The Evening critic., 1882-05-05
EAST WASHINGTON.

The literary and musical entertainment and
hop by Eureka Council, No. 8, $. of j., at Wash
ington Hall last night, was without doubt the
most successful entertainment ever held in
East Washington, both In point OF attendance
and seloctness. Tho following choice pro-
grHmme was rendered Plano solo, Miss Lille
Bender; solo, Miss Ida Seymour; recitation
DR.. N Frank White; solo, Miss Emma Levy;
reading, Charles II. Dabbltt; recitation, Dr..
Duncan; comic song, Mr.. Harry McKelden
reading, Miss Cordelia Levy; flute solo, Mr.. II.
L, Bart; recitation, @. A. d. Boyd. At the con-
clusion Of above programme the party ad-
journed to the lower hall, whore dancing was
indulgcd in until n. m, Among the throng
present THE CRITIC noticed Mesdames Lille
Davis, Julia Darby, Clara Thompson, Lille
CAN'T, fIottle Johnson, Maud Thompson, Belle
Cavis, Lille Davis, Mr.. and Mrs. l. l.. W.
Thompson, Major and Mrs. Newcomb, Judge
Weed, Grand Chief, $. OF j.; Messrs. 7. d. Nc
Lain, Edward Darneille, Fred Lowls, Louis
Thompson, Byron Finley, Jay Smith, Phil
Kraft, II. W. Bender, chief operator Western
Union Telegraph Company; Guy Wines,
George Kcrns, Jesse Carr, ]. W. Bender, W. N.
Hudson, United States jail; Henry G. Darer,
Of the Land Office, and many others. The
headed by Mr.. Thomas i. Marche. The fol-
lowing floor committee performed their func-
tions admirably Messrs Lewis Thompson, d.
L. Finley, N. u. Acker, Lewis +. Holden and N.
i. Lewis. Many regrets were expressed when
closing time arrived, and 1t is hoped Eureka
will repeat her effort at an early day.
Tonight tho young and successful eyange-
lists, Messrs. Bently and Jones, hold their fare.
well meeting at the Fourth Street NJ. Z. Church.
Short addresses VIII be delivered by them to
the converts, and new hymns will be sung. At
the meeting last night twenty-threo penltents
presented themselves at the altar, and nine
conversions occurred. During the four weeks
of these revival meetings nearly ono hundred
persons have been converted. The farewell
tonight will doubtless be packed 1t ia gener-
ally regretted that i'll health causes Messrs.
Bently ana Jones to close their labors thus
early
The usual largo crowd OF pleasure-seekers
were in attendance last night at Professor
Birmlnghams reunion. Among those present
were Misses Ada Cross, Nora Quinlan, Emma
Carr, Cora and Lizzie Hutchinson, Ida Perkins,
Oracle Dykes, Laura Waters, Emma Webster,
Carrie Duynll, Matte and Mollle Connor,
Katie Filming, Annie Wilkinson, Flora Nc
Cutchion, Messrs. Ferd Schmidt VIII Dew.
reaux, Al. Riddle, George Howell William
Dykes, Frank Stuart, Will statoy, WIN Nc
Kenzie, Joseph Brown, and others. Active pre-
parations are being made for Professor Blr
minghams May ball, which takes place on the
18th instant.
| Unless the dangerous habit OF allowing
children to steal rides on the rear end of cars
and Herdics is promptly suppressed by par
| ents, THE CRITIC may have to announce
| series of accidents during the approaching
| warm season, resulting from these causes. A
little girl fell from the end OF a Herdic on the
| Avenue, near First street, this morning, ant
| the wonder is that she was not severely in
| jured, instead OF being coated with mud from
head TO foot.
Mr.. W, w. Hudson, the jail officer who frs
| discovered the body of Charles X. Wilson, tn,
| party who attempted suicide at the jail las
| Saturday, was in attendance at Eureka Coun
| ciPc entertainment last night, and the wa,
| he "shook a FOOT was q caution.
| The apprentices in the Steam Engineering
| Department of the Navy-Yard will have to de
| vote the next three months to rubbing OF
| shop machinery, and 1t is, therefore, appre
| hended at the expiration of that time, II the
| have not learned anything about the trade
they will, at least be expert "rubbers."
A lively female clawing and scratching rel
counter occurred last evening on Georgi
avenue, near Ninth street southeast, betwee
two maidens Of dusky hue. The pair took I
their heels upon the approach of the police.