The evening times., 1896-12-23
City Brevities

The police received their salary checks
for December at headquarters today.
State Senator Edward Dwyer, Of Chi
caSo, is registered at the Raleigh.
C.. .Ayn Buckingham, the w ell known New
York artist, is a guest at the Buckingham.
Golden Cross Commandery, No. 712, of
the Golden Cross, will elect officers at the
regular meeting to be held this evening.
Norborne Robinson, of the law class at
the University of Virginia, is home for
the holidays.
Commissioner Ross, whohas been confined
to his room by illness since Thursday last,
was at his desk for short time yesterday
The First precinct is being patrolled dur
ing the holiday season by details OF po
licemen in citizen clothes, as well as those
in uniform.
Mr.. Du Perow, holding ticket No. 1, was
yesterday awarded the painting, THE
Cavalry Charge which has been upon ex-
libition at Sanders & Stayman'
A sunrise prayer meeting of Gunton Ne
mortal and Mount Pleasant Congregational
churches will be held at the latter church
Christmas morning, led by Mr.. Grant Lee,.
Evangelist n. L. Yeakley OF Winchester,
Va, will preside at Christmas love feast
this evening at the Mission, X street, be-
tween Third and Fourth streets northeast.
Charles f. Clark was severely injured
about the back by slipping and ia Hing this
morning on the sidewalk near the corner of
New Jersey avenue and streets northwest.
Kit Carson Post. G. A. R.. will hold an
open camp fire and pound party at their
rooms this evening, at which it is expected
Congressman ]. A. Picker will deliver the
address.
The remains of Patrick Crowley, who
al u T.
east, were taken to his late home, Lynn,
Mass, this afternoon, over the Pennsylvania
Railroad.
An electric Compressor has been placed
on one of tile Washington, Alexandria and
Mount Vernon, cars, and found to work
with such success that that system viii be
used hereafter.
The House appropriations Committee will
be in session during the greater part OF the
holiday recess. It's the purpose to get the
bills out OF the way OF other legislation at
the earliest moment.
Tue Carroll Institute Dramatic Club is
rehearsing, under the management OF Ed
ward j. Walsh, Augustin Daly's comedy
drama, "a Night OFF," 1t will be given
during the middle of January.
A meeting of the well known colored resi-
dents who constitute the committee to pro-
mote the interests of their race at the Ten
nessee Centennial Exposition will be held
at the District building on Saturday.
The Congregational Club celebrated Fore
fathers Day last night with 4 banquet at
The First Church. Congressman E:osius,
OF Pennsylvania, and Northway, of Ohio,
and Rev. Dr. Richards, of Philadelphia, were
the speakers.
The japonica bushes in the Capitol
grounds have been In blossom up to the
coming of the present snow, and the red
flowers still SHOW through the gray copse
here and there. Also dandelion heads
cover the broad lawn in front of the Mar
shall statue.
The call extended by the st. Adams
Episcopal Church for the services OF the
Rev. Philip Rhinelander has been ac-
cepted by that gentleman, and he will CON
duct the services on Christmas Day The
church is located IN Wisconsin avenue, near
Woodley.
The Ladies' Auxiliary of the Mckinley
and Hobart Interstate Club are NAL king
arrangements to hold a fair some time in
February. The proceeds will be devoted
to the purchase of uniforms for the Nc
Kinley and Hobart Club.