Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-11
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
PROGRAMS OF EXERCISES AT
CATHOLIC INSTITUTE.
Literary Society Observation-Disclosures
Before Board Of Directors-Plans
for Athletics.

The regular bi-weekiy meeting of the lit
erary society of the Catholic Institute was
held Monday evening al $50 o'clock, and
| the program included a selected reading by
Mr.. ]. Stephen Giusta and original readings
entitled "A "Reminiscences of Gray's Elegy.
by Mr. f.. +. Harrington, and Alexander
the Great" by Mr.. d. A. Edwards. The So
ciety meets bi-weekiy Monday evenings be-
tween September and June, and heretofore
the hour has been fixed at o'clock, but 1t
has been generally much later before the
meetings have been called to order, owing to
the tardy arrival of members. At it's last
meeting however, the society adopted a
motion to change the hour of meeting from
to $50. and to meet promptly at that hour
in the future.
The regular monthly meeting Of the insti-
tute board of directors was held Tuesday
evening. February T. and as the present Is
the most active month in the life of the in
stitute for many years past. SO also was the
meeting last Tuesday of the most inn
portant which has been held during the
past decade Many new members were
elected; it was decided to continue the mid
winter lecture course through Lent; the
banquet committee reported that arrange
ments We're practically completed for the
annual dinner to be held Tuesday evening,
February 2S; the dramatic and minstrel
clubs were reported to be hard at work re-
hearsing for their several productions; plans
for the annual excursion were discussed,
and the athletic committee was instructed
to organize a base ball team to enter this
season in the Capital City League, or some
other league, provided one can be found
whose rules restrict membership upon the
team to persons in actual bona fde aff1ila-
ton with the club whose name 1T bears.
Smoker Program.
The midwinter smoker was held Thurs
day evening. February ., and, as have been
all other events arranged by the entertain
ment committee during the present season.
was one of the most successful affairs of it's
kind ever given by the institute. The pro-
gram included songs and stories in dialect
by Mr.. NJ r. Atkinson. mandolin solos by
Mr.. George c. Thomas. baritone solo by Mr..
M. 2. Allen. and dialect songs by Messrs.
Dennis e. Council, Matthew Lepley Rich
ard A. Curtin and Joseph /. Griffith.
The committee on arrangements was COM
posed of Messrs. Arthur j. May, James A.
o Shea, James E. Collifiower, James B.
Cramer, Leo A. Finn. Arthur 8. Harvey,
John j. German, James B. Horrigan. Frank
G. Howell, Joseph A. Hausler and John A.
Mccarthy.
Among those present were James F. Shea,
Edward P. Harrington William S. McCar-
thy. Robert c. Howard James A Cahill,
Elwood WOerner Michael j. Keane. Dennis
E. Sweeney, David j. Dunnigan, Louis c.
Graesle, Matthew Brady, John ]. Mccarthy,
Thomas FL. Callan and 2. II. McCarten.
Series of Lectures.
The third of the midwinter series of lee
lures will be given Thursday evening next.
February 16, by Mr. L. d. T. Brady, entitled
Joan of Arc
During the month of February the bowl
ing team meets Monday and Friday
evenings. instead of Mondays and Wednes-
days, as heretofore.
The gymnasium benefit dance, which was
scheduled for February 49, has been post
poned until after Easter. The reorganized
minstrel club will make its first appearance
on Thursday evening. February 16 An I'M
usually fine bill is promised for the ecca-
sion. and the reported advance sale of seats
bids fair to tax the utmost capacity Of the
institute hall on that occasion