Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-09-20
A Golden Wedding.

Last evening there was gay party at the resi-
dence Of Col and Mrs James A. TAFT No. l6 Sd
street southwest The occasion was the celebra
ton OF the golden wedding or the well-preseryed
old couple, and It brought together quite a num-
Der OF the older residents OF East Washington as
well as many nephews and nieces and some grand
children Col TAFT told the story OF the courtship
OF nifty years ago, which led To Miss Marion Reck
Dr. Laurie HAVING nerSormeS ths me ia nar hev
now IN her sgnty-tnird year whose husband Sa' !:
Inquiries were made for the colonel's Old school
master, Mr.. Alexander Mccormick now living
Of the short stuboy, One-0utIon gloves 10 when
sne had been married, also the high satin stock
worn by the colonel when they Joined their
fortunes The bride stated that the colonel at
that time was twenty-four and she was twenty
two They were married at the corner OF 30 ana
RESIDENCE when the square opposite was q corn
neld. and Pennsylvania avenue east OF the Capitol
was country road The couple received the con-
s'a'uia''oos vi many iriends curing the evening.
A FIRE IN A SEVENTH SrxEsr sroRE-A few min.
utes before IL O'Clock last night destructive flre
took place In the store OF samuel W. Augenstein
Nos sl9 and s2l 1th street northwest and for "A
Time the whole square, on which are a number OF
business houses, seem threatened. An alarm was
turned In by Onicer W ORR upon the appearance of
volume OF smoke that had without a moments
warning burst out OF the stable In the rear OF the
building. II sfire department responded promptly.
special alarm bringing out nearly the entire de-
p3Itulcnt- Inc Dull1lnx, owned by Mrs James III
Shreye, was two-story brick, and In the rear las
stable. In which were two horses. The stable
with the horses was entirely destroyed, and Mr.
AuSensteins stock OF furniture and notions was
badly damaged, his loss amounting 10 some ~ 500
on which he Is July insured. The adjoining STORE
occupied by b. Gassenheimer, dealer In notions
WAS damaged 10 the extent OF $500. The flames
were, however, checked with lost on Mrs Shreye's
building OF some $1,000. which Is fully covered by
Insurance
TIE RAcorEr CLUES TENNIS ToURxAxENr.-At
the Racquet Cubs tournament, 2l21 street. last
evening, the star Club defeated the Racquet In
doubles by score OF SO. and the Bachelor Club
defeated the Far and Near In singles. so. This
evening. at 4:45, Woodward and Davidson, of the
Bachelor Ciuo Will play Randall and Reynolds OF
the Tanglewood, In doubles. and $. Z sheibley, OF
singles
-, a, TorsSAxEST AT LAcREL-A long list Of riders
WA part In q tournament at Laurel yesterday
sshsfnoon- The charge 70 the knights was de-
xserea py p Baldwin, of Laurel A. N. sulli-
tniru and J: w. Owens fourth prize, for profess
s Va -. Iigne the 1rst J. b. Holmes second,
amateurs. The proiessionais are disttpeuished
, I"m .oe Amateurs oy having at some previous
Nj. baS snSMn sS. apesI Of love and beauty
coronation address. The ladies upon whom the
proiessionai knights bestowed their crowns were
Miss Anna Waters anu NrS j W oSeas naaas ",
nonor Inc ladies' crowned by the amateurs were
mons MIS- jane NIX queen and Miss Annie SIM
VIII: maids of eonor. The judges were j. n. CLARKE
~ s.mpson and Arthur Fulton, and the mar,
sais were Thomas Ware, Thomas Bond ana
TIE THEArRRs Nxxr wxIK-A new NAV NV
DenAan Thompson and George w. Kyer Authors
q The Old Homestead, VIII be seen at the Na.
t.onal Theater next week, with Frank Nord.no,
IA the leading role. The name OF the new piay IA
TWO StsterH" seats are now on sale for the en-
gagemenI The stage az Albaugh's next week win
% given ~ 20 o melodrama called THE Rultng
Passion seats are now on sale &C the box once