Evening Star Newspaper, March 20, 1897, Page 18

18 THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, MARCH 20, 1897-24 PAGES. LIGHT AND DARK Scenes at the Weekly Rehearsal of a Vaudeville Troupe. THE LEADER'S DIFFICULT TASK Arranging and Drilling the Chorus in Compartments. wee Sts | A MUSICAL POT POURRI) | HE FOOTLIGHTS are out, the stage is | 4 fiuous furniture and | ac. venery, au- diterium is cold | i as a_ref | and only par y mined by the £ ee. = lozen char women & ie are at work brash- | = « off the plush} floors and ai } je of t er by |i The glamor of £ the costum of the chorus | it the « a scene that has often been deserifed, but it is not an easy | “Ain't te the day that Congress opens, one to picture in word: | and didn't senator—oh, dear, what's that p pasha and night is | Se@ator's name—send me a ‘ticket to the ne. Sonne ae | private gallery, and didn’t [ have to give nowhere more pi ae tre <he case 5 up tast) to ne to this blessed old of a buriesque or va ow, one of | hearsal. Hard luck? Well, rather. those shows that a | Then they tried a mediey and Marian | mas = oe of | stiked a little and looked if she was sing ‘Drones x: bewildering “mt "| trying to remember the name of that sena- h auty and a Be glory of custume ional dane First Rehearsal. A f tha ordinarily has a re- hearsal first thing on striking a new town, in orde! amiliarize the principals and chorus with their surroundings and give a finai brushing up to the music. Washington being a one-week stand there is usually a rehearsal of this sort every Monday morning. T company arrives some time Sunday. so that all the people have had a rest and a good nig! sleep, and show up in high spirits and the best of humor. At least they were when a Sia: reporter sat out a performance re y- He had ali the seats in the house to se from, for he was the entire audtenc: A variety troupe of the bet ways carrie n musical ow te hoo: its o it is his dety to see that the regu chestra of the theater is up in all t : his people will need for their performance He rehearses th hestra and his cnorus Separately, and as a rule they do not get until the opening performance on evening. On the Stage. On cold and cheerless stage were tight young women two yeurg men. The women repre larger part of and the young | alf cf the highest paid | There is no qu world quartet in the Dot used to do it,” said Flossie. “I'v: got_a cold, and me throat’s in an | awful condition,” ‘rep! Dot, who chose | her stage name to match her figure, just as t paid q and the imsel?, men ma. for ar looks sic tne man- ir first as to was a new roupe more @ sigh of ox had the ! - yell Preliminary Conve get to work, ladies,” said leader, of the chorus. vas that they did n Det, who wears | tell what here’s the wash lady with your duds and she says she won't give them up tt she gets the two and fifty.” “Excuse me just a moment,” said Mar- guerite to the leader. A Misical Potpourri. “Ladies, ladies, let's get to work,” said the good-natured leader, whose artistic hair is prematurely gray from trying to manage a bloude chorus. The eight young women—they really were young—ranged themselves in front of the footlights. Each was humming her ‘own particular cholic of airs and a number of ineffectual short- arm jabs were made at high notes. It was a musical potpourri with a vengeance, and the leader had to rap again and again with Fis bow to get them in shape. The leader plays first violin in tne orchestra and he had his instrument with him at rehearsal. Then they started in on the choruses. e leader would play the solo part on his violin and the eight girls would chip in when it came their turn, sometimes tcgether and sometimes otherwise. Over nd over they would go until the leader was sauisfied. Tie rarely found fault, ant then only in the most polite sort of way, and more often he would jolly them along with a few compliments. let's try that coon song. All to- I don't know, You're not so warm; There's other coons As warm as you.” y had to leader wa: arjorie, hang on to t last word as if you liked it. You're nging as if you were in a hurry to get ack to lunch. Now, once more, please, la- dies, and do try to look as if you were in- Marian’s Hard Luck. “How can a girl look interested when she in as hard luck as I am?" replied Marian, than one woman's share of good She was cross and she didn't care tor. “Where's the bum soprano that’s got work to do with that high note?” said the leader j i } High Priced. s to match her hair. When out of fashion Flossie ange her name again. . You'll have to try it.” can reach it.” said Jessie, die expression on her face. *, three times she tried it. The fourth ti caught it, and she hung on to it in a way that carried an immense volume of sound up into the scenery loft erhead. “Good, £001,” shouted th double encore, sure jooked tickled to death, and Dot } rowned as though she regretted her refer- ence to a col hen came a jolly swing to it. Ne quick. Not so ouick," said the . “come back to the starting point Do you ladies think you are quar- orses? If I let you sing the way you tot show would be over by 9:30 nok. Sing it this way: “Tra, la, la, la——" if they had sung it that way the show company never would have kept together this far through the season. leader. “That'll ta chorus with a rattling ‘Oh, Mr. Foster, your voice fs improving lovely,” called Marjorie over the foot- hink,”” was the der’s reply. but I can't sing. Why, if I a voice like me 1 wouldn't allow my- in Compartments. next song there was some ques- tion as to who was down for the different parts, and Mr. Foster solved the difficulty by telling the chorus to “divide themselves up inte compartments,” so that he could were trying to do. Marian, who had forgotten all about the opening of Congress by this time, was down for the solo, and the others were to chime in later. “Mr. Foster, ain't this piano?’ asked | Marian in distressed tone of voi «ht the other girts to sing at the tops of their votces that way?” Now, don't you worry about them one vd the leader. ‘There isn’t a bit of those girls overworking them- ran tind any way out of it.” en followed @ song, the chorus whereof n imitation of a set of cornets hard « . The young ladies put their hands to their lips as if they were playing real 4 instruments. This was not done to + leader's taste at ail. “Come, ladies, come; all sing alike, please. All alike, if you please. It isn't la, la, la, nor is it da, da, da. It’s ta, ta, ta, 't From the Wal Here, Marjorie, goodness Jessie, can't ; | You use your right hands like the other the box office. It was from the | ladies. 1 don't want no left-handed cornet nd Dot was not averse to let-| players in this band. nds know it. She showed the | ow, once more. That's a Iittle better, Pg on the pa but declined to let | but you girls sing as if you all had weak see (he name that was at the end | backs. This is a martial song; it ain't no languorous love ditty. There, that's it; said the ‘allest of the peroxide | put plenty of ginger in it. Don’t be afraid any jay can get some of the bit of tee. said Marian, who used to sing in the chorus of tae Kostonians, but is now billed as one of the stars, and is dubbed the fin peratic singer on the variety stage. up against it good. I just got a nott e that my photographs had come, C. O. D., and that I must eail for them at the express office. I told a Particular friend of mine to send me fifty. He must have made a mistake, ‘cause the Dili that came with it calls for three hun- dred. “Maggie, Maggie, oh, I mean Marguertte, if he works tt right. That | of hurting your voices. all right.” The Right For Liberty. When it came to the “El Capitan March" Miss Marian registered a kick on her own account. “ “To arms for liberty.” “Mr. Foster, some of us point with our left hands and some with our right on that line. Now, I was taught always to throw my right hand up for liberty.” “Marian is right, ladies, and hereafter you will please all use your right hands when you are shouting for Mberty. And They'll stand it .thump that word liberty. hard. Sing it as if you really wanted ft and meant all you said. “That's better. That's all right now, and I guess we are through for today.” A sigh of relief went up, but now that A Question of Wigs. the task was over the party showed no haste to leave, but hung around awhile to talk over their plans and to kick on the dressing room accommodations. Actors and actresses always have to do that and no rehearsal would be complete without it. Short on Dressing Rooms. “This theater is just like them all,” said the second tenor of the male quartet. “Three dressing rooms for an all-star com- Dination like this! Why, there are theaters in this country that claim to be the finest in the busine Manager puts in every- thing in the way of front doors and plush seats. Opening night comes. Discoyers he has forgotten something. What Is it? Only the dressing rooms. Forgot all about them. When I build a theater I'm going to start with the dressing rooms even if I have to squeeze some of the gilt and vel- vet out of the front of the house.’” This particular company had lad off the week before owing to a change in plans caused by the floods in the west. Some of the people had been here all the week before, while others had taken advantage of the opportunity to run over to the gay Rialto in New York. Those that had stey- ed here spent all their time bicycling and seeing the sights of the capital. Theatri- cal folks are great bicyclers. “You just ought to see the new Library of Congress,” said the irrepressible Marian to the manager. “They tell me it's the finest building in the world and I guess it is. The pictures and the statues are sim- ply _lovel: “The library.” we've got a town hall can't“be beat. “Kokomo,” said t tall black beauty in a tone of disgust. “I'll bet you an oyster stew and the beer that your old town hall isn’t a marker alongside the big mills in Lowell, Mas: From which it was not difficult to guess how Marian lived before she discovered her voice and changed her name. > Cents for a Street Car Ri From the Sioux City Tribune. Even Sioux City has absent-minded peo- ple within her borders. Stories of a man looking through a closet for a pair of trcusers which he has on, of the inveterate smoker turning over every- thing in his office in search of the pipe which he holis between his teeth, and of the citlzen who chases back home on a cold winter's morning after he has nearly reach- ed inis place of business to find his spec- vhich are properly adjusted to his which are heard in ev chimed in the leader,“why, in Kokomo that Ninety-Fi town. ‘The incident of absent-mindedness which here related is quite out of the ordinary, nd belongs exclusively to Sioux City and to the fair sex. This week a well-known woman living on a hill street boarded a street car for down town. She searched in her pocketbook for a nickel, but could find nething less than a silver dollar. She pushed this through the ‘change’ opening in the door, and the motorneer returned her a dollar in small coins. She selected a 5- cent piece from the handful of money and held on to it tenaciously while she a good deal of trouble to drop the into the fare slot. The mistake was discovered by th turneer, who heard the avalanche ots mo- mall money rattling on the glass slide in the box, and after calling the attention of the woman to her mistake, gave her a receipt for 9) cents, which was eventually returned to her. ‘The Defender. Care cams and Inid bis hand upon her shoulder, And Sorrow came, her Hds with salt tears wet And Pato, with features 1 and white and set, stern visuzed, xa! rightoning her shaken soul, unpitying Want Fer face: I then, growing belder cad for her weary feet a charmed snare, 3 > coll t orl iu her weak soul in tempest wilted, With wiite |. imploring breath, She strete clpless htnd to Doath, rame, before whose radiant srace Wgrew dumb, and grim Care nid his face; radiant as the da. away. dat the thought mild Kiss she fain had sought, With a st piure, holy, restful, sweet, Against her 0 tre imeart heat. ON, Life! she f thine can hold me, Since Love, the mighty, in his arms doth fold me, CARLOTTA PERRY. coe Preparing Himself for Blindne: From the Cileago Tribune. Ralph Perry, a Portland, Mich., young man, is gradually growing blind from some disease which baffles the skill of the ocu- sts. He is determined not to become a state charge, and has invested all nis available capital in a carpet loom, on which he will learn to weave carpets dur- ing the few months before his sight shall be blotted out in the hope of being gelf- supporting during his future years of dark- ness. toe Cheering. From Jud “No, Mr. Coolhand,” she said kindly, “I am sure I could never learn to love you.” “Oh, perhaps you could,” rejoined Cool- hand, cheeringly. “‘Never too old to learn, yeu know.” From the Tammany Times. Gilhooly—‘Were you at the Bradley-Mar- tin ball? Gus de Smith—“Oh, yes; I was there.” “How were the ladies dressed?” Low and behold,” was the response. +o. —__ Pleasure by Proxy. From the Chicago Reccrd. “They say Boston children enjoy Wag- ner mu very much.” “Of course, poor little creatures; you know they never get to make any racket themselves.”” —eoe- A Strong Logician, From Truth. Mrs. Weliment—“But why don’t you ar- sue with your lover about his drinking habits, Norah?" Norah—Aarrah, mum, Oi hate t’ spholle his face before marriage. a After a Fashion. From the Cincinnati Enquirer. First Legislator—‘‘Well, did the president of the trust promise to put you on the ground floor?” Second Legislator—“In a manner he did. He safd that if he ever caught me in his office again he would throw me down stairs.” eee : A Small Matter. ‘rom the Philadelphia North American. “I see Dakota divorces are no longer rec- ognized in New York. “Oh, well, that doesn’t matter. vorcees are still recognized.” ————+-e+- The Test That Tells. From the Cleveland Leader. ‘Thomas—“How do you know that Bram- ley’s wife is the head of the family?” ~Horton—Didn’t she come into the office yesterday with all the bundles that she had bought and leave them for him to carry home at night? And did he forget any of them?” The dl- TO HURCHES IN THE 6 Rev. M. W. Claiy,,who has been appointed presiding elder fox this district of the Washington conference, was until the con- ference met the pastor of Ebenezer Church, corner of 4th and D, streets southeast. Un- der Mr. Ciair’s regime at Ebenezer the movement for a ngw church was started with such hat this week the con- Sregation applied, for a building permit to erect the new ho} of worship, a descrip- tion of which appeared in The Star sev- eral weeks ago. Ground is to be broken at once and the corper stone will be laid some time during this spring. All the new min- isters are expected to preach at their charges tomorrow. Several of the mission churches which did not receive pastors will be supplied with ministers designated by the presiding elder. The Baptist Young People’s Union of the Fifth Baptist Church, Rev. Chastain C. Meador, D.D., pastor, has elected the fol- lowing officers for the ensuing year: Presi- dent, C. Clinton James; vice president, Miss Alice Reiiy; recording secretary, Charles Wister; financial secretary, L. C. Handy; corresponding secretary, Miss Martha How- ison, and treasurer, Miss Orilla Gessford. The membership of the Fifth Baptist B. Y. P. U. is now about seventy-five, all of whom are actively engaged in the regular work of the organization. A novena in honor of St. Joseph at St Aloysius Church ended Thursday of this week, the feast day of the saint. A statue of St. Joseph was erected on the gospel side of the altar and services were held daily. Information was received this week by the Jesuits of this city that Very Rev. Wil- jam O'Brien Pardow, for the past four years provircial of the New York-Mary- land province of the Society of Jesus, has been succeeded by Rev. Edward J. Pur- brick, an English Jesuit. Father Purbrick is a scholar and fs sexty-seven years old. A novel feature at the services at St. Michael and All Angels’ Protestant Epis- copal Church last Sunday was the turning in of pleces of old silver by members of the parish. The communton service of the ckurch is incomplete, and for this reason contributions of silver were asked for. The silver which has been contributed is to be melted and then modeled into pieces of a communion service. About three pieces of a new set are to be constructed from the old sliver. The vested choir of the cnurch is in process of reorganization. Professor Mesny will continue as director, but of those who are to take the solo par:s cnly the following have been decided «pon: Tenor, J. B. Longstreet, and baritone, D. Ammen Yeatman. Several additions have been recently made to the interior of Metropolitan M. E. Church, which add considerably to its ap- pearance. The stairways of the tront en- trance have all been newly carpeted, and the rear stairway as well. Th nt of the latter has been made consi icrably easier by the placing of handsome nickel- Plated railings along its sides. A rear- rangement of the pews of the main audi- torlum recently made give aty addi- tional pews, so that the s apacity of the church is now about 1 he chair- man of the committee on } Mr. An: drew B. Duvall. The McKendree Literary Soc! session terday evening !n the ¢ parlors. The society is reading one of the books of the Epworth Leas 5 course, entitled "tn League With A paper on that subject, with man scenes and incidents, Frank T. Israel, recording 3 Ww. ington disigies Hpw General Secretary ¥ Young Men's @€hristian Ss0cks fixed upon Friday.evening, April date on which to hold the clos of the educational department C. A. On that occasion the sociation will be the guest of tne .9cal Y. M. C. A. A striking addition to the ex- terior of the buidding on New York avenue 1s the official flag of the Y. ML ©. A., sus- pended from a pole. Officers of the Sunday school of Hamline Methodist Church have been electet as fol- lows: Superintendent, T. 7. Towner; ussist- ant superintendents, E. I. Boreum and Hill- man B. Halls; secretary, John H. Muir- head, and treastrer, UO. T. Towner. At the annua¥ ‘meeting of the Maryland conference of the Wnited Brethren Church, which met last week ut Walkersville, Frederick county, Md., Rev, John 6. Fout was reappointed as pastor of the Washing- ton church of the denominadon. Mr. Feut is also one of the delegates to the quadren- nial session of the general conference of the United States, which will meet in a few weeks in the west. The forty hours’ devotion, which was to have commenced in Holy Name Church last Sunday, has been postponed until Sunday week. It is to be opened by the celebration of a high mass sung by Re Dr. Fitzgerald, after which there will be @ procession of the clergy, altar boys and Sunday school children. ‘The pastor of the church is Rev. Father Thomas J. Kervick. The Rey. Frank Sewall 4s delivering a serles of sermons at the Church of th New Jerusalem on the “Prodigal Son. Tomorrow he is to treat of “The Spiritual Tramp.” Dr. Sewall is conducting during Lent two public Bible classes—a womeu's class on Wednesdays and a men’s class on Tuesdays. Bishop John F. Hurst will preach and corduct the sacramental service at Metio- politan M. E. Church the first Sunday in April, when the President will commune for the first time at the Metropolitan Church. There is to be a meeting of the Toronto cominittee of the Washington District Ep- worth League this evening at Metropoll- tan Church. The committee has charge of making the necessary arrangements for the attendaace of Washington delegates at the triennial convention of the G eral Epworth League, which will incet next June at Toronto, and is now taking the preliminary steps. The membership of the committee has been somewhat increas- ed lately, and now stands as_ follows: Chairman, Frank T. Israel, and Messrs. E. 8. La Fetra, Robert I Carr, Fred E. Woodward, J. Finney Engle, Edgar Fris- bie and 8. C. Cissel. The convention does not meet until the middle of July, but in order that interest in It may be worked up well in advance a mass meeting is to be heli during the early part of April, at which the sole topic will be “Toronto, “97.” Among those who are preaching the Lenten sermons at St. Peter's Church are the following: Revs. M. J. Riordan, Wm. J. Ennis, 3. J.; M. P. Sullivan, E. J. Farm- er, O. P.; J. R. Matthews and D. C. Kee- nan. The Rev. Francis Xavier Noonan, well known in Washington, has been appoint- ed chaplain of the Ammendale Normal Institute of Christian Brothers and pastor of St. Joseph’s Church, Prince George's county. The Washington Baptist Young People's Union is arranging for its third general meeting, which is to take place the laiter part of this month at the Metropolitan Baptist Church, Rev. Granville 3. Will- iams, pastor. The local members of che organization have been notified that the internailonal cohvention of the B. ¥. P. U., which was to have been held this year at Brovklyn, N« X., has been changed to Chattaaccga, Tepn. It is expecied that more delegates will represent the District of Columbla tnan ts usually the case. R. A. Ford of the Fifth Baptist Church is chairman of the committee on transporta- tion. The literary department of the Epworth League of Metropolitan Church gave an entertainment Ttesday evening, entitled “An Evening With Gen. A. W. Greely.” The program consisted of a debate by Messrs. Duvall,’Timms, Twitchell, Ham- ilton, Moore and Rev. Dr. McCarty; a solo by Dr. McNamee, and a paper by Miss Fannie Holmes.” A number of ‘young men from the Cen- tral and Easterm ‘High schools meet week- ly, with the Rey. Frank Sewall of the New Church, in the pe Ae study, on Fridays for reading in tin, Swedenborg and other religious and scientific authors. Mrs. Charles G. Smith read a paper this week before the Ladies’ Round Table, an organ- ization of ladies of the congregation, on “Religious Life in the Church.” At the fourth quarterly conference of Marvin M. E. Church South, heid last week, and presided over by the presiding elder, Rev. Rumsey Smithson, D. D., the following officers were elected: Stewards, Thomas Jarvis, U. W. 8. Boyd, G. W. Barkman, Sidney Roche, W. 8. Whaley, ¢. E. Brown and HB. 8. Tucker, and super- faterdent of the Sunday sthool, Thomas Jarvis. The pastor of the church, Rev. W. F. Locke, {s likely to be reappointed to the chargo at the coming session of the annual conference. Mr. Frank T. Israel, recording secretary’ of the Washington District Epworth Leagve, has been selected first vice presi- dent of the Baltimore Conference League. Hamiine M. E. Church, Rev. W. R. Strickien, D. D., pastor, 1s making a spe- cial effort to reduce the debt on its house of worship. The debt ts thirteen thousand dollars, but by the middle ‘of May it will be reduced by fifteen hundred dollars. Rev. Lucien Clark, D. D., the new pastor of the Foundry M. E. Church, is a native of Ohio, and received his education in that State, being graduated from the Ohio Wes- leyan University. He served several churches in Cincinnati, and had charges in Dayton and Springfield. He next went into Pennsylvania, and in time became assist- ant editor of the Christian Advocate. His first assignment in the Baltimore confer- ence was to the Madison Avenue Church, Baltimore, from which church he comes directly to this city. He is a man of fine presence, and said to be an eloquent and powerful speake: Rev. Emanuel Chariton, chaplain of the Gloucester Fishermen's Institute, and the hero of Mrs. Elizabeth Steuart Phelps Ward's “A Singular Life,” is in the city, where he is arousing much interest in his work of helping to uplift the fishermen. He has spoken to several gatherings and will give an account of his life among the fishermen at the First Congregational Church Sunday evening. Archbishop Ireland will preach at the 11 o'clock mass in St. Patrick's Church to- morrow. Rev. Stowell L. Bryant, pastor of St. Paul's Church, Dupont circle? is visiting his parents in Ohio and incidentally taking a rest from the labors of the recent con- fererce. Services are being continued reg- ularly at St. Paul’s in the pastor's ab- sence. The Christran Endeavor Society of the North Presbyterian Church has elected the following officers for the ensuing year: President, John Stewart; vice president, George Davis, jr.; corresponding secretary, Miss Louise Bell; recording secretary, Miss Minnie Schmidt; treasurer, Miss Katharine Nendircks; chairman of the Bible meeting: committee, George Davis, jr.; lookout, Miss Florence Kidwell: hospitality, Miss Helen Wells; music, Miss Effie Herry temper- ance, Miss Mamie Lowe! sccial, Miss Katharine Hendricks: and tation of the sick, Miss Louise Rell. The enrolled bership of the society is eighty. Bishop Charles R. Galloway of the South- ern Methodist Church is in the city as the guest of Rev. Dr. LW. Canter, and is ex- pected to preach tomorrow at Mt. Vernon Church in the morning and at Epworth Church in the evening. Bishop Galloway is to preside at the annual meeting of the Baltimore conference, held next week at Staunton, Va. Dr. Mackay-Smith is collecting funds with which to rebuild the country home of St. John’s Orphanage. The home, which is just beyond Arlington, was blown down by the storm of last October, and will cost be tween 34,000 and $3,000 to rebuild. The parish has now on hand about $5,000, so that it is expected that work will soon com- Mgpee on the new building. e bishop of Washington, Dr. Satterlee. is administering confirmation during th month and next month at the various Epis- copal churches in this diocese. Last Thur: day he confirmed the first class ever con- firmed at the Mission Chapel of the Good Shepherd, consisting of twenty-five, there being pre: . besides Dr. Satterlee, Rev. Dr. McKim and Rev. Herbert Scott the minister in charge. Tomorrow h. confirm at St. Stephen’s Church, George F. Dudley, rector. The visiting commitiee of the Baptist Young Péople’s Union of the Fifth Chur-! recently gave a “mystery social,” zor the purpose of raising money for charitable Purposes. The Oratorical Association of the Wash- ington District, Epworth League, meets this evening at Metropolitan Church to elect officers for the ensuing year. The chapter of the Epworth League of Hamline Church is considering the advisa- bility of conducting special evangelistic services during the spring months at va- rious points throughout the city, but prin- cipally in the northern portion. The young men of the Christian Endeavor Society of Gurley Memorial Church gave a reception to their friends and members of the congregation Wednesday evening. ‘Th pastor of the church, Rev. J. Russell Ver- brycke, and Mrs. Verbrycke assisted in re- ceiving the guests. The lecture room of the church was decorated for the occasion, and during the evening several musical num- bers were given and refreshments served to the guests. Gurley Memorial Church is closing up its church year this week, and as a crowning point to its year of su cessful work, has just succeeded in set- ting the past Congress, in its expendi- tures for the District, to appropriate a sum with which to pave the streets around the church. Rev. Dr. John R. Paxton of New York, vho has been visiting Washington for some weeks past, was sick this week, but is frel- ing better. He expects to leave Washing- to next week or the week after. A meeting of the Clericus, an organiza- tion of Protestant Episcopal ministers of mem- Rev. the Distric at the resi- dence of Re rner of 1th street. Mr. Turner entertained the minis- ters at lunch, after which Rey. John Co: nell, residing in this city, but formerly of Nice, France, read a paper on “Churches and Chapels in Europe. Officers have been elected by Waugh Methodist Sunday school as follows: Sup- erintendent, Major Samuel H. Walker; as- sistant, Clarerice Lewis; secretary, Joseph W. Harper; treasurer, Jacob C! librarian, William Taylor; organist, Duanna Mitchell, and pianist, Miss Belle Carpenter. Yesterday evering the congregation of Waugh Church tendered their pastor, Rev. E. Olin Eldridge, a reception in honor of his return to the church for another year. The old carpet on the auditorium of the church has been taken up and replaced by another, and the general appearance of the auditorium otherwise improved. This matter was in charge of a committee consisting of the following: Messrs. Wil- liam Nicholson, Alexander Edgar and E. S. Wileox and Mesdames L. B. Wilson, S. H. Walker and E. O. Eldridge. The chapter of the Brotherhood of St. Andrew connected with the Protestant Episcopal Mission of the Good Shepherd i3 conducting a house-to-heuse visitation in the neighborhood of the chapel. The re- sults of this and of the pastor’s work are seen in the increased attendance at the services, the following of the chapel be- ing now between 150 and 200. The chapel is in St. Mark’s parish, but by an agree- ment it is under the charge of Rev. Dr. McKim, who has the privilege of a re- newal for another year, and this privilege the doctor will probaly use. The home department of Calvary Baptist Sunday school was tendered a reception yesterday evening by the members of the adult department. The home department 1s composed of persons who study the Sun- day school lesson at home, being unable to come to church by reason of infirmity, or from other reasons, and this was the first time that they have met the other members of the school in a social way. The three Christian Endeavor societies of Kendall Baptist Church gave a mission- ary sociable yesterday evening. The annual service of St. John’s Orphan- age is to take place tomorrow afternoon at St. John’s Church. There are to be re- ports of the work accomplished during oe year and an address by Bishop Satter- lee. Rev. Dr. G. V. Leech, pastor of Grace M. E. Church, was tendered a reception by TMs congregation this week. —__ How He Got the Job. From the Chicago Post. “I wonder how he got such a good job?” he said. “Why, don’t you know?” she returned. “When he applied for it he told them that his marriage the following week depended upon his getting something to do at once.” “And they gave it to him?” “They did “How ready people are to help a man to get into trouble, aren’t they?” She didn’t answer. She didn’t feel that she could answer without exhibiting a tem- per that she usuatly tried to keep in con- cealment. oor Their Combination. From the Chicago Record, “There is a woman who makes $300 a week, while her husband gets only $3, and yet he has to support her.” ‘How does that happen?’ “She's a theatrical star, and he's her leading man.” Catholic University. Dr. Shahan’s sermon course, which Is be- irg delivered, ts as follows: The Apostolic Twelve and the Greco-Roman World; The Christian Propaganda and Roman Empire; Church ard State in the First Two Cen- turies; Three Centuries of Conflict—Heresy, Philosophy and Persecution: The Expan- sion of the Inner Life of the Christian So- ciety, and the Triumphs of the Galileean. Archbishop Chappelle of Sante Fe, N. M.. 4 member of the board of directors, and Rev. F. P. Siegfried, professor of philos- ophy at Overbroox Seminary, Philadelpnia, visited the university this The public lecture next Thursday will be on the Roentgen ray phenomenon, by Pro- fessor Daniel W. Shea, Ph.D., and will be illustrated by stereopticon. Rev. Dr. Shanahan has been invited to deliver a course of ten lectures on =cho- lastic philosophy at the University of Penn- sylvania during the summer. Rev. Dr. Conaty preached at St. Patric! Church on March 17, on the glory of Ire- on jand’s loyalty to the faith, and the same evening gave an address on the Gaelic influence in English Ifterature, under the auspices of the A. O. H. Dr. Conaty will also attend the anniversary of the West- ern University, Pennsylvania, on the 234, 24th and 2yh, and will be one of the speakers at that meeting. Rev. Mr. Airey, a student in the divinity department, has beer called home for or- dination to the priesthood by the new bishop of Buffalo, Rt. Rev. Dr. Quigley Georgetown University. The new Georgetown Hospital,which is in contemplation by the medical faculty of the university, has awakened quite an in- terest among the medical men of the I trict. The building committee, composed*of Dr. Jos. Taber Johnson, C. H. A. Kicin- schmidt, George Lloyd Magruder, George M. Kover and J. Ryan Devereux, called a meeting of the friends of the project Thurs- day afternoon at 4 o'clock, at the Arting- ton, and effected a permanent organiza tion. Committees were appointed to solicit subscriptions, and the matter will be push- ed forward rapidly. The base ball fans are enthusiastic over the schedule which has just been issued by Manager Collins. The first game will be played on the Georgetown ground next Wednesday afternoon with Johns Hopkins University. he University of Pennsylvania has re- fused to send her relay team to the indoor meet at Baltimore next Saturday. The report from Boston that Be Wefers, the short-distance sprin has endangered his standing as an amateur by entering the Boston College games on Thursday of last week does not give the management of the athletic assoc concern. Manager Walsh t association was assured that the proceed ings would all be regular before any of his men were allowed to run. Columbian University. Dean Monroe offers a copy of “Digest of Physical Tests for 1896," by Frederick A. Riehl, for the highest average in th partment of mechanical engineering. A meeting of the executive commit‘« of the debating society was held Wednesday evening for the purpose of consi? methods to increase interest in the de The Virginia Club held a meeting Wednes- evening at the call of President R. H eberger, and transacted routine busi- Rid ness. The Law School Debating Society at their meeting tonight will discuss, “Resolvod, That there is an absolute freedom of th: will.” A. B. Tolman will speak on the af- firmative, with C. 0. Guynes, and P. W Stevens with E. O. Loucks on the negative. A special lecture on “The Advantages of the Study of Greek” was delivere’ the a rnoon by Dr. Those students interested in tennis held @ meting Wednesday to form a tennis club, and plans are under consideration for a tournament for members of the school, to be held in the near future. The officers elected were Geo. H. Calvert, presi- dent; W. D. McLean, vice president: 2 Warfield, secretary and treasurer, and J. F. Hendrick, chairman executive committee. The base ball team have secured grounds at the corner of lith and E streets, and are practicing daily when the weather per- mits. The question discussed at the Enosinian Society last night was “Resolved, That the state government should regulate trusts. Huntington. On the affirmative the speakers were Messrs. Beatty, Rogers and Robinson, and Miss Ross, on the negative Messrs. Stuart, Biseoo, Broadus and Hay ‘Tonight in the student lecture course of the Corcoran Scientific Schoo! defender and destroyer of the pilogistic theory. In the public lecture course ternoon Rey. C. J. Wood spok. vivals in Literature.” The lecture on the 2d, Monday, will be by Prof. W. K. Butler, “Spectacles, Developmen The Woman's Ant inet this afternoon at 3 o'clock and listened to_ interesting papers by Miss Helen B. OMley, Miss Edita C. Wescott and Miss Ada Carmen. “The Worship of Humanity” will be the topic before the Society for Philosophical Inquiry next Tuesday afternoon. The speakers will be Rev. Frank Sewall and Mr. Herry Farquhar. Howard University. The Sunday afternoon song service in Minor Hall has been abandoned for the present on account of the illness of Mrs. Moore, the matron. AC. E, social w: en in Minor last night, and a short program w dered, at the close of which refresin were served. The mock congress (Alpha Phiy had a lively discussion at their last_ meet the bill for the extension of North street to Soldiers’ Home, but fin the bill, and took up that one zcla' legalizing John Brown's birthday a: iaay, which failed. ‘The program of the Theological, Lite: and Debating Sceiety last Wednesday terncon was: “Resolved, That women shoul have the right of suffrage.” Aflirm- Focal Point in the World's ropological iety Leroy Parker will speak on Joseph Priestley. Halk ren- us, Messrs. Merillat and A. D. Smith spoke en the affirmative and Messrs, Pinney and Rockwood on the nega’ The judges ative, John Hammond; negative, James H. Hughes; and a paper by James Henderson on “How to Secure a eBtter Attendance at of St. John’s Caurch, delivered the secozd addresss of the Lenten course Thursday reorganized and is practicing -laily. schedule of games, which has been completed, includes some of the strongest The Debating Society last Saturday dis- cussed the question, “Resolved, That the crder of the District Commissioners pro- hibiting newsboys from ‘calling out’ their decided in favor of the negative. Invitations are out for the the arbitration treaty sent to the Senate and W. L. Lowe, L. 8. K. Smith and G. N. Brown. ——— Ss His Little Mistake. had on last Sunday. At least, my wife said it was.” Braggs—“Yes; and it all came from my absent-mindedness that she got it.” Lyceum Meetings.” evening at 7:30 in King Hall Chapel. scuthern college nines. to be held next Thursday evening. The be accepted.” The speakers are Trav! From Tid-Bits. Briggs—‘Ho’s tha Rev. Frank M. Bigelow, assistant pastor The base ball team has been thoroughty National University. papers on Sundays should be rescinded.” puslic debate question to be debated is “Reso!ved, That Nye and E. P. Hammond on the aifirmative Briggs—“Mighty pretty bonnet your wife Bragges—“When I went home the other evening, thinking very intently about busi- ness. as I often do, I found my wife in the Kitchen. Now, what shovld I do but hand the bird I had brought home to my wife and the cook! Of course, she knew it was a mistake, but—oh, well, you know how From the Express Gazette. Mrs. Gufty—“I want a pound of tea.” Mr. Shortweight—“Which kind, madam?” Mrs. Guffy—“Well, I'm tired of Young Hyson and Gunpowder, and I don’t know hardly what kind to get. Oh, yes, I have it. Give me a pound of pink tea; I read so much of society ladies using it. ——_+e+ -____ It matters Mttle what it is that you want —whether a situation or a servant—a “want” ad. in The Star wif reach the per- son who can fill your need. UNIVERSITY NOTES NO FAITH CURE ABOUT STUART'S DYSPEPSIA TAB- LETS. They Cure Stomach Troubles and In- digestion Anyway, Whether fou Have Fatth in Them or Not. Mere faith will not digest your food for you, @fll not give you an appetite, will net increase gmur Mesh und strengthen yonr nerves and beart, tut Stuart's Despepsis Tuldets will do theme things, Because they are composed of the elements of digestion; they contain the jators, acids and y tones necesary to the digestion and assimils of all wholesome food. Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets will digest pluced in a jar or betile in water degrees, and they will do It much aor when taken into the stomach after meals, whether rou have faith that they will er pot They invigorate the stomach, make pure Mood and strong nerves, im the only way that nate can do tt, and that ia, from plenty of wholnsome food well digested. It is not what we cat, bat what we digest that does ux good Stuart's Dyspepsia somre wokl by nearly all druggists fall-sived package, or by watt from mart Oo., Marshall, Mich. mh Te20 SCENES OF EXC Feelings of Membe ston of th. rs Dering a 0 House ¢ Jostiu Mets rtiy, MOP, in Independent I do not know how there can be in orai- nary civil affairs a sense ox citement than is brought y one of those thrilling divisions the house of commons. All personal feeling is lost and in it. One's only thought, one’s ling, is for even the momentary ess of the he has at heart. Life seems to have been worth living if only be a part of that great scene of struggle and of parsion. Such a moment really, in the words of Othello, to ambition virtue.” For the ambition of the vast majority of the members has nothing personal in it. Most of us have not the slightest expectation of being invited to become members of a new government, and never had any possibility of a place in the old gov ment Therefore, the is, for the entirely pu and It is an 2 e succe party, the measure, the policy, cause to which one a The excitement caused by never we: a great divi least out. ‘The gree critical division in June. It is one of few experiences in Mfe which can be newed time after time without pallin those who are privileged to take part ce- - MEWS SPRING STYLES. Harmonious ¢ no rtortat Art Colorings are more harmonior =n for This s From the this spring than ever before, and though the sprin season in haberdashery does not fully open until the middle of this month, we ore able, beca of advance information, to say that there will be little shown by the high-class dealers that will not commend itself to almost everybody of rational taste Tones will be warm and rich in inne Able designs, and plaids will be favorites with young men. 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