The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-09-02
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TACOMA SOCIETY.
The sessen Tea-The Girls Guild.
Personal Notes.

TACOMA, Aug. 81.
The social event of the past week
was the tea party given by Mrs. Frank
lin III. Bowen ana her daughter, Miss
Bowen. Cards bearing the names of
the mother and daughter were sent to
a large number OF friends. and at the
tea there were about one hundred per-
sons. Mrs. III. ID. Thomas. Mrs. Isaac
". Anderson and Mrs. f. NJ. Hunt
did the honors at the tea tables, while
the hostess and her lovely daughter
received the guests. Two sweet school
children, Miss Edith Thomas and Rita
sherman, assisted the ladies al the tea
tables in attending TO the refresh
ments. The affair was upon the whole
most enjoyable one, and during the
tea many little pleasantries were in
dulged in. In parlor A al The Taco
ma that evening the tea was a general
subject for discussion, and many of
the lady guests spoke in high terms OF
the Bowen tea.
THE GIRLS GUILD.
The members OF the Girls Guild met
at the residence of Mr.. Van Ugle on
Thursday for their regular monthly
meeting. Many of the Young men
here are members. of the Guild, and
they too were present. The evening
was spent in dancing, and towards
midnight, after feast on watermelon,
cake and lemonade the party broke up
and the guests departed.
ENGAGEMENT.
| The recent engagement OF Mr..
Howard X. Goodwin TO Miss Eta
Ramsdell has been quite the talk for
the past three days. These young
folks are well known here, where they
have many friends, and since their
engagement was announced, in the
middle of the week, they have been
often congratulated.
THE IDbEwup CAMP.
Mrs. Stemberg entertained about a
dozen friends at her residence on C.
street on Wednesday evening last.
This was meeting OF the Idlewild
camp. or Jolly Ten" as they call
themselves, and with a few friends
they spent pleasant evening.
PERSONAL.
Ex-Mayor Mann returned Wednes-
day from California, where he spent
three weeks.
Mrs II. X. Moore has returned from
San Frcnciseo, where she has been for
several weeks
Miss Daisy Ainsworth returned TO
Oakland. Cal, on Wednesday, after q
few weeks visit here.
Mr.. Nelson Bennett and wife have
gone to the Yellowstone National
park. They left Tacoma on We'd
nesday.
Mr. Frank Laidlaw. head book
keeper at the Office of the Tacoma
Mil Company, has returned from San
Francisco.
Miss Hoyt. Miss Wallace and Miss
McFall. who have been at The Tacoma
for some time, returned TO their home
in Portland on Wednesday.
Mr. l.. K. Manning and his friend
Mr. George Treadwell have been pass
ing the week at the Blanchard camp,
in the loser Sound country.
Justice of the Peace A. 4. Lawrence
and Alien {. Mason expect TO leave to
morrow for the East. where they viii
remain for month OF six weeks.
Mr. c. W. Cook, the cashier of the
Tacoma Mil Company, has resigned
his position and gone to san Fran
cisco, where he will make his home.
Mr.. :. G. Hyde, one OF Spokane
Falls prominent attorneys. who has
been here several weeks. viii leave to-
morrow with his family for his home
The orchestra at the Tacoma. which
has been giving MONDAY and evening
concerts there for three months past.
viii leave in few days for san Fran
cisco.
GOV. Semple. Major J. r. Hayden,
Mr.. John HAYDEN. Miss HAYDEN, Mr.
John r. Convey and Mrs. Convey. OF
Olympia, were ali visitors here during
portion OF last week
In vieW Of the fact that the dances
are soon to end II The Tacoma for the
season. those last week were well at
tended and many strangers were
| present upon both occasions.
Mr.. :. A Wheeiwrighi, secretary OF
the Tacoma Chamber OF Commerce,
Is a mgeh-worked gentleman, and he
coDtemplaies trip this week 70 Brit
/ ish Columbia. Daring his trip abroad
he viii probably go rs far as Vancouver
Mr. Henry {. Davis. formerly one of
Tac0usA's prominent citizens, no now
makes his home in Chehalis, is in the
city. Mr.. Davis generally comes in
about the first o. every month, az his
business Interests here demand his at
tention
Mr. J K Policy and wife have left
( Tacoma and gone To Seattle 70 reside
( Mr. Policy was quite popular here
among the railroad men at the wharf
He wa- freight agent. Cooper's right
hand man He Cues 70 Seattle 10 take
charge a. agent for the .. T. 4 y Co.
Mr.. 4. T. SchzTff. or Gus, . as he j.
commonly called. has returned from
Oregon where he has heen on his
bridal tozr for several dsys. Mr..
>ch&rff married Miss Anne W. Curtis,
formerly = teacher a; the Annie
Wright Seminary. aboat ten days ago,
az Vancouver on the Columbia.