Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-04-13
The Centennial Tea Party.

The ladies of the NJ. E. Church, assisted by
ladies of other denominations Of this place,
gave their Centennial Tea Party in Welday's
Hall, on Thursday and Friday evenings of
last week. The Hall was handsomely decora-
ted throughout, and on either side were the
respective booths and four in the center, Civ
ing ample room for the visitors to promenade.
The occasion was one of the most enjoyable
it has been our pleasure to participate in, and
we went home each evening wishing that
''Centennials' would occur more frequently
than every hundred years. We do not pro-
pose to figure each character in detail, but
make mention of the prominent ones, and the
products represented in each States booth:
Mr.. George Brown made an excellent repre-
sentative of George Washington, and Mrs
Joseph Close did well as Mrs. Washington.
Georyin-Wm. PENIS daughter on visit;
Col. Oglethrope, and continental soldiers. We
find in this booth commissions of Robt Kirk
wood as Major, issued at. Princeton, October,
United Colonies, January 18th, 1916; as Capt
in the army of the United States, February
%, 1880; also, papers for Justice of the Peace,
December 26, 1889. Rather an ancient piece
of needle work in homespun inen-"Peggy
Gillaspies Sampler containing the alphabet,
and the following verse, dated July 2s, 1896:
"Aurora walls her rosy face,
When brighter Ph9bus takes her place;
So glad will Grace resign her Room,
ToGlory in her heavenly Home"
| Rhode IsIand-Flower Girls and two sol
diers Over the entrance of this booth was
the square and compass, in evergreens, inside
of which hung the letter Co. emblem of the
Masonic Fraternity.
Neo Jersey-Highland girl, and Hessiar
soldier, and two continental ladies.
Massachusetts, -Napolean Bonaparte anC
two continental ladies. Over the entranct
was displayed one of those old-time shsds
Had it been well broiled we would have beer
tempted to .'take Slice" but as it was no
we passed on to
Ne,o York-The Rebeccas took prominen
part in this booth We noticed the portrait o
Horace Greeley, ''the founder of the New
York Tribune" occupying a conspicuou
position on the wall.
Dela,oare-Anna Page, DR. Kirkwood anC
Prince Imperial. The original grateful lette
from Howard to Robert Kirkwood, fo
bravery displayed against the British, January
1881. When Mr. r. received this letter hi
was presented with handsome sword.
Con aecticut- Continental ladies and sol
diers Over this booth was suspended the
framed engraving of the signers of the Decla
ration of Independence, and on the inside
Washington and family, and beautiful colo
lithograph of Franklin at courts of France, re
csiving the homage of his genius and the re
cognition of his country's advent among tn
Nations.
PennsyEDania- Quakeress and continenta
ladies and soldiers. In the booth we fine
nothing of note, but directly over the en-
trance the ''Keystone State" in evergreens
suspended.
: N0rM CarOlind-Ladies in the continental
costume and an Italian. The products-ros
{ in, turpentine, cotton and tobacco-were tn
main features here.
1 South CaroARa-Mr and Mrs Colonel Tarl
L ton, Miss Pinckney, Mr. and Mrs Colone
D Sumter, country lass, and minister iron
0 Spain. The only product was cotton; tn
e portraits in oil of Nr and Mrs Washington
r Ne,c Hdnpshire-Queen Elizabeth, Geners
e Putnam, Southern negro, and continents
$ ladies. Perry's victorious crew; Washingto
d as Free Mason; the silk flag carried in tn
v late war by soldiers under the command G
e Colonel Charlesworth; the photographs c
Generals Grant, Mcclellan, Hancock an
Z Sherman, whom the Colonel valued as th
:. best field men and Generals in the late wa
h now living, whose names and deeds are know
o throughout the land.
i Vrginio-Mr and Mrs George Washingto
&c in person, Daniel Boone, Captain John Smitl
= Pocahontas, Gypsie Countess, and ladi'
le in costume. Tobacco in the leaf, plu
he and cigar; fac simize of the Declaration of L
is dependence, and portrait of George Washn
IS ton.
Is Maryland VIM. Penn, Lady Ball
I'd more and Lord Baltimore. Fruit of tn
We State was displayed--onl TO look Att W
:. handsome chrome lithograph.
The stage, which was handsomely decor
nd ted, was used as reception room of Mr. al
nd Mrs. Washington
,e. The receipts of the entertainment we
ro 1856, portion of which will be used for t
~ benefit of the M. E. Parsonage, of this plaC
and the balance for the missionary cause.