San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-03-23
DECOROUS DELIGHT.
Church SociableS, SupperS, Private
Parties and Society Meet
ingS Last Night.

Church Sociables. Suppers. Private
Parties and Society Meet
ings Last Night.
Thursday night Of the third wee k in
March, 1888, will long be remembered by
many ofSan Antonio's society as a pleas
ant epoch in their lives and Ger
talnly LIGHT reporter In his
rounds last night found pleasure on
every hand, and /; sorrow with its dark
wings was abroad, it kept well in the
background. and the fsted skeleton
must have been locked securely In its
closet.
The first stopping place of our Grant
knight of the quill Ia Faber by the way
was at
MRS. w. A. BENEFITS
Magnificent mansion, on West Nueva
street. Here che Ladies Aid society Of
the First Presbyterian church had ar
ranged an enjoyable reception, the OBJ
ject of which was the furthering of the
organ fund for the purchase Of q new
organ for the church. Everywhere the
cosy parlors were filled with a good
humored throng of San Antonio's best
society, and pretty young ladies fitted
here and there selling boutonieres and
chatting with the younger portion Of the
male attendance. The elder ladies
were busy at the cake and ices tables,
dispensing these necessary Injuries
with prOdigal hands, while the
piano gentlemen and lady guests
present passed to and fro ex-
changing pleasAntries or listening
to the excellent musical programme
provided. Among the ladies and gen.
tlemen present were Mr.. and Mrs. j. II.
French, DR.. and Mrs. j. w. Mel, Mr..
and Mrs, Jerome Harris, Mrs. Weller,
Mr.and Mrs. John Newton, F.MioC New
ton, and family, Col and Mrs. McLeary,
Mr.. and Mrs. Yoakum, Mrs. Il. Fl.
Jsmison, Miss Mollie Bennett, Miss Ida
Earnest, MIR. and Mrs. Sam johnson;
Mrs Hsckett. Mrs. Norton, Nj. and
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Berg, Mr.. and Mrs. Rob-
ards, Mr.. and Mrs. Bastian, Mr.. and Mrs.
Cbevalier. Mr.. and Mrs. Pressnall, Mrs.
Bessie Bell Brown, Miss Sallie French.
Sam w. Bennett, Mrs. Weir, Mrs. Pas
chal and Miss Natalie Paschal. Messrs. j.
French, j. Myers, w. Mabry, W. Elliott,
Mr. and Mrs. j. +. Woodruff, Mrs. Ar
lington French, of Pittsburg; Mr.. and
Mrs. Uriah Lott, Mr. and Mrs. Driscoll.
Mrs. Wsdley, Atlanta, Ga; DR.. and Mrs
Cross, Little Rock; Mrs. Elliott, Boston:
Col. PrOuty, Eagle Pass; Mrs. White,
Chicago; Miss Arlington, St. Louis; MIR.
and Mrs. Booth. Misses Montsalvatge,
DR.. Fl. p. Howard and family, Mr. Chas
Wood, Kansas City; Mrs. Bower, Mil.
waukee, and Pat. Ward.
The programme consisted In solos, in
strumentsl and vocal by Mrs. Bessie
Bell Brown, who sang Marguerite"
and "A-Winding," Miss Mollie Bennett,
Miss Annie Prescott, accompanied by
Mrs. Bessie Bell Brown, and a guitar
duet by Messrs. Elliott and Mabry.
The reception committee consisted OF
Mrs. w. A. Bennett, Mrs. II. Fl. Jami-
son, Mrs. j. w. Neil, and Mrs. Sam
johnson, and the refreshment tables
were in charge Of Mrs. B. F. Yoakum,
Hal Beverly, Mrs. Thompson.
After hurried adieu, the LIGHT man
departed and stopped in
ATNo. "a soLEpAD STREET
to see the ladies of the knights OF Py-
thias, who were giving the supper for
the benefit of the Uniform Rank, to as
sist them In their proposed trip to Gin
ciDnati. A fine string band was pres
ent and Mrs. Street and Mrs. Carter
were stirring around attending to the
wants OF their customers. AS fine q sup
per as dinner was served, and the menu
embraced every delicacy of the season,
well cooked and served by professional
cook and walters, for the small sum Of
80 cents. The menu is as follows, and
was served as we'll today:
Mock Turtle Soup.
Tenderloin Of Trout, Tartar sauce.
Psrisienne Potatoes.
New Lettuce. Radishes. Mixed Pickles.
POTATO SALAD.
Whitaker Sugar Cured Ham.
Turkey with Oyster dressing,
Cranberry sauce.
Sucking Pig with Baked Apples.
Stand Of Prime Beef, dish gravy.
Fricassi OF Chicken, with French Peas.
Mashed Potatoes. Sugar Corn.
Stewed Tomatoes.
Cream Custard Pie. Apple Pie.
Coffee. Tea. Milk.
Today dinner was served and supper
will be served tonight. After supper
there will be dancing and q great many
ladies will be in attendance. A special
invitation Is extended to after-theatre