Evening star., 1896-12-09

Martha Washinetan Lodge. No. 3. Daugh;
was An Ocean iWaif." and a large and en-
thusiastic audience greeted every good
piece OF work done with unbounded ap-
part together with Miss Lillian Hurdle,
H. w. Weber. Henry F. Dolan, H. D. An
derson. Miss Casste Mae Knight and Mrs.
c. p. Griffith, weBe all very good. and the
throughout. One Of the novelties of the
evening was theooorps Of lady ushers, who
acted like veterans in disposing Of the
large audience.
For the Poor.&The st. Vincent De Paul
society OF st. Adoysius' Church will give
an entertainment FRIDAY evening next at
the rev Gonza9a College Hall. on l street.
for the benefit1 of the poor under the
care OF the 1Society. This organiza-
relieving the destitution and suffering of
the poor OF the city last winter, and the
concert next Friday Is for the purpose of
raising funds to enable it to carry on the
The principal feature of the evening will
be the lecture by Mr.. D. l. Murphy on IAN
Evering With Thomas Moore" Besides the
lecture there will be program partici-
the affair will be enjoyable In every fea-
ture.
Washington String Orchestra.-The Wash
1ngton String Orchestra will give the first
or It's two concerts this season at the Uni
Versalist ChuI ch, corner 18th and l. streets
northwest, Friday evening next This
chestra will be kindly remembered because
OF IT'S excellent work during past seasons,
ana the program which has been prepared
for Its first appearance this season will
quickly bring 1t to the mind of those who
may have forgotten it. The orchestra will
be assisted on this occasion by Mrs. H.
Clay Brown Ing soprano and Mrs. Ernest
Lent pianist The conductor of the or
g.
gregation has been thoroughly drilled, well
equipped and is fully capable Of dealing
with some Of the most difficult compost
tiops.
Mrs. Logans Lecture.-Mrs. Gen John A.
Logan will deliver lecture on the "Coro-
nation of the Gar and Czarina,' for the
bereft of the Garfield Hospital, Wednes-
day evening. December 16, at the Metro
pol1tan M. E. Church. corner AZ and G
streets northwest. Tickets for the lecture
are fcr sale at Harris & Shafer's, Bren-
tano's and at different drug stores in va
rious sections of the city. The subject is
one which Is interesting. and the lecture
will be interspersed with music, given by
several Weli-known musicians.
Rev. DR.. Stafford on 'Macbeth."-Rev.
Dr. J. j. Staffords lecture on "Macbeth H."
Whlch he delivers at the Columbia Theater
Monday evening next. has aroused consid-
erabie interest. chiefly on account of DIR.
Stanord's well-known ability as a public
speaker and lecturer of the first rank and
also because he Is generally conceded TO
be at his best in Shakespearean subjects
The lecture is for the benefit of the Car
roll institute and the sale of seats has
already begun at Metzerott's music store.
The Ice Palace.-Spectators who attend
the ice palace at Convention Hall more
Tor the purpose of watching the skaters
and listening to the excellent music than
Tor any other reason find great deal Of
enjoyment In the exhibition which is gen
orally given by the instructors just before
dhe Ice Is opened for the evening session a
$ O'Clock. The outer doors of the rink are
opened to the public at 7:30 O'clock and
from that time until o'clock the ice is
not used save by those instructors who
are so fond OF their art that they do not
nke TO waste about the only time they have
TO enjoy themselves the surface. The
instructors are a busy lot during the ses-
slons, but they never seem to tire of their
work, and every chance they get to spin
over the surface In pursuit of their own
enjoyment Is eagerly taken. Society In
nearly every city has gone into the matter
OF ice skating very extensively. and this
great northern cities. This condition ex-
lists In Washington, however, and the af-
ternoon sessions at the rink are notable
Tor the number Of well-known society peo-
pie who attend.
Metropolitan Concerts.-The season sale
9! ucketS fer the series of METROPOLITAN
concerts Is now progressing satisfactorily
at the Columbia Theater box office 1t is
seidom that such an array of artists is an
nounced In series of concerts and full
houses will doubtless welcome them. Miss
Maud Powell. violinist: Martha Miner, So
prano; w. A. Xantei. tenor, and Chevalier
ol bassin1. baritone comprise the company
for the first concert which occurs next
Tuesday evening. In addition to these art
lists. S!eNeking, the great Dutch pianist is
10 appear. The sale of seats for this con-
cert opens tomorrow morning
Mr.. Aaron Stem, a well-known Washing
1rit
mon at the Auditorium in Baltimore Mr..
Stern has talent of high merit and his serv-
ices nave been much in demand at private
ana pubic entertainments given here In the
past three years. in his imitation of nonu
lar actors he is seen az his best