National Republican., 1883-05-22
EAST WASHINGTON.

= Washington hall, corner Third street and
Pennsy lvania avenue southeast, was filed
with very select sssemblage last night, IL
being the occasion Of Profs. Birmingham and
Golway's annual May ball. The exhibition
programme was as follows: Queen of May,
Miss Edith Roberts Queen of Flowers, Miss
Katie Lawson; Maid Of Flowers, Miss Eve
lyn Fairfax; Queen of Beauty, Miss
Julia Skillman Maid of Beauty, Miss
Daisy French; Queen of Dancing, Miss
Helen Soule; Crown Bearers, Misses Teaty
and Aggie Dillon. l, Queens March; 9, En-
trance to the Court of Flowers 3, Crowning
the May Queen A, Cinderella, by the Queen
of Dancing; 5, Grand March o, May Pole,
by Masters Sherman James, Archie Roberts,
Chester DENLY, Walter Beatty, and Alfred
Glascock, and Misses Bessie Roberts
Katie Beall, Clara Bright, Aggie Dillon,
and Madge Whiteley; Z, La Cachuca,
Miss Maggie McDonough 8, Sailors
Hornpipe, Master Alfred Glascock I;
8, Highland Fling, Miss Lizzie Andrews 10,
Tambo Pasde Tampa, Misses Madge Whiteley,
Buddie Dillon, May McCauley, Ada Boswell,
Emma Bright and Bette Dare; IL, Gin
derella, Miss Helen Soule; 12, Highland
Jettie, Master Archie Roberts and Miss Bessie
Roberts 10, Fishers Hornpipe, Masters AL
fred Glascock and Charles Ford; Ia, Aerial,
Miss Maggie McDonough, 10, Gun Dance,
Misses Bessie Roberts and Helen Soule ;
16, La Pas Tyrian, Master Alfred
Glascock and Miss Lizzie Andrews I;
II, Rope Dance, Misses Madge Whiteley and
Buddie Dillon; Queens Set, Masters Alfred
Glascock, Charles Ford, Chester Beatty, Sher-
man James, and Misses Edith Roberts, Katie
Lawson, Julia Skillman, and Helen Soule.
The fancy dances were executed in
nice style, and the little ones were very
graoefui in their movements. Three hand
some gold medals were awarded as follows :
First, Miss Bessie Roberts; second,
Miss Lizzie Andrews; and third, Master AL
fred Glascock Prof Golway acted as master
of ceremonies, with the assistance of the fol-
lowing committee: Mossrs. NJ 0tterback, @.
M. Otterback, w. Betts Isaac Scott, and
Harry Birmingham. The orchestra was
under the leadership of Prof. L. M. Kruger
Among the many present were Mrs. Bacon,
Mrs. II. Il. Weaver, Mrs. Beatty, Misses Flor
ence Croghan, Gussie Sherman, Katie Fem
ming, Susie Book, Katie Entwisle, Ottie Smith,
Flora Engle, the Misses Mclaughlin, Maggie
Weaver, who performed very difficult fancy
dance; Gertie Henry and Katie Kinslow, of
Alexandria, and Messrs. w. Entwisle, Il.
Cook, b. Atwell and j. l.. Proctor, of Alex
andria.
A sail boat caEsized in the Eastern branch
during the rain storm yesterday evening.
The boat had but one occupant, and he ar
rived safely ashore.
A meeting was held at Ebenezer church
(colorsd) last night for the purpose of form.
ing missionary society to reclaim the colored
youth in this section. Mr.. Atkinson, the
president of the meeting, made a very lengthy
statement Of the object, and among his re-
marks he said that from June 30, 1881, to
June 30, 1882, there had been arrested 1896
colorod youth between 10 and 20 years old.
He appealed to the colored people TO assist in
every way possible in this work. Appropriate
resolutions were adopted.
The yacht Dreadnaught, Of the Eastern
branch, broke her tiller on her way home
yesterday evening, and was taken in tow to
her landing place by the yacth Magic.