Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-02
NEW YEAR ECHOES.
Organizations Of Various Kinds That Held
Pleasant Receptions Yesterday

NEW YEAR ECHOES.
Organizations Of Various Kinds That Held
Pleasant Receptions Yesterday
The Washington Lodge Of Elks was at home
yesterday in its rooms at 9Th street and Penn
sylvania avenue. During the day there was a
continuous stream Of callers and when the
theaters closed there was added to the company
a number Of members OF the profession. There
were, at the lowest estimate 200 caller dur
ing the day
Nelson Division, No. 2, Uniformed Rank K.
Of p. WINS ont in force yesterday making calls.
Among those made that upon Sir Knight John
G. Yost and lady at IT'S 9th street northeast was
most enjoyable. The sir knights in full uni
form, we're marshaled by Col Foxwell. Capt
Jno. H. Mills and Lieut.. j. W. Hardell. and
after IN exchange of the usual greetings were
| entertained with q rendition of the X. of I.
march On the piano by Miss Ida, daughter OF
the host. A collation. was afterward served
| THE Y. N. C. A.
The Y. NJ. c. A. open house New Year day was
! in every sense success The building was ar
tistically decorated with green's towering and
| foliage plants, cut flowers aud many beautiful
designs in flags. Forty-five ladies assisted in
| the reception and generous provision was made
| In the way OF Refreshments. From to o'clock
! the place was thronged with continuously
changing multitude. In the afternoon tho
gymnastic exhibition entertained large COM
pany, while in the library phonograph dis
pensed fun and music. The entertainment in
the evening called together q company much
too large for the capacity Of the gymnasium.
The audience was thoroughly satisfied with
the music by the oreh sirs Prof; King
ventriloqual powers and the interesting
discussion Of where is the best place to be
born" by members Of the Literary Society.
+. E. Tasker represented the granite state,
C. E. Paul the wolverine, C. B Titus the sun.
flower, Edw. W. Deknight spoke from Okla
homa. A. d. Spangler the keystone state, j. W.
Mckinley for Ohio. J. W. Drew Tor the District
aud l.. L. Williamson divided the honOrs be-
tween Canada and the old dominion. Each
guest had been requested to sign cards desiguat-
ing where they were born and over forty
states, territories and foreign countries were
represented. The reception by the ladies' was
the event OF the day. General Secretary Pugh
and wife received the guests, assisted by the
following ladies: Mesdames o.. b. Brown, C.
W. Brown. Edward Brown, G. NJ. Brumbaugh,
{. II. Darlington, H. A. Harding 7. A. Harding,
F. II. Mable, II. W. Olmsted. T. q. Randall, j. ".
Sims, +. W. Vaughn, W. A. Wells, l.. Caleb
Williamson, Z. W. Woodruff, Misses Grace Al
lington, Sare Abingdon, Carrie G. Aver. Jennie
W Barker, Myrtle Baldwin. Grace X. Burnett,
Blanche Campbell, Grace Darlington, Edith
Corey. Saidee Drown. Ethelwyue Hall, Kate 8.
Hamilton, Nellie L. Hawke, Helen A. lserman.
Alice N. kimball, Minnie T. Keene, E. Pauline
Lecch, Mamie l. Lesh, V. b. Newton, Lillian
Norton. Lula hothroek, Alice I. Raymond. F.
u. STRAUSS, Lena Sumney, Nellie Taggart, Jen-
ME Taggart, Ida 7. 1opham, Emily G. Van
Week and Lille Watt.
VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS.
ladies Of Covenant Tent, Independent Order
of Rechabites, entertained friends at the resi-
dence Of Mrs. N. r. Mahoney, 207 I'd street
southeast
great crowd of callers was received BY
members of the Young Women's Christian
Temperance Union Of the West End ut 9lS
23d street.
Rev. Dr. and Mrs S. NJ. Newman. assisted by
members Of the First Congregational Church,
day.
The lady managers Of the Baptist Home, at
32iS street. were at home to callers.
special reception was rendered veterans Of
the eonfederacy by Mira. W. H. McCardle, at
ll26 18th street.
Ladies interested in VS. Hancock Command,
=. V. u. received at Grand Army Hall, It'll and
L streets.
BURNSIDE W. R. O.
The reception given by burnside Relief
Corps. No. 4. at the Wimodaughsis parlors on I
street was very largely attended. the ladies re-
ceviDg altogether over 800 guests. Many beau
tiful costumes were worn, among which were
the following:
Mrs ]. E. shepherd. president. black satn
lace; Mrs. NJ E. Burgess. senior vice president |
black satin en- train, pearl ornaments; Mrs. s.
J. Neal junior vice president black silk crepe
en- train, with diamond ornaments; Mrs. W. ". |
Eldridge. president-elect. black silk, trimmed |
with velvet and jet, court train. v-shaped neck |
with garnets; Mrs. L. Schermerhorn. senior !
vice presidentelect, black silk. en- train, with |
pearl ornaments; Mrs. Joanna W. Tur-
ner. past department president, black |
faille embroidered in gold. court train; |
Mrs. J; Cowling, drab silk with steel passamen.
terie; Mrs. Judge Matthews black silk diamond
Mrs E. c. Months black silk en-
train; Mrs. Kate McMouigal black silk and
cashmere; Mrs G. G. Balm, faiile silk with
feather trimming; Mrs NJ. s. Baum, black lace
en- train with gold trimmings; Mrs: Sterling.
light blue silk with white Valencienncs lace;
Mrs. Gen. Edwards, white silk with feather trim
ming; Mrs. J. II. Hoagland, black velvet aud
surah; Mrs. McGrew, black cashmere with lace;
Mrs. H. Z. Edwards, black silk and Jet; Mrs NJ
a. Harrison Of West Virginia, black cashmere
with lace trimmings; Mrs. II. S. Parker. blue
brOcade cloth with gold and passamenterie;
Mrs. NJ. E. Baker, black cashmere; Miss Lena
Shepherd, white Bedford cord, with feather
court train, diamond ornaments;
Miss Minnie Cowling, pink silk and garnet vel
vet, Valenciennes lace front, dem-train. diamond
ornaments; Miss Laura Cowling. pink tulle,
diamond ornaments; Miss Alma Ebert, hight
blue silk, train; Miss Otillie Ebert white
silk, en- train; Miss Sadie Z. Watson, black
lace, with jewel passamenterie Miss Mamie
Baum, black lace, with Jet trimmings. An in
cident of the reception was the introduction OF
Zitka la Nuna Qost bird). the little Indian girl
baby which was found three days after the bat
tie of Wounded Knee on its dead mothers
breast and was adopted by Mrs. Colby OF the
WOn,das Tribune.
Ladies belonging to Lincoln Post WOmen's
Relief Corps also received yesterday at Golden
Cross Hall, 5th and G streets.
Zeal Estate Matters.
Jas. Ferry has purchased of II. q. Towles for
$4,000 sub %, So s73-fronting 25 feet l inch
ON Massachusetts, avenue between yth and 10th