Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-12-29

| clines generally but the market then became
strong throughout, with Lackawanna leading,
the latter stock advancing per cent and West
| ern Union "a. and the rest OF the list nom s. 10
| . per cent. Towards IL O'Clock there was a
| slight reaction, and the market became steady.
| The principal dealings during the hour were in
| Erie, ST. Paul and Lake Shore. Wabash com.
| mon, on large transactions for that stock ad.
Sanced la. At IL o'clock the market was duh
and steady.
''GOD BLESS Us ALL"
Tiny Tins Christmas 20 the Poor Chill.
dren Of Washington.
| GENEROUS PROVISION FOR THE NEGLECTED
oNEs-HuNDREDs OF LITTLE ONES MADE
| HAPPY.
"Your children are too well dressed 10 be very
poor was the laughing greeting with which
| many of the ladies connected with the manage
ment of the Christmas Club No. 2 yesterday adj
| dressed Miss Loring, who had charge OF giving
out the tickets for the entertainment. As the
children filed past, nearly 500 In number a
| ragged coat or dress was the exception, and in
fact they were all comfortably dressed, clean
| and healthy looking. Yet, In the face of these
| appearances Miss Loring said that the children
| were those who neither had a Christmas at
home or any where else, and were really poor
| children. Her invariable reply TO these COM
| ments was "People gave me such nice clothes to
dress the children that IL is no wonder they
| look nice" That explained the whole secret.
| Clothing was sent in for weeks before the din
| ner, and distributed among the children, and
| the consequence was they all looked nicely
81 insisted" continued Miss Loring sthat the
| children must be clean, and see children here
today whose faces 1 have never seen before
| cept covered with crust of dirt at least two
| inches deep" The distribution of tickets was
done by the police officers, and while this en-.
| tailed great deal of labor, and was outside Of
their regular duties, IL was performed cheerfully
and am effort was made to reach the poorest
families The police were also at the entertain.
ment and rendered valuable service. Major
Dye was there Ia person; and so was Lieut.. Guy
ana Lieut.. Arnold The ladies and all interested
feel very grateful to the police. There were
NEARLY 800 CHILDREN ENTERTAINED
| but IL the hall had been larger a greater number
of deserving children could have been given q
| Christmas treat. There were over 100 children
| from South w ashington and some two hundred
coming from the fourth precinct but very few
| from the fifth precinct.
After the children had eaten up the 600
turkeys, which Mr. Abner had furnished. they
went up stairs and listened TO the Marine band
a Mr puaugheu oyer the Domestic experiences Of
| talking feats Of a parrot.
MISS CLEVELAND AND MRS. SECRETARY BAYARD
| When Miss Cleveland, accompanied by Mrs.
Bayard entered the hall the children clapped
their hands and cheered, and Miss Cleveland
smiled her acknowledgements and waved her
handkerchief. Major Buffum, who represented
Santa Claus, with a loud catter of sleigh bells
dashed into the nall amid the great excitemens
OF the children and announced that each one
was TO receive present. The distribution o(
gifts was then made and the children, under
the care OF Mr.. McGinn and other officers of the
health department, were packed into coaches.
which had been furnished by Messrs: Fadeley
Bro. keyes & Co., Allison Nailor, Washing.
ton Naior, Leadingham q Co, Jas. E. Berry.
Price Son, Geo. w. Knox and Geo. l. Phillips.
Long before dark the little ones, tired but
happy, had all been safely taken to their homes,
and the third entertainment of the Christmas
Club came 10 a successful close.
The Capitol Hill Christmas Club.
A large representation of the seventeen hun.
dred members of the Children's Christmas club
OF Capitol Hill assembled at Odd Fellows hall,
Navy Yard, last evening, to attend the literary
and musical entertainment which closed their
day OF good deeds. The entertainments which
was under the direction of Mr.. Samuel Il.
Strattan, chairman OF the entertainment COM
and masicap performnnces on vare,x s OF n.
struments from the mouth organ to the piano.
Those who took part were Misses Flora ELDER,
Beatrice Kramer. Daisy Town, Lizzie Elder,
May Carrigan, Bertha Lincoln, nj. l. Mcbride,
Gertie Dana, and Messrs. John Philip sousa,
K. w. Isdell, Walter f. smith, X. w. OuIahan,
DIR. n. Frank White, and quartette omposed
| Of Messrs. Dyre. Rollins, johnson and Strattan.
THE DINNER.
The members of the executive committee Of
which Mr.. Appleton T. Clark is chairman, and
which had general supervision OF the entertain
ment, are well pleased with the success of the
efforts of the club this year. Besides serving
many parcels were sent out TO the homes OF
poor people.
Mr. A. T. Stuart, chairman of the ways and
means committee, acted as master of ceremo.
mics. Mrs. w. III. Stoutenburgh took charge of
the Christmas tree The bill OF fare, supplies
and preparations tor the dinner were in charge
OF committee, OF which Mrs. A. L. Clark WAS
chairman, and the invitations were issued un-
der the supervision Of committee headed by
Mr.. John Hitz
RIDING IN 'BUssEs.
Two large omnibusses were used In convey.
ing the guests of the club from different school
| buildings where they congregated, to the ball.
AS two tables had to be set, many OF those who
could not be accommodated at the first table
were taken for a ride about Capitol hill, and
made as merry and noisy crowd as ever rode
behind four-horse team. Many OF the little
ones at the table ex experienced some trouble in
using knife and fork, but willing hands were
OF the eight tables was a corps OF waiters--boys
and girls from the public schools-under the
direction Of teachers.
The Doctors should Bury the Hatchet.
A LETTER FROM PARIS SHOWING HOW THE Dis
CUSHIONS AMONG THE AMERICAN DOCTORS
WILL AFFECT THE INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL
CONGRESS
The following extract from a letter written
by DIR. Dudley Morgan, who is now i'm Paris, TO
q friend In this city, and dated December 18th,
shows the effect the want OF harmony among
members of the American Medical association
is likely to have upon the proposed Interns-
ttonal Medical congress to be held in this city
in 1887:
'The continued agitation and factional fight
among the members OF the American Medical
association is producing the most unfortunate
results among the French physicians and sur.
geons OF Paris. Many have already concluded
that the meeting lof the International Medical
congress at Washington will not be largely at
tended, and consequently not q success. and
have therefore determined not 10 MAKE the
long journey TO America. II will require the
greatest harmony Of action and often repeated
assurances that no further difficulties remain
TO hamper or prevent the converting OF the
Medical congress in 1887, 70 remove the bad
impressions and opinions already formed.
have 70 but send the following extract taken
nom LIE Progress Medical, Of this week, 20 give
you an idea Of what Is thought here about the
likelihood Of the next international Medical
congress:
The next International Medical congress ought 60 -
held Washington, the United States Of America,
In 1857. Bur the Last few months the Americas
Journals have been filed with the party discueaooA
which, II they allowed still 20 continue VIII com-
promise render impossible che success OF the ned
association md the most complete account a
the dcord which regns 10 the camp % Cur brethren
OF the United 6taes Tie other medical journals
equally taken up In this dispute, which Tor tbs a9
nx months and which sttll CONTINUES 20 divide the
medical nasernty and press Of America We ca cite
among the other Journals which are iar nom sfrept
Ing the views presented oy the Sfncaa organ q The