Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-01-26

BARLow's ARr GALLERY, ~ Pennsylvania
avenue.
ROBERT BURNS.
Celebration OF the Anniversary Of his
Birth-SupPer and Dance ~ the
The Burns Club, of this city, celebrated the
one hundred and eleventh anniversary Of the
birth Of Robert Burns by a supper and dance at
the Masonic Temple, corner Ninth and streets,
Last evening The hall was beautifully deco
rated with American and British flags, and por-
traits Of Burns, Scott, HOgg, Queen Victoria,
and Mary Queen Of Scots were suspended on the
walls, while festoons and wreatlIs Of evergreens
hung around in endless profusion. Long tables
were ranged about the room, and were hand
somely decorated and loaded down with the
%0st ;h ana rEfns dishes The
Balloeh. presided, with Mrs. Z. A. Pollard, Of
the ST. Cloud hotel, (by whom the supper was
provided,) on his right. There was no Hot
Scotch nor punch bowl on this occasion. and
most of those who participated were accom-
panied by the ladies of their families.
The guests sat down to table at I:30 o'clock,
ard did full justice to the following bill of fare,
provided by Mrs. Pollard: Gallantine of turkey,
Ia modeIne: oysters, aspich; boned ham, la
fantasie; boiled turkey, stuffed with oysters,
beef tongue, maitre de novelle; roast TURKEY
larded glaice, decorated a Ia jelly. Salads
Oyster salad, on halt shell, Congress style;
chicken salad, en- forme; lobster salad a Ia jelly
Jellies-Lemon jelly, claret wine jelly, sherry
wine jelly. Ice Creams-Strawberry. Vanilla.
lemon, BISCUIT, chocolate, raspberry: Pyra-
mlds-hacaroDies, kisses. variety candies, Des-
sert-,IoIly cake, BISCUIT &c Savoy, pound cake,
ladies fingers, macaroOns, cream kisses wafer
.embles, coeoanut meringues, French kisses.
fruits, Sc.-Apples, Havana oranges, pine ap-
pies, bananas, Malaga grapes, almons, pecan
nue, English walnuts, cream nuts, Boston
tea.
Among those who were present were Gen. o.
Q. Howard, Judge Dim, Mayor Bowen, Ma Tor
Ben Perley Poore, James Clephane, ST., Lewis
Clephane. Hon. A: G: Riddle, Rev. DR.. Rankin,
Il. Florence, Hon. C. T.. Cox, and Simon Welt.
Esq After full justice had been done to the bill
ifare the feast OF reason commenced, and the
toasts were announced as follows:
I. I" The day and a wha honor it." Response
by the President. Song" Annie Laurie" by
2. -" The Poets and Poetry of Scotland Re-
Spouse by Hon. c. z. Cox. Song Castles in
the Air" By Miss Eliza G. Simpson.
.. " The Poets and Poetry Of Germany"
Response by Simon Wolf, Esq. Songs, (Duette)-
Il would that my Love-" Messrs. Hart and
Weyss. STANDARD Bearer" X. Middleton.
B. =" The Poets and Poetry of Ireland" Mr..
g. I" The judiciary Of Scotland, may thew hang
together in their Decisions of Law as they do i'm
their ideas Of pleasure" Miss Alice Gray sang
6" The Queen Of Great Britain and the Pres
ldtnt Of the United States Honored Rulers and
Honored Nations" Response by Rev. j. f..
Rankin, ID. ID. Song-"God Save the Queen"
T." Scotland. Her chief Glory and intellec-
fual Independence OF her sons Responded
~ M r sw Es tst Song in charscteT
and Mcleod
g. America: the promised land which Burns
IN vision saw, where rank is but the guineas
stamp. the mans the gowd for a that.'S Res
pOnse by Gen. o. U. Howard. Song" Within
mile Of Edinboro' Town" Miss Kate Wood.
8 The Cradle or the Ballot box; which? or
RPSrAna hx A a.
" When the Rye Comes Home" Alex. Patter-
10. " Kindred Societies,
II. I" The Bonnie Lassiesn Response nv Mai.
Ben. Rerley Poore. Song-"Jennie with the
Light Brown HAIR" The President.
At II O'Clock the company retired from the
banquet room, when the tables were cleared
away and the apartment was speedily convert
ed into dancing hall, when all who were that
way inclined enjoyed the dance.
the District of Columbia held its annual convo-
cation last evening, at knights of Pythias Hall,
corner Of Seventh and ID streets, and elected
the following officers to serve for the ensuing
year:-Grand Chancellor, Fred. G.. Calvert. Of
Damon Lodge; Vice Grand Chancellor, John
u. paughton, Mount Vernon Lodge, Grand
Scribe, John III. Darne, Hermione Lodge; Grand
Banker, John wheater, Webster Lodge: Grand
Guide, Louis Lemkul, Germania Lodge; Grand
Inner Steward, John A. Mclean, Excelsior
Lodge; Grand Outer Steward, X. v: Henry,
lor, John w. Thompson, fills the position of
Venerable Grand Patriarch.
The reportto the Supreme Lodge, which holds
it, annual session in the city Of New York i'm
March next, shows the Order in the District to
se IN highly prosperous condition. 1t is as
follows Grand Lodge; II subordinate lodges,
1.4c2 members in good standing, IL deceased, 81
rejected, % suspended; received during the
year by subordinate lodges, GIG, 1878; ex-
pended, $3.50; on hand in subordinate
lodges, 81 ,S7ss9; received by the Grand Lodge,
81 $40; per capita tax received, sls2; expended
To- Ieiief, s4ys2S9l; widow and orphan and
Plant, Clarence I'll. Barton, Edward Dunn,
Harry krohneimer, w. p. westwood, r. j.
Middleton, Joseph s. Martin, c. w. O'Key,
francis Wood, John g. Dudley, Hugh Divine,
y. X ,. Curtin, X. Lawson, John W. Thomp-
son.
Representatives to the Supreme Lodge: Hugh
". DIVINE, y. X. n. Curtin, and Edward Dunn.
SAD CASE OF DRowkISG.-About II O'Clock
Monday night, as the Pay masters Steward of
the Tallapocsa, Mr.. Harry Holford, aged q
years, was with two friends going on board that
vessel, now lying under the shears at the Navy
Yard, he fell OF the gang-plank into the river
Lanterns were at once procured and ropes
not rise to the surface, hut il was found yester-
Gay morning, near the bow of the vessel, badly
cut and bruised. DR.. w. w. Potter, Coroner,
ten examination, and the jury rendered a YER
diet OF accidental drowning" Deceased was
Formerly clerk IN tne w ar Department. and
has been in the Naval service about four months.
walnut cOffin was made in the joiner's shop
for the remains, and his funeral took place from
the Navy Yard this morning.
GONE TO ALBASY.-On the through train
northward, on Monday night, were the follow
ing prisoners, in charge OF Captain Croker
and Mesers. Mcfarland, R.Waters and Sprague
bound for the Albany IN. W penitentiary:-
VIM. Shaw, Randall Bowie, VIM. alias Spider
Brown, Emmett Tasco, VIM. Saunders, Henry
Hammond, Theophilus Clark, Isaac Walker
and VIM. Warren, the street rioters, convicted
OF assault with intent to kill Oficer Lawler and
Alfred Snowden, convicted Of assault with intent
20 kill, and Wm- Howard, convicted of Grand
larceny. The frst-named prisoner was sem
fenced for three years; the second third and
fourth 70 two and . half years; the others of the
rioters to two years; Snowden for two years and
Howard for eighteen months. =.
THR FTRsr NATIONAL GUARDS held a meet
ing last night at headquarters, No. 325 street,
When Capt Callan and First Lieut.. HuIse TEN
Sered their designations, which were accepted;
ana resolution was adopted that the election
% MI the vacancies thus created should not be
neid until the fun number OF memberp provided
Tor In the constitution should have aA opporfu-
MY OF taking part In IL. This course Vas taken
BY the omcers named because OF An impress;or
that the election held o few weeks since va
premature.
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