The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-01-12
PERTINENT PARAGRAPHS.

TIE gas-lamps will be lighted at SEQ
p. m. and extlnguished at Up. m.
DISTRICT ATTORNEY CoRKHTLL will be
the orator at Mr.. Horatlo Kings reception TO.
night.
THE recently elected officers of Rawlings
Post, @. A. r., were Installed last evening with
appropriate ceremonies, followed by ban
quet at Abners.
AT the annual meeting of the American
Colonization Society tomorrow evening at
Foundry NJ. T.. Church Rev. DR.. o. II. Tl9znsy
viii deliver tho yearly dlscourses
If you have Sore Lhree,s Cough, ora
Cough Drops1sssthsy ard pleasant to the taste,
rfecllssHdfmlese, and will surely cure you.
s~-fnE Citizens Suffrage Committee of Ono
Hundred met last night at Association Hail.
Mr.. A. NJ. Clapp presided. DR.. Il. A. Adams,
treasurer OF the committee, reported the re-
ceipt Of funds from members and others.
A SERIES of concerts given by the pupils
OF the Second Division, public schools, was
closed last night at Lincoln Hall. The AFFAIR
was n success I'm n financial way as we'll as
otherwise. Professor Daniels had charge Of
tho music.
THE members of the Columbia Boat Club
attended the National Theatre last night for
the purpose OF presenting MIR. Downing, OF
this city, with q handsome noral boat. The
stage manager refused 70 allow II to be passed
over tho footlights.
Ar n meeting OF the directors of tho
Prospect Hin Cemetery last night at the resi-
dence OF Mr.. Gustavo Hartig the following Of.
ilcers were elected for the ensuing year Presi.
dent, i. W. 1mhofr; secretary. Gustaye Hartlg,
and manager, G. Q. Walker.
THE Womans Christian Temperance
Union Will hold mass-moeting at Masonic
Temple ut 3 O'Clock tomorrow afternoon for
the discussion OF the proviso In section 10 OF
tho bill proposed by the Commissioners for
action by Congress regulating licenses In the
District OF Columbia.
THE National Association for the Relief
of Destitute Colored Women and Children held
q meeting Mt the residence OF Mrs. i. T.
Baxter last evening. Tho following officers
were elected for the ensuing year; President,
Mrs. Pomeroy; vice.president, Mrs. j. d.
Bruce: treasurer, Mrs. L. s. Doollttle; secre-
tary, Mrs. Helen A. Cook: board OF trustees,
Sllas J. Bowen, j. d. johnson and James
Wormley.
AT the annual meeting of tho BiologicE
Society last night the following officers we're
elected President, Professor @. A. White; Vice
presidents, Professor Theodore Gill, Professor
o.. Riley, Professor L. L. Ward, Mr.. william
II. Dali; secretaries, Richard Rathbun, G..
Brown Goode; treasurer, DR.. Tarleton II. Bean;
councillors, Professor O.is Il. Mason, DR..
George Yasey, Dr. ID. Webster Prentiss, Mr.. f.
W. True and Mr.. John A. Ryder.
A SPIRITED meeting of the Veteran Corps
Cadets was held last night at their armory.
The following temporary committee was ap-
pointed to meet next Tuesday evening at the
utive committee TO take charge OF their fair
and to name the date on which II shall BIO
held: Captain George Hammar, chairman;
Jacob jacobson, secretary; Samuel jacobson,
Lieutenant J. Javins, DR.: Donohue, Captain $.
+. Thomason, II. L. Smith, A. Taylor, L. W.
Skinner. declination to their challenge for
q competitive drill TO the st. Johns Cadets of
Alexandria was received.