The Evening critic., 1883-01-20
WEST WASHINGTON.

At tho regular meeting of Chambers
Lodge, No. Ia, Independent Order OF Good
Templars, held at New Market Hall
last night, a large number of influential
citizens were invited, and then the election
of the following officers took place b. 7.
Miller, w. C. T.; Lucinda Dumberth, W.
V. t.; John Burdette, W. r. s.; Miss
Helen Beall, ". F. R.; b. f. Snyder w.
treasurer; William Shoemaker, w. mar
sbal Miss Mary Mitchell, w. d. NJ. Miss
Ida Reed, w. l. p. William Dix, w. o.
p. James Cox chaplain. This lodge will
give q public entertainment at the above
named hall on Friday evening next, which
will doubtless be a great success and to
which all are invited.
A party of gypsies attracted quite
crowd passing through town yesterday, the
police finding it necessary to escort them
through the town to protect them from the
snowballs of the boys. The children were
suspended in large bags on the backs of the
horses, from which only their heads were
visible. They also had q number of bears
with them.
Mechanics Lodge, No. 1s, I. o. o. F.,
held its regular meeting last night, at
which important business was transacted.
Miss Maggie Leetch gave delightful
"tafy pull to few of her friends last
night
Among the many charming young ladies
who have been visiting here this season
none will be more greatly missed than the
friends of Miss Edith Cragin-Misses
Mamie Bispham, of Warrenton, Va, and
Carrie Shaw, of Philadelphia. Their many
friends will regret to hear that they viii
leave for their homes to-day.
Miss Sallie Grimes, of Thirty-second
street, between Oand P, gave a very pleas
ant party last night to her numerous young
friends Among those present were the
Misses Mollie Fletcher, Lydie Angel,
Eliza Holbrook, Ida Athey, George Bohrer,
Laura Hughes and the Messrs. Harry j..
Gross, Seward Bowen, Frank Bowen, Noble
Bowling and Mr. Zayg of Winchester, Va,
and host of others too numerous to men,
| tion. At 1890 the guests repaired to the
dining.room, where they did full justice to
the fine repast provided for them. The
guests did not leave until an early hour
| this morning.
The Non-Debutantes of this place gave
most delightful dancing party last night at
| the residence of Miss Mollie Jones' of N
| street. A committee, consisting of Misses
Rosie Casilear, Mollie Jones, Ride and
Lidy Darneille, and Dot and Daisy Billings,
had the affair in charge, and very pleasant
evening was spent ina dancing The COM
| pany left ct q late hour, well pleased with
|
present We're the Misses Della Jackson,
Octavia Woodward, Aggie Nicholson,
Fannie Cassin, Grace Semmes, Lizzie
Bootes, Emma Jones, Maggie Darneille,
Nettie Dodson, and the Messrs. Dobyns,
| Gleischman, Frank and Willie Stuart,
Douglass Mackall, Willie Curtis, Henry
Matthews, George Wood, Bradfeld Hartley,
Sunny, Marbury, Eb. Dodge, Lewis
Mackall, Ed. Talcott, George Buckley. Clin-
ton Cropley, Madison Brewer, Carlyle and
Eveleth Whiting and many others.
John Blunden, colored soldier, about
30 years old, belonging to the Fourth
U. s. Cavalry, attempted to commit sui
eide by jumping in the river, about Ills
last night. He had been drinking freely
for the last two or three days. Benjamin
Branzell, a private watchman on Agnew's
wharf, took him in charge and cared for
him during the night.