Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-07-22
Picnics. Excursions, &c.


Columbian University Phi Kappa Psi Fra
ternity, Will give moonlight excursion to
marshall Ian next Friday evening. Steamer
j. W. Thompson Will leave her wharf foot OF
O'Clock.
TIE Arrowsmith will leave next Saturday at
$50 for BlackstOne's Island. There Will be Il re
hours on the island for fishing grabbing, &c.
The Metropolitan Police excursion to Glymolt
comes oil tomorrow. The arrangements are
complete. and most enjoyable day may be an
ticipated. The CoIeoran Will leave at 10 H..
4 pm. and pm. The last boat returning will
De 10 time for The street cars The excursion is
for the benefit Of the widows and orphans of
deceased members OF the force.
Persons desiring delightful change from the
depressing heat OF the city, can enjoy an hour
and hairs ride on the Potomac river TO Alex
andria and return, any day during the week,
10r 10 cents OF ID tickets Tor 50 cents, on the
ferry boats.
The Mary Washington win leave team TO-
morrow for Occoquan Falls
a NEW LODGE OF ODD FELLows.-A very .ull
meeting OF the Grand Lodge, l. Y. Q. F., OF the
ODD Fellows Hall, It'll street, Grand Master A.
II. Gawiey presiding, to take action in relation
TO the granting :. Charter for new subordinate
lodge, application for which was several months
since rejected, owing to difference Of opinion
at that time respecting the necessity for a Rev
subordinate body. renewal OF the petition
hsd awakened considerable interest among the
members OF the Crder and larger attendance
the result last night The committee to Who.
the subject had been referred submitted two
reports and after full consideration the mi.
nofity report was adopted by a vote of 62 to 81
granting charter to II members who have
taken withdrawal cards from other subordinate
bodies, and who will proceed TO organize under
their new charter, holding their meetings prob
ably, at the ball On eth street. The new body
Will take the name OF Golden Rule Lodge out
the number has not yet been determined upon
The next number In order Of issue would be ri,
but majority OF the charter members desire to
assume NO. t. which was the number at
tached to Jonathan Lodge, OF Georgetown, in
stituted December 81, 1929, but which became
l defunct some three or four years later. The
new body starts out under very favorable aus
| pices, some one hundred and fifty applications
! being now pending for membership.
A BRILLIANT "EDpiNG.-The elegant resi-.
/ dence OF ex-Mayor NJ. G. Emery, No. 2O7 street
northwest, was filled last evening with q num-
Der OF prominent people to witness the mar
rage Of General S. S. Henkle. one Of the leading
! me- nbeTS OF the District bar, and at one time
! acting attorney general OF Ohio, 10 Miss Clara
| r., daughter OF the host. Hon {. J. Uenkl9
! brother OF the groom, and Mes9rs. Applegartf
| and John Emery, or Baltimore, were present
Rev. DR.. Baer, OF the Metropolitan Church, per
/ formed the ceremony. The display OF wedding
| presents was unusually large and handsome
| At 10 O'Clock Gen. Henkle and bride LEFT for {
| tour OF the principal watering places their tTlE
! 10 extend until fall Among those who Wit
| messed the marriage besides those af0remen
District commissioner Twining, Lieut.. IL. L
! Hoxie, DTs- Pool and CLARK, Judge ShellabaTgeI
| Mr.. and Mrs. Fassett, Mrs. s. 2. Brown, Nj
| samuel Fowler and daughters, Mr.. and Mrs. j
| W. Boteler, Mrs. and Miss McFdllS, Sanue
| Norment, j. C. NcKelden, L. Z. 1ngersoll, MI
and MRS. E. b. Hay, and many members or tnj
District bar.
BABY FARMING IN WAsHINGTON.-A0out
month ago II came TO the knowledge or Lieut.
Ecklon that q Coiored woman named Ida Week
was about TO take charge OF an infant scarcel
two months old-the child OF Tobias Wilkersol
and wife, who were staying at the Contnenta
Hotel. Lieut.. EclllOf advised her not TO tax
charge OF the child. II appears, however, ina
| she did take charge OF 1t while the 1ather an
mother left the city for month. 1eSterda
the parents returned and arranged TO g
back TO Norfolk and take the chill
with them, and the cOlOred WOma
accompanied them to the wharf. when sh
was about to transfer the child TO the custod
OF the mother, she found that 1t had died, an
the officers OF the boat refusing TO take Tn
corpse on board. they took 1t back 10 the co
ored woman's house In the alley back OF I'll
Continental hotel, and ir was prepared T.
burial, and inferred this morning. It was 81
ceItained that a physician had been attendtn
the Child for cholera infantum, and certificai
was given that that disease was the cause {
\ death.
| THE EXCURSION OF John Wesley NJ. E. ZiC
| Church Is uOstUOnei until July the 9th.