The Washington times., 1894-11-23

. Thirty 11I1 fiGilTy Franc u JUL, .
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is meeting with deserved success. From u
TO and from 4 to Z yesterday the tables fairly
groaned with n wonderful variety OF good
things. and the large patronage evidences the
success OF the enterprise. To-day. at the
same hours, the ladies will be prepared to dis
pense with liberal hand ali that can be de-
sired TO complete an oid-fashioned New Eng
land dinner at the very small price OF 20
cents. The following ladies have the affair
in charge: Mrs Hall, Mrs O'Neil, Mrs. Davis,
Mrs. Little, Mrs. Burdette, Mrs. Mayse, Mrs.
Polkinhorn. Mrs. Street, Mrs. Weitz, Mrs.
Mickle, Mrs. Howzer. Mrs. Macgruder, Mrs.
Leadingham, Mrs. Towner, Mrs Humphreys,
| and Mrs. Ella Burdette.
The marriage OF Miss Mary Loretta Gala
CHER. of Gavanstown, Nd, and Mr.. jules A.
DeMonett, OF Washington, took place az noon
yesterday at st. Mary's Church. Gayanstown,
Nd.
meeting of the kindergarten Club will be
! held by invitation of Dr.. Wilbur Howard
Ennis at the Western Presbyterian Church,
on Il street, near Nineteenth, Friday, No
! VemDer 23, at 1850 p. m.
Mr. and Mrs. ]. W. Mcmillan have issued
! invitations TO the marriage OF their daughter
/ Isis TO William Ernest Lewis ON Wednesday
! morning, December 5. at IL O'Clock. The
ceremony will occur in st. Paul's Episcopal
| Church. Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis will be ''at
home" on Thursday, December 20, and jan
uary 10 at the Cairo.
The Scottish Rite Sanctuary, 1907 G street
| northwest has been rendered to the ladies of
! the Homeopathic Free DlspeEsary, for the
| purpose of an entertainment and supper to
| begiven Friday evening, November 70. The
board oil directors in this way hope 10 raise
| sufficient funds to provide fuel and other
| necessaries Tor the winter. There is no more
| worthy object in the city seeking the patron
! age OF the public than this dispensary, which
| furnishes medical attendance and medicine TO
! hundreds OF poor people every day III the
year. The programme is as follows
Instrumental music: vocal solo. Mrs. F. A.
! Gardner. Isabella NJ Bittinger, accompanist;
'Abijah," Miss Jennie Erwin Barrit: The
| Lindens," Mr.. A. W. Francis; instrumental
/ music; vocal solo, Mrs. j. w. Wright; Capt.
| Dando, Mrs. L. F. Hort; vocal solo, Mrs. F.
| A. Gardner; recitation. Miss ]. E. Barrit mu-
sic. supper costing ter cents will be
! served.
| The pupils of ST. Cecelias Academy, col
East Capitol street, gave reception to his
! eminence, Cardinal Gibbons yesterday. The
! cardinal was ushered into the pretty parlors
! of the academy at 3 o'clock p. m. and was
| seated in a char covered with rich crimson
velvet canopy, placed on raised platform,
! which was strewn with soft rugs The par
lor was tastefully decorated with ferns, palms,
| and the corvers were banked with rubber
! plants and ferns.
| portrait of his eminence rested on an
| easel near the door leading into the music
! room. Thrown over the upper corners of the
portrait was heavy crimson silk scarf held
| in place by two large punches of snowy car
nations, and running round the easel and
reaching to the fine Swiss curtains which
! draped the door was the graceful and feath-
| cry asparagus vine. On the opposite side of
the door portrait of the patron saint OF the
| Academy, st. Cecilia, was similarly deco
! rated, excepting the scarf which clung to the
! frame was of white silk and the carnations
meshing the drapery were OF blood red.
| Immediately upon the seating of his emf
! nence the programme for The hour was opened
| by chorus OF about seventy-fye young girls,
| all arrayed in white, with dark red sashes
| crossing from the shoulder TO the waist hang
ing in long graceful ends TO the hem OF their
! skirts. The young ladies presented q pretty
! sight as they made the regulation bow and
lifted up their voices in perfect accord.
Seated around the cardinal We're several
| clergymen and Mother General NJ Augusta,
| of the order of the Holy Gross, with three of
/ the sisters of the order, and one of the pupils
! of St. Marys. Indiana Mrs. L. H King Miss
| G. Smith gave in fine manner a welcome
! greeting. Following it was class recitation of
/ tine Two Portraits 1t was artistic in every
! detail. Misses V. Jennings and A. O'Neil,
1 former pupils Of st. Cecilia were very charm
/ ing il "hhapsodic Hongroise. y No. 2 Misses
/ NJ. Torrens. A. Rogers. and E. McNaney sang
! 1.-The Wanderers Evening Song" Miss L.
Pistorio rendered piano solo in her usual fine
style. An instrumental trio was given by
! Miss NJ. kean, mandolin; Miss NJ. Thomson,
| ban o. and Miss $. Mcdonald piano. These in
/ struments were accompanied by three young
( ladies in a very fine song. The programme
was completed by two exquisite tableaux,
/ Greek Pose and Under the Shadows of
! the Cross" The sisters gave his emin nee a
dinner, which was laid out in one OF the west
rooms. The table was tastefully decorated
and the cardinal was Joined at the table by
the dignitarIes of the academy and the ac-
! companying clergy.
Miss Justine De Peyster will give a de-
! butante tea on December TO-
Mrs. Ross Browne has returned from Vine
/ yard Haven, Mass. where sne has spent the
| summer in her cottage.
| Mrs. McLananan ana llnliy Will spend the
winter travelling abroad.
Judging from the number in attendance at
the 'Gurley Folks Hart Times soeiable,
| held in the Gurley Presbyterian Church.
! Wednesday evening, and the costumes
worn by ALL one would believe
I that the hard times have reached the CITY. A
! scale of fines had been arranged for both
ladies and gentlemen, and was rigidiy en-
! forced. Each woman had to wear Il calico
dress, or something equally appropriate
| The men had to wear old clothes Wearers
of ''hoiled" shirts and dude collars were
! subjected to fine of l cent Mr. George
| Sheriff. organist of the church, attracted
much attention. being dressed as an immigrant.
! The gentleman prize TO the wearer fthe most
appropriate suit was awarded Mr. W. f..
Williams. Miss Gertrude Withers was given
| the ladies' prize The following pro-
gramme was presented: "The Tin-maker
man." Messrs. Galley, Williams. Baldwin.
Humphrey. Metcali, and Waters; recitation,
! Mrs Hurd; violin duet, Miss Mabel Williams
and Mr.. John Merwin; recitation, Mr.. Berg
| man.
VERDIcTS FOR CORPORATIONS.
Suits Against the Gable Line and the BaIti.
more and Potomac II. X. Unsuccessful.
The Washington and Georgetown Company
and the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad
Company were successful in damage suits, in
| which verdicts were rendered in the supreme
! court of the District Yesterday