Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-12-26
LOCAL NEWS.
ADJUSTMENTS TONIGHT.

night again nj Growers, as DARIUS Dutton" in
the "Days Of rs" Setchsll, Barron and all the
company spear All in this Play and Lofty Ho9:h
Diamonds,t with A. II. Davenport as .sKerr
Mudgeon.- concludes the performance.
WARRINGTON THBATIR.-Mr. Franz Drew
pearance. rich bill has been selected for the
occasion. consisting Of s'Conjugal Lesson"
sMorc Blunders than One" "Hoppity Eek
ETY." and Camille Mr.. Drew appears in all
four plays, and will be amply sustained by
Miss (hestney and the balance Of the company.
FoEn's THEATRR--To crafty a world of
people anxious to witness the grand operate
spectacle of the g Enehantress,'' it IL to be re-
,1rUiuoed tonight at Ford in the most superb
-styie, VII, magnifcent scenic effects and the
appearance Of the -,s.tire company OF hundred
or moTe performers No n,S1 IRE successful piece
vas ever put upon the stage here.
ODD FELLOWS HALL-The Canterbury Com.
panp sent'fsle their delightful performances ut 4
Odd fsllovs' Hall A varied bill to .aight, OF
song 'Saaes farce, and Ethiopian eccen.riH.
lles 5nila Mortimer, Kate Pennoyer, Agnes
Sutherland, Nellie Taylor, Tim Hayes, George
Edeeon, and all the old favorites appear.
ARIETIxs.-s' Pacha Abdul. Kazak, or the
ofaYe Market OF COnstantinople," will he per
formed to-Tight At the Varieties Peter Piper
Pepptr Podge" and IS Robert Macairen will
aiso be given, and the Budworth and Moreste
WSners VIII appear in their amusing acts
Julia Lehman, Fila Florence, and Others, also
appear. .-.z.
BxsErIr TO Dr. .Josxs-Dr r. p. Jones,
well anu most farorably known everywhereas
. journalist and As connected with the show
business, takes his benefit at Nixon's circus to-
night Many Of the best performers now in thus
part OF the country have volunteered for the
occasion, and the Doctor will undoubtedly have
q bumper at parting. -
IHA HOSPITAL CHRIsrNAs DINNHRs--By
the e1ertion Of Mrs. Smith and OF other la5,cs,
and the hberality of citizens generally, the col.
diers In all the hospitals of the CITY YES tprdsv
enjoyed excellent dinners. There was an ao.T,le
supply OF substaptials and delicaeies, and In
all the hospitals, with but one nxle excer,aop.
tables We're most lavishly and tastefully spresd,
md presented most viting appearance.
AT kimory Square II o.;,ital I've hundred and
seventy three patients par took OF tSe dinner All
OF the wards were decorated to great ter or less
extent with evcrgrcens and wreaths Wards
f. A, u and II, however, presented the hest
snd most inviting appearances. Ward X had
at one end motto In blue letters, sour best
1riend-Bliss." Ward + was decorated with
Fed, white and blue cambria at either end and
it, fsstoons and wreaths OF evergreen presented
q most inviting appearance. The tables were
set in the dining-rconls of the wards but
were devoid of all attractive en,belIishment
The dinner, as the public understood It, was
provided for the sick and wounded soldiers:
but the parties managing the affair ut Armorv
Tor some cause or other, seemed to have a diff
ferent notion, and at IL O'Clock all the nurses
Snd hospital attendants were provided for al a
table arranged with china plates, and the in
valid soldiers Were obliged 10 wait until a long
while after before they were supplied Aud
ssen the dinner was served up them on lin
3ttsir>. and IN such manner as to convey
With il no pleasing thoughts whatever. The
turkey and chickens Were cut up in a care
1; ss lnanneri and the pieces thrown in confu-
sion into tin dish, from whence what the SOL
-Giers wanted was dug out in the usual every
DAY m-lnner- Armory Square was the ONLY
hospital W hich did not give universal salts fac
tion to the participants OF the dinner We re-
gret being Obliged 10 record these facts but the
truth must he told. Many or the men COM
and sold rt,.,xy II
Ordinary dinner. and have il in time than wait
as long as they were Obliged to for what pur.
ported TO be an extra dinner, but which was in
reaity- mere apology. 1t is but justice 10
say, however that many Of those who kindly
lent their aid in providing and serving up this
dinner; opposed the manner in which it was
- conducted, and feel indignant that they were
thus compelled 20 bear part in it,. The din
nfr was provided for the patie,ts, not for hos
mer who shonld have been first served. and
HOt been Obliged 10 wait until 3 or O'Clock
AND tiSn come "p like beggars. The attend-
ants and nurses We're better able 10 wait than
were the patients. OF DIR. Bliss's professional
management as surgeon, not an unfayorible
word can be said. No better surgeon could be
1oUndi but it must be confessed that the ward.
masters are oSerb0oring and impertinent; The
nGrses wanting In attention TO their duties. and
The culinary department not in good con-
dition as II should be. Among the ladies who
were most interchangeable at this hospital were
bliss sarah Mcdonnell, the Misses Mitchell,
and Mrs. Simms.
JUDICIARY sQUARs HOSPITAL
In pleasing contrast with Armory were all
the other hospitaiswe had the pleasure of visit
ing. At Judiciary Square the table was fur
nisbed and arranged in q style of actual mag
nihcencn. The bill Of fare consisted Of turkeys,
chickens, roast beef, mutton, hams, oysters.
side dishes, vegetables OF all sorts, apples
TaisInS. grapes, pies, &C., &c, all OF which were
displayed on tables spread with neat white
tabieeoth-, and shining dishes, knives and
forks. The dininS-room was arranged in the
InCst attractive manner every portion of is
beng festooned and sreathed with eyergraans
4 he he IIr,io
and shall be preserved" and the walls were
adorned with portraits Of General Washington,
flags aud red, white and blue ribbons added
a;tractiSenesa TO the scene, while the words,
"Merry Christmas" In large blue letters were
visible IN prominent place. Perfect pyra-
mids Of turkeys and chickens were displayed;
" lille eyergreens and flowers were intertwined
anon: and around the articles of food pro vided.
One OF The turkeys weighed twenty five pounds.
In the centre Of the room Was pyramid sur.
mounted! by fine Christmas tree Ind number
of email Union flags. In this attractive room,
. snd around these inviting tables. $50 invalid
= patriots gathered at one time, and were waived
upon carefully by the ladies and gentlemen in
attendance. There are in this hospital alto
eether 591 patients, and all were fed, togeth ar
with the O. men composing the guard. Two
hundred and fifty were seated 1t the tables al
President Lincoln and Mrs. Lincoln and MT
and Mrs Secretary Smith visited this hospital,
the manner in which everything was arranged
As the, President was leaving, "a elderly gen.
tleman remarked to him that ssnoth withst and-
ing his extensive public duties, he managed to
hold his own :sYes," replied the President
Iaughingly, ''but have not got much to hold"
The entrance also 10 this hospital and all the
wards were tastefully arranged with ever
greens, and the gas-burners were aiss vrsathed
and bore a variety Of notices The wards are
In an une1cep tionally- clean condition the
ward master, Sergeant Allen, being indefati-
gable In his exertions TO keep them The
department OF the matron, Mrs. Spear, l. also
In unexcepfionabie condition, and It's neatness
snd cleanliness are really striking. Dr. @. J.
Marsh is tho surgeon In charge, and he is as
sisted by DIS. Eddy. Badger, Sprague, Hildreth
and Hall Samuel g. Espy Il the steward In
charge. The comnAtttse who had this matter In
charge, and SO well arranged everything, were
Mrs. J: Z. Smith, Mr.; Yelett, Miss l. Helmlck,
Mrs. Justice, Miss Baker, Miss Wendell and
bliss Smith A presentation Of splendid and
fragrant bouquets was made 70 all the pate u
who were so sick az not TO be able to leave their
heda TO partake Of The dinner. Alter the din