Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-06-01
THE EVENING STAR.
LOCAL NEW 8.

ST. ALoYeIUs MAY PLAY.-The school chill
drsn's festival of 81 Aloysius' parish. took
place on Saturday afternoon At Seyent1 street
Park. Tke children and officers OF the school
assembled az the church At one O'Clock and
proceeded to Coinage College on Z street, near
Tenih. They were joined at this point by many
of the childrt n OF other schools and the orphan
bows Of ST. Joseph's Asylum. -a-
While the line was being formed the car
riages containing the Queens of the day, with
the mounted marshals. paid visit to Pres iisnt
beaUtituT bouquet presented hin, acknowl.
edged the eCmplime nj in brief address. From
Gonzaga College the procession proceeded to
lie PaIs. " here the ceT6 monies OF cFowninx
the various queens were performed. After the
Queens of the day had been crowned by their
attendants, beautiful statue of the Blessed
concluded with the Ave Maria. sung by all the
children. Among the young ladies' who took
prominent parts IN the May play, were the fol-
lowing:
So Deminiek's School May Queen, Miss
Josephine Fenton; Maids of Hoaor, Mary
ONeil, Mary Clarke, Marcelia Leonard, Lax
ne Kelly, Maggie McCinnis, Clara Mahony;
Queen for the y. V. VI. Miss Henrietta RYAN;
Maids Of Honor. Lizzie Cor coran, Lizzie WHIT
tie Flora Mary McArdle' Spring. Maggie
fentoni FAIRY Queen, Clementina McGInnis;
Maids, Katie Riley. MARY M Thornton.
Sc. Aloyaus ScAOoIs.-Principal Queen, Nary
Reilly; Crown bearer, Nora Murphy Scepue
eearer, Alice Ribnitzky- Maids of Honor, Fan
ny Bridget and Mary Joyce; Herald, Mary
MeCoigan; Bearer of Crown for B. v. NJ, Alice
Duffy. Second Queen Cecilia GARRISON;
Crown and Sceptre bearers, Ella Murphy and
ANNE Kennedy; Maids of Honor, Mary Morris
and Nellie Kearon; Herald, Ada Edmosdson.
PdrCcstGI SchoOi--Q ueen, Jennie Rovane;
Maids Of Honor, Mary Miller and Bridget
Hanrihan; Herald. Maggie Lynch; Lamp bear
ct, Mary Palkington. Fairy Queen. Msry
Harrington; Maids of Honor, Mary Jane Con-
nor and Ellen Clancy.
Der, were cared for by Mrs. Kearon and Messrs.
James Lackey, Patrick Bvrne, and William
Ryan. Refreshments in abundance-ice cream
and cakes, Were generously supplied them
through the kindness of Cornelius Wendell,
Esq, Senator Sprague, Hon Messrs. Clever, Of
New Mexico, and Hooper, of Massachusetts,
Mr. Thomas H. Parsons. the chief marshal,
wss assisted by Messrs. John L. Ratclin and
Thomas X. Rover, the procession being led by
Rev. Father Wiget. About 1000 children par
ueipaied In the Procession. The proceeds de-
rived from the sale of tickets at the Park will
be devoted TO the education and clothing of the
poor children of the parish.
The TEMPERANCE CAUsE-A very interest
ing meeting of the Washington City Temper
anee Society was held at the Northern Libsrty
Market, yesterday, at o'clock ID. m, when
foreiole speeches Were made by Messrs. H. D.
Tyler; VIM: MePnesteTs Rr: Jos. Walsh, Rev.
Hollingsbead, Esq. and Prof w. p Drew
During the afternoon Gen. q. o. Howard and
": flnney, Esq: addressed the prisoners at
the IaIl AT considerable length
At Temperance Hall, last night quite a large
and respectable audience had the pleasure of
listening TO Messrs. H. u. Tyler, o. h Harms,
Nm r Drew, j. L. kidwell, and John 8 Hol.
bngshead
Gen :. =. Cary, Of Ohio, delivered a power
Ini and eloquent temperance address in the
Nethodist Protestant Church on 9Th street, b..
tween r and r, at o'clock. The address was
delivered AT the request of the ladies of the
church in order 10 raise funds to make some
improvements, and 10 that end liberal collec-
tIon was made at the close of the speech.
he new council of the Sons of Jonadab. No
=, located IN the First Ward, have already ap-
phcations from about twenty young men for
ihInanon next Friday night and perhaps the
list viii Be larger. On next SUNDAY afternoon
pubic meeting will be held at Odd Fellows
HaD- Navy Yard, under the auspices of No
council. AZ which IL l. expected that the pOpu-
lar temperance orator, General :. F. Cary
Will deliver an address. and Il council will
hkely be instituted In that section shortly after
An application for a charter will also be- made
from the ~ orthem Liberties within a week or
Two, ana there Is little doubt but there will be
haif dozen councils IN operation here In a
short time.