Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-04-12
SOCIAL MATTERS.
The Charity Entertainment at AL
baugh's-PersOnaI Mention.

The opera house was crowded yesterday with
a fashionable audience to listen to the amateur
performance prepared by the managers of the
Home for Incurables and the members of the
Humane society for the financial benefit of both
charities. Mrs. Geo. y. B,ale and Mrs. E C.
Halliday received many congratulations upon
the success of the event. The program was di-
vlded into three parts. The first was the one
act play of In Honor Bound" The characters
were well personated by Mr.. Wendell. Mr. Bar
~ Buckley. Miss Riddle. and Miss Katie Beach,
This was followed by the piano playing of Miss
Amy Hare, of London. who opened the second
part OF the rather long musical program. Miss
Hare played three numbers. with the effect and
rnlsh that come from a thorough knowledge of
the technique OF her art. Mr. Whipple sang
If were Knight with fine effect and Mrs
J. {. Fremont. jr.. sang two melodious songs
that were loudly applauded. Miss Louise
Cleveland Shepard. OF New York sang a Re
citation and Aria from LA Nozze di Figaro
by Mozart. She was handsomely attired in
black satin and black dotted gauze. Miss Deer
ing appeared IN picturesque peasant costume
that was bewItchInGly becoming TO her Spanish
beauty. and played jIngling melody upon the
mandolin. accompanied upon the piano by
Miss Shepard. The Schubert Ouartette, as
sisted by Miss Bertha Lincoln. rendered HE
thee. ShallOD'' with their usual success Miss
Lincoln wore becoming toilet of heliOtrOpe
silk gauze, with bodice of violet velvet
There were no encOres owing 10 the length OF
the program. The entertainment closed with
Gilberts Sweetheart" The leading roles
were taken by Mr.. Jno. Sidney Webb and Miss
Riddle. supported by Mr.. Barry Bulkley in an
excellent character study. and Miss Katie Beach
The acting was good throughout. Miss Riddle
and Mr.. Webb are among the best amateur art
lists upon the stage, and their efforts yesterday
we're fully appreciated. The ladies upon the
stage all received flowers and all won them
The ushers were Mr.. Jack Biddle. James Nor
nil. Mr.. Orlando Wales. Mr.. Preston. Mr.. Iu
Phillips and Mr. Fava. The boxes were occu-
pied on the right of the stage by Mrs Palmer
who entertained Mrs. Field. Madame Guzman
Mrs. Lydecker and Miss Mary sherman; Mrs
Chas. NOrdhotf, Jirs. Wright and Mrs Wads-
worth. The box reserved by Mrs. Harrison re-
manned unOccupied by any one from the White
House On the other side of the stage were
DR.. and Mrs. VIM. A. Hammond. Mrs John f.
+. Beall. Miss Anna Wilson. Mr. HAYWOOD. Mr.
Ruff and Mr. Tidd-Pratt; Mrs. Reamv chape-
ronlng, and Miss Emma Mulan the Misses
Preston. Mr.. Jack Blddle and Mr.. Clarv Raw.
and Mrs. Thomas Riggs. with Mrs. and Miss
Aver. The body of the house was well filed
with people prominent in official and social
life.
The Six O'Clock club has held no more inter-
esting or profitable meeting than that of last
evening at Wizards to exchange "reminiscences
about Abraham Lincoln. a. Il. Johnson pre-
sided. and Of the seventy persons present sto-
ries were tod by ex-senator Pomerov, Repre-
sentatives Springer and Cannon. Gen. King.
Gen. Haupt, Mr.. Presbrey, Major John Nc
Elroy. ". A. CrOfut. Judge HOSe, Miss Clara
Barton, and Col. Hinton. Letters were read
from Senator Hewley, Col Nicolay, Col. HAY.
Ward LamOn. Gov. Boutwell,. Judge McCul-
Tough, and Rev. DIR. Sunderland
Rev. W. J. Herbert Hogan and wife left for
Boston to-day.
Miss Mary Amelia Smith. daughter of the late
ex-Gov. Smith, Of Virginia. who has been in
Washington for some weeks, has returned to
her home at WarrentOn, Va.
The engagement is announced of Hon. Chas.
H. Gibson, member of Congress from the first
distrlct Of Maryland, and Mrs. Marietta Powell
Hollyday. OF Ratclif manor. Talbot county.
The wedding will take place April 70, at Louis
vile, ky-.where Mrs. Hollyday has been spend
Ing the winter and spring.
Mrs. Mckee, daughter Of President Harri-
son. who returned to Washington Yesterday
from her Florida trip, was presented with a
young alligator while in the land of orange
groves, which has been safely housed some.
where about the executive mansion
The Washington lady upon whom the honor
OF the Laetare medal was conferred is Mrs
Anna Hanson Dorsey and not Mss Dorsey. as
has been published.