Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-02-05
The Industrial Schools.

At meeting CT the board Of managers Of the In
dustrial school, held at the Ebbitt house. LAST even
ing. ,ir. E. H. Warn r presiding, q resolution was
adopted approving the bill Offered in the Senate by
Mr.. Hoar for the protection OF Chi ken resolu-
tion was adopted asking for 'ae institution from
Congress authority to take children under proper
1ndeLture, TO ee binding on parents and guardians
Al a meeting OF the board OF lady managers OF
the Metropolitan Industrial school yesterday after
Loon, Mrs. w. A. Cook presiding, Mrs Deane, the
superintendent, and Ms. Weeks, the teacher sub
nited their repol Is for January number OF dona-
tons in foods ana money were received during the
month. The average number OF pupils In the edu-
c.tlOna class, from to IL o'clock was twepty-one
that OF the Industrial class, froml to O'clock nfty-
seven.
THE FLoRENcEs IN THEIR NEW CoxEpY.-"Facfs n
the new comedy of MI. and Mrs. w. J. Florence,
% large audience. The play itself is another of
the remarkable modern comedies that our leading
comedians me seem TO be addicted to- 1t is q rehash
OF old dramatic situations and still older tokes but
withal arcrds en- excellent vehicle for the breezy
good-natured humor OF Mr.. and Mrs. Florence In
his phenomenal lies, Mr. Florence has discoved a
character that bids fair to rival the success OF the
Hon BGrdtreu SiOte and MIS- Florence Is equally
fortunate as Miss Starr, the English aulhoress In
quest OF material for a work ON the United States
In the last act OF the play Mr.. Florence DISPLAYS
power for pathetic acting that is as thoroughly
good as IL Is entirely unexpected to al except those
who have seen him years ago in such pieces as 1.-THE
.1sh Exile" Facts" win be repeated tonight and
uoulOiIOW ulSut ~ ne MlGlIy Dollar" Will be
given tor the remainder OF the week.
WHY JOHN GREEN WAITED THE PoLIc8-John
Green, burly looking colored man, was Charged
In the Police Court yesterday with being loud aud
Dol>terous On,Cer Costello said that last NIGHT
Green was running along H street apparently
dr. INK and calling out "pOl1ce." Green teStife1i
that he has been o temporary deacon In Brother
koblnsons church, and he went there after hi,
marriage certificate, which the minister had In his
possession, and because the minister refused tn
give 1t to him he called for the police to arrest MIN
The court thought the prOyocation not sufficaC /
and fined Green s.
MARkIAGK LICENsHs.-MarTiage licenses have been
issued by the clerk OF the court to George w Davis
and susan A. Sutton, both Of Alexandria Va.
Franklin Carter and Mary L jackson; Rob't Bates
and Laura Douglass Lewis II. Reed, OF LinWoOd M.
and Mrs Sarah A. Nolan, OF Alexandria va: Adam
Brandt, Of Bellev1le, III and Lizzie s. Mcdonald,
OF johannesburg, N. Y; w. J. Beal and Annie L.
Walling; Sanford II. Bolts and Lucy w. Budd.
BARBER SHOP AND BARRooM.-A colored barber
named Hensen Galway, who keeps q shop at 3288
N street, West Washington, was charged in the
Police Court this morning with keeping his shOp
open on Sunday and pleaded guilty. Nj. Padgett
said the law was not generally enforced, but In
this case the barber shop Is In 'front.' Of barroom
with communicating door, and 1t is alleged that
the barber shop Is used as Sunday entrance to
the barroom- The court imposed f1ne OF s..