Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-01-25
Merry Masters.

4 SCENE OF NIRTH AND GAYETY AT MASONIC TEMPLE
There was a good deal OF fun at Masonic Tenn
pie last evening. the masquerade bail given under
The auspices OF the Union Veterans having brought
together jolly party. The DISCUSSES assumed were
OF every variety and form. amusing and pictur-
eSque. Animal forms seemed TO be the fayoItre
With large number. but there Were also repre-
sented In the strange assembly all varieties OF the
genus homo, rom the 'riudc" To the hummer"
The difficulties experienced by members Of the
same party in recognizing their friends behind the
masks led &c ny amusing scenes and great deal
OF merry Ial .,er. When twelve O'Clock came the
masks Were iroppeL and good many mysteries
We're explained Among the striking costumes We're
the following; Mrs 7. r Turnbul gray domino:
Lieut. Clapp, Continental officer: Mrs J. II. WI
marth. Pennsylvania Railroad; Miss Minnie Bar
naTd. bride: Nr. L. Il. Cutler. rOlcking fat Ger
man; Mr.. %. T. Caruana, Indian chief: Mr. Bush
Reed. played-out duda: Mr.. r. E smith, SkldmOre
Lynch, Mother Hubbard Mrs A. E. Boone pink
coinino; Miss Ida kirkhaln. Gypsy queen: Miss
k ko6Ha Ems EyPt an prince Ml1s Blanche
mo; Col X T. Turnbali, sherman hummer; j. II.
Jochum, black domino: Miss Fannie Vannebur-
Iee. AUSTRIAN princess; Miss Beckie Dewart. FIRE
ny; Mrs. A ". Borgia. Goddess of Liberty; Mr.
Frank Newton. Jack tar; VT verrniiya. Italian
peasant girl; Mr. w H. Poneroy. blue domino: Nr
ID. F. Craven. American sailor: Miss Maggie L. Bry-
erton. spanish lady, Miss Mamie Be.iew. Cornuco-
pia; Miss Rupert. peasant
The delegation OF Flat Heads now in town under
care OF Agent Roman will visit the garden party
this evening.
L. l. " m
mittee In charge Of the arrangements for the new
armory. TO b. built Tor the Washington Light Infan
try Corps. cxpected 10 be ready 10 lay the corner
stone on The S2i of tebrlIary next The box To be
placed In the stone VII contain list or all the hon
orary and active members OF the Washington Light
Infantry. as Originally Organized. which was In
1875 They VIII also place In the box the list OF the
coininiSSionsd. nnneOini>SioDrd others and pri-
Yates OF Company A. Washington Light Trfentrv a.
tney were mustered ifrr the service III tie United
states IN lsbl Toe active list OF the present organ
1auOn together With "A list If ali cont ributlng
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corner stone, and Su. other records and articles
sem by other companies and regiments as they may
think proper
TIE GRAND LopGE. KNIGHTS OF PyrBIAs-The
serll-annGdi session OF the Grand Lodge. Knights
OF FythaS. or This District was held last night al
u" castle hall. corner OF 9th ana streets north
west IuI t>t az representatives. from all the
hd6eS OF h. jurisdiction was present and also a very
large nl.D2ber OF past chancrIOrS The r..r0rts M
ihe C. & and G. X 81 K and :. showed the order
III The District To be Ia "A healthy AMI rruS1arnfI.
condition. financially and IA membership After
u" transaction az routine business officers were
GEL as follows, The retiring u g. Jas l.
SA4nks. becoming Z. q. &: Holm NJ Kline MI
vernon, No 5. g. G; \. y. Thompson. Franklin No
~ u u p e; charles a Payne Equal, No. u O.
=, reelected: VIM H. Hines, Syracuslalls 40 70.
" "; o. T.. re-e."sted The g. " ~ A. 6. l. e.
OF the Grand Lodge. witch viii be held al an eariT
DAY the Lodge adJ0UrEins 10 meet subject 10 Tn.
call OF the G. e.
PROSPECTIVE CHANGES N METHODIST PCLPITs-rt
= no" tho1-ht p} some That efforts VIII NJ made
~ ihe ;ippGc@chay baltimore Annusl Ccnfc-.I.ae
or the ". E Church. which VIII De- he'd al NcEpr-
dree c1;ip+l IN Narch. Tor The transfer Of Rev ! !
u "ebsieT. OF G'@oigetOwa 20 FGvette street. Bal
tnore: Rev Joseph France. from Fourth street
East Washington 20 MOUNT Ztan; Rev. l. VI. Card
aer from the last named tiur, 20 Franklin - rar
Baltimore; Rev W J. NCkeHney from Wesley
chapel 10 Harlem PARK, BIlJin0rr Rev Richard
NJrr.'- flii isyiahi 70 WesieS c:lapc Rev. w T.
ward. rom Foundry 10 DUnbtrton street George
town; Rev. N.lfOrl Downs. from WAUGH chapel 10
Fourth street; Rev. ). VI. HartSOck lr1in naiuItne
70 Waugh or Ryland. and Rev - 4 Price or Kpy
D. r. MAYOR rom Baltimore TO A4nIAe.
AsRRTaGE IICESSEs.-Narrfage licenses haze been
sssled b. the Clerk OF the 70 George W Belt
And louisa Cant. bOth Of Marlboro p 4; comfy
Nc; H. Jackson and Gertrude Homes Thos l.
SNYDER and Sophia C. Fox. both or Baltimore Md.
Anthony Jones and Fannie r Pryor. w " r
Green and Anna u Brooks; John Samue! King ami
Ssuah Gleason. both OF II. g; county Md iohn
TiISley and Matte A. Baker: Fret,ertcs DopDIass
aid Helen PILL
SoNIiNrEp FOR WANT OF PRosEcUrfoN.-The
aoii0wlng cases were called In the Police COr- Ia
aay, and continued for want OF prosecuting on
Ger: lhcin:tS Barton. coioret. larceny; Charlojra
So9Swell. larceny OF 80 from Henri SulallwOoi.
kd~in Forrest. larceny OF a silver watch worth IN
nom an einploye OF the navy yard; and Warren
Compton. larceny.
OPENED BIT NrsTAxE.-in the Police Court To-
Gay, an old colored woman, named Eliza Slrnms
Vas put on Trial On a charge OF grand larceny The
USllm0ny showed that MTs. Alonzo A. Thomas ar
nsu nefe on Thursday morning from New York
ana trusted hotel porter with ner trunk ana he
had II sent 70 her house. but the driver Delivered IL
20 the detendants house who, ss,pDo5lpy IL had
come rom her son In Saratoga. OpeI-et; IT. She had
teken 0ut portion Of the contents when Sergeant
Hulnau went 70 the house Tie court said that She
looked IKE an honest woman and dismissed the
case. IL appeared IN testimony thai the defenda nt
had son lying Ia the house dead.