Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-08-29
Summer ENTERTAINMENTS.

Inc third anniversary OF the st. Mary'S Lit
erary and Dramatic Association is being ap-
propiiateIy celebrated to day at Lnfier's gar
dens The celebration viii be kept up this
The Washington and Baltimore Butchers
Combination will give grand barbecue and
festival at the Schuetzen Park September 18th
and 9Th.
a select excursion under the auspices OF
AnacOstia Lodge. No. q, F. A. A. NJ, will be
given next Wednesday to BlackistOn's Island.
Next Saturday evening, at 8 O'Clock, the Sue
leaves for Ter last trip this season to Piney
Point ard Point Lookout: These trips have
been very popular, and their renewal next
summer will be looked forward with pleas.
ure by all who have avalled themselves of the
opportunity to go on them. The Sues paSsen-
gers are well taken care OF.
The nklin Temperance Legion excursion
to Norfolk ard the Capes leaves next Saturday
evening at 7:30 O'Clock, and returns about 6
Monday morning. 1t will be mad in the
Louise.
The complimentary excursion rendered the
sayfSM OF as eSenak ne
Jane Moseley, and goes to Bluff Point aud
Wicomico Bay. 1t will be one of the pleasant
est trips of the summer.
The excursion to Ocean City, Tuesday Sept.
3, offers still another attraction. The prOpri-
etOr Of the Ocean Hotel has agreed to furnish
sleeping accommodations to the excursiOnists
free This is probably the last excursion TO
this great ocean resort this season, and the
two former having been SO successful in point
OF pleasure, many will avail themselves of the
great attractions offered.
THE POTOMAC FRUIT GROWERS AssoCIA-
TON" met Tuesday at Mount Vernon Springs,
Va, the president. Chalkley Gillingham, in
the chair, and B. j. Janney secretary pro tenn.
An interesting essay, by DR.. Hood, of the Ag-
licultural department, giving valuable Stats
tics concerning the Introduction of fruit into
the United States; an instructive essay on the
Fig by MI. e. +. Needham, and poem, en-
titled Liberty, Law and Peace, by DR.. Breed,
were among the papers read. The exhibition
OF fruit was the best the association has yet
enjoyed. There were 81 specimens of apples,
Al Of pears, of grapes, Of peaches, 2 of Fl g,
and OF ounce; also, some fine specimens of
dried peaches and apples exhibited by Stacy
Snowden, Of Fairfax county, Va. The presi-
and pears OF several varieties; Stacy Snow
den, apples; DIR. McKim, pears; Col. Chase,
splendid white grapes Mr.. N. w. Pierson, of
Fairfax county, Va, apples and grapes; DR..
Rowland. Duchess pears and two varieties of
apples; Mrs. Kuehllng, English Heath peach +;
Gen. Balloch, fine pears of several varieties
The following were received into mem Oersnip
Nicholas Dubois, Otis Bigelow, Chas. E'ife
Mathew McEwen, Mrs. A. A. McEWen, w. W.
Johnston, Seth Hillman, Mrs. s. NJ. Baldwin,
IL. S. BOyn1On, w. w. Jackson. An invitation
from the Alexandria and Fairfax Agricultural
and Industrial Association to participate in
| their next fair was accepted. The folio wing
committee OF three was appointed to arrange
a list OF premiums to be awarded at e lch meet
| ing of this association for the best specimens
OF fruits and flowers placed on exhibition from
time to time N. w: PiersOn, DR.. Jewey and
JudsOn s. Brown. The association was enter.
| tanned by the glass ball shooters, who exhibited