Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-05-17
Amusemenfs Next Week.

Mr. Will Carleton will give his second recital
at Congregational church on Monday. The pro-
gram will include selections from Ballads, :"
legends" and Festivals" published and I'M
published. The last recital of the series will
be given Wednesday evening.
The children of the Protestant Orphan asylum
assisted by Misses Evan. Crawford and Kinds
and Mrs. Annie Louise Powell, will give a con-
cert at Congregational church next Friday
evening.
The third concert of the Apollo club will be
given at Lincoln hall next Wednesday evening.
The club will be assisted by Miss Minnie EVAN
soprano; Madam A. A. Fengar, yiolinist. and
Miss Mamie Simons, pianist
This week witnesses the close of Harry Mon
tagues long and successful engagement at the
Theater COmique Next week an entire change
of program will take place and May Layton and
her troupe will make their first appearance
Tomorrow Sunday evening Jansen the resur-
rectionlst, will lecture on the pecuiaries of his
calling.
The Dime Museum still attracts great crowds
at its exhibitions OF curOsites and wonders
Next week new oddities will be produced, and
general change in the program will be pre-
sented
A high tea will be given TO Quantico on the
steamer COrcOran next Wednesday afternoon In
aid of the night lodging house.
VigO Jansen, called the King of Resurrection
lists, will lecture at the 0Omaue Sunday even
lives of the most noted resurrectiOnists.
The great cOrnet soiDfst. Levy, will give a
concert at Lincoln hall Thursday evening MAY
18th. Mr.. Levy has wisely selected the United
States Marine band, and two highly cultivated
young ladies-opera sngers-t0 assist him on
that OCCASION thus insuging delightful even
ing. The sale of reserved seats will commence
at Metzerott's on Monday morning. May Goth.
The Early History OF Washington.
To the Editor of THE EVENING STAR:
Permit me- for the sake of history to make q
few corrections of the article signed J. C. H..
and published in your paper Saturday, the Sd
instant. In the early maps O792) OF Washing
ton city the reservation No. 1-President's
square, containing over fraction OF 50 acres of
grounds marked from 18th to 18th street. and
It has never been limited from 18th to 1871
chapter, soon to be published, on the "HstOry
of the Executive buildings" Lafayette square,
containing acres. was not only to be divided
BY 10th street. as stated by j. c. H.. but also by
Connecticut and Vermont avenues with con-
tinuation to Pennsylvania avenue. thereby form
| ing four areas or squares. Lafayette square,
(Which is part of the original President square,
| was altered, as we see it on the present maps
by Major Ellicott, and the controversy about
the alterations of the square took place with
Davidson after the dismissal Of L'Enfant. The
trouble with the latter was his Obstinacy with
| the commissioners, who complained to General
Washington. The question with Davidson was
| the power to alter the map, which was after
L'Enfant's time. The lot No. s, square 12l, on
| the corner OF 20th and streets, was conveyed
June %, 1873, in exchange with the Concordia
Evangelical German church for lot which was
given by Mr.. Funk, No. 18S on Raven street, In
Hamburg If Mr.. Funk ever lived i'm a house ia
Hamburg 1t must have been before 1872. because
he moved from this section Of country and laid
off town in Frederick county, Nd. where he
died. J. A. W.