Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-04-27

rttN' and ar an &c meDts are being made to pro-
u. Stuart, TO be placed there. Tne f Following 2
are The present off GERS and jireC1 Ors-.John n
bartlett, president; Il. +. Hunt, vice president
Thomas W Fowler, secretary; Z. A. Kidder
tTessuTer; VIM. k Mclean, G. Is. K. Colledge
Thomas Greer. A. II. Gawler, and VIM. H.,
childs, directors; and g. W. Mclean, libra
risn.
THR MAECH OF INPR0vENzST.-worxmen
commenced Yesterday taking up the patch
WORK focfWakot stone, bricks, boards and mud
along the east front Of the Treasury bVilding
wbicb has long dlshgUTed the building and been
an eyesore and stumbling block ts pedestrians
and new fOOtwalk viii be laid. on the grade OF
The ole one, sustained by a neat wall Just Inside
tie curb. The 1Ootwalk could not be laid down
10 the new grade OF the carriageway on 18th
street., because the foundations or the east wing
% the treasury building are not deep enough.
ire supporting wall Will be >urmOunted by a
aEF.
The property on the corner of 18th and
sItts, hvS ap.sd ty Mr.. j mes WOTmiey.
tSs been purchased by Hon. Samuel HOoper OF
Massachusetts, who has given Instructions for
Ire enlargement OF the building so ~ 70 extend
vii cost about -4J.Gb1.
Mr.. Cornwall, proprietor of the American
"a Store, on the south SIDE OF Penusylv ania
avenue, between i-th and 18th streets - about
20 Ease The building occupied by him 10 the
grace o. The avenue, and other buildings IN the
l.OSk WILL also be raised 80 a 10 correspond with
TIE estat ilslGt grade.
The LeiIs o: the Elliott fAniI, have potIsed
men tenants occupying stores r street. be-
iNteh sth and Oh, that they purpose building a
tour-s;Ory structure with an ron front on
street OF one hundred feet and running b4rk
tig.y ieet. and that Tie work will Commence
about the hIst OF May.
TIE NEw GovEENN Ployasea Re-srai
~ ~ sc'''irS q. -ess-T - Ns-- S~ai. fe.-The
building AZ the conner OF Eta street and Penn
sytVaria averu6. row temporarily occupied BIZ
the OtC6Ts % Tie government, will be too mall
~fen The government = fully organized, on tie
y q June snd 20 supply ample rg9p the bgi-i=
ing o. street. just above p-TnsyIy.nis
avenue. known a. Morrison buiidIn, has baan
rented Tor the purpose, and will sojn be really
Tor occupancy. AZ l. proposed that the new
the interest IN The city Of Wa HI gtOn IL. rue
present City Hall, and with tie funds accrt,iry
assisted by money appropriated by the I.egi-is-
tnTe, erect capitol building. A design has
been prepared for a seal tor the District. IL has
al inner and outer circle around the e,ya.
Between the lines are the words District o:
Columbia and the motto. jus ilia gmuibas-
Justice tor ALL Tue center piece - 4 pedestal
suTmo1Dtec bv figure OF George Washington.
tn the eide Of the pedestal stands the Goddess
q Liberty, at her feet the American eagle,
fOldlng i;s beak the scroll II Pluribas Unun-
tn the left Of the PEDESTAL are various imple-
ments OF commerce and manufacture with A
representation OF The rising sun. 10 the right
u representation OF the east front OF the
Capitol.
hAsoSIC CHoiR OFPICERs ELECTED At the
second annual meeting OF the Masonic choir
t-rt t1EANs inc iOllCNlDS o0lCels were elected
Tor The ensuing year:-kobert Ball, president,
neglected, W. HI. Brown. vice president H.
81 Bradley. n. 81 leader. Henry Fries second
leader; Henry DOnch, leader OF orchestra. .JnO
T. Schell, hrst organist: - Servos-, second
oIgahisi, - Chapman, third Organist. o. r.
Ihonps.n- sscretay, b +. Lloyd, treasurer.
george ". Wood, librarian. The board OF ii-
IecfOTs y composed OF the Leaders OF croirs o,
the several Masonic bodies each of which hava
regularly organized chOTs. The active ne M
bership =, AT the present time. about ninety IA
numbers. who meet regularly every Wednesday
evening for practice. y hHe musical library
las beer collected since the OF animation OF the
Choir.
THE Ma sonic Mutual RELrEF AssocIA
TI,S ret last night To consider a PROPOSED
change 81 their bylaws. by which rsr.of,s he
tween Tie sge- OF - aud - wears mi ght become
members The constitution a. II now stands
prevents any GRE over - wears OF age from be-
ing me mler. ard after discussion asst night a
Vote Wa taken on a resolution 10 strike ou. -
wears and insert -, " hich was rejected BY abont
20 one. The association now numbers $40
members the terms - tor msmbersbi.,
and - 1" per capita 20 be paid ia whenever
deafh occurs among its members. OF course a
iature 70 ray up these per capita assessments
promptly, iHCur- forfeiture Of an benefits ne
ASSOCIATION IL chartered by special act OF Con
gTess
kVUAL kIcHTs N THz REFORM School -
a lie Reform School of he District of Columhia
located few miles above GeOryetOwn il IN :.
fouTlshinR condition. Tie managers have ,le-
Cided 10 receive no more cOlOred inm stes until
increases 10
number Of COiOfed- Mayor Sgeeny sent a cot
CTSd boy there last SUNDAY. and was Informed
That they had adopted that rule. but As long a.
hsi Vas The fret one he had ever sent there
they would take him, but heTea fter none wouId
DE received bat whites rnJiI thew eanslled tina
cOlCTed inmates IN number.
LEE STREET lMFRovzsssT.-rEe Comui--
sOheIs ~ charge OF thi>wOrk Yesterday formed
eta al thelr books, papers, etc, to the Board
% Ilblc W OF X, who " ~ At once take chs "a
% nc improvement, IN accordance with the
PROVISIONS OF the amendment to tha a .iancg
OIL passed IN the last d4y- OF f,o.o,as. \, =
Understood that the work will he romuia,sd
according 70 the plans adopted by the Commss.
son oilslhSly IN charge, aud IL is eXpscted
that u viii be finished IA about thirty dxSs
THE "wssHISGToN CLUE. IRISH Cosyrov.
kAfioN, Was organized IA thi. city last nj Ehi.
IN accordance with the suggestion Of the Isish
cNies TO form such clubs Throughout, the
country. The new Club starts VI n eighty rner,-
ners. ana Mr John VI. keOgh was elected pre-I-
treasurer.
IRE 1HlRTEzrTH DISTRICT REPUBLICAN
CLtL a. theif meeting tuesday evening sdnp.ed
sresoiut0n OF thanks TO A. X Shepberd g.
for ms exeTtiOns in the recent camnaiyp xb;eh
resolution "a presented 10 him y.s,ardaT 10 ths
cOmmIttee-NessrS. j. r. Seitz. O. ~ SniIh
and Nm- Simpson.
IRON =. e. Parker We have Erer, S,f,.ra,,,
aud HdTpsrs Wsskiy for NAV q; rhe Lijg, 80
Nay. and the CtGtteTGo1 illustrated mag.zine
for children for May.
fRoN X. b. MOhun X Co. We have Fh.
fight al Dame Europs's school /" an amusing
brochure, illustrated by Mast
-
WASHINGTON has initiated New York in On.
very sensible hing IL has 4bOii.hsd eoru,rx Al
P"hi-nment IN ~ scho"ls-N. j. D.mocrat
PEREISs n HoUsE's Non FspIosive Ismn