Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-12-17

Of the "Children's Hospital" which is to begin
this evening, and continue day and evening for
the rest of the week. About eight rooms on the
second floor in Vernon row have been engaged.
and are now being fitted up for the bazaar.
Among the ladies who win preside at tables are
Mrs. Ricketts,, Mrs. Justice Strong and the
Misses Strong, Mrs. and Miss Phillips, Mrs
Gen. Marcy and Mrs. Redfern. IN the refresh
ment room, Mrs. Paschsl, Mrs. Niles, Mrs
Webb and Mrs. Gait will superintend. Mis,
Frelpghuysen has taken the entire responsible
ity of the Boston tea party, aud will furnis'
everything for it-tea, coffee, chocolate, crack
ers, cake, and all the furniture for the litt,
tete-d tete tables which win be temptingiy sea-,
tered about the room. In dispensing the hosp
tslities of the room Miss Frelinghuysen will -
assisted by several other attractive young lsd.e-
- The Bachelors" give a german at Ma
rini's this evening.
Senator Fenton has engaged rooms at tn
Arlington for the winter. He expects his wifi
and daughter after the holidays.
Miss kdes has taken Admiral Porter
house, on G street, for the winter, and viii,
move into ii immediately.
The French minister aud his wife, the Mar
quise de Noailles, will remain in Washington
until February. Early in January they will
give a farewell ball. Miss Sims. daughter o
DR.. Sims, of New York, will visit Madame dc
guests at the ball. The Marquis and Marquis
de Noailles express great regret at leaving
Washington, where they have m Ide q host o.
friends.
mourning, will not receive this winter OF
Thursdays as usual.
Gov. Shepherd expects to occupy his re
modelled house before Christmas.
The Choral Society met last evening at tn
residence Of Gen. W. IL. Brown, on Sd street
The early part Of the meeting was devoted
business; after which, singing was in orde
until the new president threw open his dininy
room to the society. Songs, toasts, speeches
and mirth followed, and at a late hour th,
thrilling notes OF Ecce Guam BORuE died ava,
in the distance.
NAVY 0RDERs.-Acting Assistant Surgeon
Thomas Chiola to navy-yard at Philadelphia
and Acting Assistant Surgeon William j. Gro
nyn to navy-yard, Boston.
NOMINATIONS BY THE PRESIDENT. TIL
President sent the following nominations to I'll
Senate to-day:-Charles A. Phelps to be pensioi
agent at Boston, Mass; Alfred f. Howard, co!
lectOr customs, Portsmouth, y. H.; Seth L
Remington, collector customs, Oswegatchie, y
Y; Rev. James II. H. Brown, of Pennsylvania
fmosters-A. q. West. at Milwaukee; II
kessler, at Cincinnati, Ohio; II. W. Hasslock
at Nashville, Tenn; II. A. Brown, at East New
Brush, Elkart, Ind; VIM. NJ. Morrison, Ceds
Falls, Iowa; K. G. Reese, Para, ILL.,; Edward {
Webster, La Sale, H.; Vim. l.. Biyins, Goshen
Ind; Joseph l.. Moore, st. Peters, Nina; y
II. Merrill, Buchanan, Mich; John W. Locke
Wakefield, Moss; Orlando Allen, Prescott, Arr
IONA; John A. Bingham, Winona, Miss; L. j
Bowles, Mich; j. s. Banks, Cold Water, Mich
A. X. Bailey, DEBORAH Iowa.
THE FUNERAL OF Mr.. DKNT.-The funera
services of the late Frederick Dent, esq, will BE-
held in the Blue Room at the Executive Man
sion at $50 a. m. to- morrow, the 18th, DIR. Tit
fanny officiating. The remains will be taken b.
st. Louis, by the Baltimore and Potomac raj
road, at 11:3s The following gentlemen viii
act as pail bearers: Hon. Hamilton Fish; Hon
Lewis V. Bogy. U. s. s., Hon. f. o. Stannard
NJ. c.; Hon. Erastus Wells, NJ. c.; Hon. VIII
liam H. Stone, III. c.; Hon. Lloyd Lowndes
j., M. C.; Hon. JAMES 5. Negley
NJ. c.; General William Il. Sherman
The President, Col. Grant, Gen. Dent. CO.
Casey, Marshal Sharp, aud Gen. Babcock vii
accompany the remains to st. Louis. The rel
atiyes of the family and only few friends vii
be invited to the funeral in the morning. am
only such as have been invited will be admitted
When the remains of Mr.. Dent are taken To S.
Louis, those of his wife, which now repose a.
the homestead farm near the city named wit
be removed and inferred beside those of he
husband, in the st. Louis cemetery