Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-02-13


ton Mrs Cleveland was present, and her friend,
Miss Willard, sang solo at the opening OF the
services. At All Souls church yesterday Rev.
Henry G. Spluld me- OF Boston. occupied the pull
pitt The sermon 10 the Brotherhood OF st. Johns
enaIeh, West Wasningl0n wa, aShyereS LAST
this city.
In Their New Building.
THE NEW CENTRAL METHODIST PRosTEsTAST CHURCH
FORMALLY DEDICATED.
Yesterday morning the new chapel built on 10th
street. near VI, for the Central Methodist Protest
ant congregation, who for more than half a GEN.
tury bad worshlped In the church on 9th street,
between and +, was opened for the first time.
The services were unusually interesting. The
pulpit at the west end OF the room was handsomely
decorated with flowers and 70 the left was located
tne enor. Leo o. MIS- LH1Ie G M Win MISS
was seated Mr.. Joseph Radcliffe. Mr.. Radcliffe
aud Mrs. Isabella steer are The only survivors OF
the original congregation OF 1884. The services In
the morning were conducted By Rev. DIR. John j.
Murray, Of Baltimore, father OF Rev. y II. Murray,
Ing the necessity for harmony anon. Gods people
At 3 o'clock In the afternoon the Sunday school
had Its opening under Mr.. Chas. A. Barker, the
superintendent. The exercises consisted OF ap-
pFOprtate addresses by Rev. W. =. Hammond OF
baltimore. president Of the conference. ana lev
:. X. Murray. the pastor, with singing by the
school upIrr the leadership OF Mr.. George Topham
accompanied by Miss Ida Topham, organist,
pbonzo YOungs. Jr, cornerist. AT night the
formal dedlcaiion took place and there was an
bNelHD"4hN tpHeEcEdtlOu. news. IL. W. Bates. w.
y. Hammond. J. j. Murray, G. $ Arnett. r. r.
Benson. j. W Trout and T. j. Drinkhouse and the
pastor took part In the exercises. The sermon was
by DT. DrtnkhOuSe. Of Baltimore At the close OF
the services the house was thrown open for In
sPecilon- The architect Mr. Frank Watson, was
present ANA he, with the building committee Revs
). X. Murray nd Oliver Cox and James y. Top
ham. q. A. Barker aud G. W. Perkins. were con-
graduated on the results of their work
Grand Army Matters.
DEPARTMENT COMMANDER LINCOLN ANSoUS rs HIS
STAFF.
general order has been issued by Col Lincoln,
the newly elected department commander OF the
Grand Army OF the Republic, announcing the &C.
ton OF the encampment held last month. Among
other matters referred TO Is the case OF the late
Capt. Gin. The order saws: THE sense OF the en-
campmeGt was that an effort be made TO procure
such legislation as Will provide for mOrgue, with
the necessary attendants, where all unknown dead
Identification; and that ali hospitals asyluns and
anshOuses IN this city be required TO publish
within twenty-fOur hours the names and, II
known, the addresses OF all persons dying In such
Institutions"
proposition is referred TO the national pension
COMMITTEES 10 grant TO the widow OF each deceased
soldier &l2 MONTH unless at the date OF his death
he was receiving more than that sum, In which
case she Is 70 receive the same that he gets A
resolution was adopted deprecating the placing
on circulars or business cards any indication OF
membership In the Grand Army.
Co.. Lincoln has announced his stan as follows:
Assistant adJutant-ye John Cameron; as
sistant QuartermiStergeneral, Nathan Is. Prentice;
inSpcttOf jBnH =. StO11eT, 1n1gc-1tHpcdte, Green
y. Raum; chief muse ring officer, Alva 5. Taber
Aides de-camp-Frank A. Butts, chief aide-de-
camp: Charlrs c. Boyd and Anton Berger. OF Pcst
Il: T. j. Clifton and W. III. Partridge, OF Post p; Ira
=. Abbott and VIM. +. Deknight. OF Post 3; j. W.
Butcher and Geo. ID. Graham, of Post 4; Jos. W.
DeEeane and Benz. VI. Elliott, of Post ); Henry
Jenkins and A. A. Stern, Of Post 8; Howari L.
Prince and Frank VI. Page, Of Post .: David j.
~ Goodman and jefferson Taonas OF posi- o. d;eo.
T. Dykes and W. W. Jackson, OF Post 10.
Anssistant inSReetoTThenry G. parragh. James
L davenport, WIZ VI. Potter, Sam1 A. Lewis and
Geo. e.. Cook.
wednesd y and Friday evenings of each week
from 20 o'clock are named the periods for the
transaction OF all department business The per
capita tax for lSSS Is xed II cents per quarter
tor each MeHoer. RESOLUTIONS were passed In
honor of the memory vi the late Richard j. Blake
lock.
Tue WINNERS AT AFuR.-The Knights OF Pythias
fair closed S1turd ~ evening. The articles voted
lor were "a follows: Piano, won by Miss Clara
Nelson; K OF y. uniiOrm, nrst choice ID. Zerbe;
second, ID. Rothwel; ladies' gold watch, Miss j. r.
smith; stand OF colors, Merchant Rifes; key Of
horseshoe nails. j. H. Mitchell: brakesman's pin.
H. Philips; mantei shelf, J. steele; dress pattern
sleeve buttons. John W. Hardell; knights OF
eoideh Eagle uniform, Q d. Scott
The BroLoGIcu SOcIsTY.-At the meeting OF the
BioiOsfcal society saturday evening, Or. 4. Hart
Merriam read paper on the new Californian fox,
which somewhat resembles In color tie common
gray American fox. The form OF the head Is re-
mArkaoIe. and different from any Others. being
more sharply pointed, while the ears are quite
wo!iish- The specimen, which was captured at
IAserside, CAL Was about Ii inches long, and the
Dr1sh was very nne. paper was read by Prof. C..
V. hleJ on the insectiyOrOls habits OF the English
sparrow. He said that the sparrow Is not TO any
extent destroyer OF injurious Insects an examin-
alton OF the stonachs OF 81 sparrOws showing no
more such Insects than the stomach OF one Ameri-
can cuckoo.
N,sYI.sD DEMOCRATS GIVE B,seuYr-satur-
CaSeNenlng Oanqu I was given by the officers and
III mcers al the Marylard DenOcrit lc ASSOCIATION
a. Ia Is, when covers We're laid for seventy. Mr.
X u EdmonSton presided, and Mr.. X. l. White was
the tOast-masrer A qulrtette cOlnpo,ed of
Messrs. Boswell, Daniels, ClarS, and smith, sang a
were responded 10 by Re1rreenta,,re ca spasts
IdulDee, Hogg. Mckinney. ana Laffoon, Col. II.
snowden OF Baltimore. delegate Smith, OF
Arizona, and DoorSeeper Hurt.
PRESIDENT ELIOT COMING TO wasHrSGroS.-The
harvard Association OF Western New York gave
Their annual dinner at the Hotel Niagara In Buff
faio saturday evening. Among the distinguished
guests pr esent was President Eliot OF Harvard
who Is coming 10 Washington where he win en-,
deavor TO further the movement for strengthening
the INT ermedlate educational work Of the country
py low ering the age by which candidates may he
admitted to Harvard at the age OF eighteen years.
SABBATH SCHOOL woEKExs.-Mr. Vim. REYNOLDS
OF Illinois. the president OF the international sun
day scaoo convention, Is In he city. He is on his
meetings, which Will be addressed by the members
OF the lesson committee, To meet soon In Rich
lhtendents OF this city this evening, and arrange
ments VIII De made for a sunday school mass
meeting to be held in this city March IL.
Singular French ElOpennenf.
Paris Dispatch 10 the London Daily Telegraph.
Avery young and beautiful Parisienne has inst
eioped with an Italian musicmaster. The young
lady Is barely out OF her teens and strange TO say
the man OF her choice Is not, as many would i'm
asine, nineteenth-century troubadour with a
langushing air and the handsome features OF an
operatic tenor or a theatrical bandit but an elder.
~ person or nfty-nye. with puckered features
sharp nose, no hair on his head and a red beard
Some suspicion was felt by the father OF the young
lady that the elderly s.gnor had made an impress
sion on his daughter, but his fears were laughed
10 Scofn by the girls mother. The pair have been
Traced 10 MarSeilles, where the trace was lost,
BOring the Great Gum.
sATisFAcroar PROGRESS BEING MADE IN THE WORK
IN PfrTSBuKG.
fne boring OF the big cast steel gun at Pitts
burg, says special from that city to the Phladel-
pnia Press, VIII be completed in another week
ihe boring began two weeks ago and has so far
progressed 70 depth Of o feet and inches The
boring tool can be operated without grinding for