The Evening critic., 1882-03-15
EAST WASHINGTON.

Two Subdivisions Of tho Associated Charities
held meetings last evening. Tho Ninth sub
division met at st. Mark Church, ON Third
street east, and was presided over by Rev.
lloridus steele, rector Of ST. Mark s, Tho
Tenth subdivision met at McCauley,s Hall. 1t
has been decided TO divide tho subdivisions
into wards, each ward 10 bo under the super
vision OF a visitor, thus eNpeditlng matters
when ncccssItous cases are brought before tho
Association, The East Washington Divisions
are heartily In earnest In thoir philanthroric
labors. Among those present we noticed
Mcssrs. II. u. Ferguson, Il. NJ. Hill, A. $. Solo
mons, s. W. Tullock, DR.. Kecch, Mrs. sarn A.
spencer Mrs. Miranda Tullock, Mrs. Jane g
Hltz Mrs. sylvester Taylor, Miss Brown and
other prominent ladies and gentlemen.
Allvely fistlcum occurred last evening about
$50 y. m. I'm the East Capitol park. All we
could get out Of It was that there wcre several
parties engaged, and one of them was named
Mike. 10 us 1t sounded something like this;
"Hlt mo agn, and I'll down We. "
"Ne VIII, will yc, take thatl
B9ngi iizzl zipl crashi
"Hold i'm. Police-mur-zip bang. "
"Oh, yo divil, ye."
Then promiscuous mix up, and n pair OF
Capitol policemen appearing on the scene, the
curtain fell
"with the Potomac constantly flowing on,
we are forced TO endure n beggarly lack OF
water, " remarked prominent East Washing
tonian. ayes, " remarked another, "it they
don't Intend to give us a fair supply of Poto-
mac water, why don't they give us some
pumps. The few pumps wo have are not
even kept in order, aud Joe Platz, who was
standing by, smiled.
congregation OF the Chrstadelphlans hold
services at McCauleys Hall every Sunday
forenoon.
The matter OF having a branch telegraph
oiIlco I'm East Washington is now being consid-
cred by the Western Union Company. The
people here are generally desirous that tho
office be established.
The roadway contiguous TO the Eighth Pre-
cinct station is in deplorable condition.,
there being n series Of miniature ruts, ravlnes
and llllOcEg dfrprtIy in tho middle of the
street. The probabilities are that unless the
proper authorities operate on this spot soon,
the District may have a number OF suits to
combat.
| Tho last contribution received by the pestl-
| ferrous crank, ''Guiteau's Cousin," 70 be used
| in the Court in Banc, was pair of number
| ten boots, donated by an East Capitol street
Stalwart, and 1t may be added, they were ap-
| piled externally with some vigor.
The East Washington Band of Hope held a
| very interesting and well-attcnded public
| meeting and entertainment ut Odd-Fellows'
Han last evening. During the evening con.
fections were distributed among the little
| ones in attendance The recitations by NJ iss
| Sallie Blandford, daughter of Ohicer Bland
ford, ELECTED hearty and merited applause
Misses Mollie Downing, Ella Casey, Daisy
| Hodgson and Mrs. Blanch Gordon were warm
| ly applauded. The success of this gathering Is
due largely to the efforts Of Mrs. Dr.. Rogers.
The reunion Of Profs. Pstorio and Mccoy a
| their academy, Washington Hall, last even
ing, was well attended by select number Of
ladies and gentlemen. The Oscar Polo Ian
ciers," LAWN Tennis quadrille," ''Minuet
| Lanciers' and several other late terpsicho
rean novelties were among the evenings at
fractions. Mesdames Ada Cross, Julia Grin
min, NJ. Metz, DIETRICH, Julia Darby, Ella Mar
ceron, Arnold, Watson, Mrs. j. p. Robertson
Messrs. Meigs, Bradshaw, Robertson, Brill
shelly, Miller, Sanderson and Brown wer,
among those present.
No new cases of smallpox were reporte,
from tho Virginia avenue locality today
The inhabitants thereabouts are frightene,
and anticipate wholesale breaking out o
the dreaded scourge among them.
Only one drunk at the East Washington sta
tion last night.
The second of a series of musical entertain
ments occurred last evening at the Ebeneze
NJ. E. Church, on Fourth street. The pre-
gramme was varied and well rendered. Mrs
Frances Dade, whose operatic voice is he'them
of comment, and Mesdames Frances Ridg,
way, Cornelia Mcpherson, Jackson, Mrs
Bruce and Messrs. Camper and Edwards file
the programme very creditably.
The small boys in the extreme eastern Sc,
ton have organized n formidable associatio
the "Guiteau Avengers" They are arme
with cudgels, and number fifteen sticks an
several dogs.