Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-01-10
AnluNenlents. &c.

| could not be expended for the employment OF
| Idle men merely.
AmuSementS. DC.
FORDs OPERA HoUSE.-Miss Calhoun. the
promising young actress. will play Juliet In
Shakspeare's tragedy, at the Opera House this
| week, supported by very good company.
| Barton Hill. George Denham and Mrs. Germon
are among those who will support Miss Calhoun.
| NATIONAL THEATER--JOhn Mccullough the
| great tragedian, Will play aI the National this
/ week In some OF his celebrated roles. He Will
appear In '.Richelieu" TO- night, and at the mat
| i,iee Saturday.
| CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.-Miss Lula Yelling,
the wonderful young pianist, will appear In
concert at the congregational church On the
| by MISS Isabelle Freddy, Mr. r. Arnold Mr..
James Mccormick. Mr. +. F. Yelling. and a
chorus OF twenty -four young ladies.
| AMATEUR OARsMEN-NdttOnal Regatta on the
| F0t0n0c.-At the meeting of the executive
! committee OF the National Association OF Ana.
dispute In regard to the citizens regatta On the
Potomac, October 18th last. was brought 10.
and j. Dixie Doyle. secretary OF the PoJOmac
ciub, appeared for his club TO protest against
the referee. Mr. James p. Willett. Messrs Pc
| iersen, Hinchman and Saunier were appointed
"a special committee 10 investigate and report
and when to hold the national regatta in the
| coming season was brought up, and Washing
| ton was selected as the place.
the Columbia Boat club OF this City met Sat-
| urday evening, and the bOat-hOuse committee
was directed to order two new four Dared shells,
and 10 place the boat-h house at the disposal of
inaugural committee on public comfort for the
accommodation of some military company
| ELECTION OF OFFICERs-The annual election
| or officers OF Acme Encampment NO. s. Knights
| or Atlantis, resulted as follows: Commander Sir
! Knight John L. Grouse, NJ. D.: Vice Conrnan-
der, Sir Knight RoDt. Arrow; Scribe, Sir knight
DeX A. Smith; Treasurer, Sir Knight John NJ.
Waters; Chaplain, Sir Knight Tnos. p Stacey;
| Medical Director, Sir Knight Eugene Bettes NJ
D.. Herald, Sir Knight W. H. Waddington;
Guafo OF inner Gate, Sir Knight j. 81. Jackson;
| Guard OF Outer PoSterE, Sir Knight j. D. Burns:
| Regents. Sir Knights II. A. Kaiser V. E. Rams
| burg. w. 81. Quackembush.
The Washington Yacht Club has elected off,
GERS Tor the ensuing year, as follows: William
Slocum president; Lewis Wells vice president:
5. +. Allen, secretary; Edward Hager, treas
9rer; .: \. McGregor, corresponding secretary;
directorS-E0ward Shafer. John Hager James
Bell, Z. Collins and John Hahn
U. o. Forresters, Court Washington, No. g
nave elected the following officers Tor the ensu-
ing u = term: NJ; L. Benton, c. r.: a. B. Beall. ".
George Brown, Treas; IL. L. Clarke s w; VIM
Maltel, j. W; Ii. b. Wooden, S. B.; A. E.
Lewis, J; B.; }. T. sothoron and W. p C. Hague,
Al regular meeting OF Lebanon Lodge No.
- ana A. NJ. Friday evening. the following
officers were Installed for the ensuing masonic
Chas S Price. j. w. w. l.. Sears secretary;
W: j. Acker, treasurer; Theo. G. Demoll, S. D.;
John g. Merritt. j. D.; Thos w. Sweeney and
John l;n Mclaughlin, stewards, and Val Ruebson.
The stockholders of the Central National
BANK elected TO day the following directors:
dard, II. Browning JAS. S. Edwards Z. Charl-
ton. II. Strasburger w. II. Clagett. Henry
Dickson. VIM. E. Clark, and D. T. Thompson.
Miss ELEANOR CALHoUN,-JULIET.-T pro.
auction OF Shakespeare's love tragedy OF
Romeo and Juliet. at Ford's opera House. to-
fhtlC tool ,Nyfo
iDgtOn young lady who made a successful
essay upon the dramatic stage in California,
ana VINO now Is prepared to pass through the
crucibe test of an exacr1ng classic performances
before an audience which viii be representative
OF the entire country. Her courage in crossing
the continent for such purpose cannot but
win admiration and compel respect, and If the
venture IS success, as it promises TO be, it
Will NIL void now existing upon the English.
speaking stage. Miss Calhoun comes among us
WITH every advantage except experience. Her
to!lette5 Will De or surprising beauty and of
rare magnifcence. California believes In her
future, and has provided an outfit such as The
young girl OF Verona may have worn in those
years OF classic and commercial splendor. She
viii have the rare advantage OF the support OF
Mr. Barton Hill as Romeo, whose brilliant
acting In the star part OF comedy OF The
CIV nor is so SO pleasantly remembered. Mrs
Ge!mop, The Old Woman Eiouuent' OF the
t!gr. has returned to 1t to aid the fair young
u tG'ante, ard viii act the Nurse. Mr.. Frank
LaWlor, as Mercutlo Will also add TO the menta
strength Of the cast. The scenery has been
specially prepared, and will be effective and
appropriate. Juliet will be repeated on Tues
day ana The Hunchback given on Wednesday.
DEEDS IN FEE nave been recorded az follows:
[. c. Bailey to W. Ludgate, lot I'll, BeaIl's ad-
qlllon to Georgetown; s225. B; FL: Warner TO
trustee, to n P. Lexington, lot 50. Sd iss;
soOoe. Commissioners d. 6. to NJ. !. HaIlis,
lot 2, on Broad Branch road, s.. E. j. Wheat
to A. Burgdor, lot 2, 50. So $500. Timothy
s4.355.55. Lewis Clark to Eugene wilson. lot
40. OF Pleasant Plains; s.. Davenport and
BroWpi1g trustees, tow, S. Hunt, lot %, 50. rs
COO Martha j. Alter 10 J. j. Albright. part s.
son, lots and $. sub. lott, so: S2s; 81 30 T. E.
Waggamaa, trustee, to c. S. Drury, lot S, of
nBelleview:" $500. Walter Bennett to Frank
Hodges to Fannie L. Briggs, same property;
s.. JOS Fletcher to George G. White, lot Is,
50: 5ls; s. 200. VIM; D; cassn, ct al. to Cnas b.
addition to Georgetown 81 3S5.
MARRIAGE LICENSES have been issued to ".
q. Ewe OF Cayuga county. n: T., and Sadie
ard OBrien and Mary O'Niel: Benjamin Gwynn
and Lena Barnes; A. a. kOsSOn and Maud Seyle
OF CulPeper; w. E. Koldenbach and Lizzie l..
verniil1on; w. Fl. Wagner and Alice Wicks;
Richard Fl. FantIeroy, OF Old Point Comfort,
Va, and Martha A. Parker; Washington Cross
and Rachel Webster; Daniel E. Eoeriy and
NctuTid u. capt. JONI a0Q
Annie q. Draper; W. w. Stewart and Henrietta
Lawrence
A TERRIBLE FALL--ADOut 1880 O'Clock this
morning colored man, named Frank Carroll,
while shOveliDg snow from the roof OF a new
building on Itn between G and Il streets
northwest, slipped and fell TO the ground. a
distance of 90 feet, striking cross beam in his
descent, receiving serious internal injuries.
LIOUIDAT1NG THE METROPOLITAN n. E. CHURCH
af no n
church special effort Was made toward LIQUID
ating the debt OF the church. Notwithstanding
the bad weather there was q large cOngrega-
ton, who listened to a sermon by Bishop An
drewS On faith. Bishop Simpson then reviewed
the history OF the church. and said that the
debt was $4,000. II the church here would re-
duce the deot to S25 900, the other would be
met outside OF the congregation. The sum OF
$4,000 was then subscribed. At the evening
meeting Rev. Bishop Simpson preached on 1.-The
Worship OF GCd," and the amount was increased
TO $4,000, leaving but s., 900 to make up the
sum asked by the Bishop. Among the subscri-
berS to tine fund were: Pew %, (the Jackson
family.) s. 600; NJ. G. Emery. 81 200; BCharluon,
i,025; r. j. s. Perry, 81 ,02O; Z. L. TullocS, s525;
5. S. Eenk.e, $500; X. n. Barr, $500; S. NOrment
$500; J. w. Shiles, 500; Ladies' Association,
$500; +. A. Luz, 1923; w. b. Evans, sl25; Rev.
Charles Adams. $40; Samuel Fowler, 500; Judge
w. b. Smell sl25; W. ii. Main Il Bro slOo; A.
b. DuVall 800; Mrs j. NJ Green, $780, j. F.
Havenner, 500; Ed. Graves, Sl25; Thomas j.
uensey, 1925; Mis-. Eliza i. Duvall Sl00; George
w. Gray, Sis; j. C.. Tasker, Sllo; j. W. Match
ell. 500; A Lady Friend. 500; Geo. w. Connor
$780, BaPr a Brother 800: Charles FDr1 500