Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-03-10

| or the proposed fair to be given By the Light
| Infantry Corps at their meeting last evening
| received reports from the various gentlemen
| who were appointed to canvass the city for con.
| tributions. In many cases only partial can
vass had been made, but all the gentlemen re-
| ported that they had met with no reftlsals, and
they felt gratified by the reception which they
| had met with on all hands.
The gentlemen engaged in this are as follows:
Cox Jas. A. TAFT (chairman) Capitol Hill to east
side LIST ST. to east side IL, St., inclusive: Jas K.
Cleary, west side Al st. To east side 9th ST. in
elusive; Geo W. Cochran, west side 9th st. to
side 18th ST. To east side 14th ST.. inclusive: J.
| H. Magruder, west side 18th st. to east side 18th
tn aast Side Ro Ghristman west side 18th
NJ, Georgetown; Major H. L. Biscoe, South
washington; Chas Schneider, Center Market;
j.: e. EntWstle, Government Printing Office;
VIM. IL. Clagett, corporations and banks; -
-, brewers and bOttlers.
LIBERAL DONATIONS.
The following are some of the contributions
that have been presented: Thomas Someryille
| d Son, complete outfit of engineers tools for
the most popular engineer; 8. Rosenfeld & Co.,
Baltimore, Nd, $40; w. 9. Roose gold-headed
| cane and 500 cigars; Charles G. Ball & Son,
heater, full nickel finish, value $50; Charles
Edmondson, $40; j. Loring Wilmington, fancy
umbrella; Samuel Lewis Sons, jewelry; J. X.
Freeman, cut flowers; George Parker, cash $40;
Harris Harris house % H. Ho ssnem aas SON
gold head silk umbrella, value $25; Joseph
IN ,l; Sons, I4ls street. hardwood man
store merchandise; Ira Godfrey, Swiss laun-
dry, $40; George c. BergIing, silk umbrella;
| Thorn, cash S25; Otto L. Wolfsteiner q Co.,
ventilating skylight; Charles j. Tanning, $40;
| p. n. Gray q Co., $40; Brnlatour Dyer, crayon
prop. the Shoemaker Co, one case whisky: John
b. B; Lord, So ]. F. Manning Co., tile jardinare
fled the committee that they propose to con-
Kennedy & Son, Peter D. WeiRer, Wash:
Holden, Conrad Becker, ]. ]. Georges, Hooe
Bros q Co.. Wilmarth & Edmonston, J.
Johnson, James s. Topham, Geo. A. Shehan,
L. +. Devendorf, donation; Trunnel & Clark,
dry goods; $. L. Hempstone, dry goods; Mrs. w.
J. johnson, cash So; Weeks & Co., pictures;
Thomas Reedy, furniture; Charles Stamford,
| screen; John Hamlin, case Of keystone whisky,
loads of sand; Mrs. J. s. Gulick, cash So; j. F.
New York city, donation; Edwin H. Filter &
Co, Philadelphia, donation; George b. Hurd &
Co, New York city, through John +. Paret, sup
ply of stationery; -Hennfng, schaffer 4 Co,
philadelphia, cash So; A. Schultz 4 Co., Phila-
delphia. two bronzes George }. Johnston. cash
30; CharleS Stamford cash 81; G. l.. Wood
bridge & Co., New York, cash $40; Nathaniel
Bloom, New York, merchandise SIP; G. Siden-
gee Bros, New York, merchandise $40; Brain
erd Il Armstrong, Baltimore, Nd merchandise
SlO; Mrs: J; ": n: Nandenburgh, oil paint
one sewing machine, buttOn-hole maker.
THE NEWSPAPER AWARDED.
A number of new bids for the privilege of
printing the fair paper were reported, and the
committee decided to accept the proposition of
Messrs. Chas. H: Randall and E. L. Helm.
They propose to give S125 for the privilege and
furnish copies for sale in the fair room Dr.
Frank L. Howe will have editorial charge and
he Will be assisted by j. E. Ferguson and Mr..
Ellinger.
The following are the committees in charge of
the fair:
Moore, chairman; Lieut. John q. Cowie, secre-
terry; e. Z. Duncanson. treasurer; Henry Adler,
u u ". Adams ADAMS, W: i. Arnold, ). W; Albaugh,
q Bro, W. NJ. Arnold, Howard Bell, Browning
q Middleton, n. ". Bqrchell, c. Baum, Bar
+. Brooks, Gen. P. F. Bacon, Col. X. Boyd, ]. w.
Barnes, H. F. Breuninger, j. w; Boteler Son,
Barrie w. ssyns s1rr Rarbe"9 E. haI
mum 4 Co., 1. n. Burnett, H. ID. BoteIer, j. B.
Bryan & Bro Bro. Jos. F; Bireh, Jno. a. Baker.
idge Co., Geo. Breitbarth, E. Burdine, H.
= Bauer, W; 81. Clagett, Clark & Trunnell, 6.
Crawford, Ed. Caverly & Co, H. CCoburn, w. IL II.
Cissel, Saml Cropiey Sons, q. w. Cochran & Co..
J. w. Carr, A Cowiing. J. i. Crawford, Howard
| Cassard. II. A. Clark, q. W. Cissel, L. Nj. Corn
wall, c. L. Campbell, E. r. Corvazier. C. 7, Con-
rad, ": 6: Duckett, J. Maury Dove, 3. Doolittle.
Benison, j. A Do~ns VIM m . D Dse WI" f. Z T.
pa s,rka, 6eWopetf Bros b Dunn Dalton
Dingman, T. J. Duffy, ]. c. Ergood & Co, ]. F.
Ennis, K o. Ednlonston, IL. EDerbach, John A.
shaw q Bro Capt. CIas. Ebert, j. c. EntwistIe
W. III. Fletcher, II. Franc, Col. R. l. Fleming II
E; FRANCE s Co., Peter Fesan. Frank Finley y
tim IL RrD- 1r
Given. W. Bruce Gray, Jos. Gawler, H. l. Greg
CRY, q: F. Gilbert, r. n. Gray, Capt. NJ. God
Gwynn, Golden Eagle Clothing Co. ri. p Gil
bert. W: NJ Gait q Co., j. r. Galloway, Harris
q ochafier, hnfty q Dyer, Hayward 4 Hutch
Hoilander, John Hancock, r. c. Hewett. Chris.
Heurlci, r Hume, Robert I. Hieston, j. j. Hol-
lister, r. o. HOFFMAN, W. f. Hoffman, F. j.
". b. Hoiizeiaw, >: Hutchins, F. Hufty, ". II.
MarrG ssI,, r. e 2eI Hills VI Howard n Heb
Hassler. Hume, Cleary & Co, j. j. Hogan.
VIM: II. Harrison, q. E. Han, W. F. Hewett.'
j. Edward Jones, w. S. jerks & Co., Johnson
q. :. Kraft L. Il. kalbfus, q. W. Knox, Charles
ki0tz, Jno- heyworth. Kennedy King. Kelley
v ' Keey IL kd hns, jr A kaulnaH
Larner, VI. Ii. Latimer, Chas Leanarda. Lewis
sons, T. j. Luttrell, j. c. Lee, D. Loughran, A.
Iansburgh j. VIM. Lee. r. Leitch rs sons n,e c.
Losekam, W: j. Lown, Luchs Bro, Charles f
Lyman, j. H. LdtnDle, T.. &. NJ. LOeffer. III
Leach, John Moran, d. j. Macarty, n T. Metz
ger Bro, w. b. Moses & Son, Charles
>. Moore, F. b. McGure, S G. Milburn.
John McDermOtt e. Bro, w. A. MCCULLOUGH
g: j. Mueller, L. e. Marini, J. II. Magruder,
intire, j; W; Mckee, Moore d Leding, f. r.
Elroy q Co, +. L. May & Co., +. Moore. j. S.
Miller, Allison Nailor, jr., +. $. Newman, j. b.
Nalle, Wash. Nailor, L. H. Newmeyer. Vim.
Orme, e. NJ Oyster & Co., c. Fl. Ourand w
Nick. Osborne ii. Parker, J. F. Paret. j. F.
Page. +. W. Filling, r. a. Parke s. C. Palmer.
Robt. Portner, T. II. Padgett, Geo Ryneai. IT,
Thos. Russell, W. 5. Roose, L. Rodier Christian
Ruppert, +. Francis Riggs, Samuel Ross, Gen
W T. W TOSS, Robinson, Parker 4 Co., T. f.
Roselle, Rodney d Walsh, b. X. Ross Singleton
q Fletcher, VIM. Shuster 4 Sons, Ii. II. Slime
W. r. Speare, n. II. Shea, c. W.
Saks Il Co, f. Skenneli, Thomas Steep, George
scott o. j: Seuffere, Colo. q. Staples, Il "A She
han, Col. h.A. SeligsOn, Ca. Schneiders Sons
Chas. Schneider, W. /. Sherwood SoIarf Bros
Geo.Spransy, ID. NJ. Schneider +. Tenney & Co RI
H. Taylor. IL. y. TOwles, j. s. TOpharn C. w
Thorn d Co., q. f. Timms, j. W. Thompson
NJ. Tubman, Z. q. Thorn, Towers & Green. W.
= thompson & Co., TyssOwski Bros. Col j. A
Iait, w ;. Ieel, CIman Goldsborough & Co. J.
L. Nogt, w. l.. Van Wickle, j. V. n. Vanden-
1urgh, A. A. Wilson, Augustus Village, F. ii,
Ward, W. IL. Williams, Walter b. Williams III
T. W hite, JAS r. Waugh, j. l.. Wilmington
p. Wyyille, Wanstall Bros, q. A. Whitaker,
r. ID. Weeker, X. A. Walker, Col. A. Webster,
Ruon, +. h. Ward. 5. +. WheatIey, W. r. Wal
keF, \. X. Williams A. Cn Whao,o.