. del3-20 — “Royal Glue Mucilage!” It's new! 10c. Sticks Paper, Wood, China, Leather or Iron. Extra-large Bottle! Druggists, 10c. ocl0-eott A Little Girl Found everything. Gould's. del3-10t* “EXCURSIONS ée. ToFort Myer & Arlington. Electrie cars are now running at frequent inter vuls from Aqueduct bridge to above points. Herdi coaches ccnneet With end of cable cars. W. A. & RY. CO. d2i-3t ‘WINTER TOURS To THE 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-G ING WINTER RESORT IN THE WORLD. Special Tours to the West Indies and Spanish Main, costing about A DAY, fully described in our illustrated § 5 pamphlet, mailed free. Address PIM, FORWOOD & KELLUCK, General Agents, 24 State street, New York, or THUS. COOK & S G21 Pentaylvanla ave’, Wasulugton, ‘eob2t WEST INDIA TOURS. ‘The elegant passenger steamers, MADIANA, 3,080 tons, salls Jan. 22 and Feb. 26.’ ORINOCO! 2/000 tons, sails Feb. 5. CARIBBE! Btls Feb. 15. Specially fitted with lights, baths and all latest | improvement For = 8t. ‘Thomas, St. Croix, St. Kitts, Antigua, Guadaloupe, Dominica, Martinique, St. Lucia, Barbados, ‘Trin: {dad and Jamaica, ‘For beauty of scenery and erfection of climate this trip ix unsurpassed. For Riustrated ‘pamphlets giving rates of passage and all information apply to Quebec 8.8. Co., ARTHUR AVERN, Secretary, Quebec, Canada; A. &. OUTIR: BIUDGE & Co. Agents, 30 Broadway New York, or GEO. W. MOSS, 921' Penn. uve., Washington. no26-tu&s26t STEAMER MACALESTER: TO MOUNT VERNON, Tomb of Washington, At 10 me seturming by. 2980 ‘amy, returaing by 2°30 p.m. FARE (ROUND TKIP), "60 CENTS. Admission to grounds, 25 cents. ‘Tickets, with Mount Vernon admission coupon, for sale at wharf and at hotels, ELEGANT CAFE ON STEAMER. Will also wake river landings as far as Glymont, stopping for freight and passengers both ways. ADMISSION a — | CHRISTMAS CHEER, Dinners and Clothing for the Worthy Poor, The continued good weather, as hi published in The Star, has hed tho e fore tof keeping down the applicants for assistance and the drain on the small charity fund in the hands of the police has been much less than it was this time last year. Whi has not been the usual arrangements made for entertaining the poor on Christmas day, the police department will do a x¢ of practical charity tomorrow, a work they expect to reach the older who are unable to purchase the ne of life and many of whem have not perhapa enjoyed a real Christmas ¢ rt for many years. This is not to be given in the form of a spread dinner, nor ts there to be any diss tribution from police headquarters tha rames of the who are to be ty—one bundred brit ° s of the differer the dinners will be ch order will be for a small tur Ty, ¢ berries and a few othe 2 such as are necessary to make up a mas dinner. These orders are to certain grocery store hat those ceive will be not piled to vist any harity headquarters and ardvertise the fact that they are subjects of charity. Chief Clerk Sylvester, who has p of this charit precincts nt out the orders to tha nd he says that in lice picked out t nd he feels i ted have not enjoy “hristma: er for several years, 1 Saks & Co, wit their usual have concluded to ake glad the vsityy rts of 1 bey well as to please thell parents, and they have done so by the « crous gift of that number of sults of clot years old non o: of the po 1 by Chief Clerk Sylveste partment, the beys being sel Meutenan ten In each of the nine The officers used the sam lection Mat they did.in the selec ° vr ns for the Christmas din ty, and the selection being made in t nly the most worthy © incts. care in this se- is way, iidren will get the Christmas presents. Then, too, the. pr ents ure distributed li all s tu the county, making the charity as gen as It could possibly be made. This afternoon the boys who had been given notes by th 'n to get their smorg those who Sylvester were ef good treatment showed their need pre on Ch of some wearing > Glass balls, tinsel, toys. J. Jay ¢ Advertisement "AMUSEMENTS. When you’re down town tonight —drop in and he amused by the phones and Kinctescopes, Lots of trietlons including “1 and * Musica} Palace of the Columbia Phonograph Co.,919 Pa.aw 2424 BANJO AND MANDOLIN CLUBS or CORNELL, In 5 MUSIC COLL! ME OTT DAY SON HALL, EVENING, D} JOUN W. ALRAUGH evs K i Mombiy, December 2 MATIN TMAS DAY AMY SATURDAY, SEC ND AND LAST WEEK TRILBY Dramatiza by PAUL rand K OF DE MATINEES CH MAS DAY DAY. The Garrick Theater Bur- lesque Company IN THE LATEST SUCCE: THRILBY. a ment of JOHN W. SLOCUM Presented with Large Churua, Special astumnes, and Augmented Orchestr k—-TIM MURPHY fo “A TE! ristmas Sat. Matinee, RETURN OF THE MERRY COMEDY, WITH THE ORIGINAL NEW YORK CAST, GHARLEY'S AUNT ——NEW YEAR ATTRACTION, Della Fox Opera Company. de23-tt By BRANDER THOMAS, Direction CHARLES PROHMAN, A CADEMY.—Prices 255 Wed. and Sat. Matin THE FAMOUS FEMALE RARITON HELENE MORA, In the Perfect Dramatic Comedy, AMODERN MEPHISTO. Change of songs at each performance. New Year Attraction JEFFERSON'S “SHADOWS de23-tt OF A GREAT CITY.” FOOT BALL CHRISTMAS DAY, 8 P.M., WEDNESDAY, DEC. 25, 1895. CAPITOL PARK, North Cupitol and G streets. University of Virginia vs. Columbian ’Varsity. 00 CENTS ‘Tickets now on sale at Metzerott's. e28-2t Te. and $1.00, For charters, etc. ‘at office of Steamer Mac- alester. (ocld-ti LL BLAKE. Capt. N. & W. Steamboat Co. Erei in the sear for Fortress Mi Norfolk, o-tamouth and all points south a southeast Rew fron teamers * Eu SAM DEVERE, KEES LYCEUM THEATER. Matinee Every Day. —A Merry Christmas Attraction.— SAM DEVERE’S OWN COMPANY, Introducing an Aggregation of’ American and ropean Stars, headed by the inimitable comedian, And the celebrated OMENEL New Year Week—Weber and Field's Own Go. dez2-6t 6:00 Washington.6:30 ATLANTA EXPOSITION PROF. SHELDON'S CLASSES FOR THE MINUET, erman and Delsarte ar= now forming. Tuesdays, ursdays snd Saturdays; day evening. Popular retes. 9-6 VIRGINIA JOCKEY CLUB. St. Asaph, Va. FIRST RACB WILL BE CALLED aT 2 P.M. SHARP. Special trains will leave Penn. depot, 6th and & ceed