Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-10-24
GEORGETOWN.
INDEPENDENT LODGE, 1. o. O.

L.
The meeting of Independen. Lodge on last
evening was very much shortened by yielding
the lodge room to the Odd Fellows for dancing.
The time sufhced, though, to initiate candi-
dates and transact some necessary business.
The lodge will, in body, attend Mt. Tabor
Church tomorrow to listen to a sermon on
temperance, which will be delivered by
the Rev. W. Sherman Phillips. The l. o. o. +.
fair. which for the past two weeks has been in
progress on 3lst street, has proven more than
successful, and the lodge members are grateful
TO the many who have assisted them by at
tending.
NOT 30 BAD As SHE FEARED
Yesterday an old Irish lady entered the Office
of prominent lawyer here, and, bursting into
tears. told him the savings of lifetime had al
been lost in an instant through her husband,
love for liquor. 1t appeared that while in an
intoxicated condition her ''old man" had lost
the deed to their home. This she believed was
an irreparable loss and that the finder was en-.
titled to GUST her and take full and lawful pos
session OF the property. When she was told
that new deed could be copied from the rec
ords and the finder of the old one would be
nothing in, she blessed the lawyer and said she
didn't think now that lawyers were as black as
they were painted.
AN UNREFoRMED PARROT.
welIknown pillar of a certain church here
has just returned from the mountains where
he has been summering, and among the things
brought back besides his regular luggage was a
very intelligent but very profane parrot. The
first thing the pillar did in connection with the
reformation of his adopted child was to sting
him severely with rubber band every time he
uttered unpleasant expression. and when
this punishment had been inflicted several
times the parrot, 10 all outward appearances
was as stately, rs dignified and as particular in
his speech as Quaker. Yesterday the minis
ter of the church, while making his usual calls,
dropped in on the pillar, and the first thing he
said was: Il hear you have a very profane par
rot" Il had profane one,' the parishioner
answered. but through proper discipline
have weaned him OF his bad tricks and he never
now uses an improper word" As the parrot {
owner said these words he glanced up at the
green bird with the hope that by some remark
his words might be proved, but to his great
out sidewlse from the cage and said. in sepul-
chral tones: Its ID lie" This is true
story and the pillar tells it on himself.
THE IIrMUs CIRCLE.
Last evening the first entertainment of the
Litmus Circle was given at Linthicum Institute
Hall and a large and appreciative audience en-.
joyed the program. There were choruses by
the circle under the dictatorship Of Mr. +. W.
Bird Of the Franz Abt Club, vocal solos by b.
+. Taylor, James E. Taylor, Charles +. Miller
selections by the Taylor Brothers Quintet, cor.
net solo by u. n. Waterbury. violin solo BY
Miss Annie Riggies. recitations by H. RW. Pat
terson aud Miss Lucy Croggon, ventriioquism
by Prof ]. X Conner Miss Hettie Cathell was
the pianist and the whole was under the man
agement OF Mr.. James IL. Catheii, president Of
the circle, and the performance was such as &c
give encouragement for a prosperous season.
NOTES
Cook Parke. which for SO many years has lair
in o neglected state, is now being beautified by
its owners. The roads are being repaired, new
streets cut through and many of its iarges
trees leyeled- Two new avenues have been sc
opened that the square now fronts on four diff
erent streets.
Mr.. Henry Weaver is lying very i'll at hi
home on 32d street extended.
Robert Kicks paid 80 In the Police Court to-
day for failing to have lighted lamp on hii
tricycle. last night.