Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-07-21

and Nina moore lotb labt week IOr Two
months sojourn in the North. They will
visit Monterey, Santa Cruz and all the
principal watering resorts in the North
during their abseBce.--Mr. and Mrs.
Bradner w. Lee left for Santa Barbara
on Friday last for few days recreation.
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A surprise party was given Wednes-
day night to Miss Belle Sovereign, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. D. A. Sovereign, at
their home on North Truman street, East
Los Angeles, the participants being
young friends of the Congregational and
Methodist churches, and the occasion a
parting visit to Miss Sovereign prepara-
tory to her visit East, whittier che starts
next Tuesday. Among those pres
ent were Mr.. Charles McKeag,
Bert Arnold, Bert Douglass, Homer
Kennedy, Ernest Dockstader, Arthur
Uoombs, Chas. Dixon, Lester Moore, R.
w. Drumgold and Glide Bott, and the
Misses Nellie Russ, Belle Russ, Nellie
Barraclough, s. Nellie Barraclough,
Lille Barraclough, Mamie White, Hattie
White, Clara Fields, Lena Dixon, Nellie
Dixon, Dora Roper, Mary Ebert, Sadie
Kennedy and Nellie Squire.
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A. birthday party was given to Miss
Chrissie Wilson on Wednesday, the 9th,
at Burbank. Miss Wilson was presented
with beautiful lsdy's gold watch as a
token of esteem from her many friends
The presentation address was delivered
by J. H. Barclay, to which Miss Wilson
responded with very appropriate words
of thanks to the friends that had 30 we'll
remembered her. Those present were
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Barclay, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. F. Wilson, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. E.
Wilson, Mr.. and Mrs. o. A. Johnson,
Mr.. and Mrs. M. Reifsnider, Mr.. and
Mrs. M. E. Tope, Mr.. and Mrs. w. B.
Shang, Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Warren, the
Misses Crissie Wilson, Emma Smith,
Carrie Lambert, Katie Villegas and Julia
Kinney, of Los Angeles; Messrs. K. H.
Maclay, @. w. Hawk, s. P. Osgood, W.
E. Wilson, Chas. Bindy, George Jenifer,
F. E. Slaughter and l. G. Villegas.
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The Hotel Parker, on West Fourth
street, was the pleasant scene Of pretty
affair on Wednesday afternoon-the dou-
BILE wedding of Judge R. P. Wilcox, Of
Denver, Colo, to Miss Mary Johnson, OF
this city, and Mr.. George Spofford, Of
Forest City, Iowa, and the sister, Miss
Selinda Johnson. Rev. DIR. Cantine Of
fciated. Judge and Mrs, Wilcox will
tarry for awhile at the Hotel del Coro-
nado, and then return to reside in this
city, the Judge having large interests
here. Mr.. and Mr.. Spofford, after a So
journ in San Francisco and vicinity, will
wend their way back to Forest City,
where Mr.. Spofford's business interests
yet hold him. Among the invited guests
were Mr.. and Mrs. Grosvenor, Major and
Mrs. Ederkin, Miss Elise Elderkin, Miss
Widney of Long Beach. Mrs. Rinebart,
Miss Lille Briggs, Mrs. R. Smith, Miss
Crotty and Miss Griffith.
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One of the most enjoyable social
events of the season took place last Fri
day evening at the Fort-street M. E..
Church, when the Young Peoples Social
Guild gave very fine literary and musi-
cal entertainment. The following pro-
gramme was excellently rendered, and
the performers heartily enco-ed:
Piano solo, Miss Rose Harrison; violin
and piano duet, Miss Lola Emery and
DR.. Green vocal solo, Miss Edna Davis
recitation, Miss Kittie Richards; flute
solo, w. Fl. Mead vocal duet, Misses E l..
ma Davis andH Fannie SHELL tenor solo,
Charles Smith.
After the programme was finished
games of various kinds we're INDUCED
in, and about 10 O'Clock the whole COM
pany present surrounded the piano and
sang "Home, Sweet Home," after which
the company dispersed.
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DIR. and Mrs. J. H. Edmouds invited a
number of their friends to a parlor re-
cital at the Argyle on Thursday evening,
at which the leading feature was the
programme presented by the Arion
Quintette. which is composed of Miss
Amelia Werner and Mr.. Oscar Werner,
mandolins; Professor @. S. de Lano and
L. G. le Sage, guitars, and Mrs. G. A..
Warner, piano. The programme was ex-
cellent. Among the guests were Mrs.
De Lano, Miss Susie Shields, Miss +. r.
Warner, G. A. Warner, Harry Watkins,
Victor Watkins, A. E. Chipman and
wife, A. de Neuf, Charles Watson, Mrs.
Watson, DR.. J. H. Davisson and wife,
Mr.. M. M. Morrison and wife, Mr.. and
Mrs. FL. Germain, Mrs. M. Atchinson,
Miss Nina Atchinson, Mr.. Mcbride,
Miss Lulu Harmon, Mr. c. Brook, Mr..
and Mrs. R. s. Whitesell, Mr.. and Mrs.
Curtis, Miss Lottie Abrams, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Schrier, Mr.. and Mrs. Hoff-
man, Professor Brown, Mrs. Phillips and
others.
The concert given by Merrill Lodge
No. 299, 1. o. G. T., in W. G. T. U. Hall,
last Wednesday evening, was very well
attended. The following programme was
finely rendered, and the audience mani
tested their appreciation by demanding
an encore to nearlysevery number: In
strumental solo, Miss Maud Ayers; vocal
solo, "My Little Woman," Mr.. F. W.
Wallace; recitation, "Little Christelle," /"
Ethel Stewart; vocal solo, Loves Sweet
Song," Mrs. Torrey; recitation, selected,
Professor J. Whitehorn; piano solo,
persian Dance" Mrs. Leslie Stombs
soprano solo, Mrs. H. L. Hawver; violin
solo, "Blue Bells of Scotland" Ethel
Stewart; vocal solo, Mr.. H. D. Alfonso
vocal solo, "Daffodils," Jules Jordan)
Mrs. Wenger; scenes from "Hiawatha, y
(Longfellow); description read by1 Miss
Alice Fitch; "Arrow Makers Daughter, "
Miss Lily Buckingham; "Hiawstha," )"
Mr.. r. Fl. Dunlop; "Nokomis." Miss
Laura Charnock; "Arrow-Maker," Mr..
F. Sigler.
The Minuet Club met the other even.
ing at the residence of Mrs. 8. A. Rem.
dali, who is a most charming hostess,
and entertained the members of the club
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