Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-12-22
Lecture on Forcfather,s Dav.

At the meeting OF the Carroll Institute last
evening Major j. f. Mallet first vice president
of the society, delivered fine lecture on the
landing Of the Pilgrims and the celebration or
that event under the title of ''Forefather's Day"
The lecturer after reciting the removal of the
Pilgrims from England to Holland and the
events which TRANSFERRED during their residence
at Leyden, gave graphic account of their vOy-
age thence across the English channel and the
Atlantic and their anchOring in Cape Cod har-
Dor On November 81. 1920. The landing at the
site OF the present village of PrOyincetOwn the
explorations of the land and coast of the Cane
Cod peninsula, the discovery of Indian graves.
the first encounter with the natives the PaOmet
river, upon which some desired to fOundethe
colony, the further exploration of the Massachu-
sets coast and the landing in Plymouth harbor
were all given in interesting detail with Illus
trations sketched on the blackboard
A map of Plymouth harbor. sketched by Cham
plain on the occasion of his exploration of that
harbor on June Is, 1905, fifteen years before the
Pilgrims landed in America. was then exhibited
by the lecturer in volume of 'Champlan's
Voyages, published in Paris in 1913 Plymouth
harbor was named Port st. Louis by the French
and the excellent map and description given BY
Champaign, said the lecturer, have been favor
ably noticed in the published reports of the
United States coast survey. Major Malet, re-
1errIng more particularly to the celebration of
Forefather's Day. spoke feengly of the Pill
grims and commended the patriotism of New
Englanders who celebrate to-day their landing
on the mainland in Plymouth, although the
exact date. it is now clearly established, was
December 2lst. new style. The meeting of the
institute pleasantly concluded with some excel
lent violin solos by Mr.. John J. Harley.
MURDEROUS BLOW ON THE HEAD WITH AN
AXE.-A triangular fight was developed in a
Police Court case this morning. in which James
Watkins was charged with aSsaulting Annie
Watkins, his wife. and George Carter: and Car
CHARGED wit Woft
first corner of the triangle taken up was the as
sault OF Watkins on his wife. She told the
court that he only hit her on the back of the
neck with a little brOOmstick, and she had a big
family, and she didn't want to have him sent to
jail, because she couldn't do without him. The
court took his personal bonds in this. case He
was then Charged with assaulting Carter and
was dismissed on this charge. Carter was then
put on trial for assulting Watkins who took the
stand and stated that when he went home yes
terday he saw Carter, who is ragman in his
house, buying some rags from his (witness0
wife. Witness charged him with cheating the
woman. and he picked up an axe and struck
witness on the head. He showed the court a
frightful cut on the back of his head. and his
coat, which was saturated with blood The
court remarked that the blow that caused the
wound would have smashed the skull of an or
binary man. and he would impose sentence of
TO days in jail
AMERICAN LEGION OF HoNoR-Goldstein
Council. No. % (the oldest Council in the Dis
trict OF Columbia) has elected the following Off
GERS Tor the ensuing year: NJ Bruckhemer
commander; Ed. S. Fletcher. vice commander:
l. l.. Blout. orator; l.. Heilbrun. past cOmman-
der; Thomas NJ Reed. secretary; NJ. Cohen, col
lector; j. Rich. treasurer John E. Thompson,
chaplain: M. kohner. guide; Rudolph G. Lies-
Ter. warden; Daniel Pfiel. sentry.
THE PASSING REGIMENT"-The Christmas
matinee at Fords will be unusually brilliant and
&c fhn
undone that could possibly contribute to the
perfect presentation OF Augustin DAYS play
that Will be acted by his metropolitan COMPANY
Mr. Daily has evidently taken his title from the
great French picture in the COrcoran Art Gal
lery; ana the name Is quite suitable as the sub
jeet deals with the escapades of half dozen
young officers Of one of the militia regiments of
the New York national guards which has been
invited to stop over at Narragansett Pier while
on Its way to Newport for a summer encamp-
ment. No special regiment has been designated
by the author, and the characters are entirely
impersOnal, yet could be cleverly adapted to
Our Boys ;" the Washington Light Infantry. on
their visit to Cape May last summer. No one
play, while the hits are most palpable even to
the uninitiated A citizen of that peaceful To-
cality, Narragansett Pier, constitutes himself
committee, nominally himself chairman acts
alone and sets the whole machine In motion:
issues the invitation, puts his fellow-citizens
under contributions, decides how many soldiers
each shall become the amphitrion, and finally.
always going. speaking, trotting, acting, arrives
at bis ends. He imposes on his friend Winthrop,
one of the nOtablities OF the place, the charge
OF entertaining four lieutenants or the colonel.
at his choice. Winthrop chooses the colonel
and is not q little surprised when that superior
officer arrives with his staff consisting of his
sergeant-major, the adjutant, the lieutenant.
the regimental surgeon and all their servants
Now imagine to yourself what will come to pass
wnen all these dashing officers are let leOse In
this family interiorl