Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-04-14
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.
A Plea for the Grass.

Nj. EdHoT:-Allow me TO inquire through
your columns II anything can be done to pro-
tect the grass of our street parks. For these
improvements we have been heavily take =
ana they are virtually our property. IL is,
therefore orr privilege and our right TO have
them preserved from injury. Again, tn ~
were intended for the ornamentation of the
city and to beautify our home surroundings.
Shall those who have no taste for the beauti-
full and no interest in this matter be allowed.
without rebuke or penalty, to thwart the o.
ject for which our money was paid, TO Iav
waste these delightful parks aud convert
them into banks of sand and dirt?
Will not parents and teachers inform the
young under their charge that il is wrong
TO trespass on the grass? VIII not policemen
do their part TO keep off the numerous vag-
rants who may daily be seen iCunging upon
and in various ways destroying iR Ii We
have any law TO protect these city improve
ments let US al once have proclamation
from the chief % police irstruciing his
subOrdinates To arrest such offenders.
Allow me here 10 make a suggestion in re-
gard to the government parks. / notice that
in all parts of the city, as soon as these reser
vatiOns are finely sOdded or sown with grass
myriads of destructive feet are, without
restraint. making ''sheep- paths across them
III all directions, and in many plaC es tramp
III down and destroying every green thing
indeed swarms Of boys resort 70 some OF
meats. Finally. however much We may be
taxed for street aud park improvements, We
never can have beautiful city while 900
human bipeds are allowed 10 trample upon
them continually. CITIZEN.
A Mortar Hes. Road
Eft'OT StO: Ii the authorities who ordered
me recent improvements on eth street N tho
Vicirity of Howard University. will visit
al locality to-day they can have an oppDr-
tuiliiy OF seeing what an excellent mortar
htd Il road makes that is gravelicd % with
Nell' W clay. That road has been almost inn
passable in bad weather for several years
OUT IL is now simply horrible. VICTIM.
THE JEFFERSON LITERARY AND DEBAT-
IN" SOCIETY, an organization formed by the
luplls OF the Jefferson grammar school of
The 18th district, and fOstere,t by the graduates
Oh mat school, gave a very agreea BILE enter
talnment last night, in the presence of a large
audience. at the jefferson school building.
inns consisted of readings, Rotations mn-
seal exercises both vocal and INSTRUMENTAL
ana dramatic selections. Phe young masters
VINO acquitted themselves with commenda-
bic excellence, We're ably seconded and mate
rally assisted by the pupils OF the female
grammar school, taught by Mrs. Martin. An
interesting feature of tie evening was the
presentation of the society's medal 10 Master
douglass Moore, by Prof Jos. All. Thompson
III neat address. 1t was gracefully received
by tine recipient in n speech which might
wen nave come from an older mead. The
pr0ceeds realized We're quite handsome, and
Will be applied 10 the purchase OF additional
volumes for the school library.
MARRIAGE LICENSES.-Thn following Ii
cehSeS nave been isSued:-JOhn Biiield and
annie annie boyle, Alexander Craig and Jane
coleman, Daniel Webster and Rebecca Jane
Lancaster, Isaac Fitzhugh and Nancy
smith, Rev. Henry Marshall and Harriet
Ann Davis, g. W. Horton and Susan T. Ter
rit, w. G.. Zimmerman and johanna Dol
drell.
SUIT AGAINST NORMAN WIARD-TbiS
morning MeSSrS. Stanton and Mattiugiv on
tered suit for Howard Ellis agt. Norman
Wizard for fee of - 900 due him for services
lnattempting 10 affect a compromise between
Ward and his judgment creditors i'm New
York by paying p cents on the dollar.
THE most stylish collar YOU can wear IS
the Warwick. ASK for il at The gents fur
nishing StOTes--iG1