Evening Star Newspaper, August 10, 1897, Page 12

12 ————s MENTION. LOCAL AMUSEMENTS TONIGHT. Kernan’s Lycevm Theater—Mlle. Zittel- la’s Engilsh Froliques. Gien Echo—Concert by the Fadettes of Boston. Chevy Chase Lake—Donch’s band, hydro- eycles and dancing. Congress Hei, Music and dancing. North Capitol and I sts. n.w.—St. Aloy- sius Lawn Festival. —— EXCURSIONS TOMORROW. Steamer Macalester for Marshall Hall at mm. Steamer Wakefield for Colonial Beach and river landings at 7 a.m. Steamer Arrowsmith for Colonial Beach CENTRAL LABOR UNION Oontributions Made by-Local Labor Bodies for Striking Miners. a Considerable Business Transacted and a Larger Attendance of Dele- gates ‘Than® Usual. =) + "+ The regular weekly meeting of the Central Labor Union, held last evening at Typo- graphical Temple, was attended by the largest number of delegates for a long time, twenty-one organizations being rep- resented. President Milford Spohn occupied the and lower river landitgs, 3 p.m. Steamer Pentz for River View at 10 a.m., 2 and 645 p.m. eamer Jane Moseley for Colonial Beach m. Steamer Newport News for Norfolk and Fortress Monroe at 7 p.m. Trains leave the B. and O. station for Bay Ridge at 9:15 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Trains leave 13% street and Pennsylvania avenue for Arlington hourly from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Trains leave 131% aven chair. and Messrs. J. J. Crowley and J. B. Moulden were respectively secretary and assistant secretary. Delegate Cannon, chairman of the com- mittee appointed to solicit aid for the strik- ing miners, made a partial report, in which he stated that during the past week the committee visited a number of organiza- tions and secured contributions, to. ie amount of $112.25, which was sent to the proper parties; also that other organiza- tions will be visited during the present week and all sums given by them will be vania 5, 11 treet and Penns; x Mount Vernon at 6:30, 1 = = See eee at once forwarded. See reat ‘A favorable reply was read from Presi- Reduced prices on Ges Ranges and Gas | dent Gompers of the American Federation Fixtures. C. A. Muddiman, 616 12th st. | of Labor relative to a communication sent and 12H G st. to him by the Central Labor Union regard- gee THOSE WHO HAVE OLD FURNITURE rould let us upholster or recover it to leok like new at small cost. Carpets clean- ed in best manner and made moth proof without extra charge. Empire Carpet Clean- ing Works, Mass. ave. 'Phone 425. == Ing the non-affiliation with the Central La- bor Union of several Iceal bed:es here which exist under charters from the American Federation of Labor. Fifty tickets for the excursion which is to be given to River View for the benefit of unemployed printers were taken and placed with delegates for sale. A Gratifying Report. Delegate Heisley, chairman of the spe- cial committee which was appointed to s cure the payment of wages due a number of carpenters for work done for a con- tractor at Glen Echo, reported that the lessee of the place had agreed to assume the debt and pay the men. The delegate trom the Bakers and Con- fectioners’ Union reported that his organi- zation intend to give an excursion on Au- gust 21; also that they would not observe Labor day, as they had desired to do, as Bakers’ Assembly, Knights of Labor, had decided to work on that day, and the ac- tion of the latter would compel them to do Ekewise. A challenge was accepted from the Build- ing Trades Council for a “tug-of-war” con- test at River View on Labor day. Messrs. Spohn ard Silver, president, respect'vely, of the Building Trades Council and Central Labor Union, will act as team captains during the event. a District Organizer Wm. Silver annéunced that a meeting will be held Wednesday evening rext at Electrical Workers’ Hail for the purpose of organizing a federal During the month of July -there arrived at the fish wharf 606,700 clams, 344,400 . 20.080 bunches of trout, 79 sturgeon, 1,467 bunches of white perch, of catfish, 1,860 bunches of 708 bushels of oysters, 4,6: Spanish mackerel, 3,083 bunches of rock- fish, *#” burches of bluefish and 2,000 bunches of croakers. = Sage ee B. AND O. BULLETIN. y Ridge, cents for the round trip; leave a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Sun- a.m., 1:30 and 3:15 p.m. Atlantic City and Sea Isle 10 a.m. and 12 noon Friday and Satur- Gay, gcod to return until following Tues- ‘ational regatta, Philadelphia, August and 14 Reduced rates B. and O., the Official route. more and return, $1.25, Saturday and y next. ara Falls ten-day tour, $10, August 12. cial from Washington 8:10 a.m. Best line to the falls. Stop-over allowed at Watkins Glen, Geneva, Rochester and But- falo. Parlor car seats reserved in advance at No. 707 15th street. No. 619 Pennsyl- yania venue and Baltimore and Unio| lator union. epot. Atlantic City, $3, August 21, Spans pi eee Mr. James Seldon Cowden, representative of the Silver Dollar League, was granted the use of the floor and made a speech in favor of raising a fund of $500 for the pur- pose of forcing by an appeal to the courts the cdinage of a million ounces of silver, which he stated would, at the present price of silver, afford a profit of $700,000. Delegates from Carpenters’ Union No. 190 were admitted and obligated. Ss GRAND ARMY CLUB. Mr. P. F. Hannan, who ts largely known by his middle name of Frank, is not the Frank Hannan whose plumbing license Was revoked. —- FOR YOUR ICED TEA Use “Kenny's Cheon,” the best 50c. Tea in America. Pure American-refined Sugars at cost. C. D. Kenny, seven city stores. Gas Stove, 2-burner, double heat, only 8S. Muddiman, near i2th and —_>-——_ Poundmaster Einstine started out a week ago to wage war on the unlicensed dogs and stray cattle, after the animals had been given a month’s freedom, and 240 dcgs were impounded. One norse was also found at large and taken to the pound. During the week 184 dogs were killed, one sold and six redeemed. “Billy” Chambers Supplies a Chapter of Ante-War History. The regular meeting of the Grand Army’ Club of the District of Columbia, held Sat- urday evening, was most enthusiastic and entertaining. The special features were a friendly discussion of patriotic questions of the day, the presentation of eloquent word Pictures of the war, preceded by an in- teresting Grand Army talk by Department Commander Hopkins. The principal veteran speakers were Col. Stephenson and Capt. Whittlesy of the Agricultural Department, Past Department Commanders S. E. Faunce and M. T. An- derson, Maj. E. R. Campbell of Commis- sioner Evans’ pension office staff, Capt. Thos. Galloway, Capt. Wm. Hunter Myers and W. W. Chambers, late junior vice de- partment commander. “Billy” Chambers, well known as one of the most active, yet modest, comrades in the department, aroused a storm cf ap- plause as he related, in a vivid manner, the thrilling incidents of his experience im- mediately preceding the outbreak of hostili- ties in '61. Having left his Baltimore home for Memphis to seek his fortune, cnly a Loy in his teens, he escaped from the mob tbat ruled the southern city after the tiring on Sumter, and, returning to Baltimore, was induced to go to Danville, Va. w other young men, who were offered special wages as mechanics. The ordinance of secession passed, the old dominion. left the Union, and “Billy” left Danville for Baltimore. His train was held up at Richmond by the confederates, and while waiting for a boat an elderly gentleman with a military air, accompanied by a young darkey with tenor drum and a few followers, commanded young Cham- bers to “fall in” and march to the square to learn the military movements. “Billy” respectfully declined. The recruiting officer insisted, and young Chambers explained that since Virginia had seceded from the United States, and he was a citizen of an- other state still in the Union, he was a foreigner and owed no allegiance to the confederacy. a The fire plug at 34 and G streets south- east is leaking, and the pump at 8d and D streets, in the same section of the city, is out of repair. CITY AND DISTRICT. THE STAR BY MAIL. Persons leaving the city for any period can have The Star mailed to them to any address in the United States or Canada, by ordering it at this office, in person or by letter. Terms: 13 cents per week; 25 cents for two weeks, or 50 cents per month. Invariably in advance. Sub- scribers changing their address from one Post-office to another should give the last address as well as the new one. —.——_ 5 Walker Taken to Louisville. Otis Walker, who is wanted in Louis- ville, Ky., for false pretenses in connec- tion with some pension transactions, left for Louisville at 2:20 o'clock yesterday in charge of Deputy Marshal Cusick and Guard Turner. — For floral work see Gude, 1224 F.—Advt. —<$— Undine Juvenile Temple Officers. At its last regular meeting Undine Ju- venile Temple, Mrs. Emma F. Bishop. su- Derintendent, and Miss Emma L. Bishop, istant, elected and installed officers as jows: Ida Doyle, C. T.; Mamie Brenner, ussie Creecy, R. S.; Agnes Foster, ; Jennie Allen, F. S.: Bessie Doyle, mer Tate, M.: Georgie Maynard, D. Blanche Moore, G., and Wille Creecy, The gold medal for bringing in the most members was won by Ida Doyle, and prize books for regular attendance by Net- tie Cok ida Doyle, Maitie Anthony, Ge- neva Eagleston and Lizzie Ward. There plano soles by ida Doyle and Nettle ectively, a violin solo by Gussie y and a recitation by Mamle Bren- ——— 3 to Atinntic City and Re- 23.00 tarn via Pennsylvania Railroad. Special tra will leave Washington at 4 Saturday, August 14; returning, leave © City 7 p.m. Sunday, the 15th. sh via Delaware bridge route without ~ge of cars or transfer, arriving at At- lantic City 9 p.m.—Advt. ———— The Stray Dog. To the Editor of The Evening Star: Wamect him every day on the street, with his starved body and sad, weary face. It is true, in most cases, that he cannot boast of a pedigree, but he must have had me kind of a home ouce, and how did he become astray? Well, in nine cases out of A dog or a of some jil- and fuss him 4 and mamma vely too annoy- hiliren are tn- business they 1 to be great sport: or else he is per- siste ut out of the back gate for sev- eral nights, for the dog eatcher to find in Y morning, and in the meanwhile seody, goody folks in the neighbor- hood are kept awake most of the time with his pitiful crying. If doggie’s lucky star is not up, he will finally realize that there is & great gulf between him and the man with the persuasive net, and in the absence of that two-by-six blessing, he becomes rest- less and then astray. Now, in the name of ordinary common sense, I ask, if we must get rid of certain animals, would it not be tore rational and merciful to simply com- municate with the pound master and have him remove them quict!y and promptly? This matter of sick, negiected dogs, roam- ing our streets, a constant menace to heip- less people, demands a speedy remedy. Surely the brain and also the heart of in- telligent mankind can find some way to obey the scriptural injunction—“Let all things be done decently and in order*—and then the lost pet will be faithfully restored to his master, and the friendless one will 2 children, who blund: through each day, oth agree that h el no longer stray. . E. D. —_—_—_ New Edition of Wilson's Guide to the Yukon gold fields, giving latest infor- mation in regard to new finds and the dif- ferent routes. New map. Half-tone views of Dawson city. Every miner go:ng in buys one. Copyrighted. Price, post paid, 75 cents. Map, 30 cents. Send your order at once. The Calvert Company, Seattle, Washington. * April 21, the 6th Massachusetts. Young Chambers hurried to his home up town and, noting the excitement throughout the city, started cut to reconnoiter. Around the corner from his old home a company of men were being drilled and made ready to start to join the enemy at Harper’s Ferry. Young Cham- bers’ father was in command, and a brother of his a sergeant. manded to “fall in” and go to the front. “Billy” inauired why they had no flag. The captain informed him they would find a flag where they were going, if needed, with an emphatic adjective. Fo When his boat, the Belvedere, was ready to leave for Baltimore the Richmond How- itzer Battery umlimbered on the wharf and commanded the captain to haul down his flag, with the additi sail until the order was complied with. The captain bravely refused, informing the ar- tillery officer that he would have to lower the flag, if it came down, and, much to the delight of young Chambers, who was quite anxious came aboard and cut the halyards, dropping old glory on the deck. nm that he should not to reach Baltimore, the officer The boat landed in Baltimore Sunday, two days after the assault on He was at once com- ung Chambers in- formed “the old man” that he would not march with a company that had no colors, — ,he soon after enlisted under “the old ra The following comrades were formally elected to membership in the club: John W. Russell, late of the Department of Colo- redo; Dr. S. S. Yoder, Department of Ohio, and J. Tyler Powell, assistant quartermas_ ter general of the Department of the Po- tomac. The club adjourned to meet October 2 in the red parlor of the Ebbitt House, where officers for the ensuing year will be elected. SS The Moi Seismoscope. To the Editor of The Evening Star: Last Friday’s issue of your paper con- tained an article headed ‘Power’ of the Sun on Large Buildings,” in which the Wash- ington monument’s seismoscope is de- scribed in substance as a -cord ‘reaching from the top cf the monument to the bot- tom and holding a plummet suspended in a bowl of mercury. I would say that the instrument referred to is in reality a copper wire, 174 feet long, extending through the center of gravity.,in the great obelisk, and that the slightest variation in the position of the great mass of stone is indicated upon a graduated scale by means of two Nttle telescopes or transits which cre arranged at right an- gles to each other and focused. upon ‘the wire above the plummet, which ts held sus- pended into a vessel of water, not mer- cury. The expansion .f£.the south face on: a hot day sometimes shifts the monument’s apex a few hundredths of an inch, not four inches, as wus stated In Friday's article. EMMA-V. TRIEPEL: ———— 3 Money to lend at 5 and 6 per cent on reat estate. Frank T. Rawlings, 1505 Pa. ave.— Advertisement. ee RS ite If you want anything, try an ad. tn The Star. If anybody has what you wish, you will get an answer. = THE EVENING STAR, TUESDAY, AUGUST EXCURSIONS. The Bachelors’ Club, a well-known or- ganization of yccng men, gave its first an- nual excursion to River View yesterday on the steamer Semuel J. Pentz, and the at- tendance was quite large, the afternoon end evening boats being particularly well filled. Today the Georgetown Lodge of the In- dependent Order of Mechanics is giving its annual excufsion to River View. The ear- ly trips of the steamer Pentz, both from this city and from Georgetown, have been well filled, and on the evening boat the at- tendance will, the committee in charge of the excursion believes, be the largest of the day. The members of the order are more than pleased with the success of their first effort for some years. Another of those week-day trips, run at the people's request, will be made on the River Queen Thursday. The same schedule Will be observed as has been the rule on the Stnday runs. An outing of twelve hours, Including a sail of 110 miles to salt water, and affording a stay at the Point of four hours, is a trip that, no wonder, has attracted all the folks that could tll the boats. On the grounds there are any num- ber of things to entertain the guests, and the time for the departure of the boat for home comes all too quickly. The fishing and crabbing takes up the time for a good number of the folks, and then the bathing beach, with the salt’ water, stands "way up In the opinion of the visitors. The best of dinners may be had on the boat in the cafe, and there is good hotel accommodation on the grounds. ‘After a stay at the Point of four hours, the home trip is begun. This ig a most enjoyable part of the day to mauy. The cool breezes are all the more pleasant after the sun has gone down, and very minute of the four hours taken to make the home run is filled with pleasure and comfort for the patrons. This trip has proven to be a most popular one with the people of Washington, and kercafter, as previously advertised, the trirs will be made on Tuesdays and Thursdays, as well as Sundays. The charge for the trip has been placed at 25 cents. The River Queen leaves at 9:30 a.m., and gets all hands back to the home wharf at 9:30 af night. The tenth annual tournament and dress ball which takes place at River View to- ™morrow promises to be one of the mo: successful events of its kind ever given. There will be a large attendance of coun- try people from the Maryland counties and from across the river in Fairfax, Alexan- dria and Prince William counties in Vir- ginia, znd many persons from Washington and Alexandria city will go to the View to witness the tilting. The cash prizes to the winners will be quite large, and this alone will make the riders do their best. In the absence of Mr. R. E. Brandt of Maryland, who was to have delivered the coronation address, Mr. Frank E. Anderson of Alex- andria will be the orator of the day, and will deliver both the address to the knights and the coronation address. The tourna- ment proper will begin at 2 o'clock sharp, and as some of the most dexterous riders in Virginia and Maryland have entered the contest, a fine exhibition can be looked for. After the tournament is over, Miss Grace Shannon, the well-known aeronaut, will make a balloon ascension and parachute descent. She will try to go at least 7,000 feet high. The day’s festivities will wind up with a coronation ball at night. The winning knight will select the queen of love and beauty, and the next three knights her maids of honor. They will be crowned with great pomp, and the ball will follow and will be kept up until dawn of Thurs- day. The Pentz tomorrow will leave her wharf at 10 a.m., 2 and 6:45 p.m., and will stop at Alexandria on all her trips. —_———.__. AMUSEMENTS, GLEN ECHO-ON-THE-POTOMAC.—-An entire change of program was presented at Glen Echo last night, the bill given then to be continued ajJl this week. The amphi- theater was well crowded when the Fa- dettes began the entertainment with a number of selections given in the best of style, and before the program was half finished about three thousand persons were comfortably seated in the big structure. Among the special turns, Mr. T. J. O’Brien, baritone, sang himself into popular favor at once, and was obliged to respond to sev- eral encores. The Rice Brothers, the well- known herizontal bar team, presented their novel and funny sketch, entitled “The Chi- naman and the Rube, applause by their cl Eugene A. Neidert, who claims the cham- pionship in the world of fancy bicycle rid- ing, gave a wonderful exhibition, and was forced to repeat part of his turn. The Cinematographe presented an entirely new series of views, some of which were the best of the kind that have ever been shown here. The difficulty in the past with the three railroads running to Glen Echo Fas been the lack of power necessary to run the heavily loaded cars, and some of them have been obliged to wait some time for the needed ¢urrent. This difficulty, how- ever, has been obviated, and last night all the lines were running in excellent shape, and carrying every trainload of passengers without one unnecessary stop. The Fadettes have made a hit in Wash- ington not only because of the novelty at- tending an orchestra composed of the gentler sex, but because the music ren- dered by them has been up to a really ex- cellent standard. A fine program was given Sunday afternoon and evening Ly this organization. The program contained such numbers as the “‘Tannhauser” march; Von Suppe’s overture, ‘Morning, Noon and Night; Baer’s “Ein Marchen,” two nu:n- bers by Moskowski, a Spanish dance and a waltz. jousa march and a solo for violin, Bohm's “‘Cavatina.”” This last number was feature. The solo was played by Miss Lillian Chandler in a style that left no doubt of her artistic merit. Taken as a whole, the Fadettes gave the program Sun- day almost without a flaw. The only ob- jection that might be found with the ar- chestra is that it is not quite properly bal- anced, and that there should be either more reed instruments or less brass, the construction of the amphitheater having a tendency to bring out thé sound of the lat- ter instruments. All of the numbers were given with a spirit and a finish that be- spoke long and careful training, and the way in which all of the members of the orchestra responded to the director's baton showed that they were in full sympathy with her and understood her every move- ment. ed 83.00 To Atlantic City and Re- 83.00 tarn via Pennsylvania Railrond. Special train will leave Washington at 4 p.m. Saturday, August 14, returning, leave Atlantic City 7 p.m. Sunday, the 15th. Through via Delaware bridge rovte with- out change of cars or transfer, arriving At- lantic City 9 p.m.—Advt. ———— THE GONZAGA FETE. Second Week Begun With Most En- couraging Prospects. ‘The Gonzaga fete at North Capitol and I streets opened for its second week last night with most encouraging prospects. The crowd in attendance was in excess of that in evidence any night last week, and the management of the affair believes that a large sum will be the outcome for the benefit of the boys’ school. A special set of attractions was arrarged for last nigit. Early in the evening there was a pyro- technic display, and later an exhibition of fancy dancing, by the pupils of Professor Cassell, entertained the visitors. Aloysius Shugare, Miss Loretta Briceland apd Miss Gertrude Herford deserve special mention for their share in this part of the even- ing’s entertainment. After this exhibition the cinematographe ‘and the dancing pavilion came in for a large share of attenticn, the latter being crowded during the entire evening. Gonzaga Council, No. 44, C. B. L., will visit the fete in a body this evening. To- morrow night the Emmet Guard will visit the grounds. The guard will parade from its armory and be reviewed by Mgr. Ma: tinelli at the papal residence. An exhibi- tien drill will be given on the grounds. ‘Thursday evening Division No. 2, A. O. H., and St. Aloysius’ Branch, No. 170, Cath- olic Knights cf America, will be received at the fete and a of welcome will be mede to them by Rev. C. Gillespie, S.. rector of St. Aloysius’ Cares and presi dent of Coll special at traction on that night, a balloon ascen- sion will be made. Fridcy and Saturday nights the fete will be turned over to the colored/members of the parish, who will prepare a special pro- . ‘The fete will continue through next week, and the proceeds will be turned aver to St. Ann’s Orphan Asylum, the manegers of which will be in charge. 3 x —_— Can:p meeting Congress Heights this evening. Take new electric car from Navy Yard bridge, via Capital Traction and Ana- costia lines.—Advt. HELD ITS. FINAL: MEETING Bxeoutive Committeé offDistrict Endeavor- Reports Read ‘atid ‘Committees for the Next Yeas Appeinted—The Coming Ebha'Service. —— The final meeting “ot the executive com- Mittee of the Distriet of Columbia Chris- tian Endeavor Union for the year 1896-07 was held last evening®in the vestry of Calvary Baptist Church. The meeting opened with a spirited song service and de- votional exercises conducted by President Miles M. Shand. The minutes of the July meeting of the committee were read by the secretary and approved. The roll call of societies disclosed that representatives of forty-three societies were present. The report of the union lookout commit- tee, Miss Christine A. Poggensee, chairman, was read by the secretary. The commit- tee reported that during the month of July the plan of society intervisitation had been very successfully carried out, a large ma- jority of the societies participating. The president read a letter recently re- céived from Mr. C. B. Titus, a former sec- retary of the District uhion, stating that he and his wife would shortly sail from San Francisco for China, where he has been sent as a missionary by the mission- ary board of the Church of the Disciples of Christ. A letter was also read from Dr. Marion McC. Hull, the first chairman of the missionary committee of the District union, stating that he would leave this country for China about the middle of Sep- tember. Dr. Hull is sent as a medical -n's- sionary by the Presbyterian board of for- eign missions. Great gratification was ex- pressed at the meeting last evening at ihe announcement of the- intentions o:, these two former Washington Endeavorers. The Australian President. Announcement was also made that Rev. Dr. Silas Mead of Adelaide, Australia, president of the Australian Christian i deavor Union, would reach the city today, en route home from the San Francisco convention. Dr. Meag is to spend vir or five days in seeing the beauties of the capital city of America, before return to his far-away home. The president stated that :he mos‘ im- portant item of business to come before the executive committee at last night’s meeting was the appointment of the standing com- mittees of the union for the new year of work, commencing September 1. The joint committee on nominations, consisting otf the retiring and incoming boards of officers, presented the following report, which was adopted, and the nominees declared elected: Lookout committee—W. W. chairman; W. Callahan, Miss Lillian Ritter, G. T. Prew- itt, B. F. Anderson, Clarence E. Yount, R. E. L. Smith, E. H. Hunter, J. M. Foster, Miss Elsie Troutman, Miss Ella Morrison and W. J. Brewer. Missionary éommittec—Miss Ella C. Ly- man, chairman; Miss E. M. Dickinson, B. E. Ricks, Miss Lena Summy, Miss Sarah Green, Miss Jennie E. Levering, Carl Ket- tler, Mrs. R. E. L. Smith, W. N. Crom- well, R. S. Whaley, Miss Mollie S. Lord, Miss Bernice Spies and Miss Estelle C. Drane. Press committee+James C. Adkins, chairman; John B. Sierhan, jr., R. A. Bald- erson, Miles M. Shand and J. M. Morgan. Music committee—Paxe L. Zimmerman, chairman: Miss Aliée M. Fletcher, Frank A. Carpenter, E. R: Conner, Miss G. M. Farabee, Miss Louie: D.’ Leeds, R. T. Bal- Jara: Harry G. Kimball, and Mrs. J. E. ‘out. Good citizenship comrgittee—F. M. Brad- ley, chairman; Chas. F. M. Browne, W. H. Pennell, Prof. K. B.sWarder, M. M. Rouzer, Judge Anson 8. Taylor, B. F. Peston, C. O. Bohrer and Washington Topham. Good literature committee—Miss Zue H. Brockett, chairman#iMiss Sarah E. White, Miss Ella Chase, Miss Bertha Simonds, N. E. Webster, E. H. Wasterling, Miss Grace Butler, Miss Jennie<M. Spears, Miss Edith Compton, Miss Efffé Bradfield and Miss Nellie Boyden. Echo Program. Announcement was nade of the Cali- fornia 1897 echo meeting, to be held Fri- day evening, August 20, in Calvary Bap- tist Sunday School. House. Preparations are being made for a large meeting, and the officers of the union, confidently ex- pect to crowd the spacious auditorium of the Sunday school house. The program will include addresses by the four city pastors who made the trip to the San Francisco conventicn; an address by Mr. William T. Ellis of Philadelphia, and a number of one-minute speeches by those who attended the convention at the Gol- den Gate. Music will be interspersed, and at 9:30 o'clock the meeting will adjourn to the first floor of the Sunday school house, where the returned delegates will hold an informal reception. The meeting last evening closed with a prayer service for the success of the work of the union for the new year soon to be entered upon. — Wednesday is visiting day at St. Eliza- beth—made accessible by new electrie line from Navy Yard bridge, via Capital Trac- tion and Anacostia lines.—Advt. —— Farmers Pay a Visit. “A large delegation of farmers from Dor- chester and Charles counties visited <he Maryland agricultural experiment station yesterday afternoon. Capt. R. W. Silves- ter, president of the institution, received the guests and conducted them through the buildings. At the station Prof. R. H. Miller took charge of the visitors, and exhibited maay interesting experiments “which are being carried on in that department. The tobac- co crop was highly praised by the visiting farmers. They expressed themselves as being pleased with all that they had seen. ‘The remainder of the day was spent in in- specting the farm. Samuel Cox, jr., president of the Bel Alton Club, thanked the officers of the in- stitution in behalf of the delegation for the entertaining time they had received. The Dorchester Farmers’ Club was sep- resented by F. H. Hopkins, H. Le Compt, N. Van Dyne, T. T. Woodford, James Hub- bard, Wilber Jones and George A. Mace, and the Bel Alton Club of Charles county sent a delegation composed of Samuel Cox, P. R. Willis, F. H. Willis, A. I. Lyon, G. F. Abel, J. B. Jarboe, J. P. Mamilton, V. H. Neale and P. W. Robey. It has been decided by the directors of the experiment station to hold a series of farmers’ conventions, beginning November 11. Each of the series will last two days, and men of national reputation will deliver addresses. Harry B. Major of Hyattsville has been appointed notary public by Gov. Lowndes. SKIN In all the world thet sno other treatment so pure, eo sweet, #0 saf6j: sotepeedy, for preserving, purifying and beautifyidig tiie skin, scalp and hair, apd eradicating .evcry tabyYbumor, as warm baths with CUPICURA Pan@ gentle anointings with CUTICURA (olutment),;*the*great akin cure. tic Ts sola 407 PA, AVE., Best Sefionat nal Hotel, eu?-12d 10, 1897-12 PACKS. THE BUFFALO CONVENTION. Department President of W. R. C. Is- sues an General Order. In view of the fifteenth national encamp- ment of the Grand Army of the Republic, which will meet at Buffalo, N. Y., Mon- day, August 23, Mrs. Georgia G. Bain, president of the Woman's Relief Corps of the Department of the Potomac, has is- sued a general order relating to the con- vention. She says it is especially desired that every de.egate shall attend the con- vention, so that the Department of the Potomac may have a {ull representation. Headquerters for the department will be at 23 Irving place, Buffalo. Among trose who will attend the con- vent.on in en official capacity are three national aids from the local department— Mrs. Elizabeth E. Montis, Mrs. Mary M. North and Mrs. Annie W. Johnson. Mrs. Mary M. North and Mrs. I. W. Ball have been appointed members of the national press committee. The members of the Relief Corps will travel by special arain with the Grand Army to Buffalo. Tickets for the trip may be secured from thie chairman of the trans- portation committee, Mrs. Ida 8. Chase, room 53, Atlantic buliding. In the general order the committee on patriotic teaching is complimented for the success of the flag day exercises conduci- ed under the auspices of the departmen and sympathy is extended to the family of the late Mrs. Marie Hasenwinkle, na- tional senior vice president, who died sud- denly July 11, at St. Paul, Mian. The representatives to the national con- vention at Buffalo from the Department of the Pofomac are the following: Department president, Georgia G. Bain; senior vice president, Mary E. Crawford; junior vice president, George D. Van Fleet; secretary, Julia Mason Layton; treas- urer, Gladys L. Thompson; past depart- ment presidents. Joanna W. Turner, Ida V. Hendricks, Indiana Cowling, Anna M. Hamilton, Annie W. Johnson; delegates, May A. Eldridge (at large), Maggie B. Tew; alternates, Anna V. Tompkins (at large), Marion Gregory. At the annual meeting of the home board of the Woman’s Relief Corps, trustees were elected as follows: 3 Ida V. Hendricks, Yina Calhoun, Anna V. Tompkins, Florence I. Howells, Sarah V. Van Doren, Lula Chase and Caroline N. Lacy. The trustees elected the following officers: President, Ida V. Hendricks; vice president, Lula Chase; chaplain, Vina Cal- houn; treasurer, Caroline N. Lacy, and secretary, Julia M. Layton. —_——_ The Southern Women and President McKinley. To the Editor of The Evening S‘ar: In yeur issue of the 6th instant you kindly gave space to southern women, who gave thanks to President McKinley for his recent civil service order, which Snsures them their positions they now occupy in the various government departments. We have been subscribers to The Star for the last twenty years, and have always admired its independence on ail subjects pertaining to good government. Please be kind enough to give space to some northern gentlemen who carried a knapsack and gun for three or four years to prevent the fathers, brothers and hus- bands of those southern ladies from de- stroying the best government in the world. Five hundred of these northern gentle- men are now tramping the strects of this city, out of employment—some with one leg, a few with one arm, and the balance broken down in health, the result of ihe privations of war. Not more than one in twenty of those southern ladies obtained their positions through a con petitive examination. The larger portion of them were appointed by Hoke Smith and John G. Carlisle, and in many instances a northern gentleman who wore the blue was discharged to make a vacancy for these southern ladies. The act of President McKinley may have been a courageous one, but the northern gentlemen who wore the blue and were dismissed from office will view it in a dif- ferent light. It may be termed a justice to the south- ern ladies, but the question arises, where were those southern ladies last fail, when these northern gentlemen who wore the blue were forming republican clubs, buying uniforms, hiring bands of music and marching through the states of Maryland and Virginia, raising flag poles and mak- ing speeches for the grand old republican party that assisted in making it possible for Mr. McKinley to become President? We think these southern ladies were sit- ting at their desks, quietly waiting to ex- tend their thanks to either of the two can- didates that would be successful. Very many of these northern gentlemen had pur- homes in this ci porting large families and making monthly payments for those homes, and are now compelled by the non-payment of dues to lose all they have paid, and are almost re- duced to beggary. = Only a few more years, and the clods will rattle on the coffin of the last one of these northern gentlemen who wore the blue, and these southern ladies and gentle- men will shout with joy: ~~ NORTHERN GENTLEMEN. Drivers Will Wear Uniforms. The Commissioners have directed that the police patrol and ambulance drivers stall wear uniforms similar to the volice summer uniforms. Saturday the drivers were measured for their new dress, which cost $11 each. Most of. the drivers favor the unifcrms and the order resulted from a request made by them. The drivers have arranged to give an excursion to buy their new unifcrms and the affair is to be given on the 2d of September. eee eee ee hh Ae 2O54O Cleansed His Blood SCROFULA SORES DISAPIEARED AFTER HE BBGAN TAKING HOOD’ “T was aftticted with scrofula for a num- ber of years and t several different kinds of medicine without relict. Finally began taking Hood's Sarsaparilla to cleanse my blood rnd in a short time the scrofula sores disappeared. | I am mow ¢n- JOHN Box 2, @ tirely well.” M. BOYD, Hood’s Sarsaparilla West Greene, Pennsylvania. Is sold by all druggists. $1; six for $5. 1 FESSS SOHO SSS EC ESOS OOOS OECD AMUSEMENTS. Glen Echo ON THE POTOMAC. ad < e € ; 3 e 3 ¢ +420 LOPOCEDEELELEAAO SAAS Every Afternoon at 3 and Evenings at 8. GRAND CONCERT BY THE FADE TTES, Beston’s Famous Woman Orchestra. Mr. J. T. O'BRIEN, Barytone of the Castle Square Opera Company. Rice Brothers, Comeds Bar Act. Eugene A. Neidert, American Champion Trick Cyclist. The Cinematographe, Presenting New Views. ADMISSION TO THE GROUNDS FREE. Take Washington and Glen Echo Railroad via 7th, 14th and U streets to Chery Chase Circle: also Georgetown and Tenlestown road, connecting at 324 and M strects with Metropolitan and Capital Traction (through cars). aud-70d Hydrocycles!! HAVE YOU SEEN THEM? HAVE YOU TRIED THEM? If you have, you are glad to know that you can try them again at CHEVY CHASE LAKE. If you have not, rou don’t know what you have missed. Donch’s Band and dancing every evening on the pavilion. my22-3m,20 CITY ITEMS. A Refreshing Beverage, Palmer's Belfast Ginger Ale surpasses the domestic, equals the imported, but costs much less. Ask your druggist or grocer for it. Sam’l C. Palmer, Bottler, 615-21 D s.w.1 = ZS Who Was Shakespeare? —Nolte will tell you—how he papers rooms in best style, $2 up. 810 9th st. it RoyalGlueMuciiage sticks everything.10c. mh5-t,f,stf AMUSEMENTS. ST, ALOYSIUS LAWN FESTIVAL, FOR THE BESEFIT OF SCHOOL For BOYS, Corner N. Cap. and I sts. now. SPECIAL ATTRACTIONS KOR Tis WERK: TUESDAY NIGHT, Aug. 10-Gonzaza_ Council, No. 441, C. B. L., will visit the Lawn Fete in a WEDNESDAY NIGHT—The Emmet Guard, D. C. N. will have prize drill dress parade; grand military concert, fireworks and dancing. THURSDAY NIGHT—To be the banner night— The lawn festivities will be in charge of St. Aloy- sius Branch, No. 170, C. K. of A., and Division No. 2, Ancient Order Hibernians.” Speeches of welcome, fireworks, concerts, illuminations and gcneral_ merrymaking. ADMISSION. 100. All invited that want to spend a pleasant even- ing. aus-10t 4) From 5:30 to 8:30. Table D’ Hote Dinner, $1, At Chevy Chase Inn —Chevy Chase Inn has become the popular resort for dinners these sum- mer evenings. Excellent service— superior cuisine. Desirable Rooms at Chevy Chase Inn— a few from $12.50 up. anto-28a"* EXCURSIONS, ETC. RIVER | TENTH GRAND VIEW an Tournament and Dress Ball. Gallant knights will tilt for prizes. Crowning of the Queen of Love and Beauty. Coronation Ball in the evening. UAL “Tilting will begin at 2 p.m. Twenty-eight riders in the Mt.” Mr. FM. Underwood of Mary- lard, chief marshal; Mr. F. 6. Anderson of Alex andria, orator of the da ‘The ‘steamer wharf at 10 leave River See GRA ascension aud para: . Pentz will leave her 8:45 p.m. Returning, will 5, $ and 10:30 p.m. NON’ make the List balloon ite descent of the seneon. | WEDNESDAY, | "kets. 2. | AUGUST 11. aaa CHILDREN, 5c. aud-25d ARLINGTON, FORT MYER, FALLS CHURCH. Fort Myer Band [lusic Every Evening. Cars from Aqueduct Bridge. au7-3m-12 FOURTH AN: UAL EXCURSION TO BUENA VISTA, TUESDAY, AUGUST 10,” 1897. Prize bowling. Committee on arrangements: M. LAURENZI, VERDI, L. SIMI, V. GIOVAN- NETTL, president. ‘Tickets, 25c. Steamer Seufferle leaves pier 10 and 11 a.m. and every hour after 1 p.m. au7-3t® , and were sup- | to spend a pleasant day. Fun of all sorts. Pish- ing, boating, dancing, bowling, ete. Splendid meals a la carte. Macalester daily EXCURSIONS, ETO. Marshall Hall The Place Music by SCHROEDER’S BAND. RIVER QUEEN and Saturdays at Giymont and 5:30 for Marshall “Han” Cafes on boats. 10 a.m., 2:39 and 6:40 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays 30 u.m., for Marae Mak, intermediate landings, and at fan. FARK, ROUND ‘TRIP, 25c. Indian Head. Macalester leaves every Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings at 6:30 o'clock, calling at the both ways, and leaving the “Hall” on return trip at 9:30. Parties can take this trip with- out extra charge. NO DUST. NO DIRT. “QUICK S. Aud-Bod OTE” TO. MOUNT. VERNON. Steamer Macalester, sale at wharf and my24-21d at at hotels STEAME non admission coupon, L. L. BLAKE, Capcain Chapel Point, 25c. The palatial steamer River Queen will leave wharf every SUNDAY, TU for Chapel P il of 55 miles down t “ ing and salt water bathing. boat o- at the Point. A day of perfect enjoyment. Home by 9:30 p.m, avé-7t Macalester’ TEURSDAY at 9:30 a.m Glorious hours’ stay at the Point. To Be. per . foot of F st. ellent RTHOLIA st and cozy hour. INO. nw. a CHART Rowboats fe CUMBERLAND 320-1m ndid meals on the or & RIVER VIEW. THE ONLY UP-TO-DATE EXCURSION RESORT IN THIS VICINITY. plore Amugements than all the other resorts come SHOOT THE CHUTE BECAUSE EVERYRODY SHOOTS THE CHUTE. Steamer Samuel J. Pentz DAILY at 10 a.m., 2 and 6:45 p.m. Sundays at 1 a.w., 2:45 and ERSONALLY CONDUC SUNDAY, WEDNESDAY AND SA’ Dancing day and days, concert by Rive Jr... condu; ‘Ti trips. Saturday at 12 ening, except Sunday. View Orchestra, Chris CHILDREN, 150, EVERY SATURDAY, 15 "TED EXCURSIONS EVERY SATURDA ‘Sun- Arth, o all on the 10 a.m. and 2 p.m, 5, 8 and 10:30 p.m. Sui Steamer will leave River View Wednesday and t ndays, 1, 5, 7:30 and 9 39-354 Q Mount Arlington and Alexandria. Station, Pennsylvania avenue and 13% street. For schedule see R. R. column, this paper. ENT EF SERVICE. Vernon, Pa \DALL, Sole Proprietor. “Ericsson LineExcursions” BY WATER FROM BALTIMORE. To Wednesdays and Fridays, at Philadelphia (daslight Mond: a.m. trips), $1.00 To Philadelphia and return (ten days) $2.25 To Phi phia and return by rail. . $3.00 ‘To Cape May (from Philadelphia by rail) 4 return (ten days). 4.25 To $4.50 To $2.75 $2.75 To Au T) Asbury Park. ‘De Asbury Park. Ocean and return,season(from I'h w York (from Philadelphia by ‘o New York and retur Tickets on sale (at the office , Saratoga Springs, port: Goor-; Portland, Vinesard Haven Boston, Fall River, City, points North. Daily steamers (except Sundays) Light and Pratt streets, at 5 p.m. ong Br: Long I rail}. leven da} New Havey Writ Brane jelphia by ragn.en ee 83 4.00 00 iy) for Albany, Bridge Cottage Newport and to from wharf, for de- scriptive pamphlet of the route and the zredt ftish- ing OFF B0c. State rounds: at Bettertou. Tickets “E ONLY. Music on day steamers. Meals, tra. For ams, $1 further informatio ms26-tt e sale 4 $1.50 and $2 sly or write to IVER, Agent, 204 Light st., Baltimore, Md. Queen of Summer Trips. Boston by Sea. Providence by Sea. MERCHANTS’ AND MINERS’ TRANS. CO. AT per_B. THURSDAY mer BALT! DAY WEDNESDAY and FRIDAY at 4 p.m. For teur book and SUNDAY at 2 to Providence every MON: and further information address t MORE to Boston every TUES. 4 p.m. CR. GILLINGHAM, Agent, Baltimore, Md. Hy 19 Penna. ave., Washington, D. C. BT ERIILL: New York ave. ind’ 15th sts Wash.. D.C. 7 4 J. C. WHITNEY, W. P_ TURNER, “Traffic Manager. jel-3m Gen. Pass. Agent. Steamboat Co. OceanCity,Ild. Washington’s Favorite Seaside Resort. —— More than 200 went down last Saturday BASE BALL TODAY, Philadelphia a= Washington: LADIES’ DAY. GAME AT 4:30 P.M. ADMISSION. .. 25 and 50 CENTS NEXT || Brooches. "egust"i2, 28 ana 14 K 28*4N's LYCEUM THEATER. ALL THIS WEEK. MATINEES—TUES., THURS. AND SAT. MLLE. ZITTELLA’S ENGLISH FROLIQUES. Up-to-date, Novel, Spicy and Sensational Features. —A SOORE OF PRETTY GIRLS— 20_TALENTED SPECIALTY ARTISTS—20 eee Meter satheare, Se Tiusic and Dancing! AT THB LARGE, COOL GROVE-aT Congress Heights EVERY EVENING, FROM 6 UNTIL 10 O'CLOCK. New electric line is now running from the Navy Yard bridge te jon tee menbers U. 3. Band Susday, ‘Tt 10 p.m. All churches invited, especially singers. jyS1-tf —a greater crowd expected this Saturday —— =finest beach. t Everybody ——— has a good time. —— G7 Personally conducted excursion lea B. apd 0. depot every Saturday at 3 pm. = ie ae a ee Past ol Fare, Round Trip, $3! ——— © Full toformation at of bets Waggaman, 700 14th St. POPULAR SALT WATER TRIPS. _olonial Beach. SAILS EVERY MONDAY AND WEDNESDAY, 8:00 P.M. i SATURDAY, 6:00 P.M., ‘TOUCHING AT ALL THE POPULAR WATERING PLACES AND SUMMER RESORTS. Colonial Beach Excursions SATURDAYS, 6:00 P.M. oo) e SUNDAY, 10:00 BM, ieeeeae ete Le -CLASS. Colonial Beach. ‘The ctly Sky Wate BANS Boos Within aay win 3 ee alr and good surf, ~ Every — Norfolk, Newyort Nev the ‘superb i — the — fortal [th electric lights. ‘Visitors &, most a’ ble and ia in 00 ractive route, the y pm. Ly, Portsin . Lv. Norfoll ‘8 new botel, ashington Noe & W |, “The Virginia Beach will find this 's rest. Dint insuring a com- xurious rooms fitted throughout room service is a to the wharf, foot of 7th st., Wash- No. 750. we aeA WASHINGTON. TO \N, General Manager. _ no rection by rail, if Sica ee ae ee “|