Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-06-12
1hc Poor Childrcn's Country Home.

FOUND PARTY.
The managers OF the Poor Children,s Country
Home desire TO extend TO all the unknown friends
and helpers of the charity an invitation to be
present at garden and pound party to be given
Thursday, June 18th, from 4 to s D. H., on the
grounds OF the home. Should that day be stormy
IL VIII take place the first clear day. The pounds
they hope, will be many, so that the storerOOm
may De Wei flled. Refreshments will be for sale
arrangements have been made for vehicles to
leave the terminus or the avenue cars corner
Iiigh and Bridge streets. Georgetown, at d. and 6
oeiock, 10 take persons ont to the home and back
Ior - cents. The home IS situated in the Pierce,s
lnlll road, between Rock creek and Tenleytown
,y,il rs Us tnede NIL De sign over the gate there
In money may be left at THE STAR office.
THE PKorIrs OF THE w. l.. l. CORPS FalR.-At
nnal meeting or the fair committee OF the WASH
lngton Light Infantry CORPS, held last evening
Nr T. e. DuncanS0l, as treasurer, made O report
showing that the receipts from the fair, from ali
soufceS,Were SAC 49, So; the expenditures So 32I n
leaving net proft OF ST., 175.I1 series OF reso
!utloos was adopted, expressing the gratitude of
wed the fair, TO the ladies who assisted. TO the
Gonors who contributed, to the press, and 10 kin
Gfed organizations who lent q land to make it a
SUCCESS.
TIE ~AsuISGroN REGATTA IN AuGusr.-THE
EVENING STAR newspaper company yesterday ad-
drt ssed letter TO President Coon OF the Column
Ola BOAT Club. requesting that THE EVENING STAR
cup De placed among the prizes 10 be rowed for at
The Washington regatta, to be held In AuSust
nnder the auspices OF the Columbia Boat CIu6' All
ahe individual prizes that were donated TO the
9oint committee have been redonated for the
washington regatta, with several additional
Irncs, notably tour medals, given by the patent
attorneys Tor the junior four-oared race
THE BOOK SALE AT DowIING's-This intsrestIn,
Sale Will be resumed this evening promptly at
O'Clock, commencing at No 314 on the cataIoe-,a
Shd embracing aut0bi0graphieS, history classical
and miscellaneous works, and a fine COLLECTION of
German and French books To parties COM
melting their libraries or making selections this
sale offers splendid opportunity, as the cata-
!ogue includes many books that can only be OBJ
tained at public sale.
a LAWN TENNIS VICTORY FOR WASHINGTON
MesSrS Walter Berry and Allen Johnston OF the
washington Lawn Tennis club PLAYED O match
zane yesterday In Baltimore with Messrs. Chas
AnufewS anu Cary NcIIenry, who constitute one
vi the pest double teams or the cricket club The
Eate was the best three out OF 1--WE, and the WASH
&6; 6,2 ~ " "
HAVING FITS AZ THE IDEA OF RIDING IN THE VAN
"nen the officers or the fifth precinct undertook
W PUT woman named Matte Draper into the
ponce van, 10 be taken TO the Police Court last SAT-
800. 80; she yell In Mt at the steps, but soon re.
= sane thlng was repeated three or four times the
nt occurring at the Step of the van. ana the ofss
GERS oeccminS less compassionate 0naily had her
saSen away In the van. She was CHARGED WITH
keeping dlSorderly house on street bafween
ieti AID 1lth. When the case was called in the
YoEce Court abe forfeited $26 collateral Three
girls arrested in the house with her. Alice Coon. he
VI aiteea Gays, and In Default Wers sent back.