Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-01-09
The Concert at Carroll ton
Of a Cane to the President.

AT Carroll Hall, last evening, the concern
under the auspices of the Church of the I'm.
maculate Conception took place, on which &C.
casion the prizes voted for n the late fair given
tor the benefit of the poor by the ladies of thai
congregation among them gold headed cane
10 President Johnson, silver pi cher 10 Equal
Division Sons OF Temperance, and silver
mounted base ball bat 10 the Olympic Base
Bali Club, We're presented. The President, ac-
colnpanicd by Col. w. q. Moore, his private
secretary, arrived nj the hall about O'Clock
and 18th 'Ion. w. f. Robinson, of New York:
Senator Doolittle, OF Wisconsin; Gen. Carey, OF
Ohio; Col. james Il. TAFT, Msssrs. John :. Hol-
lingsbeao, George Savage, and John +. Callan.
proceeded 10 the Stage, where they took seats
Senator Doolittle took the chair. and made a
few Introductory remarks. stating thai he was
reluctant At first 10 accept the invitation to prp
side bur when informed that the fair had been
held with the purpose of relieving the Door h,
could MOI decline. and in the name of charity
which 81. Paul says Is greater Than faith or
hope. he welcomed them.
After Madame Kretchmar had sung in excel
lent voice The Nightingale Trili," Hon W
T. Robinson announced that he had been de-
puted 10 present the cane To the President, and
read from the gold head on the ebony staa.
- To Andrew johnson. defender and protector
of the Constitution and Union Of the United
states Prom friends of the Church OF the I'M
MACH lat Conception. December. ls67" After
Quoting from a speech on the Presidents conrse
he said that the vote by which the cane wa de-
cided was on the Constitution. and that il w
gratifying 10 him that the vote had decided TIA =
~ should go TO the President, when there were
other candidates ia the field. military and civil
H. felt sure that if ne should again t4 ,1lI,.i tn
the Presidential chair that the irht eyes of
Tie ladies who were Interested i'm the fair
would not be diInned with tears. unless ihay
were tears of low
The President replied. expressing. hi grail
fieation on receiving such gift, and laid IAN
guagt was inadequate for him To convey his
Acknowledgements when he considered rh, in
serlptioD which had been read. H. was pleased
To receive these expressions of good will from,
tho-e interested in the late fair. and 10 know
That they upheld the principles of the Consti-
tuition. which he had ever endea yOred 10 sun
port A. To his future, he would oaIy point to
his paSt course. ior further comments vouId
b" useless. Heailuded 10 the fidelity of woman
who A. ever engaged in some good work. and
expressed his grtific alton thar they had so sue
cessfully conducted their fair. and again
thanked them.
Mathews choir, Gen. Carey presented In.
silver pitcher voted 10 Equal Division No q
Sons of Temperance. and in the course OF hi,
presentation address spoke of the efforts Of the
Sons 81 Temperance IN preventing misery and
destitptiOn. This pitcher was received on the
par1 of the ID vision by Mr.. j. NJ r. Hougli
S.1ator DaDlittie presented the base ball bat
10 The Olympic Base Ball Club, expressing his
qualification that snch Io9nly sports a. the game
OF base bali were being ,stroduced and prac
fused - the young men Of the country. M
Wolff, President of the Olympies, received the
bat in appropriate terms.
MIR. u. W. G. Clark, of the Office Of the Secrr-
tary OF the Senate, here relieved MI Deo,iftIe
of the duties OF the chair. and after Mr. KcehIer
had sung Ny Happy home,'1 aud Mr.
kTetchnTar and Mr.. Cannon a duet. the draw
ing took place for a number of priZrS. The
first prizp-a silver servioe-was drawn by
Mr.. Jno. VI. Cunnin gham.a silver pitcher by W
X. swan and other minor prizes by various
narrIpS