Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-24
AUGUST GATHERINGS.
DOings in tho Social Circles of the Two
Cities and Suburbs.

Doings in tho Social Circles of the Two
Cities and Suburbs.
Mr.. Milton L Baird, George K. Anderson,
Roswell r. 4. Foulk and three young ladies,
accompanied by chaperone, have had a very
pleasant and interesting yacht ride up the No
nongahela river, there objective point being
Morgantown, West Virginia, where they are
spending Sunday. The congenial party left
here Wednesday last and went to Monongahela
City. 80 miles, the first day; thence proceeded
to Brownsville, % miles, the following day, re-
manning there Friday to visit the various places
of interest aronnd and about Brownsville the
old-time town of the Monongahela valley, and
drove across Fayette county to Unlontown and
returned that evening. Saturday morning bright
and early they boarded the yacht for their
place of destination and finally reached
Morgsutown last evening, where they will have
the pleasures of resting till the first of this
week, when they will return by one of the
steamers of the Pittsburg, Brownsville and
Geneva Packet Company. They departed on
the little ysct Nautilus, owned by Mr.. Baird,
and the trip was of great interest to ALL stop
ping at many places OF note along the valley
where they could take pictures Of the beautiful
scenery to an advantage. During their entire
trip to Morgantown the little Nautilus was of
great curiosity to all those who viewed it from
the banks of the serpentine Monongahela.
"A very enjoyable time was spent one week
, ago last evening at the residence of Mrs Glib
son, Of Marshall street, Allegheny, the occa-
fion being the arrival of Mr.. George Munroe,
connected with the Westinghouse Airbrake
Company, Of this city, accompanied by his
lovely and accomplished bride, nee Harriet
Brough, of Forest Hills the delightful suburb
of Boston. Among those present we noted the
following: Mr.. and Mrs. Stroud, of Verona;
Miss Marshall, of Hutton; Miss Munroe. of
Sewickley; Mr.. and Mrs. Alston, Mr. and Mrs.
Gibson, Of Allegheny; Mrs. Gibson, Miss Glib
son, Miss Taylor, Miss McCracken and others.
The occasion is one that will long remain a
pleasant memory to those who participated
therein. Kennedy served Refreshments in his
usual and mastery style. Dancing was in
dulged in until late houE, when the thoroughly
ana groom lasting happiness and IN unstinted
measure"
The pleasures of last Friday evening will long
be remembered by party of joyous young
people. The occasion was the lawn fete given
by Mr. Robert Marshall, of Bluff street. to the
members of his Sabbath school class and their
friends. The class is composed OF 40 young
ladies and gentlemen, and with the addition Of
their friends. the company was swelled to two or
three times that number. The house and
grounds were tastefuIly decorated with Chinese
lanterns gas jets and bunting; games OF yari-
Gus kinds were INDUCED in. while swings and
fvipg horses we're great source of amusement.
Refreshments were served on the lawn. AS
the hour Of midnight approached the merry
throng dispersed
A very pleasant surprise party was rendered
Mr.. Harvey McMurray, of Third avenue, on
Friday evening. Among those present were
the Misses Maggie Mellon, Sadie MeAfee,
Lille Edgar, Agnes Murtha, Lulu fonker,
Nettie Biggerstaf, Lille Clay and Sadie Mel