Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-09-20
Society Notes.

Society Notes.
The Prncess Henrietta Won Schleswig- -Holstein
Mss Folsom nrs Fai1cad. and her guest Mrs
Waller, Mrs. A. a. Wilson, Mrs n s. Lincoln, Mrs s
som Hunt, Mra TAR, Miss OdeneaI Mrs. Robert
Macfeeley, MIA Dr. Sharp, Mrs. Leiber, Mra DR..
Browne, and Miss Bell were among the guests at
from TO O'Clock, at her residence in west Wash.
ington, In honor OF the delegates TO the medical
congress now.in session in this city. MIS- Billings
was assisted IN dispensing the hospttalittes OF her
home by her daughters, the Misses Billings, The
table was decked with q central bed OF pink
ters salads, confectionery, and cofiee. Mrs Biz
was attired In gray SIX. combined with velvet velvet
OF SoOn
toilet OF black moire antique and lace After the
luncheon hour the entire party repaired, BY spe-
were received by the President and Mrs Cleveland
In the blue room. Mrs Cleveland wore q simple
81 TD'f M nas With whe
the President, ana Col John N. Wilson repeated
the names for the benent OF Mrs Cleveland, who
reception was over she carried her with her up
stairs, where few others OF the party were asked
to remain for cup OF tea
Dr.. and Mrs Billings entertained q company of
twelve at dinner last evening.
Miss Alberto N. Reynolds, OF East Capitol
street, left last evening to visit friends in Ohio
President yelling, OF the Columbian University,
returned to Washington to-day from his charming
summer home at Hartford, Conn.
Mrs. c. w. Thom has returned from Oakland,
No, M where & she has been spending the summer.
sumo housekeeping this winter.
Ars Lieut. Edward 8. Farrow, Of Washington,
gave leap year hop and german In honor OF her
guest, MISS Beinnger. Of South Carolina, at the
Magnolia, Toms River, N. j., last Saturday.
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Secretary Whitney at Lenox yesterday. Among
the guests present were Count Arco, Count and
Countess d'Arschot. Count Sala, and Mavroyeni
Count dArschot and family left Lenox last even-
ing for this city.
Mrs. Daniel Manning, widow OF the late Secre-
tary Of the Treasury, accompanied by her daugh-
ter sailed from New York for Europe yesterday:
superintendent Jackson Dissuisscd.
NEW HEAD TO THE RAILWAY NAIL SERVICE IN
NEW YORK.
The New York Times to-day says: r. c. Jackson,
superintendent OF the railway mail service yester-
day received notification OF his dismissal from the
postal service by the postal department Mr.. Jack
son said he was completely surprised and he did
not know OF any complaint having been made
against MIN. HIS relations with the department
nave nave Deen pleasant for .wenty-four yeara He has
Doen superintendent since 1876 and was one OF the
nrst TO introduce rules for carrying out the civil
service. Since 1872 the EXAMINATIONS in the de-
poSs.l.0ns uSvo Veo0 voty oXack HI. JeckoO0 - q
republican. He u succeeded by J. b 0wynne, Q
democrat. OF Cincinnati, who held . similar posi-
ton II the post-oflce there He goes into once
here october I. No reason was assigned for Mr.
JacksonS dismissal In the notification. Tho o1lce
u not under Postmaster PearsonS control
TIE LOCAL DEnocRACY.-The Jefferson Demo-
cratic Club OF which Nj. Julius Rmmner is pred.
cent, nave drawn up protest against the action
o. the national COMMITTEES constituting 1r. Norns
the sole financial agent OF the committee here
~. Cnaries Thompson, who. - STATED ~ JESTER.
days 6rA1 has Withdrawn from mis- position - .
member OF the advisory committee, expresses him
se0 g eattsfed with the arrangement BY which
M. Norris remains - financial agent
A 0reensourg. Pa, special says: Patrick Kahn
WAS stabbed through the heart with knife last
night Dy Nicholas Bocua The anray took place
- chF11tenlng near Sutervilla aud was entirely
unprovokeo. The murderer - now IN JAN
Tne German Colonial CO. has Appeared % the
pubc 20 subscribe 70 the En1n reflex fund, stating
That the fund must be raised IN Ten dayR and thai
late.
A portion Of the great o. Bernard Pam, which
has hitherto been availAble Tor pedeoeSianD and
mules only. . abous 70 . convested into . car
nago road The necessary fun0o fog the WORK have
boen voted ~ eho oWtD council