Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-05-24

PROF. sHELDON's MAY BALL.-The thrty-sIxth
annual May festival took place at Sheldon's Hall
the season. throne erected at the east end OF
the roo m was covered with richy-colored carpet
chairs and adorned With birds and hanging bas-
kets of natural flowers. First in the order OF ex-
ercises was the GROWING OF the queen. Miss Nat
Tie walker, q handsome girl who possessed the
regulation quoenly form, with the added charm
OF abundant hair OF the real red gold Just now In
dressed In PALE cream-tinted brocaded satin, cor
sage square, nDished with delicate lace. Her
crown was OF orange buds. The crown bearer,
little Marion Proctor, looked about as big as
fairy. and as graceful, too, costumed in q white
s.tin dress, with pointed waist, low corsage,
the whole profusely trimmed with seed pearls and
lilies or the valley The maids of honor all looked
Lovely ana acquitted themselves well. Miss Minnie
Simpson In white cashmere embroidered in SILK
and trimmed with oriental lace, white ribbons and
Marechal Neil roses; Miss Nina Havenner, white
satin ornlmented with beaded passementerie and
roses; Miss Hinda Burke, white tarletane, red
ribbons and roses; Miss Annie Havenere On Miss
May Walkers place.. white alpaca, bead passe-
monies, Prof J. 81. GATE, and floor managers,
Messrs. Milton Davis, j. R. B. Webb, II. E Barrett
BILE, as Is usually the case with gentlemen In the
regulation sHalow.tail coats; one devoutly wishes
that one swallow could make summer on such
occasions. After the browning the grand march
by the junior class was executed with military
precision. Several beautiful fancy dances followed
by Misses Florence Croghan, Amy Thompson, Lille
Baker and a number of others; when came as last
on the fancy part OF the program, the May Pole
dance by ~, Misses IS Flor CrSghan. Amy Thompson.
day, Nina Manger, Eva Stern, and Masters Willie
Brownlow, grandson OF the Old parson,) Robert
program OF seventeen Dances including the din.
cult Lawn-T Tennis quadrle, the beautiful National
n sd a and db the and N,wpor values
hours" Among those present were Mr.. and Mrs
Manager and family; Mr. and Mrs. G. Thompson
and daughter; Mr.. and Mrs Lewis Baar and family:
Mrs. Fanny Baker; Misses Mamie and Grace Sill
serS' Mamie Chapman, Darlington. Ryder. Ken
fa steP Carrie Eva
Merritt and daughter; Mrs G. NJ. Smith and
daughter Enl'; Mrs Gen. Bacon, Mrs Whitcomo;
sons; Dr. +. A. Halliday and daughter; Mrs. j. A.
White, Of PhiIadephia; Mr.. and Mrs. McEwin;
E. and r. F. Danforth, A. L. GOsling, I. S. Oren.
dorf, Edward Davis, John Riggles, II NJ Lincoln,
Jud Lincoln and Oswald Burke. Miss Myra Webb
received the gold medal for selling most tickets.
SALES OF VALUABLE REAL ESTATE Messrs
Ihos D. Fisher & Co., real estate auctiOneers, have
recently maze the following public sales Of vaua-
BILE properties: The northeast corner OF 18th and
streets, fronting 200 feet on 14th street and los
lots and 49, square al, fronting 81 each on the
west side OF Kngman Place. to X. Z. Frey for Sic
square foot; lots 90 and 100. same 'front.' to John
A haywood for 6Oc. square foot; lots 92 90 ana o.
same front, to r. GOldachmid for 44c. square foot;
lot 81, same square, fronting 25 feet south side
OF street near 18TH containing 5000 square feet,
to ". p Marsh for 6Sc. square loot lots So and 81
same street and dimensions. to james E. Waugh
Tor CSC. square foot, and lot So. me purchase ser
10r t5c square loot; part lot 49, fronting on east
SIDE or k1ngman Place, to ID. j. Particle for acc.
square foot; part lot 4S, to j. F. Green for 26c
square loot; part lot AZ, to same purchaser tor 35c
square foot: part lot IS. to purchaser for 42c
square lOot: also, lot 8, square 454 known as No.
III TN street northwest, to Daniel BaIlaup for
$4,000; part lot /, square 245, corner 18Th and
streets, 10 Miss Kate Leddy for sl1, $50.
TRANSFERS OF REAL EsrArE-Deeds in fee have
been flled as follows: C. s. Drury to T. F. Wagga-
man, trustee, lot and g X g. SO. III, "a 50O part
a. SO 10. 200: 1856, 1885, 49, 1911 and 2O3 10 eli su
6.5, sl4,3OO; and z So CT, 81 eco; Al, So 2O9
$500 part TO- So N s., SO5 81 and So. 50 3O2 and
Blumer, part II, SO. 9s4; s5175O Horatio n Easily
to j. W. Easily, part 3. So. 1926; 8. Geo. E.
Emnons ct al to John E. H-wel ct al, lot 9 and
part 10, SO. 926; g. W. F. Mattingly ct al,
trustees, to John B. Ally, tUts to D. so. 176;
1859. 4S. d. orc. Callaghin. trustee, to L. M
Saunders, part z, SO. Isl; 500. s. Maddox ct al,
s., 800 '
HELD FOR HOUsEBRFAKING.-Three co!ored
youth S, named Walter McKenny, Isaac West and
Alexander Bryant, were put on trial In the Police
Court to-day under the new hOusebreaking law
Dr. f. w. Leach, OF HillSdale. testified to his house
Delng entered In the day time and some money
taken from his trunk. Sergeant McCathran and
OllcerS L. b. and w. T. Anderson testifiei TO re-
covering 81 from under the porch OF McKenny's
mousse Bryant WAS held in 1000 bail Tor the
grand jury, and the others dismissed