The evening times., 1896-12-14
City Brevities

/ Vi IsHBhthtf 10 oe shN <'ANe''
| politan.
The annual meeting of the Civic Center
will take place tonight at the First Congre-
| gational Church.
| Two colored lawyers from Atlanta, Ga.
| W. A. PlcdSer and &. W. Lyons ire regis
| tered at the Philadelphia House.
| The womans Band will meet at the
| Georgetown branch of the Central Union
| Mission, No 1910 NJ street tomorrow even
ing.
Nearly $3.50 was raised at the First Con
| gregational Church last evening for the
benefit of the Crittenton Mission of this
| city.
| Ina few days work will commence on The
| new Northeastern Market, which will bt
| located at Twelfth and f streets north
| east
A number OF the employ YES of the Govern
ment Insane Hospital have been urloughed
| for an indefinite period owing to Il short
age OF funds.
The custom observed by the court of ap
| peals to meet on Tuesday viii not prevail
| this week. as the court will not convene
| until Thursday.
The Washington Camera Club, composed
| of amateurs, opened its midwinter exhibit
| ton at the rooms of the Capital Cycle Club
| this afternoon.
The condition of Mrs. Voinot. OF No
| 922 Fourteenth street northwest, who has
| been seriously i'll for two weeks, IS some
| what improved.
| Charlie Wilson and Harry Marshal, col
| ored youths of Hillsdale, were arrested yes
| terday while engaged in game Of craps
| on the Anacostia flats.
The Columbia Athletic Club has invita-
| tions out for a social afternoon, To 8
| O'Clock, Thursday next Athletics and
dancing form part OF the program.
the Commissioners have named Rober
II. Terrell a member of the commission Il
attend to the District exhibit at ne Nash
vile Centennial, To open May l 1897.
Three handsome brick dwellings are be-
ing erected on + street, between Thir-
| :eenth and Fourteenth streets northeast
by George Z. Newton, of No. lol street
northeast.
Detectives Horne and Boardman today
| arrested Lewis Holmes. colOred, charged
with grand larceny III stealing bicycle
from X. f. l.. elliott, of No. 1414 II street
northwest.
\ slight fire in the rear OF No. ll1G Eight
street northwest, brought out tie fire de
partnent last night, but the blaze was cx
| tingniShed before the engines arrived
| Damage slight
The flagstaff recently raised on top OF
| the new Congressional Library building is
twenty feet in height. \ new edition of
"Old Glory" garrison size, will soon flut-
ter from its peak.
De Molay Commandery, No. 4, X. T,
will usher in the New Year with a promenade
concert and bah in National Rifles ArInory
Members of ether commentaries have been
invited to participate.
Hon. s. A. Northway. of Ohio, and Rev.
Cha rlpS III Richards ID II. nf HnllaIglnhl4
will deliver addresses NJ the banquet of the
Congregational Clubs, in honor of Fore
fathers Day on theevening II December %
The funeral of Miss Nellie ID. Edison,
daughter of MI Alfred j. Edison of the
General PoStOffice, who died at his resi-
dcnce, No. "a n street northwest, yesterday,
will be held today at p. III. at the family
residence.
The West Virginia Republicans will hold
a reunion under the auspices of the state
Association, tomorrow evening, at Union
Veteran Legion Hall, No. 80 Pennsylvania
avenue northwest. The Congressional dele
CATION is expected to be present.
T. T. Allain, colored, an eXmember of
the Louisiana legislature, but latterly from
Illinois, is here to seek the position of
Fourth Auditor OF the Treasury under
the incoming administration. He is stop
ping at No. 1416 l street northwest.
Chief Justice Alvey is engaged in the
consideration OF the application OF the
United States Electric Lighting Company
for an appeal from the decision of Judge
Cole in the case against the District Com
miSsioners and the Potomac Electric Power
Company.
A. NJ. Curry has been elected president
of the reccntly-organizcd Conversational
and Debating Club, on Capitol Hill, with
Miss Maud Geiger, vice president; Ern,.st
Buehler, secretary; Miss johnson, finan-
cial secretary; Miss Mccormick, regent;
Thomas speck, treasurer.
Rev. Alexandria II. Rich, son of the late
Rev. Arthur j. Rich, OF the Hannah More
A Academy, Reistcrstown, Nd, who has been
in full charge of Trinity Episcopal Church,
since the death of tile rector, Rev. Thomas
g. Addison, in April last, has resigned his
charge, to take effect January 81.
Officers have been elected by the Ep-
worth League of the North Capitol Nj. f.
Church. They are: Z. G. Austin, prcS
dent: James MadduX. Miss Maggie Piatt,
s. 5. Symons and Walter S. AyreS, vice
presidents: Richard Lawrenson, secretary,
and Howard Austin, treasurer.
A large party yofexcur>ionists from Lynch
burg ans other points in Virginia viii reach
this city over the Southern Railway at
O'Clock tomorrow afternoon. The affair
will he managed 10y Lodge No. I69. A F.
and a. NJ. The visitors will start ON their
return home at . 5o'clcok L. IN, Wednesday.
The annual meeting and banquet of the
Washington Alumni OF Maryland Unive
will be held January IS, 1897. The soci-
ETY. was entertained last Thursday evening
by Dr. S. Stone, of No 1i49 Rhode Island
avenue and Mt the time n number o. mem
bers Were added, including d, l.. Mackail,
Elgin Mitchell, C. a. Wells and c. G. Stone.
To 7 oil, No a A A
has elected officers for the ensuing year,
as follows: W. w. TreSo, worshipful master;
Benjamin ParkhurSt. senior warden: Ed
ward Matthews, junior warden; William
+. Dennison, secretary; K. V. Godmon,
treasurer: II. d. Frost, senior deacon; c. c.
Combs, junior deacon; II. II. Brockway,
senior steward; F H. Hosford, junior stew
ard; John Hayw God, tiler.
The following is the program for he con
cert by the band of the United States Ma
rine Corps at the Marine Barracks today:
l, March, Manhattan Beach, .;ousa; =,
overture, " FAIRY Queen Tobani; 3, waltz,
Jolly Brothers, Eollstedt; f. selection
"Lucrezia Borgia,'' Donizetti; 5, gavotte,
"Minnehaha first timel, Fanciulli; ), Hun
garian Fantasie, Moses; Z, ''Darkcy's JAM
boree,' Puerner, and 8, patriotic hymn,
Hail, Columbia Fyles.
A lecture on "Handel and His Oratorios''
will be given tonight at Garfield Memorial
Church. 1t Will be accompanied by pic
lures and music illustrating the speakers
words. The music will be furnished by the
following: Mrs. Kitty Thompson Berry and
Mrs. F. d. Power, Mrs. Hempstone, Miss
Louise Vail, Miss Abigail Power, Mr..
julius Ulke, Miss Wieser, the Misses Ulke,
Miss Florence King, Miss Pauline Iseman,
Mr.. Iseman and Mr.. Ben Howe.
Patrick Smith, a young Irish sailor,
was arraigned before Judge Miller today
by Policeman G. H. Williams, charged
with carrying concealed weapons. Smith
came ashore from his schooner saturday Y