Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-01-07

Down By the Sea" viii be rendered in good
style. Characters will he taken by Misses
swallow. Unlock anu Kennedy. and MeSSrS
Sailcr. Murdoch. Gisburne, Nyman, Wimslow
and y Hard
Lincoln IIdLi-The National Woman Sui
frag" association will hold its tenth annual
convention here tomorrow and "Wednesday
afternoons and evenings.
THE TEMPERANCE REvIyAL.-The new or
ganiZatiOn called the Franklin Temperance
Legion composed principally of printers. held
Z large and SHc"eSSful meeting Al Lincoln Hall
saturday night. with the following officers -
Hon. John u. Defrees president; MeSsrs. Nat.
Davidson. !. Henry Boner III. o. Moves. IL. j.
kchr. and John y. Bradley. vice presidents;
{. h. Davis and y. +. Eeyer secretaries Ad-
dresses We're made by the chair and MesSrS.
Andrew j. Bowen and Col D. +. Hoy. of Bal
tnOre- Hon. Hiram Price OF Iowa. and Rev
Mchehdrce Reilly after which the Legion WAS
president ami Mr.. c. II. Davis as secretary
Mr.. Charley <ye made brief address. and
was followed by Messrs. Gill and Deeply of the
Baltimore DashaWay Club During the even
ing 40 signatures to the pledge were reported
A large meeting of the Dashaway Reform
Club wa held last night at Lincoln Hall, and
reformed man. Charley Nye. Edward +. Peck
j. ". Reynolds. Alexander EggleStun and JAS
Lee. Appropriate music was iHterSperscd. and
many signed the pledge.
\ temperance society was formed yesterday
by the members 0f the Sunday school connect
ed with the Metropolitan VI. f. church. Rev
tlemcH Were elected to serve the first YEAR
Genl :. =. Hemckle, president: MeSsfS Boil
ton, Shiles and Atkinson. vice presidcntS Mr..
Barnes. recording secretary: Mr.. Fred. Me
kenneE. assistant recording secretary: Mr..
James Bushby, corresponding secretary: Mr..
l.. Henry, treasurer.
The Temperance Reform Club held its reg
ular meeting last night at Odeon Hail. Mr.. r.
h. Mclntire in the chair. Officers We're elect
ed as follows Capt; J. {. Wall president: c.
II. Nc Alister. 5. l.. Clark, A. StOddard. vice
presidents: l. =. Colley, secretary: T. X. Ne
Intire. treaSurer Prof. NimO. oTganiSt Ad-
dresses were delivered by T. X. McIntire, }.
Clark, J A. Jewell and w. L. Post. A number
of people signed the pledge.
MeSSrS. Wells and butcher lectured on the
subject, Of temperance last night at DR.. Sun
derIand's church. At the conclusion DR.. sun
deriand said he had uSged. in previous meet
ing. the Importance OF Christians giving their
support to the Police Commissioners. In his
opinion some OF the board were double-faced
men. presenting oneeide 10 the moral people
and the other TO the opposite class. They ought
70 be put off the board: He had heard that
~ the most expensive hotels for his services
II that were true the speaker did not want
want him in Washington, The people can do
the work themselves.
KNIGHTS OF PYTHAs.-SectiOn No. IS, of the
Endowment Rank Of the order of *. of p,
was instituted Friday evening last. and the
officers elect duly installed ion the coming
year. This new feature of the order. which
was adopted by the Supreme Lodge at its last
annual session in Cleveland, in August last
bids fair to prove a great success. Over 80 sec
tons were organized III December 1877. In ad-
u1iIon IL the temporal benefits accruing to
members an endowment Of one. two. or three
thousand dollars is paid 10 the family of de
ceased brother by The Supreme Lodge. The
officers elected were as follows: Justus I'll.
RathbCne. president VIM. p. WestWOOd, vice
president Theodore Snitien, chaplain: ASbury
\. Thompson, secretary and treasurer; John
7. WUOdfeld, guide; Theodore Miller guard:
George RyaM sentinel: DR. A. f. Johnson.
physician. This section is composed mainly of
members OF the order who reside in the east
ern section OF the city, where it vas organ
lied.
stalled the following officers: William H.
Falkcr, L. c.: James K. Watt. G. c.; William
Ii. DOUGLASS, V. c.: d. f. Richie, prelate:
John =. Finch. X. of Il. and 5. j. Thomas Mol
Henry Curtin. NJ ut A: Henry Feugal. |. e.:
Albert q. BrUSt, .. e.: \. J. Cunning. j. Thos.
Muing. ID. DaugIItOn, John ). Finch, and
John NJ Kline. representatives to the Grand
Lodge.
NPHANT0M BAIL.--An improvised phantom
bail came oh at Mrs. SOuthall's. corner OF 18th
street and New York avenue. last Friday nj ht,
commencing at s, and continuing TO near l.
o'clock. IL was marked by great hilarity and
amusing incidents. Some 20 TO y of the most
beautiful ami Interesting ladies, now SOjOurn-
ing in Washington. graced the occasion by
their presence. About the same number of
= =
contributed To the amusement of the company
The jttdHtOUlS were very taStefully and grace
fully COSiumed, and perfect was the dis
guiSc of the maSkerS that their nearest friends
could not recognize them. The whole thing
passed of most agreeably. and such occasions
only prove how much social pleasure and en-
JOymtHf are al our command when unaccOm-
panied by la bOrlOuS preparation and when
Tree from all form. oStentatiOn and display.
DEEDS N FEE have been issued rs follows {;
Fannie +. II Olden Ellen j. Middleton, s., 900,
part lot I. so. 81. John j. Riley trustee, to
VIM. A. Richardson, $1,000. lots IS to 81 A.. 81
10 60 II To 70 80 to ~, l04 10 no. sub. so. 7l9.
James McHenry to the president and directors
OF Georgetown College, quit claim OF his inter-
tereSt i'll land now occupied by said college.
George Mason to F. Z. Burke, s., lot 49,
sub. lot n. 81. "a. Ellen j. Middleton 10 same.
S7.0C0. lOJ X, So. 79l, aud lots and &, sub so
! 9.& James l.. Howard to q. +. Ide, s.. part
"HaddOck's HH.n w. w. Metcaif TO j. W.
Starr, s. 900. lots .. o. - TO 36, sv. 9ST. NJ T.
Siickney To III. T.. Alleman, 500, lot 50, So 737.
W, r. Hall to A. j. Gilbert. 8, sub. lot 81 and
. part lot 20 Of lot l. So. SIS. r. w. bowman ct
al. tOo.C. Green, si,U00 sub. lots L. s and T. OF
/ iotS l. and 3. 81. 65S.
ks-The confession is gradually being made
that ii there had been no politicians on either
side tO interfere with the armies the civil war
in America would have been ended in a short
time. The politicians commanded the gener-
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