The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-10-20
OLYMPIA SOCIETY.
Camp Whist-Sosning Literary Treat
Hersoua1 Mcmillan.

camp Whist-Sosning Literary Treat
Personal Mention.
OLYMPIA. Oct i9-The Womans Liter
AIRY Club of Olympia today extended an
invitation to Julia Ward Howe. who is
now At Denver, Colo, asking her 10 deliver
lecture here for them and their friends,
and the lady has accepted. This society of
ladies' meets every two weeks at the pleas
ant residence of Mrs. X. @. Stuart. On
Main street, where its great occasions take
place twice each year. One of these is a
banquet in the month of March. and the
other Il high tea in September. Its present
officers are: President. Mrs. r. C. Hale;
vice-president. Mrs. ]. J. Gilbert; record
ing secretary, Jennie ID. Flannigan; CORE
spending secretary. Mrs. Eta T. stork.
treasurer, Mrs. A. b. Coles.
CAMP WHIST.
Olympia society has its own name for
evening gatherings at whist The game Is
always called camp whist As the story
goes. some i've wears ago a large number of
husbands, wives, sons and daughters of
the professional and commercial people of
Olympia camped out for the summer sea-
son on the banks OF the Des Chutes river
near by. Affairs in the city required the
presence of all the gentlemen by day and
sometimes until late in the evening.
Meantime as a pastime the ladies took 10
playing whist; and now in memory of
those days the same game and the same
old name are continued. On Wednesday
evening last this interesting game was in
dulged in by large gathering at the home
| OF Mrs. Il. q. Stuart.
PLEASANT LIFE.
/ Student life at this place il not irksome.
( On the contrary il Is both Instructive and
! enjoy able, which is evidenced by the in
/ ierest taken In the exercises OF the Dides-
/ Gallon Literary Society. : It's members
/ number 100 young ladies and seventy-fve
/ young gentlemen. At its meetings every
j Friday evening, exercises consist of recita-
tons. songs and essays and sometimes de-
/ bates
The young men also have clun devoted
exclusively 20 debating among themselves.
| Ii numbers forty members aud meets every
| Saturday evening.
PERSONAL.
Judge John r. Hoyt. OF Seattle, was in
| the city during the past week.
| Mrs. Elwood Evans. of Tacoma, is visit
| ing her many friends in this city
The family of Treasurer T. I. Rlodgett
returned from New York on "Wednesday
/ last. Mr.. Blodges; met them at Portland.
Mr.. 4. Z. Fitch, an attorney. late OF
! Glencoe. MINI. with his estmahIe family,
/ has come 10 Olympia TO permanently re.
I side.
! Lieutenant Goyernor-ele Charles f.
/ Iaughton and family are in the city, and
will occupy the Garfield residence during
+ the next three years.
! Dr. j. ". Wauehop OF steiiaeoem, who
/ formerly resided here. visited the city dur
/ ing the week. and was warmly greeted by
his numerous friends.
Hon John T. Blackburn. King county
+ represeniauvo-eleci. from Vashon. was here
+ during the week and secured aocomoda-
tions for hts coming winter sojourn.
Mrs. q. e. White. vile of the territorial
J secretary left ner pay ton home oil We'd
/ nesdsy, arriving here the following day. 90
remain throughout the winter season
Lieutenant A. &. Army. United State
( navy. ol the steamer Patterson at san
f Francisco, is IN the city visiting his old
( acqnaintanccs lie formerly belonged 10
tue United States coast survey steamer
/ Earnest that iFequented Puget sound ports.
( Mr. and Mrs.. Wellington Clark. late Of
+ Seattle. bat new from Waila Waiia. arrived
+ here on Wednesday. ana are now enjoying
warm welcome from the mary friends of
Ms Clark who is the daughter 1T MAJOR
HAYDEN. ~ seattle, and Who formerly re-
siiei here.
Mrs Matte L. owen. assistant editor II
the tfaliea Gafe a. san Francisco. and Mrs..
Fvsser, correspondent 90 several eastern
papers. have been visiting Puget sound for
4 the purpose IT writing ~kesches for their
respective journals. These ladies we're the
guests az George 4. Barnes the retired
banker. whose beautdul home adcfus
Fourth street. Yesterday the ladies' de-
partea for their homes ai san Francisco