Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-08
SUBURBAN NEWS
FALS-CHgRCH.

An Easter party was given Master Percy
Trip by his parents on Monday. and was
the occasion of a merry gathering OF his
young friends. who spent a pleasant day.
A feature of the occasion was that ice
cream was brought in in the form of eggs
in nests, and of different colors, and hid
away. A young man finding an egg of a
certain color looked up the young lady who
possessed an egg of same color for a COM
panion. Much amusement was caused
Those presen1 on the occasion were Misses
Maud Nowlan, Ethel Rollins, Margaret and
Annie Belle Roweil, Daisy Proudft, Katie
Thompson. Florence PerigO. Vivian Sims,
Masters Gordon Hodgkin, Robert HOdgkin,
Roy Nicholson, Gordon Nicholson, Hiram
Ballard. Paul Perrigo and Willie Edmonds.
Mrs Trip was assisted in doing the honors
by Miss Carrie Parker.
Another gathering of the little ones was
at the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. E. ].
NOrthrup, in honor of their grandson. Mas
ter Guy Church, where egg rolling was in
dulsed in heartily with other games. and
nice supper served. The invited guests
were Misses Addie and Mabel McInturff,
Bessie Newton. Katie Merry. May Mankin,
Carrie Ball, Masters Laurence Sims. John
Mabin, Harry LuttrelI and Lyn Newton.
The concert given by Prof. T. w. Hyson.
on the occasion of his closing the colored
public school Monday night. was a most
enjoyable affair. The concert was held in
crowded with an appreciative audience.
Mr.. P. R. FELTON, of Washington was the
musical director. while Mss Josephine Mat
thews. also of Washington. presided at the
organ The program consisted of songs by
the school children, solos by Miss Evelina
Lee, Messrs- p. r. FELTON,, J. E. Turner,
c. T. Ferguson and Wilburt Strother; reci-
tations by Misses Ella Cabanis, Frances
Timer, Rosetta Tyler, Jennie Fearing. Lille
Brooks. Lucy Cabanis, Rachel Ball, Gussie
Tyler, Pauline Massey, Jacksie Dixon, Ollie
Lee. Bessie Robinson. Jane Ball, Messrs.
William Thomas, Walter Fletcher, George
Brent. Shermont Griffin, Charles Brooks,
Lewis Lee. Raymond Carver, Henderson
Waters. Charles Fearing, Everett McKen-
ME, Wiiburt Strothcr, John Lee. dialogues
by Misses Jennie Fearing, Daisy Thomas,
Jackse Dixon. Salem Ball. Minnie McKin-
ny, Pauline Massey. Ella Cabanis. Rachel
Bah, MessrS. Jno- Brooks. Wilburt Strother,
John Lewis; sketch by Mr.. Willie Butler
and others; vocal quartet, Mr.. Thomas Mil
Ter and others. Over SO was realized for
the school fund.
Rev. H. l.. Hout. grand chief tenplar of
the state, of the order of Good Tenlplars.
was accompanied on his visit to st. Julian's
Lodge On Monday night by delegation of
forty members of Pioneer Lodge of this
town. when pleasant evening was spent,
the members returning at late hour. A
public address was made by Rev. Mr.. Hout.
and at a lodge session afterward several
new members added to the lodge. Tuesday
night at Pioneer Lodge. the official was
SVetcu ny d large dltenuance OF the MEM
bers, over eighty being present. The grand
Grief templar was received with the honors
OF the orde.' and an address of welcome by
Rev. John McGill A fine program of exer-
cises. arranged by Miss Ida N. Ball, was
rendered during the evening, consisting of
a piano solo by Miss NJ. Rathbun. medley on
the flute by Mr.. Maurice Trammell. recita-
tons by Miss Florence Leeds and Nellie
Hawxhurst, short addresses by Rev ]. R.
Jacobs and others. The address of Rev.
H L. Hout was received with much en-
thusiasm- Mr.. John Gurns was initiated
into the order. Quite number of the men,
hers Of this lodge will accompany the state
official to BallSton tonight.