Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-10-05
TWO FAMOUS SINGERS.
John W. Hutchinson and Walter Kitteridge
Honored Guests at Reception.

| More than 800 guests assembled in the par
lors of Wizards Hotel last evening By tine cal
Of the American Society of Authors to gree
Mr.. John W. Hutchinson, the famous singer
Mr.. Walter Ktteridge. the author of "Tentine
on the Old Camp Ground" was also another
guest of honor. The receiving party consisted
of Mrs. N. ID. Lincoln, president of the society
| Mr.. John W. Hutchinson. Mr.. Kitteridge. II
B. Moulton, Mrs. Lexington of California. Mrs
Harriet n. Ralston. Mr.. ]. L. McCreery, Miss
Carrie Harrison, Mrs. Emily Thornton Charles
Miss Emma Maynieke and Miss Mary
Foster. The reception lasted an hour, after
which Mrs. Lincoln called the meeting to order.
Mrs. Major Flint led in a brilliant piano solo.
Mr.. Hutchinson was received with cheers. and
after a bright talk sang several songs with the
same spirit and power as of old. Mr.. Hitter
idge sang Mum. Mum, Num-" amid much
merriment Mr.. John Y. Alice gave a whistling
solo. with Mrs. Flint accompanying Mr.. J. l..
McCreery, at the request of Mr.. Hutchinson,
read his poem, There is No Death" Miss Ella
Kirk. daughter Of Prof. II. o. Kirk. sang the
Hutchinson sang the "Old Granite State and
The Old Clock" and closed the mu-
steal program with ''Auld Lang Syne."
Mrs. Lexington of California read an inter-
esting paper on her experience in fruit growing
in northern California.
Assistant Secretary of Agriculture Edwin Viii
Its. Gov. Fle.che- and others took part.
Among the guests present were Mrs. NJ. F..
Mcpherson. Miss G. NJ. Bowman. Assistant
Secretary and Mrs. Edwin Willis. Mrs. NJ. H.
Mahon. Miss Saunders. Warren Lee Goss, Mrs.
Cheney, @. b. Bracket. Miss HuddleSon, Mrs.
Huddleson. Mrs. Belva Lockwood. Mrs.
Margareth f. Plummer. Maj. and Mrs II. A..
Flint. Miss Bruner. Gov. and Mrs. Thos. G..
Fletcher. Prof II. " Kirk. Mr.. II. W. Lincoln
Miss Dasie Siddons, Miss Byington Baron II.
Der Garabedyan of the advisory board
of the worlds congress of science.
s. ID. Howells. brother of the author: Mrs. L. l..
Eowells, George A. Bacon. Mr.. Winthrop Ba-
con of Boston. Mrs. f.. Brockman of Boston,
Mira. L. VI. Tyler, NJ. Z. +. Hort, Mrs. John
Cough. Mrs. l.. de +. Jennings, MIR. Harold
Jennings. Anna T. Hopperton. Mrs. J. D. Lin
Okeefe. Miss Marsh, George T. Leving,
Mrs. Dora T. Voorhis Mrs. +. D. Rogers. Mrs.
Edison C. Brace. Mrs. l.. A. Crandell. Mrs.
Susan C. Magee. Mrs. J. IL. Douglass. Mr.. and
Mrs. II. w. Howell Mrs. c. NJ. Cornwcll. DIR.
X. Newman, Robt. Gillette N. +. Hobey Mrs
Cannon, Mrs. Hattie Willis. Mrs. E.
E. Fl. Morrison. Miss Z. Wilson. Mr. Brady.
H. c. Moulton. Mrs. NJ. d. Newell. Hrs. Sue
Woodward, Mrs. A. G. Powell. Wm. Hutchin-
son. Miss Anna VI. Rous. Mrs A. J. Brown Mr.
and Mrs. John l.. Norris. +. VI. Witsie, A. L.
Pyle. Mrs. V L. Moore, Miss VI. V. Moore. Mr..
J. l.. McCreery. Miss Lula T.. Nc
Creery, W. T. Davis. Mrs. W. T. Davis.
Mrs. C. B. Schively. Col. b. f. Hawkes.. Mrs.
Hari let Mills. Miss Maude Mills Miss Gammons.
Mrs. Emily I. Charles, Miss Elizabeth lcub.
Miss Sally Hammer, Miss Edith VI. Clark. Miss
Evangeline Pearson, Portland. Ne; Miss Por-
ter, Nj Fish. Mrs. ]. ". Foster. Miss Skccle.
/ Miss Jennie Andrews. Miss Belle Morgan.
N. B. Grady. Miss /. Elliott. Mrs II. b.
Coffin, Mrs.. NJ. J. Hedges. Mrs. NJ. A. Ne
Mullen. Mrs. II. n. kalston. Mrs NJ Il.
Moore. Walter kitterilSe. Miss Paddle f. Brown
Gle Dean Miss Kate l.. Brown, Miss Lucy
Llovd Moore. Mrs J. L. Cameron. DIR. X. New
cnbeTg. Ormond Silver, Dr. and Mrs. A. p.
Lighihill.