The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-10-09

Cordial WelcouAe 70 New Pastor Of the
Ftrst ~. =. Church.
The reception given to Rev. Levi Gilbert.
.. D., last evening, was brilliant affair,
and one that has never been surpassed in
this city. The hospitsbls home OF Mr.. and
Mira Angus Macintosh was the scene OF
the reception. and their handsome parlors
were thronged with ladies and gentlemen
eager to extend cordial welcome to the
new minister of the First Methodist Epis-
copal church of Seattle. There was no for
mality, but there was an abundance Of cor
diality, - the assembled guests greeted
one another in true Western style and
warmly clssped the hand Of the minister in
whose honor the reception Was given, and
bis amiable wife.
There Was . constant coming and going,
but the spacious Macintosh residence was
kept crowded from o'clock until nearly
II. Refreshments were served in the din
ing-room In an informal manner by num-
Der Of charming Young ladies. Meanwhile
DR.. Gilbert and Mrs. Gilbert stood in the
second parlor receiving the greeting of well
come from the assembled guests.
Mr.. and Mrs. Macintosh, assisted by
several other ladies' and gentlemen of the
church. received the guests, of whom the
following Is list: Mr.. and Mrs. d. K.
6ickels, Mr.. and MIRA r n. Denny, Mr.. J.
C. Jepson, Mr.. and Mrs. w. d. Field, Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Jewell Laird. Miss H. E.
Coan, Nra d. L. Fry, Mr.. and Mrs. A. B.
Stewart, Mrs. Ceryeli, DR.. and Mrs.
Mitchell, Mr.. r. r. Bentley, Mr.. G. A.
Adams. Mr.. w. II. Carson, Nh. and Mrs.
J. H. Darlington. Master Clayton Craw-
ford. Miss n. e. Barnes. Mr.. and Mrs.
o. Dickinson. Mrs. J. G. True, Mrs. H. J..
Jenkins. Mrs. G. n. Faulkner, Mrs. d. X.
Baxter. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles r. Fishback,
Miss Ellen ]. Coughey, Miss 8. E. Young,
Miss n. Cochrane, Miss Julia Cochrane,
Miss Ida Foote, Miss Helen II. Jenner,
DR.. and Mrs. d. A. Mitchell, Mr.. Frank
blanchard, Mrs. G. A. Hornbrook, Mr.. J.
w. Branco, Miss May e. Raymond. Mr..
T. @. NcDermott, DR.. Robert Aibin. Mrs.
E. J. McDevitt Miss Elsie G. Green, Miss
Minnie Personens. Miss L. Amont, Miss
Winnifred Knox. Miss B. Brown. Mrs. N.
Ellis, Mr.. G. p. Babcock, Rev. G. ].
Burchstt. Mr., and Mrs. r. P. Lewis,
Miss Lewis, DR.. and Mrs. g. ii. Randall,
Mrs. r. J. Worthington, Mr.. L. G. Legg,
Mr.. and Mra. L. D. Crockett, Miss ].
Chamberlain, Mr.. and Mrs. Crandell, Mrs.
n. Desroot. Mrs. J. N. Wallingford, Miss
Julia e. Kennel, Mr.. E. B. Fowler, Mr..
snd Mrs. T. L. Craigen, Mr.. and Mrs. c.
II. Pennington, Mrs. Parkhurst. Mrs. c.
f. Jenner. d.. and Mrs. E. G. Johnson,
Mrs. Dexter Horton, Mr.. and Mrs. G. N.
6heafe. Judge and Mrs. Foote, Miss Eva
Wilson, Mr.. Edward Resce, Rev. J. O.
Hestwood, Mr.. and Mrs. 8. L. Crawford.
Miss Julia kennedy. Mr.. W. N. Morrison,
Mr.. Thomas Davidson. Mr.. and Mrs. s. D.
Crockett, Mrs. L. d. Crandall, Miss Lydia
Franklin, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph P. Lyons,
Mrs. DR.. Falkner, Mr.. and Mrs. o. Knox,
Mrs. L. A. Treene. Mrs. Amos Brown, Mr..
and Mrs. A. G. Thompson, Miss Knox, Mr..
eickles, Mr.. and Mrs. Joslyn, Mr.. S. w.
Powell, Miss Anna Parsons. Mr.. G. E.
Downie, Mr.. Mark Ten SUE, Mr.. and Mrs.
Fowler. Judge and Mrs. Lewis. Mr.. Nc
Eachern, Mr.. c. P. Babcock, Mrs. Franklin,
NJ. Jenkins. Miss Kittie Reece, Mr.. /. B.
Miller, Mr.. and Mrs. E. B. Stewart.
Mrs George e. Miller, Mrs. 8. A. Kendall.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Guild. Mr.. n. Ellis
and others.
DR.. Gilbert succeeds Rev. d. d. Camp
bell. who recently left Seattle for Court.
land, N. Y. He came here from Winona.
Mlnn.. several weeks ago on tria:. and
having proven satisfactory to the copgre-
CATION Of the First N. E. church, he was
regularly installed 40 pastor. HIS first
pastorate sermon was preached last SUM-
day.
DR.. Gilbert stated to . representative OF
the Posr-lKrELLI6ExcER at the reception
last evening, that he was delighted with
Seattle, and was completely overcome with
the hospitality extended him, and the cor
dial manner in which he had been re-
ceived. Mrs. Gilbert smiled pleasantly at
her husbands remarks, and seemed to IN
dorse them all. and both win doubtless
long remember the hearty welcome &C.
corded them by the people of Seattle last
evening.