Evening journal., 1888-11-12
Asbury NJ. e. Churoh.
PINK TEA AND DANCE.
A Delightful Little Gathering In the
Churchman building.


The pink tea given by the Dannine
| Chapter of the Alcott Club, i'm the rooms
Of the Tippecanoe Club in the Churchman
building, on Saturday afternoon and
evening. for the benefit of the Delaware
Hospital, was a very pretty affair.
The tables occupied the back room
which was handsomely decorated with
pink. The windows were curtained with
pink shades, and in them hung baskets
Of plants and cut flowers. The chande-
liers were trimmed with pink and the
tables also. On each table was fairy
lamp with pink shade. Flowers and
vines were placed about the room and even
the stove was covered with the prevailing
color. On the pink trimmed mantel
stood the 'same old coon,n belonging to
the Iippecanoe Club, and the portraits
Of President and Vice President elect
adorned the walls of the room.
Entrance tickets entitled a person to
sandwiches and coffee, which were served
on wooden plates, covered with scoloped
pink napkins, by pretty mattresses,
dressed in costumes of pink and white,
with bewitching caps. Ice Cream and
cake were sold in addition.
One Of the features Of the entertain
ment was a gypsy tent, appropriately
tcorated over which Miss Minnie Coates.
daughter of the mayor Of Chester. Pa.
presided, dressed as a gypsy maiden. SO
many young men and ladies were anxious
to know their future, that over $12 was
realized from this source alone
John J. Waterhouse OF Philadelphia.
reclted humorous German and Irish dia
iect selections at o'clock in the after
noon and o'clock in the evening. An
orchestra Of five pieces under the direc.
ZION Of Professor Jules Reybold, fur.
nished excellent music.
About y 10 o'clock dancing began in the
'front.' room, Mrs. FIRST playing the piano
Pretty pink badges were sold for the
dance at ~ cents each, and these were
kept by the purchasers as souvenirs of
the occasion.
Inc entire entertainment was success
ful and about 500 was realized
Among those present were James G |
Knowles, wife and daughter Miss Mattie
Knowles Mrs. Charles q. Rumford An. |
drew 5. Sanborn, Esq, Mrs. Or. ]. i. |
Wales, II. r. Fnlenwider. William NJ |
Child, Mrs. Thomas McCorkle Morton |
Hutchinson, Mrs. j. A. Draper. DR.. Maull /
aud wife, Mrs. Richard Scudder. Harry |
M sArthur, Latimer Tatnall, H. Hoffecker
and wife, Fred Mublenberg, Miss Nellie
walton, J. g. Banning, Roger Wilson,
Norris Rodgers, Harry Fritz, Mrs.
Charles T.. Fritz, Charles Buck Samuel
kumford, Louis Rumford, George Iittell.
Harry Smithers, James Ward, Jr, lie,
Roy Harvey, Rodney Cause, Joseph
Wales, Miss Belle Wales, Miss Esther
Wilson, Watson r. Sperry wife and
daughter Lena Candy, Minnie Carpen-
ter, Elsie Rice, Frank Turner, Misses
Katie Bradford, Bessie Nields, Edith
bringhurst, Merriam Webb, Perlee
Sisler, Harlan Scott. Misses Sue
and Nellie Johnson, George II.
Hotfecker, Miss Matte McCombs
Miss May Ward, Miss Alice Bootes. Miss
Lizzie Burr, the Misses Robinson. Misses
Lille and Eva Taylor, Miss Mary smith.
RS, Miss Bessie Wales, John Bird. Miss
Nay Smithers Miss Mary Dunning. Miss
ulia Maull, Miss Julia McIlvaine. Miss
Annie Bissell, Miss Ella Turner. George
jhurehman and Mrs Cabel Churehman