Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-08-10
Correspondence of TIM EVENING STAR.


FORTRESS M8SHOg, VA, August 9Th 1888
The Z. s. training ship Saratoga, Commander
Henry o. Taylor, which arrived In the Roads last
week on summer cruise will remain during this
week. Sac has ab5at $50 boys. ranging from Is
to 20 years OF age, who are being taught "the run
OF the ropes" THIS Is varied by an occasional
''run ashore" which the youngsters occupy In
visiting the fort ana sTeculating ON the range OF
the dlnerent species Of armament there displayed.
The of1cefs gave reception" last Men lay, which
was largely attended by the officers Of the garrl-
son and guests OF the hotel. Mrs. Evans, wife OF
Commodore R. d. Evans. assisted Capt Taylor in
RECEIVING his guestA capt. Evans commanded
| OF light houses for this district.
Tue revenae marine tfaining ship $50. P. Chase, ~
past Week This vessel has ten cadets in train
Ing iOr the marine service, and makes her head
quarters AT New London, Conn. She sailed yes
terday morning. being towed' out to sea by the
revenue cutter Ewing.
Capt Geo. w. Moore, of the revenu. marine, has
| ing Capt Warner, who goes to Buffalo for duty
on the lakes Capt Moore commanded the cutter
ColIa4, winch cruised In these waters some ten
Major Clarke, chief OF the revenue marine bu-
| reau, and Mr.: A. E. Bateman, the banker OF Wash
turned to wasanEscna Monday Ss a1eninRa ana
The marine hospital service have foun1 that the
barge Selden, Which was hastily pressed into SER
vice some Two weeks ago for quarantine purposes,
| is not suitable. AMI she will be replaced by the
steamer woodward, from New York, which is ex-
pected 10 arrive at the station near Cape Charles
The steamer Pinta is still in the Hoads awaiting
orners Sne was inspected by board OF naval
| ton; with the exception OF some repairs to her
machinery, which will have to be made before she
eo nsf to A he
brilliant one, the house having been comfortably
leu since the early part OF June. and it bids fair
OF two or three naval vessels. with their young
onicers, and the twenty or thirty young officers
duty at the artillery school, all Of whom ''waltz
ladies', and as they generally have their say when
summer recreation Is under discussion. the re-
on last Monday evening the ladies at
the officers Of the garrison, the Saratoga,
a most delightful AFFAIR. Mr.. Alex Legare, OF
south carolina, with Miss Imozne Webb, Of Balti-
more, ed, some thirty or forty couples participant
Ing. NUMBER OF exquisite toilets were noticed
Mss Webb. cream colored satln Miss Schaefe,
OF Memphis, old gold satin and scarlet brocade;
broidered with Will roses; Miss Poor, of Balti-
more. granddaughter OF Admiral Rowan, white
silR the n, Misses Livingstone Miss Lindsay. of St
The young people We're so mu n pleased with their
success that 1t viii be repeated on next Monday
soSert we
is here with his beautiful and accomplished sister
gave dinner party to the officers OF the Saratogs
Commander Evans, MISS Thomas. Miss Carrie
Draper and Miss Farrell. all from Illinois; Gen
| Carson, president OF the Cannibat & St. Louis r. r.
ACCOMPANIED by Rear Admiral T. jenkins. U.S.N.
and his son-!n-law, Lieut.. Geo. L. Converse, Sd
cavalry. who was wounded in the Apache cam
party OF friends arrived here this morning in hi;
private car. on the Chesapeake & Ohio railroad
| ana Will spend week at the hotel. Mr.. and Mrs
A. ROSS BAY and daughter, OF Washing tor, arrived
here this morning and Joined their daI ghter. Mrs
Lieut. Harrison. Lieut.. W. A. Simpson, with hi
of Maryland, LETT last evening for West Point
] where he has been ordered to duty as Instructor