Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-11-18
THE Y. NJ. C. A. RECEPTioN.
A Delightful Entertainment at the I3esa.
tiful Home OF Mr.. and Airs. Gurley.

A Delightful Entertainment at the Besu.
tiful Home OF Mr.. and Airs. Gurley.
Mr.. and Mrs W. B. Gurley opened their
beautiful new home on 10th stree, last evening
for the first time for q large entertainment
The occasion was a reception 10 the Young
Mems Christian Association. OF which Mr.. Cur
ley is president Over . thousand invitations
had been issued and . majority Of them we're
evidently accepted, for the spacious halh and
drawing rooms Of the house we're filed for
over three hours The house was decorated
with profusiou Of smilax. roses. chrsanthe-
NUNS and other blossoms, while all the win
dows and recesses were banked with palma.
A large orchestra stationed in the hall of the
second floor played sweet music all the evening
and added greatly TO the pleasure Of the enter
Ainment The guests as they came in were
ceivcd IN the hallway by a committee from the
ASSOCIATION composed Of Messrs. Burrill, Slo-
cum Paul, Kerr, Coons, Harding, Reisel, Roth
rock, Fay, Spangler, Powell and Reed
THE REcErrSa PARTY,
who stood in the reception room 20 the right of
the entrance, consisted Of Mr.. and MIRA W. b
Gurley. Mrs. S. W. Woodward and Mrs. b II.
Warner. MIR. 4 W. Woodward introduced the
guests az they entered. and Mr. Charles l.
Gurley, assisted by Mr. Il. IL Warner and Sec
rotary Pugh OF the Y.MC.A.. were untiring in
All the rooms on the first and second floors
were thrown open and the beauty and sine Of
the house came IN for q large amount admira-
tion. In the big dining room a fine collation.
oil salads, oysters, croquettes, ices and confec-
lions was spread and q corps OF skilled walters
saw that every wish Of the guests was attended
to.
SOME PLEASANT FEATURES OF TIE RECEPTION.
The entertainment was IN every way de-
lightful success and no one enjoyed it more
than the younger men and boys large num-
Der Of whom were present, and who we're made
TO feel that on this occasion they were the hon.
ored guests OF the evening. There were men
OF all ages present, but the hospitality OF the
house was SO cordial and lavish that every one
was made to feel at ease and welcome. The
older members of the association took great in
terest In an old ieather-covered book that y "a
on exhibition in one Of the drawing rooms.
The book was filed with the manuscript records
OF the secretaries from 1851 to 1862, and con-
tained the names Of the eighty-four men who
signed the first constitution OF the Washington
Y. NJ c. A. The book was sent TO Mr. Gurley
yesterday BY Mrs. Charles \. johnson whose
father. Mitchell johnson, was one of the char
ter members
WHO WERE PRESENT.
Among those who were present last night
were: DIR. Z. NJ. Gallaudet, Mr.. A. s. Pratt,
Maj. Hall, Civil Service Commissioner Lyman,
isS'. III. hctu. pItelhtht vi SSittkt.
Secretary Pugh. J. b. Wight Elphonzo Youngs,
Jerome b. johnson. John b. Larner, Jno. Joy
Edison, Rev. DIR. J. q. Butler Rev. DIR. Pitzer,
Rev. DIR. Cuthbert, Judge Randolph, E. F.
simpson, Mai. Darlington. B. II. Warner, & W.
Woodward, lev. George Patch, DR. Carpenter,
Prof. A. L. Montague, Col Amos Webster, Dr.
A. Z. Pardon, J. ID. Croissan., b. Keunon Peter,
ex-Commlssioner s. E. Wheatley, Theo. A
Harding Rev. Theodore Wynkoop, Rev. DIR.
Bartlett: Rev: DIR. Stakeley. Rev. DR.. George
Do H. II N ~ -.
more, X. W. Fenwick, A. W. Francis, u. II.
Stinemetz. w. W. Burdette, Rudolph Kauff-
mann, Mr.. Foster, Prof. Frisbie, Prof. CHECKER
ing. Rev. DIR. John ii. Elliott, Clarence Nc
Rev. VIM Miller, Rev. E. ID. Bailey, 0ctavius
knight, Rev. I. S. Hamlin, A. 4. Taylor, ii. p.
Goodwin, c. II. Bailey, Rev. DIR. Hershey, J.
Cable Williamson. DIR. J. E Carpenter, Robert
II. Martin, Warren Young and Chss. 8. brad
lev.