The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-26
MRS. GARRETTS
BOXING PARTY.
Prizefight at Her Christmas
Entertainment.
PRINCIPALS WERE Two LITTLE BOYS
Looked Like Cherubs and of Course
Did Not Hurt Each Other, But
They Furnished Plenty Of
Enthusiasm.

BALTIMORE, Dec. ga pTizefsht
without police interference, and on Mount
Vernon Place. too. Could anything be
more surprising
The fight wasn't really a shocking ex-
hibition of brute strength. II was only
miniature fight between miniature pugil-
lists and fer the entertainment Of Mrs.
Robert CARROTS usual Christmas Day
guests the farm hands. their wives and
bright-faced children from Mrs. CARROTS
country place, Uplands- A lot Of district
telegraph boys-sfxty-t in an-from
the Richmond, Centre, and Eutaw Street
Offices was also present,
n setting aside all the afternoon of
Christmas Day for the entertainment of
the bIue-c coated messenger boys and Of the
people from UpIands Mrs. Garrett fol-
lowed the custom she has observed for
number Of years. The festival was held
in the basement OF the Mount Vernon
Place house. the whole floor being given
HU to the affair
The wide hall opening out from the bill
lizard room and from the Offices of Mr.. A
Z. Crane. Mrs CARROTS secretary, served
both rs auditorium and stage The boys.
t.it ALtflDEES Ol me uGUSGLO4u SLiu- anu
the UpIands people we're seated during the
entertainment in this temporary audfto-
rum. Nj. Cranes Offices serving as dress
ing rooms for the players, and the billiard
reoE1 as a sort of theatre box-the head
quarters Of the hostess, her father, Mr. W
f Prick and her friends. Mrs Richard
Irvine and DR.. H. 3. Jacobs, who, later in
the afternoon. assisted her in dispensing
the substantial Christmas cheer. provided
for eveEybody-bIue-coate boys. bright
eyed, round-eheeked little psopIe. as well
as the gTown-ups of the farm and home
staff
General Manager OF the American Dis
trict Telegraph Company J 3. YeakIe was
another Of the especially invited guests.
Ar Crane was on hand and was kept busy
a. stage manager and general director of
the festival
Cheers for 3Irs. Garrett.
Mrs CARROTS appearance downstairs
on the arrival OF the boys vas the signal
for some vigorous cheers. with Merry
Christmas, Mrs Garrett" and a happy
New Year. Mrs. GARRETT" given with a
viii The boys have been entertained SO
many times at the Mount Vernon Place
house that they showed no embarrass-
naent whatever IN the presence Of their
hostess. This doesn't mean that they
didn't behave ike little gentIemen-for
they did. They simply looked and acted
as though they felt very much a. home.
% course, it was Mrs CARROTS tactfuI
manner and the sincere cordially of her
greeting that put her guests at their ease
Immediately. And MIS- Garrett by the
way was dressed for her party in one OF
her most becoming gowns black one
VITA GaTniJUre OF exquisite lace Half
concealed IN the laces she wore a bouquet
Of deiiciously fragrant violets. der orna-
EentS we're EearIs-
But 10 get back 10 the little pugiIists.
Their match came about midway in the
programme Of vaudeville speciaItie that
furnished entertainment TO all IL the hall
! EiouoiogUc by Harry Leonard was first
Dances and songs by MAZDA Snyder. a little
scene between Nj and Mrs. Hoskins The
fight and later on some baIl-swInging BY
the little athletes made up the list.
Entering the Ring
Johnny Weiss. little four-a1d-a-h half
year-oId- Iight-haired chap. with the col
oriug OF q bisque doll. ard AIci1lm Weiss.
4 sjX-year-oId fellow, a dark haired.
spiendidly developed chap, were the
athletes. They came on attended BIZ their
secoRds-Ifr. c. J. Weiss their father
and Mr. Joseph Berkman. They made
their appearance in the ring. which in The
meanwhile had been rCped OF in The cen
ire OF the hall, leaving half the bovs on
one side and the rest on the other side
the Eght-haired Ons wrapped Up in =
dimInutive blue bathrobe and the dark
hal = col lou in
Two tiny rocking chairs had been placed
IN opposite corners OF The ring and the
baby athletes rested in these while their
trainers we're getting them ready. The
DAINTY pink and blue robes were slipped
on showing the little fellows in dark
blue suits, with neck ard muscular little
arms bare The microscopic gloves were
fitted on. the two sIarrers bowed gravefv
10 the audience, shook hands With each
other and began.
OF course, each group Of messenger
boys took sides with the little chan
who happened to be nearest Mrs. Car
rett showed her unfamiIiaritv with srrb
affairs By asking: Who IS going 10 be
umpiTC2" The messengers took the fI,7ne
as great joke first, and then bean
10 back up whichever pugilist happened
10 De their faFoTite with cries of Geo
II! Give it to hint Keen il mn
From the beginning il looked as tborq77
n
was setting IN the best knocks The
dark-haired one did some good work b77t
AT the END OF the fourth round the game
was called of in favor OF johnny.
At the close of each round each LITTLE
athlete went hack to his own little white
rocking chair. With The manner o. sat
iSfed heroes they stretched their arms
out over the ropes while their seconds
tanned them with big rough towels. rub
ping down their little arms and chests
5tteFward- And the pianist. Mr.. AdoiDb
l-iedef- prayed merry little tune while
this was happening
The entertainment over. the MESSENGER
'-JS-s were marched of to look at the
Christmas tree that had been p,,t m IN
one OF The rooms near by From there
they riarehed into the dining room
where collation. TO which they did annie
justice was served. After the substan-
tisIS-- the cakes. nuts, fruits candy and
ices had been disposed Of the boys. went
10 say their good-bys to Mrs. Garrett and
10 thank her for the jolly afternoon. Be
fore they left each had one more Christ
mas surprise in the shape OF q nice little
less
The Uplands people didn't have to hurry
on 50 they were able to enjoy the good
things provided little more IeisUreIy
than the boys. Besides the Christmas
dalnties there was substantial gift for
each one And the charm of each gift
whether < was . toy for a child or some
thing more useful FOR Gae Of the grown
ups, was that personal Preferences had
been taken into account in selecting the
gifts Each gift Was TnarIyaG r-i%F, t,,o