Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-12-30
CITY AND DISTRICT.
AEiGsenenfs. &c, Tonight.
F0RD'S OPERA HOUsE.-The Colonel
NATIONAL THEATER-The Vokes Family.


1.-THE COLONEL" AT FoRD's OPERA HousE-It is
very rare that more finished performances seen in
tbs city than that OF The COIOneIat Ford s lt has
been pls yed now for four nights tn fine audiences
The stage setting Is Few, and the company is up
TO the highest standard even in small details.
The play, as Elo-t everybody knows, was written
by Burn. nd. OF the editors OF the London
Punch, and SatriZeS the Tegning folly in England.
Mr. Eric BIyley, Miss Bayley ana Miss Sanger are
artists in the front rank. and il i hard 10 imagine
anything more charming tnan their rendition OF
tie second act The Colonel viii appear to-
night tomorrow afternoon and Tomorrow night.
Then he gOes 10 the Park tEeater, \. Y, for long
run
BANK OFFICEKs-At meeting OF the corpora
tors OF the y tional SayinEs Bank of the District
OF Columbia, held II its Office on Thursday even
ing. December .9lh, Mr.. Benjamin T. Snyder, who
has been Urea slIrr OF the bank since It's org MIA
tOn. was elected president, ID succeed William
Suckney. deceased. and Mr.. Albert L. SJurteyant
was elected treasurer, To succeed Mr. Snyder.
THE UNION SOLDIERS AIII.SCE-The third an
nual banquet OF the Mon Soldiers Alliance was
given II mans last evening, Mr.. Harrison Ding
OK committee, consisting OF MeSSrS Will A. Short,
- f Thomson and W. III. Mills. TO1stS were re-
ssponded 10 10y A F. Mcmillan, A. Hart. n. NJ.
ninghan, Hon Geo. III. Roberts, OF Nebraska, Dr.
d. W. Bliss and representatives of the press
WASHINGTON CATTLE MARKEr.-At the Queens
town drove yards con the Metropolitan branch
Baltimore and Ohio railroad, three miles from the
till. LtNlS ID. Means, proprietor, wednesday 30
head Of cattle were sold TO butchers al a6 cents
per pound. $50 sheep and lambs were sold as fol-
lows: Sheep, 44a54 cents per pound; lambs,
ea26H cents per pound Cows andcalves brought
soasSo- The state of the market was brisk.
ELECTIONS OF OFFIcgRs.-varlous ORGANIZATIONS
In the District have recently elected the following
others: Golden Rule Lodge, No q, .. o. F.
Lew Maggie, " c.; Z p. RhOderick, V. c.; Z. X
Sherwood, Per Sec; W. H. shomo, Rec Sec, and
Wa Gibson, Treas
Franklin Lodge, No. :, X. of P-w. J. Ferguson,
&C; Andrew Lauxman, '. c.: Theodore Sniilin,
her, NJ. o. F.; j. II. Cook, h. OF X AMI S. Repre-
sentatives 70 Grand Lodge: c. E Miller. Lem. c.
Fugtt, c. r Williams. W. ii. Shomo and N. III.
Stevens Trustees: Lem e. Fugitt, for eighteen
months; Josh Clark, for six months
EiJan Lodge, No. 80, i. o. b. B.-L- Fellheimer,
j. Hirsh, Rec Sec; A. Stern, financial do; s. OPP
PenaGsi,nsr, inside guardian Representatives, to
Herman Trustees: II. King, IT., NJ Loeb, s.
B.eoeE, NJ COaen. j. Herzog.
s GSlisban LSdE EN- No. 10 O. FTJohn Il.
:; James III. Boss, K -; u. H. Ridenour, Treas.
g. H. COLLISION, Z. W ShiIes, L. Ii. Rdenour, school
The ofncers-elect of Columbian Encampment
Ne. i, / o. o. T., for term beginning January l.
les2 arr: T. = oBrien, C. p; Oliver DufOur, ii.
W; J0nn H.. SeincTt, scribe; James Hughes, f. =
b. A htider, Treas, am Dr. John Edwin Mason,
Oriental Lodge, No. Is, i. q. o. F.-Charles
SchnelGeT, y. G.; Simon CoblentZer V. e.; +.
steiiilc Hlan-l.tI SeSFettTS, IL Ieseicr, record
In SecrCtsTy; John l. No1t, treasurer.
Excelsior Lodge, No. II, *. or PIP. C., 4. j
Wei-ie; L. G., George H. Wheeler; V. c.. George
W. Wedman; =, Robert l. Amery; VI. OF f., JOS
7. Coidwell tre-el-cted;) VI. OF E., VI. c. Mitchell
Qe-elected;l X. OF r and =, Il. F. Evans, gre
eiected) VI. al A., j. I. Gibbons; o. c., j. Hay
ward, (.c-app0intea-l Trustees: j. T.. Coldwell
W. II. M0hler ana III. CogginS-
Eureka Council, No. s, Sons Of Jonad.b-F. A
Hcldcn, PC; j. E W. Thompson, p; s ID. New
comb, NC; Lewis Thompson, VIC; W. Bender
treas; e. ID. Hudson, RS. B. l. Finley, F.S.; Il
II. Johnson, e.; ChaS- Burdlne, AG.; John Locke
LW-; ThOs B. Marche. O.W.; Thos> B. Marche. X
W BenGer, s d. NeWeOmb. j. z W. Thompson, Il
A. Holden, representatives TO grand council
The staten mt that the National Land Leag ne
bf. nch Of the irish American Land League ASsOcfa
to3, Lad reoTgaphej is incorrect The old "Geral
DIM Club" orgalixed in this city some dozen year
ago, organized WedneS day evening OF last week
In view OF the present crisis In Ireland, and
elected the following officers: President II
Emmett Urell, yice-presfdent, j. ID. OConnell; sec
retIry, Nm. Ryan; treasurer, Thomas Auntx