New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1874-01-22
miscellaneous Items.

DR.. and Mrs. A. T. Augusta gave most
agreeable entertainment at their residence,
l. street, on the evening of the 18th instant.
Among the guests were Mrs. Hon. r. B.
Elliott, Mrs. and Hon. Mr.. Ransier, and the
three brides and grooms-Mr. and Mrs. Keith
Smith, Mr.. and Mrs. Slaw, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Gregory.
The three days. stay of our friends
Messrs. Wagner and Matthews-in New
York was made exceedingly pleasant by the
hearty and refined Inequalities extended to
them by the families of the Empire city.
We know of no two gentlemen more worthy
Of such attention, nor two more capable of
approaching it. Mr.. Wagner sailed for Paris
in the Algeria, of the Cunard line.
The Mignonette Dramatic Club, of this
city, indicted the newly-elected officers last
Thursday evening". William Cole, presi-
dent, vice DIR. A. T. Augusta; c. A. Fleet
wood, secretary, vice Miss Z. l.. FOrten (;
Miss Alice NJ. Parke, treasurer. vice Miss
Carrie Lewis, while Mr.. Thomas S. Boston
was kept in his old position Of director. in
which he has done SO we'll. The club, with
few invited guests, were handsomely enter
tanned by the new president.
Rev. DIR. Cromwell, of the Episcopal
Church, is making an impression on our COM
mopity aud filling to repletion his chapel on
oath street. A very solemn and impressive
service took place there on Sunday last-the
confirmation of dozen young people to the
church. Bishop Pinckney conducted the
service.
Many Of our young bellies and beaux
went to Baltimore on the 9Th to atteud the
party of the Junior Assembly, which is spo-
ken of on all sides as being a most brilliant
aud delightful entertainment. How could it
be otherwise with SO many 'good fellows"
and pretty and graceful ladies'?
Rev. DR.. Reeves, of Howard University,
is preaching very instructive and thoughtful
sermons at the Fifteenth-street Presbyterian
Church on Sunday mornings. He should
have larger hearing by our people.
1cddlim Om the Situation.
we WISH W cover all Vi ouT lduItS Will
the mantel of chanty-faults of manner,
faults of grammar, &C., &c. To this end
write as seldom as possible when crowded
for time, brother Downing.
iseply as seldom as convenient, brother
MartiD, when friend Downing is moved by
the spirit TO utter; and for peace sake, fol
all of our sakes, brother Straker, if the be.
aforementioned gentlemen will take opposite
sides of this native smoked Yankee method
when handling the same question, do not
lug in criticism on grammar, nor attempt
to compare the work Of parties.
Neither L, thou, he, she, nor you can bear
to have our work examined, nor our gram
mar touched. much less that the Kentucky
or Virginia white race should bring their
-'logic of analysis" to bear upon us.
Let us chop with the little axe Of truth
right manfully at the main question, which
by Interpretation, means hew down to the
ground any obstacle to dignified manhood
(womanhood included) in a sensible way, and
handle grave questions like china or glass
carefully.
can excuse some ill-behaved aspirant to
be somebody from Virginia, for not knowing
how to act toward colored gentlemen, be-
cause only gentlemen recognize one another
by instinct that very important faculty, o.
course, the average Virginian not possessing
he could not do the right thing in the right
place but you do knOw, and you were moi
made to tear out each others grammatical
eyes.
1t is first Mr.. Downing's grammar, then
Mr.. Martins grammar; and along l come
and say, "LOve is Mr.. Straker's grammar u
Mr.. Martin did not personify signatures
A'where is this thing to end? for by this time
it is" Just look here Cd. A. 81 at Med
dhu's grammar. Hands of, gentlemen.