Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1870-11-04
ANNIVBRs ARY
OF THE
LADEEs' CHRISTIAN UNION.

TUESDAY EVENING,
the opera House W as comfortably fill
ed at an early hour. The exercises
were opened with prayer, by Rev. Mr..
BIcLaren, after which Mrs. Geo. C. Ea-.
ton, Secretary of the Union briefly re-
ported its doings the last year, closing
with an appeal in behalf of the organi-
zation. Mrs. Prof. Whit1ock, Treasur-
er, then read the financial report for
the past year-showing that upwards
of 500 had been expended in that time
by the ladies of the Union for the re-
lief of our needy poor. Rev. d. p.
AIather then delivered an able and APP
propriate address. Next in,order was
the exhibition of
TABLEAUX.
The irst was entitled "The Faries1
ReveI - second, t'Scene from Tenny-
sons Poem, Enoch Arden''-with reci-
tation by Mr.. Gowdy; third. scene
from Dickens Old Curiosity Shop,
.ssThe Return of Quilip )" and fourth,
Ladies of Paris Offering their services
to General Trochu, to defend the city,"
The TabIeaux were beautiful; we'll put
on the stage, and the parts dressed in
good taste and we'll sustained. We
but echo the sentiment of perhaps
nine-tenths of the audience when we
say that it was decidedly the best ex-
hibition of the kind ever. attempted in
this city. The ladies', gentlemen and
children who took parts, as well as
those who arranged them acquitted
themselves with great credit. The in
termissions were made quite enjoya-
BILE by instrumental and vocal music,
by Misses Douglas, Converse, Richard
son and Butler. The audience then
ladjournd to
~ -- FEMPLAR HALL, ty.s
which was soon literally packed with
''fair women, brave men and beautiful
ehildren." Here the attractions were
various. The ladies had tastefully
decorated the old hall, and arranged
booths and tables from some of which
were dispensed exceIIently cooked oy-
sters, delicious ice cream, splendid
cake and confectionsr invigorating eof-
fee, and tempting lunches. From
others, beautiful Towering plants and
shrubs, and an almost endless variety
of fancy articles of needle work, &c
Perhaps the greatest-it was at ali
events cutest-attraction of the even
i ing was the little
| 'soLD WOMAN WHO LIVED IN A SHOE. .
She did seem to have a superabund
anee of children, but seemed to be dis
posing of quite a number of them-fol
the benefit Of the poor. She had writ
ten and published her true history, IL
rhyme, which she sold for the small
sum Of dime, for the same good cause
WEDNESDAY MORNING,
| Templar Hall was place of great &C
tivity, and at half past eleven the la
i dies were in readiness for the guests
they expected for dinner. From tina
hour until late in the afternoon a con
slant stream Of hungry citizens Nigh
! have been seen vending their wa.
Templar Hall-wards. Once there, the,
were soon enjoying a good dinner, sur
rounded by the pretty waiter girls
who were on the alert to meet in
Urice any demand for substantial o
delicate fare. Hard to please indeed
would be the individual who could no
dine with perfect satisfaction iron
j their generous bill of fare.
f In the evening many ayailed them
selves Of the opportunity to take te
with the ladies, after which spndr,
fancy articles, &C., not dispose'
OF at the festival were sold at auction
Altogether the festivities Of the ami
versary were most enjoyable-every
thing passing off pleasantly apd bar
moniously. as
The proceeds Of the anRiversaF.
must have been quite large, but tn
ladies. are unable to report the exac
amount in time for this issue. w
viii give it next week.