Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-05-18
LOCAL NEWS.
AMusEMENTs To-NIeHT


AMgsEMxKTs TONIGHT.
s. Growers THEATER.-Mr. Grover reintro-
duces Tonight one OF the most popular actresses
who has ever appeared on Washington stage
and probably the most popular play ever mar
Armed here. The actress is Lucille Western,
and the play is EAST Lynne" This, we opine
is saying all that is necessary to induce a large
audience to attend At Manager Growers fine
temple OF the drama this evening.
WASHINGTON THeATER will be reooened
this evening, and with q play that is assuredly
novel 70 the Washington stage aUncle Tom s
Cabin" dramatized from Mrs Stoves novel
of that name, will be performed. The company
engaged to personate the characters is an admi-
Table one.
ODD FELLOWS LEvEE AND FEsrIvaL.-The
annual reunion OF Odd Fellows, whose levees
and festivals ara always attended with so much
pleasure, will take lace this evening at Odd
Fellows Hall, Sew, ath street, the entertain.
ment commencing a. eight O'Clock with q grand
promenade concert.
CANTERBURY.-Annetta Galletti continues
to be the reigning star at this popular reso. /.
she wiz appear tonight in the beautiful ballet
<sI.a Fivandisre," and will be assisted by those
pretty and graceful danseuses, Marie and Au-
gusta, and by Szollosy. Agnes Sutherland will
sing ia vorite songs, and III addition Edeson, ].
ii. Budworth, II. B. Harrison and others will
appear in fayorite acts.
WASHINGTON CITY AND THE WAR.-The ex-
hibitlon OF series of paintings Representing
familiar scenes in this city, and thrilling Incl
dents connected with the battles that have
taken place in the war tor the Union, will be
gwen Tonight for the first time at Wiliard's
Hall. To render the exhibition more attractive
each scene will be fully explained.
TARiETIEs.-The management of this resort
announce most attra ctive bill for the present
week, and one whose tendencies will be to
draw large houses. Mr.. Harry Leslie having
fully recovered from the accident of last week
will reappear. Besides the Forrest Sisters w
II: Budworth, Helena Smith, Ada Tesman, and
others remain.
THE ANNUAL ANNIyERsARY celebration of
the Sabbath Schools took place to-day, and the
little folks We're happy and pleasantly excited
The plan of last year was pursued at this an
nlyersary, and instead of one general union
celebration of all the schools, as in former years
the schools of the city were divided into five
divisions. and the children were not wearied
and heated by Ions rudge over the city A.,
an early hour this morning the children all
arrayed in their brightest holiday costume as
sembieG at their respective Sabbath School
rooms, where they were smillngly welcomed
by superin tendents and teachers: and after
being formed iii procession were marched To
the various places designated for the eeIehra
ton, most of the schools having banners and
appropriate nottoes, and the scene heinz en-
liyened by the hutter of CAV ribbons in tho
breeze. The weather was most suspicious and
the celebration, altogether, was all that The
hearts OF the participants could wish
The report OF the secretary, Prof T. 8 Huh-
bard OF the National Observatory shows that
there are % schools attached 10 the union re-
presenting every evangelical denomination, Of
which 20 have reported by circular The total
Number OF scholars reported is ,2!6, n ser male
and 2,3i9 femaIe.) Only six-tenths, or ABOUT
2,6C0are regular attendants. The largest school
is the First Presbyterian Mission, but the lar
gest proportion of average attendance is in the
English Lutheran School, in which 81 per cent,
or about l25, are regularly present There n 4
been but Ct conversions reported, tyro-thirds
Of which were in the Fourth Presbyterian and
Wesley Chapel schools, but from l. schools no
response comes. The secretary notices the in
terest taken in the union teachers meetings are
regularly held, and the monthly concerts OF
prayer, which have been so long suspended
have recently been resumed. He closes by
Congratulating the schools on the favorable
auspices under which they commence the
present year, and expresses the hope that TIL
year Will be one of unparalleled success with
all the schools Of the union.
i Abatement accompanies the report of which
the following is an abstract:
First Baptst-Ed. Young superintendent, IS
teachers, $50 scholars, i50 volumes in library
Second BapustmWm. Duiin sup, 90 teach
ers, go scholars, 100 vols.
f street Baptist-James q. yelling sup, II
teachers, 90 scholars, $50 vols.
Calvary Baptist-W. Stickney sup, - teach
ers, l50 scholars, 800 vols.
Island Baptist-H. Beard sup., Ii teachers
lU9 scholars. $50 vols.
Triaity-Jos H. Bradley, jr., sup, 1G teach
Trinity Mission-J. H. Bradley, ir., sup., Is
teachers. 81 scholars.
English Lutheran-Andrew Noerr sup, 10
ledCAcIS, toi sCnOEaIS. IUU vols.
ST. Johns Lutheran Rev. T. p Iennir-
hansen sup, teachers, IS scholars, $50 vols
Fletcher Chapel G. Collision sup, Is
teachers, 1C3 scholars, 2.,J vols.
Foundry Cnapel-A. NJ. Smith sup, SO teach
ers. 2a5 scholars, 600 vols.
Gorsuch Chapel-G. W. Garrett sup, 10
teachers, 66 scholars, 43o vols.
Providence Chapel-R. Is. Griffin sup, 5
teachers 30 scholars. :s.,6 vols.
Ryland Chapei-T. X. Gray sup, y teach
erS, 1916 scholars, $50 vols.
Union Chapel-T +. Morgan sup, 10 leach
ers, 10 scholars, 500 vols.
Waugh Chapei-Thomas Matthews sup, u
teachers, lis scholars, i:i5 vols.
Wesley Chapel-C H. Lane sup, 81 teach.
ers, 20 scholars, 623 vols.
Methodist Protestant Navy Yard-P. L. Lit
tie sup, l3 teachers, 95 scholars, 300 vols
Protestant Orphan Asylum-E. Hoa gland
SUP, i2 teachers, So scholars.
First Presbyterian-O. &. Wight SUD, i3
teachers, iS3 scholars, 800 vols.
First do. Mission-G. b. Patch sup. 81 teach
ers, $50 scholars.
New York avenue Presbyterian-J. S. Hub
bard sup, u teachers, 49, scholars, 96C vols.
Fourth Presbyterian-M. II. Miller sup. 81
teachers, 800 scholars, 712 vols.
Sixth Presbyterian-P- n. Pearson sup, II
teachers, 40 scholars, 300 vols.
Assembly's Presbyterian-W. J. Redstrake
sup, &c teachers, 34J scholars, 81 vols.
Western Presoyterian-E. K. Wilson sup, &c
teachers. los scholars, iG0 vols.
Seventh street PreSbyterian--Rev. I. +, Bit
tenger sup, II teachers, IS scholars, leo vols.
Y. NJ G. A. Mission-J II. Ossood, sup. Il
teachers. lG6 scholars $40 vols.
Newsboys Home-Rev. III. w. Reed sup, 8
teachers, 20 scholars, rs vols.
wIFE.-Mr. James Hanning residing on Tween
ty-firSt street north, Yesterday morning. about