Evening star., 1896-08-07
PINEY POINT PLEASURES
Life Well Worth Living at the Popular
Resort.
Many Washingtoninns Proving This
Fact-Amusements and Recrea.
tions Are Plentiful.
rarresrondepcc Of The Evening Star.

PINEY POINT, Nd, August T. 1896.
Guests at this delightful summer resort
have been enjoying cool breeZes for the
past week; the bathing has been very fine,
and the evening dances at the hotel have
been well attended. The feature Of this
week was an entertainment given by guests
from Washington, the following program
being we'll executed and much enjoyed:
Piano solo, by Mr.. l.. NJ. Lester; hymns,
by Masters George Evans, Frank Evans,
Paul Yoder, Percy Buehler, Eddie Oldham,
w, Vaughn, Robert Milne, Harry Milne,
w. Burker, Charlie Snyder of St. James
Choir; song, by Miss Jane Williams;
"Angel Trio" by Masters George Evans,
Percy Buehler and Paul Yoder; piano solo,
by Miss Emma Anderson of Trinity Choir;
recitation, from ''Virginius." by Mr.. Graves;
vocal solo, by Miss Smith; song, by Mr..
Percy Buehler; vocal duet, by the Misses
Grant Of Immaculate Conception Choir;
piano solo, by Mr.. L. M. Lester; vocal solo,
Miss Jenny Williams; followed by roar
ing farce 1.-The Nettle,'' by Mr.. Talbot
Pulizzi and Miss Blanche Puizzi.
The st. James choir boys have been at the
second annual outing at this place, and
have won golden opinions from all sorts
of people" by their good behavior. They
have taken in all the pleasures of the place.
out, ST. Marys City, Herring creek and ST.
Georges besides sailing up and down the
coast and boating on the lake" On Sun
day they went to the pretty little Episcopal
Church on ST. Georges Island, built very
largely by gifts from residents of Washing
ton. On Monday Rev. Mr.. Vaughn rector
Of William and Mary parish, one Of the
Episcopal parishes in the county, paid the
boys visit. and again on Wednesday even
ing, when he brought his charming family
to the Point to hear the boys sing. With the
boys are Gen. Duncan S. Walker and Mr..
Albert G. Walker.
Washington People ut the Point.
Among the Washington guests at the
Point were the following: Mrs. C. c. NJ.
Loeffler, Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Evans, Mr.. c.
P. Bourne, Mr. ]. w. Thompson, Mr.. En-
nest G. Thompson, Mrs. V. A. Thompson,
Miss Maud A. Thompson, Miss Marion
Carter, Miss Tessie Harbaugh, Mr.. Arnold
Graves, Mr.: and Mrs. Talbot Puiizzi, Miss
Blanche PGizzi Miss A NJ. Green. Miss F.
Green. Mr. J. w. Marbury, Miss d. Connor,
the Misses A. E. and NJ. Grant, Miss NJ.
White, Miss Charlotte Heitmuller, Miss
Louise Schmitt, Mr.. A. Alexander, Mr.. X.
u. Durfee, Mrs. l.. J. Grant. Miss Lizzie
Grant, Mr.. Charles A. Pike, wife and son,
Mr.. b. F. Snyder and wife, Mrs. Sallie
Artz, Mr.. ]. D. Cathell, Mrs. NJ. A. Cathell'
Mr.. Eugene Logan, Miss Grace A. Brewer,
Mrs. r. T. Anderson, Mr. f. V. Anderson,
Miss Lille Anderson and Miss Jennie
Mastersen.
Messrs. Brown (cf Sanders & Stayman).
Burroughs and King stopped at the Point
Wednesday On return trip on their oyster
schooner from Point Lookout on their way
to Washington.
AS the Arrowsmith made her landing at
the Point on Thursday, District Commits
sioner Pow ell was greeted by many friends.
He had taken to the water to escape the
heated term in the town, and enjoyed his
quiet trip very much.
A Pretty Family Picture.
Anybody who wants to witness an ideal
domestic scene should see the greeting
given Mr.. Wash. b. Williams by his grand
children on Sundays when he arrives at
the Point. The two young 'Wash's,"
known, respectively as Big Wash" and
Little Wash.," and the two Jennies. dis
tinguished as Big Jennie and Little Jen-
ME-, make fine group with their grand
father, Wash, senior
Sheepshead fishing is fairly good yet and
the blue fish have begun to run. AS for
grabbing, 1t is ''out of sight, as the boys
say.
On Sunday the choir boys eighteen in
number) of Emmanuel Church, Anacostia
under the care of Mr.. Barnabas Bryan,
Will take the rooms at the hotel vacated
by the st. James boys and have weeks
outing, making the fourth choir at the
Point this season, st. Johns, H and 10th,
being the pioneers in June.
System of Fruit Inspection Advised.
Consul Coughey, in a communication to
the Department of State from Sicily, ad-
vises that buyers of fruit from this coun-
try send corps Of inspectors to the ports
of Messina, Palermo, and Catania, and
provide them with letters Of credit, which
state on their face that the documents are
not negotiable unless the bill Of lading
bears the inspectors certificate of grade.
This has become necessary because over
two and half million boxes of fruit were
exported last year with average loss OF
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