Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-01-12

| Mrs. Thomas L. Thompson and the Misses
Thompson and Mrs. whipple will be at home to
i callers on Tuesdays for the remainder Of the
season at 1886 17th street. ....
Mr.. and Mrs. Cockrell have issued cards for
| an at home on Tuesday evening. the 22d, from
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Rev. DIR. Pope entertained q large company
st musicale last evening"
Mrs. f. Key Buchanan gave q box party at
Albaugh's last night to Miss Thomas. of Balti-
more Miss jerks, Miss Dunn and Miss Gorham,
| OF Texas. Hon. Louis 4. McComas
and Sfr. Buchanan escorted the ladies.
As the annual charity ball for the benefit of
the Children's hospital is a social event of each
| season which determines the date Of other af-
| fairs IN which the society of the city is inter-
ested. as well as an occasion to which the
young bellies and beaus look forward TO with
special concern, the readers of this column will
| be glad to know that the date for this season
has been fixed for Wednesday evening, the 3Oth
| inst. IL goes without saying that the affair IT,
| as usual. in the most competent and acceptable
hsnds. and that NO pains will be spared to
| make the coming entertainment as all its pre-
| 9ecessors have been. H3 social event of the
| season. Ii will take place at the armOry of the
National Rifles. which will be specially adorned
and beautitied for the occasion, SO that the ball
will have all the desirable features of the most
attractive public entertainment and the most
| elegant private party.
The wife of Commissioner wheatley and the
Misses Wheatley will not be at home to callers
on Tuesday next. their reception day.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. Ii. Frank and Mr. George
Adams. of Boston. viii spend Sunday with their
brother. VIM. III. Frank. III Sd street.
Mrs. George 4. Baxter will not be at home to
callers formally this month. but will receive on
| Wednesdays in February, at the residence of
her mother, Mrs. Thos. Duncan, 1916 18th street.
| large party of young people were pleas
antly entertained by Miss Mae White, at her
F.! residence, on Sd street. last night A choice
| supper was served, and dancing was enjoyed
until the merry party broke up.
/ Miss Mildred Lee will visit Mrs. John Sterett
Cuttings next week at 1777 Massachusetts,
| avenue.
There was a gathering of ladies at Mrs.
| Horatio Kings Friday morning to listen to a
/ paper npon Euripides by Mrs. Judge Weldon
| of the Historical society. Mrs. ii. A. Scudder
/ presided Mrs. w. 3. Pitkin read a short arti-
Gle upon Euripides. Mrs. W. Ross Browne
read an analysis of Euripides' tragedy Of
| lledea. after which several of the members of
the society read portion of the same. Miss
Stetson rendered finely polonaise and a noe
| turne by Chopin. Mrs. Oldberg sang the bal
lads Within a Mile Of Edinboro'. "lIargue-
rite" and only Flower" in a finished man
| ner.
|
| filled Thursday afternoon. She was assisted
| by Miss Cora Fleming and Miss Eleanor Sicard,
who poured chocolate for her numerous guests
| Mrs. Justice Matthews and the Misses Mat
! thews will not receive on Monday. Mr.. Justice
/ Matthews Is conyalescing and making steady
| improvement toward a complete recovery Of
his former health.
| The dancing reception at Washington bar
/ racks was very largely attended. The garrison
A lazsf 4
Duncan. 1lrs. Livingston Stuart Mrs. Howad
Baker. Misses Hunt, La Costa, Gibson, and
Freezing. They will continue on the Mondays
| in January.
! Miss Lucy Cleborne, daughter of Medical Di-
rector c. L. Cleborne. is visiting Mrs. Theodore
d. Wilson. 1851 10th street.
/ DIR. and Mrs. W. A. Bartlett Of 1900 K street.
will be at home every Monday in the month
except the first. after 8 p. m.
Last evening Mrs J. NJ. Churchill gave a
party in honor of her son Earl's twenty-first
birthday. at her residence, Ills 10th street.
After an elegant collation. the company sepa-
rated at a late hour. Among those present were
| the Misses Nellie Freibus. Sadie Morgan. Annie
Buckley, Lizzie Waters, and Mamie Sandrage,
and Messrs. Ed. Turpin. b. b. Blackford, Chas.
Morgan and III. Larcombe.
Mrs. Senator SpOoner. assisted by her niece,
Miss Villas, of Madison, Wis, will receive on
Mondays In January and February at 25 Lanier
place. Capitol Hill.
Mrs. Dickinson gave most enjoyable mu-
sicale to-day at noon, and was assisted in seat
ing the company by Mrs. Lyster, the Miss
Irowbridge. Miss Louise Bayard, Miss May
Kennedy. Miss Speed, Miss Villas, and Miss
Mary Wilson. An excellent program was rem
dered by Miss Trowbridge and MIR. Mordos.
who played selections upon the piano. and
the latter also played Accomplishments for the
singing of Miss Mary Wilson and Mr.. Galvan,
OF the spanish legation. Miss Emma Jean Will
son read pathetic and humorous pieces and at
i O'Clock coffee. tea. sandwiches. cake. fruit.
and confectionery was served by the young ladies
Among those present were Mrs. Folsom. Mrs.
Calvin 5. Brice. Mrs. Whitney Mrs. Pinchott,
Mrs. Palmer, Mrs. and Miss Audenreid Mrs
Preston Sands. Mrs. Harmony, Mrs. Green of
New Jersey. Miss Bayard, Miss Dahlgren, Miss
Seuite, Mrs. Field. Miss Condit smith, Mrs.
Miller. Miss Lucy Corkhill Madame Mutsu. Mrs.
McCulloch, Mrs. Yale. Miss Voorhees,. Mrs. and
Miss Deering. Mrs. John F. Rodgers, the Misses
Hunt. Miss Bliss, Miss Leila Waller, Miss Leila
johnson. and Mrs. X. C. Johnson
Arrangements in the Criminal Court.
INDICTED PERSONS WHO PLEAD NOT GUILTY.
The following persons were arraigned in the
Criminal Court this morning and plead not
guilty:
United States (sec. 5475 r. S. mail bag worth
80 cents; Henry Folk housekeeping i'm the
night at the residence of Z. NJ Wilson, July -:
Vim. III. Dade. ENLIGHTENMENT of six sacks Of
oats from G. F. wilkins Il Co.; John George,
house-breaking in the night at the saloon of
Gerstenberg ]. Renter. December 8: Andrew
Dangerie,d. colored boy of eleven years,
house-breaking in the night at the residence of
Elizabeth Flynn, December 5; Maggie Smith
alias Ashton. larceny from person (silver watch
from John t. Connolly. December Is. James
Wood alias Luskey, larceny from the person
of Lucinda Holmes. December Is; George Bris-
coe, hJnse-breaking in the night at the stable
OF A. Wall, December 8; Marshall l.. Coats
larceny, Dennis Mcdonnell. larceny from per-
son December 4: Evart Gilbert house-breaking
at the store of H. l.. Adler. December 20: JAS
Cross. alias Gray. and Frederick Lomax house
breaking, and James Dixon. alias GRAY. assault
with intent To kill j. A. Rupert, December "a
Liquor Licenses.
LIST OF REJECrED CASES SENT To THE MAJOR
The District Commissioners have still on
hand so.ae Of the liquor license cases that have
been pending since the beginning of the license
year. The johnson was brought no YES
terday by an argument presented BY Messrs.
Mattngly and Wolf. In this case it il urged
that the fact that the Commissioners last wear
granted him license after he had been con
yicted oil selling on Sunday condoned that Of