Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-05-19
THE U. s. 8. swatara arrived at Hampton Roads
last night

last night.
ARMY ORDERs.-Assistant Surgeon Marlborough
c. Wyeth relieved from duty at Fort Banancas,
Fla, at the expiration OF his present leave, and
ordered report for duty at Fort Huachuca, Ariz,
First Lieut.. Oberlin NJ. Carter, engineer corps.
and Pulaski Ca, and Fort church. Fla,
Second Lieut.. Frank Green. Signal Corps, ordered
on temporary service to Sugar Loaf Mountain, Nd.
First Lieut.. Geo. p Borden, company /, 9Th infan-
try, transferred. Capt. Henry p. Perrine, 9th
cavalry, granted three months further extension
fantry. ordered to Washington barracks,
y. G., as witness before the general court mar
Go 20 S
Lieut. Francis woodbridge S Eth infantry s,
active service by a retiring board, granted
leave until further orders. First Lieut.. Peter
Leary, IT,, Attn artillery. appointed inspector OF
Portland, Me-, for which Capt. Cornelius c. Cusic,
22d infantry, is responsible.
A Navy Department Chief Relieved.
Commander John r. Bartlett was to-day relieved
from duty as chief of the photographic Ofr1ce Of
the Navy Department and granted one years leave.
Lieut. Geo. l. Dyer has been ordered TO take tem-
porary charge OF the Office.
COmmissiOner Atkins Reclamation.
He WILL CONTINUE IN OFFICE UNTIL AFTER THE
Indian Commissioner Atkins who has been con-
templating resigning for some time in order to
take part In the senatorial contest In Tennessee,
has received a letter from Secretary Villas asking
him to defer his resignation until after the
which will begin in New York city next tuesday.
The Secretary adds that recognizing the Obliga.
ton arising from you eminent and faithful service,
due, should feel constrained to acQuesce in your
WISHES and join you In soliciting from the Pres-
dent the favor you seek If could reasonably &C
commOdate the public interests to this course.
But appeal to that conscientious devotion to
duty which has characterized your career
,n,srs.tt to yield something further Of your
good" The Secretary asks the Commissioner to
delay the tender OF his resignation until
Mr.. Atkins has decided to defer his resigna
ton until after the letting, which will be finished
about the 9Th OF June. He Will leave for New
Messrs E. S. Woog, J. A. Beckwth, S. f Slater
and w. s. Olive, or the Indian ONCE, and Capt j.
D. s. Hassler, appointment clerk OF the Interior
department, who Will assist in the opening OF bids.
Society Notes.
Mrs. 'Rathbone, OF Michigan, has been the guest
OF Mrs. ID. NJ. Dickinson since the adjournment OF
the Mount Vernon Association. Mrs. Rathbone is
viceregent for her state, and returns to her home
to-day. Mrs. Pickens of South Carolina, is the
Broadwell, OF Ohio, is with Mrs. McAlister Laugh
ton. Miss Longfellow, with Mrs. Chase. did not
stop In the city on her return to Boston. Mrs.
sweat says the council was the most satisfactory
one yet held. There were twenty ladies present.
twenty states.
Senator Stockbrdge gave gentlemen's dinner
OF fourteen covers last evening.
Senator and Mrs. Stanford will sail for Europe
on Wednesday OF next week.
The circle OF the heciuses Ridicules ct lite.
raire Francois held its fifteenth annual soiree in
Masonic Temple last evening. The attendance
was large and enthusiastic. The program in
cluded music by Miss Amy Leavitt, NJ. L. SZemel-
enyi and Miss Kale Deering, two comedies, "a
Visit OF the Doctor and "Maitre Corbeau" Those
GnS so9x RaT bu% wsTe MT Merrill
Henriques, Miss NJ. Lawton, Miss r. Sewell, Mr.
NJ. p. de Chambrun and Mr.. NJ. E. Dumaine
The President and Mrs. Cleveland the Post
master General and Mrs. Dickinson, Mr. and Mrs,
S; V. White, Mrs Letter, Mr.. and Mrs. Nathan APP
pleton, Mrs. Stockbridge, Mrs n. L. Anderson and
Mrs Henry EdwardeS Will occupy boxes at MISS
concert tonight.
Mr.. and Mrs VIM. d. Cabell have issued invita-
tons for reception on Wednesday evening, June
o. when literary and musical program will be
given.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rudolph Kaufman gave dinner
last evening in honor Of Mr.. and Mrs J. G. Shank.
lin, OF Evansville, Ind.
Last evening MI. Eugene Arnold gave theater
party to 'The Black Hussar," In honor OF the
Misses Clark, Of New York, who are, at present.
visiting the Misses DuHamel. In the party were
Hamel, Mr. Arnold, the Misses Boyle and Mr.
Rudolph ClaughtOn. The chaperOne was MIS-
Claggett. After the opera supper was served.
Miss Josephine Willngham, Of Allendale, 8. c.,
e visiting her cousin, Mrs A. G. Chewing OF 1910
kingman Place.
Prof. and Mrs. D. c. Chapman, OF Capitol Hill,
gave a reception last evening to Mrs. Clara A.
Field OF Boston, who has been spending few days
with them on her way home from Florida.
Mrs. NJ. H. Martin leaves the latter part of the
month for Sullivan's Island s. c., where she will
spend the summer. Miss Martin and Mrs. Mauer.
a married daughter, will also visit there. They
lett, OF Round Hill, Va, who has been Mrs. Mar
TINS guest the past two weeks. has gone to visit
relatives in Brooklyn.
Mrs. Alice Swain Hunter, who has become
director Of Ascension church choir will be absent
from the city for few weeks.
Mrs. Nathan Appleton will leave the city for
Annapolis on Tuesday OF next week, and will
probably spend the summer in Europe Mrs
with the vice-presidents OF the W6mans Washing
ington Memorial Statue Fund yesterday morning. |
The POstmaster-Gene and Mrs. Dickinson |
have made no plans for the summer. |
An amateur performance Of 'Pygmalion and |
will be given at the New National Theater Tues, |
day afternoon at $3.50. The caste will include Mr.
George HazeltOn and Miss Lltitia Aidrtch In the |
Mr.. Frank b. Martin Mr.. Alex. B. Mcdowell, Miss |
Ada Butterfield, Miss Mary Butterworth and MISS |
nsen r me are Mira
Mrs. Hawey, Mira Greedy, Mrs Butterworth, Mrs !
Stanford, MIA Black, Mrs Sabin, Mrs. W. W. Morrow,
Mrs. Field, Mrs Spooner, Mrs. Lamont, Miss Edes,
Mrs. G. B. williams, Mrs. Dolph, Mrs. E B. Hay, |
Mrs. Muldrow, Mrs. Thos Riggs, Mrs. Stewart, |
Mrs. Hornsby, MrA Hazlet0n, MrA Macarthur Mrs |
SOule, Mrs. Pollok, MRS. Kenna, Mrs. Holiday, |
Mrs James E Campbell Mrs. Cultivate, MIRA |
Cabell, Mrs. Mclean Mrs. J. A. Bates, Mrs Hooker |
MIRA Langhorne, Mrs 3. M. Bryan, Mrs. Symes, |
Mrs. StOckbrtdge, Mrs A. & Worthtngton, Nrs H. |
King and Mrs h. u. Townshend.
Mrs. Matthew Read is in New York city.
Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Foster, MIA A. c. Tyler, |
and Mrs. Rush gave dinner parties last night
Mrs Gen. Myer gives dinner party this after. |
noon.