Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-05-07
SOCIETY NOTES.

II not having been generally Understood that
the Tuesday and Friday evening receptions az
the White House have been discontinued, q
number OF persons called there last evening
and were greatly disappointed to II nd that Mrs
Garfield was too mucn indisposed to see even
intimate friends.
1t is understood that the reprehensIble prac-
tee OF making the East Room at the White
House lounging place for lders Is ID De broken
be allowed to go through it only In company
with an usher, as has long been the case with
the other parlors. In this way only VIII it be
any length Of time and prevent untidg eS peope rS
from carrying IN dirt and vermin.
Mrs. Dahlgren with her family left on Thurs
day for nfty three miles carriage drive 70 her
summer home on South Mountain, Maryland.
The house which she has rcmodeiled into a de-
lghtful manor house, standing beside park
OF more than one hundred acres. was ia the
long ago famous hostel or wayside inn. It
stands on the old national road, ana has
sheltered under Its roof Clay, Calhoun Web
ster and many other famous men. In a clover
OF South Mountain was fought In the last war.
and It was here eN-President Hayes was
wounded, when colonel OF an Ohio regiment
DIR. Thomas Craig, LEFT Washington on the 4th
inst, the anniversary OF their marriage one
year ago. for trip 10 Europe. They sail by
the Cunard Steamer Algeria on the llth inst,
TO be absent some months Upon their return
they Will reside IN Baltimore, he having been
made Associate Professor OF Mathematics at
the Johns Hopkins tniyersfty.-Miss May
Kear1ey a cousin Of Gen. Phil Kearney, has
been visiting Mrs. Julia A Roberts also near
relative OF the Generals.
Mrs: Mary Clemmer win pass the summer at
while absent occupy herself with literary work
winch she mas engaged 10 supply 10 publishers.
Major and Mrs Winthrop purpose spending
the summer as usual In Europe, ana probably
will take vessel going through the straits OF
Gibraltar that they may visit the Islands
Ia the Mediterranean Miss Marie Pres
Salyin1. is the niece OF the late Chancellor
Nicholas OF Kentucky. Mrs. J. " Carlisle, or
street. who knew Miss Prescott's relatives
Wen In Louisville entertained her while she was
here.-Tbe wife OF fex-representauVe Wood
bridge, OF Vermont, is visiting Senator Morriii's
family.-The many friends In Washington OF
OF the death OF that lady, which occurred at
their country residence IN Maryland yesterday.
ARMY CHANGEs.--MaJor Thomas M Vincent,
assistant ad1utant general, now at New Orleans,
La, is ordered to repair to San Antonio, Texas,
and report to the commanding general depart
menr OF Texas for duty as adjutant general OF
that department The commanding general
P. Martin, assistant adjutant general, from
duty as adjutant general OF that department
and assign him TO duty as assistant Inspector
cent. The operation OF special orders directing
Post Chaplain David Wills L. s. Army 70 con-
tinue on duty at Mcpherson Barracks, with
station at Atlanta, Ga, until April I. 1881. Is
EXTENDED TO June /, 1851, when Chaplain Wills
win proceed to his station In the department OF
the Columbia.
AFTER GRANT SCALPs IN NORTH CAROLINA
Judge Tourgee (author OF "a Fools Krrand7
and his band OF North Carolina republicans
have prepared their plan for the removal OF all
Grant men IN offlce IN that state Gen. p. B.
Hawkins, is to succeed Mr.. Isaac Young as reve-
nue. collector at Raleigh; an ex-Congrecsman 20
sudceed Robert Douglass, as U. s. marshal OF
the western district, and DR.. Nett, revenue
collector In the other district, Is to be removed
A clean sweep In North Carolina is contem-
plated.
BOSsfsm too Great q Price.
II the party can only be saved by allowing
Conkling 70 boss II and the President it fs moi
worth saving.-Neto RduenJournal, (Rep)