Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-01-02


same reason there we're no receptions at the resi-
depces Of Vice President Collar, the members
Of the Cabinet, Speaker Blaine, Gen. Sherman,
Justice Miller, of the Supreme Court, and other
officers OF the government. The ladies' Of the
families OF a number of Senators and Represen-
tstives, and of many of our most prominent cit
zeDs received their friends as usual, however,
among them the following
Mrs. George W. Riggs and her daughters,
Kate and Alice, At their residence on street
Mis-. Senator Pomeroy and Misses Searle and
TiTlinghast, Il street. MFRS. General Giles
A Smith snd Mrs Charles Ewing, street, near
Ii street. ''''Mrs. Senator Patterson, 9th
street, between ID and f. ''''Mrs. Senator
Harlan and Daughter. IL street. Mis-. Sen
assisted by Mrs. Belle Griee, OF Phlladelphia,
at Mr. Shepherds residence in Grant Place.
Mrs. Colonel VIM. Wall, 1923 10th street.
street. Mrs. and Misses Evans, 10th street,
between l. and Nj. - Mrs. 5. Mitchell. 9Th
street, between and n. ..'.Mrs. Gen. Whit
tl.sey and Miss Pauline johnson, tl2i 10th street.
Mrs. DIR. y. j. Todd and Mrs. VIM Il. Todd,
dr., Sd and f. streets. ....Miss Carrie Todd, 81
and G streets. ....Mrs. John W. Boteler, Il
street, between 9th and 9Th. :. -Mrs; VIM. NJ.
>huster, II street, between 9Th and eth streets.
Mrs. L. A. Gobright. + street, between 9Th
and eth. Mrs. Fitzhugh Coyle and her
daughter, Miss Mamie Coyle, SI2 street.
Sd and Az. ....Mrs. Jos. }: May, street, be-
tween 9Th and 9TH. Mrs. X. L. Merrick,
1903 street. :.'-Mrs Frank Rives, + street,
between 18th and 18th. ....Mrs. Benjamin
BealI, 4ss Louisiana avenue. ....Mrs. A. T..
Perry and daughter, street. between 9th and
eth. MIR. II. Is. Mohup. 1909 L street.
Mrs. Col. Wright Rives, + street, between
I'd and Sd. Mrs. Jourdan Maury, 1912 X
street Mrs: Dr. Maynard, 1905 n street.
Mrs Major Br0Sn' Waa street, between .,.
Mrs. Major Cash, and I'd street. ...-
The Misses Ft udall, * street and Indiana ave
nue.. ~. Mrs. Dr. May, 81! G street. ~ Mrs.
Middleton, 56S New Jersey avenue. -. Mrs.
jos. Redfern, III street, between 18th and 18th.
Mrs. S. ii. Kaufman, 10Th and Nj streets.
10th. 80. Mrs. Lewis j. Davis, Miss Mamie
Davis and Mrs. Nettie Morgan, NJ street be-
tween 9th and 10th. -. Mrs Col. Mason, 18th
street, between I and X. ''.' Mrs. Lawrence
j. O'Toole, Lafayette Square. -. Mrs. VIM.
HI. Dempsey, 18th street, between l. and NJ.
- Miss Mo!lie Beale ana sisters, Pennsylvanis
Coyie, f street, between 9th and eth. - rs.
Clark Mills and daughter, street, between 18th
and 18th. -. Mrs. j. w. Thompson, 18th, be-
tween G and II streets. 49, Mrs. 5. r. Brown
and daughter, at Mount Pleasant, north Of the
city. -. Mrs. W. W. Moore and daughter, 9Th
and streets. THE Misses Barclay 10th
Misses Roach and Miss Ross, 18th street, be-
tween and Z. 80. Mrs. Jos. 5. Wilson. 18th
str. eft, between and f. Mrs. X. W. Mid
5leton, 1925 9Th street. ,,..wm; II. A. Blood,
IL street, between 1ith and 18Th. .'..Mrs. j.
p. TustiH, 1925 1 street Mrs. II. Koch, 9I5
ID. street, between 9Th and 10th. Mrs. H.
NJ. Prince, and daughter, New York avenue,
near 9Th street. Mrs. Dr. Lindsli, No. ass
street. Mrs. DR.. Wadssorti q street,
.'.-MIs. DIR. Newman. i5G st,e Mrs.
+. A. Lutz, corner Z and {. stree and Mrs.
J. W. Msury. No. so street, age receiving
their triepGs; also, MIR. %. ID. Barrettan ladies
80 N street, ana Mrs. Judge Casey, ID street,
between 50 ana 4th streets .'.' Mrs. Gen. Ter
Ter received mary callers ~ the Headquarters of
Marine Corps. auu At the Center House Mrs. Col
Haywood, assisted by Ms. Ellsworth and Mr.,
Harrington, received. .'-'ars. Judge Ulia re-
ceiyed al her residence. 1913 y street. ....Mrs
). Fowler, assisted by her daughters, received
and ENTERTAINERS number Of friends on street.
near 9th. -''' Mrs. =. ". Browning, assisted
. by Misses Judd, Cannon and Thompson, re-
| ceiyed large number OF callers az her resi-
dence on Missouri avenue.
The following also reCeiyed:-Mrs Robert
Leech. at her residence, on III street, between
Nth ard NJ streets. Mrs. DIR. Eliot f street
between stu and 9th. Mrs. Z. Hanna. cor.
ner OF 9th and T. streets. Mrs. w. ID. pa
.idge, 9th street, above ID. Mrs. q. W.
Adams 1904 X street. Mrs. j. e. Meg uire
+ street, between 9th and 9Th. Mrs. John
Purdy, Al street AIRS. 5. T.. Fenwick,
street, near 9th. Mrs. DIR. Newman, at the
parsonage OF the Metropolitan M. E.) Church
Mrs. James A. MeDevitt, Mrs. y. Il. era
mer. Mira. DIR. Morgan ard Mrs. L. T.. Lloyi.
: AT the National hotel Mrs. Judge Clifford.
Mrs. Srerrill, Mrs. Kelsey and Mrs. X. NJ. Hall
entertained numerous friends. AT the St.
James Hotel none OF the guests received, but
Mrs.. Bunker, the wife OF the host. had open
Kamsden, Vim. Harregan and Mrs. w. l.. Wall
received their friends.
From II O'Clock until late in the day, Navor
Emery and lady, assisted by Miss Clara Emery
and Miss Hazleton, we're busily engaged in
receiving their many friends among the
callers, were several Representatives ard
number OF prominent officials. Major Rich
ards, Alderman Chase, Captain Brock, and the
iieuteBants OF the Metropolitan Police also
called. bountiful collation. was served in the
dHing room, at which hot coffee took the place
of BtoNic ating drinks.
MIR. NJ. NJ. Kaighton, president of the New
Jersey Republican Association, received has
many friends at As y street Captain j.
iyler fowell welcomed large namber of
friends, especially members of the Masonic
order, at 9i2 Nj street. Collector r. A. Bos-
well received at his residence. io1 9th street,
). w. 1.-THE ladies OF the family of General
John Z. Cox received at his residence, 2l3l.
street. ''~Mrs. General Butler and Mrs. Sen.
ator Ames, Mrs. Admiral Porter and dau ghter
Mrs. Senator Stockton, and Mrs. Peter Parker.
Who were announced to receive, did not 10 so
on account of the general suspension OF recep-
TORS in respect t. tie M mory of Mrs. Belknap.
49, Mrs II. Semken and Mrs. Franklin Philip
dlu not receive on account OF the indis pOsition
OF those ladies. '...Mrs. A. s. Solomons was
prevented from receiving her friends on ac-
count OF the death OF a neice. .-.-Col. 4
Luby' and LADY At their residence, 49, II street,
received their many friends dlrin: the day ana
entertained all in a handsome manner.
IN GEORGETOWN.
Amor those who received In Geor getown to-
LAY were Mira. Henry ID. Cooke, Mrs. General
NJ Michler, Mrs. h. q. FAINT, Mrs. w. s.
Huntington, Mrs. Emma II. Il. y. South worth
the Misses Abbott. Mrs. Vincent Taylor and
daughter, Mrs. r. l.. Cropley, Mrs. Steele and
daughters, Mrs. Kearney aud daughters. Mrs.
VIM. Hunter and daughters, Mrs. +. w. Jones,
Mrs. Hugh Caperton and daughters, Mr.. Jos
libbey and daughters, Mrs. Geo. Waters and
daughter, Mrs. Helm and daughters, Mrs. Cant
and daughter, Mrs. ID. l.. Shoemake and daugh-
ter, Mrs. j. L. Mitchell, Mrs. r. F. Wilson and
daughter, Mrs. DIR. Riley and daughter, Mrs.
X. A. Shnn and daughters, Hon. james Brooks
and lady, Mrs. Whiting, Mrs. DIR. Kidwell and
daughters, Mrs Boucher and daughter, Mrs.
William +. Seymour and daughter, and many
others. Mrs. James 5. WEIGH and daughters
did not receive, as the day was occupied in pre-
pairing for the grand masquerade at their resi-
dence to- night.
A BRUTE IN ELIzABRrR, n. j.. SHOOTS MS
ACID MoTHKR THgoUoH THE HRAD.-A man
named Michael bingham, living on Clinton
street, Elizabeth, n. j., murdered his mother,
MS. Mary bingham. on Thursday forenoon.
The murdered weman was the wife OF John
bingham, Who Is employed at the Cordage