Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-06-08
GEORGETOWN.
A SUCCESSFUL GARDEN PARTY,

SUCCESSFUL GARDEN PARTY.
The garden party for the benefit of the Home
for Incurables. which was held at the residence
OF Mrs. George Beale 3l47 street. Saturday
afternoon and evening was one of the pleas-
ATTEST and most successful events of the season,
and handsome sum was realized. The most
fashionable people of the town were there and
under the huge tent formed by the sewing to-
gether OF dozens of American flags and held
up by the surrounding fence and trees, enioyed
themselves in the light of the Japanese lanterns
until the numerous booths presided over by
picturesquely costumed maidens had been d.
vested OF everything but their decorations
The soap-bubbie tub for the children was
there, the fountain basin had been filled with
dead letter ONCE packages which could be
nshed out for dime and many like devices
for the drawing forth of the reluctant coin had
been arranged by the ladies in charge. The
library within the house, which had been tenn
porarlly turned into a refreshment saloon, was
well patronized, while the flower and fancy
tables IN the parlors above were often visited
The ladies who assisted at the tables were Miss
Kitty Hayden. Miss Claudia Stuart. Miss Rose
Stansbury, Miss Helen Bailey Mrs Downs VIII
son, Mrs. Orme. Miss offiey, Miss Charlotte
Stevens. Mrs. Charles Fitch. Mrs Margaret
Billings, Mrs. Helena Kenyon, Miss Laura
Bailey Miss Alice Mitchell, Mrs. John S. Bill
ings, Mrs: William Dunlap, Mrs. Riley, Mrs
John Beale, Mrs. Hartwell Cragin. Mrs. C.
W. Fisher, Mrs. W. T. wheatley' Miss Clare
Billings. Miss Daisy Blackboard, Miss Poindexter.
the Misses Hardie. Miss Marian Wheatley. the
Misses Stevens. Miss Barber, Mrs. George n
Beale, Miss Greenleaf. Miss Wood, Miss Mollie
Dodge, Mrs. Oyster, Mrs. Mayhem Platter, Mrs.
Thomas Hyde, Mrs. c. NJ. Matthews, Miss Nc
Pherson and Mrs. Wilson.
WILLIE JENKINS FUNERAL
The funeral of Willie Jenkins, who was
drowned in the reservoir of the Tenleytown
Electric Railroad Company, took place yester-
day from the residence of his mother 1913 32d
street Scores of friends, both young and old
were present, and many who were unable TO
attend sent beautiful floral offerings. The pail
bearers. who were selected from his daily ASSOC
ciates were John Rodgers, Richard Sheckell.
Samuel Waters, James Barnes. Charles whalen
and Robert White. The interment was at Rock
Greek cemetery.
SUNDAY GAMBLING.
The two long, low-ceilinged, foul-smelling
rooms near the Virginia end Of the Aaueduct
which constitute the keno headquarters were
not as densely packed yesterday as they usually
are on Sundays, owing to the bad weather and
the poor protection offered from it by the small
steamers which ply between Georgetown and
these gambling places. On a pleasant Sunday
these boats carry up from 800 to 500 men, a
great many OF whom are from Washington.
Any number can play at the game at one time.
and as the banker shares in the winnings to the
amount of 10 per cent his gain is steady and
sure. "As the size of the pot stated an habi-
tue of the place, depends upon the number
who are playing and as the banker always wins
1t is to his advantage to have the largest posi-
BILE number present, SO all who go there are
treated very pleasantly" Those who do not
care to play keno can at all times be accomrno-
dated at the sweat" or card tables. TlNn
there is the ''shell man," who will before your
eyes put beneath one OF the two shells a small
black bali and bet IS to 81 that you cannot the
first time select the shell which covers it-and
invariably he wins. Sometimes he will have a
confederate standing by, who, to tempt others
to try, will select the right one and get his IS,
which. of course, is returned. The bar does its
best business on Sunday. At the close of the
evening every boat brings to Georgetown In
toxicated men, who are dumped on the wharf
to remain there until they sober up or TO wan
der into the arms of a policeman, who escorts
them to q sobering-up place.
PROTEST AGAINST THE POLICE STATION SITE
delegation of prominent citizens, includ-
ing the Rev. Mr.. Nixdorff of the German
Lutheran Church and the Rev. Dr. Butler of
Washington, will call on the Commissioners to-
day to protest against the location Of the new
police station on q street near SD. A short
time ago, at convention of Lutherans in Bal
timore, the project of erecting a new theology
cal seminary was discussed. and the site now
occupied by the Lutheran Church and grave
yard at the corner Of SD and @ streets was
favorably thought Of as the most suitable Al te
for its location. The building, which prom
Uses to be an exceedingly handsome one, would
not only be an ornament to the town, but an
educational institution of which the city will
be proud. At q meeting Of prominent Luther
ans last week it was determined to earnestly
protest against the station, as it is probable
that should it be located opposite the present
church the theological seminary will 60 to Bal