, 1877-01-15

III charming hunoF, anil HcFer before played
singing .wts very fine, asti her limitations Of n
circu.-rider ns good sa1tcatuse m was ever
seen, and, o. 2 matter Of Soursc, tne s1d!snse
low comedian: Tie was Scry good,. and
showctt that hc it MI actor ot great YER
satilty. llts singing was not sli TINT
] never u e a'.e e"eee.. .s v"n v" % lad
but little to do, ami Tint wns almost entirely
o' ut her line, ret she acted ami dressed her
tart rs we'll as cOuld possibly he expected. Mr.
l, kocl, - ~ cteel1trIs ola lawyer gasc c'escr
Nett sunday evenin: Mis-. Elizabeth ron
stamn,wtz talscs her r,1ent.. For this occasion
she has ;slsstea Y1 ! r. y"n stosen,hal'; , xrsss
vnn MI s,a,nmwitz, ttnvc her debut in this
slty, has proved, herteff to be I.
ttc, not tn!y with thc ncEninnf, but also With
1 many Americans Niu, appreciate anc netting.
Ite"rnh counts among fcF l,cst characters, anil
thu Nsw chtcago T!,satre = %lll I, not hnse seats
ions to scc her Il, tlts really great role, aml to
show the appreciation tlry feel for the many
pleasant evenings her finn acting has afforded
them: She will undoubtedly receive wAfIn
Erccitus.
7'IIE TEMPERANCE CAUSE.
PROPOSED AMAiaAMATtoM or THE ToTAL AH-
sTiNESEE BENEVOLENT BnCiETlEs.
A meeting IT Delegates from about a dozen
total abstinence benevolent societies WIS held
yesterday afternoon In Maskel1 Hall, corner OF
uesplatnrs and jackson streets, fur the purpose
u5Yorn,iug u union of thu several socctics vi
this cisy. Mr.. r. II. llansbrough was called
upon to preside, AMI the Convention opened
with prnyer nntl all ndifcss from, tho Rev.
Father U'Sc. The Chairman then announced
tic object Of the meeting, and, in speaking Of
the common elusc of temperance, eah1 that 4
sertcs sf lectures upon that ali-tmportant topic
was projected.
The Committee IN Credentials reported that
the following named tutal.abstincnce, ttncyo-
each: Roman Catholic, IEny Family, National,
st. patrtck's, 1t. Hrl1Net's, iuung Mems, Fl.
Tus, Sacred Heart, st. Jaylcs, All Salnts, Vt.
:j1.hn's, St; Columbklll's, Young MEMS {of tho
The meeting being somewhat Of an intt!atory
step for tho forming Df the proposed union, #
was understood tt,at. The Convention sl,oald
takr nv .iciluite steps, but listen 10 explanations
fore ,lr. II. j. Magulrs wns called upon. lle
said that his hlea of tho proposed uufu,f
was the consolidation Of all tho several
temperance benevolent sottcties into union
Tor mutual benefit. III short, his IDEA WIS Tint
the sortcslee now containing about 2,0Uo mem.
bcrs, should u.Iltc. anA each member Should
psy fl intD The cUIniIOn fund. WhcH lncni
her dled his legal Representatives were tn he
given from the iu',sls Of tIle soctcty 300, Which
would to large help to Wmr people, For each
drath the mcmbnrs should be afsessctl 10 cents
10 Ell the trcn.ury. Thu nsscssn.eEta would
'uuTc thnE rcplaca t1le funds devoted tn tho
rcilcts Of the tceeased anu 50 the amount In tho
treasury would lie tonatautly increasing. The
wl!ulc plan wae for the formation Of All lnss1r-
nnec nint temperance association whose benefits
were plainly visible. For instance, should
person lnin and pay Its Initiation fec unll asscss~
uienss, his tntnfly would be entitled to $500 at
the tine ot Its death, 1lo matter where It oc-
currr. Air. Nagutrc eaft t1lat the surplus mon
cy which waa l,aid Into tic Society might be
used fur The tuiE!fng uf targs t.a1i Tor general
use, hut thu speaker thought lint the building
ii rctArinat0ry Institution like the Washtng-
tonIan ltomu wuull hc tho best Use that tho
money conId lc applied tv.
Other Speakers. MclutilH. NcssTF. N. ]. Car
roll, Daly, J. u. Erowlry, anl Mlskcal, favored
the formation III d benevolent nhlutl, aud st'yet
ut ltngth upon the benefits which this inemhera
would rccttyc ttcgei!u1n. II waa finally moved
that the sense oi tie Convention was tho forma-
tton vi 4 unft,n IA uhoye described, aud the lHo-
tto,l was unanimously carried.
X committee uf 0nc from each society repre-
scn:e,l MAS pplaJtntcd to meet i.cxt Thursday
night at O'clt,ck III Maskcli Hail, aud draw up
Il constitution anti bylaws 10! tls inion.
The Secretary Was Instructed II, request tho
societies which Wera not represented yesterday
~ lntn in tho fllnyc!ltHt, ind the convention
adjourned TIL The last Sunday In January ak
| u'clutk, III Masktll Hail,