The Washington critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1889-1889, 1889-02-13
CITY NEWS PARAGRAPHS.


The Mechanics Pleasure Club gave an
enjoyable hop at Sheldon's Hall last
night.
The regular monthly meeting OF the
Pennsylvania Republican Association will
be held tonight.
r.. l.. Swart & Bro, grocers, at 1900
Fourteenth street, have made an assignment
TO W. W. Swart.
Station Keeper Rollins OF the First Pre-
cinct has been confined to his home by
sickness since Sunday last
Hospital Steward George Lander of
Washington Barracks has been granted
three months leave of absence.
The Virginia Avenue Baptist Church
property will be relieved from taxation as
soon cs II is used for church purposes.
Tho Malone men OF Virginia will hold
q meeting at the Metropolitan hotel next
Friday. General Malone will attend.
Tho annual masquerade hop of the
8. 8. p. G. was-h held at Edels last evening.
1t was largely attended and some of the
costumes were very original.
The annual address of President s. H.
Kidder Of the Chemical Society of Washing
ton will be delivered tonight In the Assem-
bly, hall OF the Cosmos Club. s'Air'' will
10 the subject.
1.-THE Life and Character Of the Late
MOSQUE tonhinp was inc subject OF an au-
dress delivered by Hon. George G. Gorham
last,I light at the Metropolitan A. NJ. 4.
Church. There was large audience.
The Young Peoples Union of the
Church Of Our Father gave an entertain
: ment and supper last night for the purpose
OF raising funds to pay for the 81 900 piano
: recently purchased by the Sunday school.
Alargo sum was realized,
The funeral Of the late John II. New
man took place from the Gay Street Baptist
Church, Georgetown, yesterday afternoon.
Tho deceased was an old police office, and
when Georgetown was separated corpora
tion was lieutenant on the force
AT meeting of the gentlemen In favor
Of the Oklahoma bill, AT Wizards last
night, steps were taken toward preparing q
petition to present to President Cleveland
for his approval Of the bill in case II passes
the Senate before the 4th Of March.
AT contest at the grounds Of the
Capital Gun Club yesterday for the cham
piorship medal for pigeon shooting, Mossrs.
Frank X. Hopper and Joseph IL. Hunter
killing forty-two birds out Of a possible
fifty.
AT the annual meeting Of the Home
Plate Glass Insurance Company yesterday
afternoon the following gentlemen were
elected trustees for the ensuing year: j. j..
Barbour, T. somerville, q. G. Duncsnson,
N. ID. Larner, j. l.. johnson, j. L. Vogt, j.
b. 1arner, Z. Miller, and r. o. Hoffman.
There was largely-attended meeting
OF Missouri Republicans at the rooms OF
the club IN the Le Droit building last night.
A new organization was perfected to be
known as the Missouri Republican Associa-
ton, and the following officers elected:
President, j. T. Hunter; secretary, j. II.
Brunemer; treasurer, Major John I. Glenn
enta.
AT the regular meeting'of the Virginia
Republican League, held at its rooms last
night, a resolution was unanimously adopt
ed protesting against confirming the nomi-
ration OF ii. s, Thompson as Civil Service
Commissioner. The resolution says shat
he ID now and always has been inimical to
the interests OF the colored race.n
An old colored man named Thomas
Docket was arrested yesterday afternoon
for stealing a lot OF hams from the store
room Of the Riggs House. Just as the
officer and his prisoner reached the steps of
the First Precinct Station the latter made a
break for liberty. As he broke from the
officers grasp he slipped and fell on the
icy pavement severely injuring himself
"A meeting was held last evening at
Cosmopolitan Hall to form q military COM
pany to be composed exclusively of Pension
Bureau employees. The following officers
were elected: Captain, W. z. Seville; first
lieutenant, I. 4. Riley; second lieutenant,
George A. Jaeger Arms and equipments
will be furnished them In few days, and
instruction in the manual will commence
Immediately.