Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-01

suited in widespread interest and COM
ment.
Bowling has taken on a new lease of life
since the beginning of the season. two
clubs joining the bowling league. One OF the
| best amateur organizations in existence.
the Columbia Athletic Club returned to the
league after two years absence and
| rev club called the South Washington
Business Mems Bowling Club, also became
| q. member making the league membership
comprise five clubs. the other three clubs
being the Carroll Institute. the Saenger-
bund and the Washington Athletic Club.
Inc contests have been very interesting
| and exciting and the attendance large. AT
the present writing the Saengerbund Club
is in the lead and look like champions, but
the other clubs are playing strong and may
| advance to the fore.
| Foot ball had another interesting season.
the clubs representing the four high
| schools playing for the school champion
snip CT the city. the Eastern High School
team coming off victorious, winning four
| cut of four games played The Columbian
University team braced up considerably
during the past season. winning the first
game from the Columbia Athletic Club
| and losing one, the games between these
| two clubs attracting large attendance of
| spectators. A noteworthy and pleasing
| feature OF the games was the absence OF
| smuggling and rough play, but few casuali-
ties being reported during the playing sea-
| son.
| The interest In lawn tennis suffered
| slight relapse during the past season, the
| reason therefor being hard TO explain. Two
| tournaments were played on the courts of
| the Bachelors Club, the first, played in
\ May, being for the championship of the
south in singles. which was won by Thos.
| A. Driscoll OF Georgetown University: the
| second. played in October. being for the
| championship of the District. first honors
| falling to G5odfellow. The championship
| of the May tournament, in doubles, was
| won by Messrs. Davidson and Paret.
Two race meetings were held at the Ben
ming track by the Washington Jockey Club,
| and each was unusually successful, both
| from a racing and financial point of view.
| The first meeting. one of seven days, COM
menced April II and closed April "a. Dur
ing that meeting a number of stake events
were decided, the added money of the
! stakes running from $50 to 81 300 At the
| fall meeting, which began November and
| closed November 20. the meeting being one
| of thirteen days, no stake events We're pro-
vided. the racing being confined to over
| night races. Yet the fields were the largest
| in the history of racing here. and the sport
| furnished was Of the highest character.
There were also a series of trotting races
| decided at the Brightwood track.
| Death Roll.
The death roll last year contained the
| names Of many who have been identified
| with the life of the city and prominent in
! its many activities. Among those who have
/ passed away are William NJ. Shuster Rear
| Admiral Joseph S. Skerrett. Rudolph Gold
| schmid, Strong John Thomson, Titan J.
| Coffey, Joseph c. Willard. Rev. George
Keonig, Charles Edmonston. Prof. Joseph
| II. Daniel. o. 7. Thompson. Charles w.
| Pairo, Henry l.. Whiting, William Saks,
| William c. Harper. Michael Sells, John o.
| O'Neill ]. Hall Collegiate, DR.. b. b. Adams,
| Lieut. Chas. II. Lyman, Capt. Charles Ben
| dire, DR. James Z. Hambleton, Samuel w.
| X. Handy, VIII +. Stowell Lewis Clephane,
| ]. Rankin Imbrie, John j. johnson. Robert
| 4 Lot, 1invr nt-;I
| York. A. NJ. Kenaday, DIR. ]. II. McCarty,
| Capt. Samuel G.. Cabell, ID. c. Forney
| Goodwin Pierce, DR.. John M. McCalla,
| Horatio King. John Gibson, Col. Alexander
Macomb Mason. William J. Sibley. Robert
| Ball, Thomas NJ. Draney. I. F. Callahan.
John Keyworth, Mrs. Margaret S. Gardner,
DIR. c. Neil Barry, NJ. Hebner. John Saul,
Ebert S. Maloney. Col. Magruder, Benja-
Garrett, Charles f. Springman, Theodore
Birney, Charles Albert, Pom Kwang Sob,
Henry King, jr., Gen. David G. Swain,
John w. Irwin. II. o. Claughton, +. c.
A. Buck, Frederick Freund, Carolyn o. Il.
Bryant. E. p. Baldwin, DIR. James 7. Soth-
| eron, ]. ]. Noah, Judge Thomas F. 41iller.
DIR. Susan Edison, w. NJ. Beveridge John
! NJ Langston. Gen. Albert Ordway. Charles
f. Hovey, Gardiner G. Hubbard Harry c.
Fisk, W. d. Chipley. w. NJ. Browne.
! National Educational Association.
The first steps for the bringing here of the
convention of the National Educational AS
ISOLATION were taken by appointing COM
| mittee of invitation on the part of the Dis
trict government to go to Milwaukee,
where the 1897 convention was being held.
This committee visited Milwaukee and Der-
formed its mission. Mr.. Henry F. Blount
was appointed chairman of the preliminary
executive committee of the associate He
appointed his executive committee and sew
L t,xN1l
mittee of the association, which arrived in
Washington on tour of inspection, to de-
eide as to the best place to hold the con-
vention was entertained. At a meeting of
the officers of the assccia ton, held in Chi
cago Saturday, November -, IL was def
nitely decided to hold the convention in
Washington. A telegram announcing this
fact was sent to Chairman Blount of the
local executive committee by President
Skinner of the association Permanent or
ganization was effected at a largely attend
ed meeting of the general local committee
of the association, held at the board of
trade rooms. December D. Mr.. H. F. Blount
was elected permanent chairman. Mr.. Ellis
Spear was elected chairman of the execu-
tive committee, and Mr.. Charles j. Bell
was elected treasurer of the committee
The dates on which the convention is 10 be
held are July to 13, inclusive. 1t is the
intention of the executive committee 10
hold meetings. probably once a week, after
the first Of the year. The convention is
expected to bring not less than 10000 visit
ors to Washington.
In the Courts.
The history Of the District courts for the
year Of 1877 shows that for the most part
the past year was a rather uneventfuI one.
That is, few out Of the ordinary routine
cases heard from year to year were con-
sidered. In March Mr.. A. A Birney was
succeeded as the attorney for the United
States BY Mr.. Henry E. Davis Mr.. Davis
was first nominated by President Cleve-
land. but failed Of confirmation. and then,
under . special cot OF Congress. he was