Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-05-05


inexperienced by an army retiring board, ordered
20 proceed 70 his home First Lieut. John p.
Wiser. LIST artillery, has been ordered 70 tempo
rary duty " Fort Leavenworth, Kan =.
TEE q. q s. swArARA has been ordered TO Hamp-
ton Roads from Portsmouth, N. r.. for inspection.
LEASE or TIE MEHRlcx HOUSE, FOR THE MARnu
HosffrAL sERvIcR.-A lease was to-day prepared
Tor Secretary Fairchild's signature for the prop
erty, No 1905 F street northwest, known a. the
Merrick Building, for the use OF the Marine Hos
Pltal Service, now located street. opposite the
kiggs House. The change is 70 be made on ac-
more room. The lease deates from July, 1855, and
Is ior an annual rental OF 81 800 the same as now
pa,9 TOT Ine present quarters. There are four re-
RENDERED HIS RrsIGNAr1ox-Mr f. 4. Nash, the
general superintendent Of the Railway Mail Ser
vice, has rendered his resignation TO the Postmas-
Yer General, 70 take effect when his successor Is
appointed. He purposes TO devote his attention to
nls private business at his home In wisconsin,
the solicitation OF Mr.. villas, who was then Post
master General He feels that he cannot longer
an9rd 70 retain his ONCE. and in this view OF the
OF postmaster General Dickinson.
VETERANS AT THE WHITE HoUsk-sixty veterans
Of the LIST Regiment Of Massachusetts, Heavy
Artillery drew up in line In the East
room OF the White House, headed by
Colonel Nathaniel Shatsweu, accompanied
t ~ heRresensatiye Coggswe OF the Essex dis
sach one being introduced by the colonel
They are on their way home from an ex-
and VIII leave here for Baltimore Monday morn.
ing, going from there to Norfolk. They expect
70 reach Boston by steamer by Thursday.
Interior Department Changes.
The following official changes have been made
In the Department OF the Interior:
Patent Ofdce-Resignations: Robert n. Barr, Of
Pennsylvania, fourth assistant examiner 81, 200;
augustus Wingate, OF District OF Columbia, copy
LIST, $500.
ALLEGED POcKKTBooK SNATCHRRs ARRESTED
Yesterday afternoon while Mrs. Blanch Maddox, OF
Culpeper, Va, was passing through the Smith
sonlan grounds, two col0red men approached her
and one OF them snatched her pocketpook contain
Ing $40 and ran on with IL. Offlcer Boland ar
Tes@ 1n9 Barnes and Jno Harris and charged
They were held for the action or the grand jury.
society NOtes.
Mra wharton and her daughter, Mrs John Cald-
well Poor, give tea this afternoon from to- 2.
Mrs General Myer and the Misses Myer give an
afternoon reception.
Mi. and Mrs. Cabot Lodge give dinner party to-
night
Mr.. Gardiner Hubbard entertains q company at
dinner tonight.
Mr.. s. NJ. Hutchinson gives a supper at her home
after the "Paul Kauvar' performance tonight
Mrs. Lieut. Farrow OF 10th street has with her
for the day, Mrs. william E. Clarke, Miss Clarke,
and Mrs. N. T. Hopkins, OF Baltimore, and Lieut.
Burlington, also Mrs w. w. DashielL her mother,
OF Delaware, and she gave an elaborate luncheon
to-day in their honor.
Mrs. Fairchild accompanied by her mother, Mrs
Lincklaen, has returned from Utica, and Will
spend the early summer in the city. Mrs Fair
child met few OF her friends at an informal
luncheon to-day.
Senator and Mrs. Palmer have postponed the re-
ception rendered MraNathan Appleton for another
Week.
Mr. and Mrs. VIM. H. Sowden have issued cards
for the marriage OF their daughter, Bessie, and
Nj James L. Fugh, IT,, son OF Senator and Mrs
Pugh, ON Wednesday evening, May 10, at O'Clock,
admitted to the church by cards After the cere.
mony reception Will be given the young people
by the parents OF the brioe at 945 street.
Mrs B. II. Warder has rendered the use OF heI
residence on street for an amateur concert fol
the benefit OF the amusement FUND OF the Chill
dren'S Hospital in Washington. The tickets car
De obtained from the young lady patronesSes. The
concert will be given on Thursday, May 10, at
O'Clock IN the afternoon.
Mrs. Jas. +. Rule, daughter OF Prof. Fristoe, Il
visiting her father, at 1434 N street northwest.
The ladies OF the Homeopathic Free Dispensary
will hold a tea at their new rooms corner 9th and
G streets. next Tuesday, from 4to9.
Ihe maj meeting OF the Unity Club for the
season was held last night at the residence OF
Mrs. Brun, on street. Dr. ID. =. Lamb read an
essay on Charles Lamb, as author and wit Miss
Lulu McCreery furnished the music, and Miss Ada
townsend rectted. The following Of1cers were
elected for the coming year: President, James B.
Philip; vice-president, DIR. ID. S. Lamb; treasurer,
f. b. Taylor; secretary, j. X. Miller.
Mrs. Henry Ward Beecher and her granddaugh.
ter, Mrs. Scoville, are at the Arno.
Mrs. Morton, the widow OF the late DR.. W. 7. G.
Morton. OF Boston, is visiting her daughter, Mrs.
Theodore Cushing OTIS at 1899 21st street.