The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-03-31
The warming.

The Warming.
The court house warming" by the Young
Ladies Library Association on last thursday
eyenine. was the most brilliant social event
Of the season. The larger part of the build
ing wds tnrOWn open to the guests, VINO
numbered about 25O The beautiful Interior,
brilliantly lighted sparkling with ne" paint
clean walls and Il Iors, looked as 1t never VIII
apaln perhaps, and filed with handsome wo-
men IN beautiful dresses, made scene not
often witnessed in public building devoted
to county purposes. The scene on Thursday
evening must have been, To those VINO VIII
messed both "warmings' (and there were
some there who witnessed both receptions
striking in contrast to that OF 40 years ago,
when the older building was thrown open to
the pubic with similar ceremonies, though
we doubt much whether SO many great men,
or young men who may be great, were as
semolcd IN 1888 as probably danced on the
same spot then
The entertainment WAS opened in the north
court room by Willis orchestra playing an
overture, after which Mr.. Ball, as master OF
ceremonies, or toast MASTER" introduced
the speakers of the evening, first presenting
Hon. J. d. Cation, who warmly commended
the movement OF the young ladies toward es-
tablishng this public library, reminding the
Young women of their power in influencing
men ana on all society. Hon. Il. W. Arm
strong, probably the one man who did more
than any other man to secure the erection of
this building, was next introduced, who also
expressed the pleasure he felt III assisting
the young ladies' IN this noble effort. Judg.
Dickey then followed with many pleasing
"reminiscences of Old Ottawa OF 1889 (whcn he
,rst saw herr, Of old "Mechanic's HaIi' and
many funny things those Of those days saw
and heard there. MIR. f. c. Lewis extended
great encouragement TO the young ladies,
assuring them that in his opinion there
would be no difficulty in their securing a
room ia the building for the library. The
Hon Joseph o. Glover followed with mum.
Der Of Interesting "reminiscences Of the form
or court houses Of La Sale county. There
have been three. The first cost $50; The
secoed $3.50; and the third was the old brick
building, costing, as per contract, 20,00O,
but when last he knew of il it had cost in IN
terest and repairs about SOS 600.
This part Of the programme lasted until
about 10 O'Clock, and was heartily enjoyed,
partaklng rs 1t did Of the nature OF a
friendly social gathering where all did their
part to GmuSe party of friends, and had
none OF the stiffness and dizziness Of set
programme OF "specchcfyiDg.
At 10 O'Clock the dancing began, lasting
I'LL after two o'clock. A very fine supper
was served by Mr.. Howard in the Supervisors
rooms, which was gotten up and served with
excellent good taste.
Among those present were: Mayor Allen,
+. L. Fiskc aud wife aud daughter, ". H..
Hull and wife, 5. T.. King and daughter, d..
Hapemsn and wife, j L. Shaver, wife and
daughter, II. NJ. Hamilton, wife and daugh.
ter, II. /. Betwood and wife, Abner Strawn,
wife and daughter, 4. Lynch, wife and daugh-
ter, T. +. Bull and wife, L. c. Swift and wife,
T. ID, Catiiu and wife, w. W. Taylor and wife,
\. 7. BArtcIs aud wife, j. Il. Porter and
daughters, Elias Hathaway and wife, Vim.
Stormont and daughter, c. l.. Bradford and
wife, $. S. Scott and wife, j. L. Scott and
wife, sherman Leland and wife, Lorenzo
Leland aud wife, II. q. Cotton and vile, e..
II. Hamilton aud wife, MIS- J. T. Nash and
daughter, II. \, Cole and Tifc ". Bushnell
ana daughters, W. S,0rmout aud daughter.
|. ~ BEEN aud vile, George Grosheus and
wife, II. f. Gedney and wife, II. Mayo and
daughter, NJ y. Armstrong and wife, j. 6.
Gay and daugh,cr ". E. Bowman and
wife, ". Gentleman eud sisters, VI. L. Beers,
Chicago; II. X. Parr and daughter, Serena
Joha c. Lynch and Chas Diesterwog and
Miss Treat, La Sale; Nlss Clark, Utica ,
Miss smith, Miss Carroll, Davenport, Ia; II.
B. Williams and wife, l.. W. Brewer and wife /;
Miss Dean, st. Paul, Miss Benton, Chicago
The Misses Johns, Deer Park; the Misses
Morse, Evanston; A. Hess apd wife, VIM.
Degcn, wife and daughter; Mrs. b. Hcsa.
Mrs. Barnes, Mrs. EIdredge, Dr.. snd d,,.
Bascom, g. &. Rickley and wife, I. NJ Sam
ard wife, Mrs. Sylvia Bushnell, Ralph and
Mrs. Dyer \. Il. Smith and daughters. Ms.
Chas, Gillen, Mrs. Z an, Mrs. 4. c. Stevens,
II. a. Butler and wife, Misses Cheever, Glib
son, Blanchard, Osman, Cliff, E!dredge,
Stout, McDougall, sp-uter, Yetie, Barrie,
Meigs, Fannie Trimble, Hook, Hon. Wm
Cullen, Messrs Bull, StrawG, Nash, Griggs,
Eckels, Osman, Hook, MGckinlay, Fullerton,
Frizclle, Boyle. Finlen, Blanchard, Phelps,
Sessler, Moss, McQuade, McDougall, Titus,
Fowler, Gentleman, Buffers, Reid, and
many others.