The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1891-09-04

Mary's Episcopal Church, Emmorton, of which
she was communicate. The funeral services
were read and sermon preached by the rector,
Rev. DR.. Brand. Rev. A. D. Valentine, pastor
of Ames Chapel (colored, Bel Air, was present.
The funeral was ATTENDED BY Col. Stump, Mrs.
VIM. E. Leroy. Mrs. Alexander Norris, Bertram
N. Stump, together with a large number of her
colored friends.
THE TEACHERS ASSOCIATION AND THE BEL
AIR DEBATING CLUB.-The Bel Air Debating
club reorganized, in the Court House, on last
Tuesday night, for the ensuing session. This
being also the Teachers Association night,
joint programme was arranged. Miss Helen
Coale and Mr.. G. E. Day gave excellent
reciations and Miss Laura Tammany sang
beautiful solo, after which there was an inter-
esting debate on the 'Woman's Suffrage" CUES
ton. Messrs. W. T. L. Taliaferro, P F. Ball,
E. b. Prettyman and Miss Tacy Matthews
strongly championed the rights of the measure,
while Messrs. Harold Scarboro and W. c.
Rouse made as bitter an opposition to it, but
despite their efforts it was passed by an over
whelming majority. Mr.. P. F. Ball was elect
ed Speaker of the house. d
The Court room was crowded to OVERLOOKING,
which doubtless deferred many of the teachers
and members of the society from ventilating
the question more thoroughly.
The court room was crowded to overlowing,
Wednesday evening, and the exercises were
much enjoyed. Mr. Maurice Robertson, presided.
The entertainment opened with music by the
choir, Miss Matte Richardson at the organ,
oft. Hat
lent recitation, entitled, ''The American Flag"
Mr.. g. E. Day, Vice Principal-elect of the Bel
Air Graded School, entertained the audience
with Indian club swinging, keeping time with
an accompaniment on the organ.
A quartette, composed of Misses Ella Strife
hoff and Martha Harry and Messrs. Charles M.
Harkns and James NJ. Delevett sang "Oh How
Lovely.'' '---...'',.
Two pieces of music were also well rendered
by the Bel Air Quartette, composed of Messrs.
Pearl Wilson, Frank, Howard and Harry Keen.
Miss Maude Brown then read a selection.
The principal events ofthe evening, however,
were the elecutionary exercises. Miss burst
of Baltimore, appeared to be natural adept in
the art. She has the happy faculty of taking
the driest and most unpromisng piece and by
her Iimitab BILE handling as elocutionst COM
pel5 the attention and commands the interest of
an audience.
In this connection the efforts of Mr.. Day will
bear favorable comparison also, and his mas
terly recitations were loudly encored.
The association held meeting on Thursday
afternoon and elected the following officers:
President, j. b. Scarborough; Vice President,
G. E. Day Secretary, Miss Ella Stritehoff; Ex-
ecutige Committee, Miss Annie Middendorf,
Miss Maggie Offley, Miss Minnie Moore, 7. Ross
Payne, A. Finney Galbreath and C. l.. Wilson.
Bel. AIR NoTEs.-Dr. F. A. Baden and his
sisters, Misses Mary and Sallie, have returned
from Mountain Lake Park.
Mr. Nicholas Brice, of Philadelphia, spent
Sunday and Monday at the residence OF Capt. A.
Lingan Jarrett. Mrs. Brce and their daughter,
Miss Nellie, are spending some time at Capt.
Jarrett's.
Mr.. j. NJ. STREET., of the Democrat, returned
last Monday from Jordan's White Sulphur
Springs, Va, much improved in health.
Mr.. and Mrs. George 4. Carnes have return
ed from Berkeley Springs, Va.
Miss Cassie Lee entertained number Of her
young friends at "Arington," on Saturday
evening, from to TO- The time was delight |
fully passed in games and dancing. At so re-
freshments were served. Among those present |
were Misses Grace Howard, Rush Williams, |
Ida Boarman, Mabel Street,, Helen Rouse, |
Mamie Munnikhuysen, Laura Pindell, of Cock |
eysville, Bessie Bissell, of Wavery, Sadie
Trippe, of Baltimore, and the Misses Barr, of
Woc
we're Arthur Howard, Wallace Brommel, Ken
needy Watts, Ned Quarles, Jack Quarles, NAL |
colin Worthington, Parker Lee, Frank Lee,
Tom Hopkins, Wiley Hopkins. Frank Fulford, |
Horace and Bond Boarman, Douglas Gilbert,
Percy Archer, Andrew Trppe, of Baltimore,
Benjamin Bsseil, of Waverly, Irwin King, OF
Baltimore, and Tom Hopkins, of Havre de
Grace.
On Monday evening there was a charming !
dancing party at the house of Mr.. Preston Gil
bert, in Bel Air, given by his lovely daughter.
Miss Halle. Refreshments were served at 10
O'Clock.
Mr. James NJ. Hoblitzell, train dispatcher of
the New York, Philadelphia and Norfolk Rail.
road, at Cape Charles, Virginia, has been visit
ing his parents, at the M. P. Parsonage. He
returned to his charge on Tuesday last.
Miss Ella Hobitzell, who has been visiting
FRIENDS in Washington and Virginia, returned |
home last Saturday.
Mr.. George Richardson, of Pocomoke City, is
spending few days with Solomon Hoblizell,
of Bel Air
Mrs. John II. Fisher returned home last
Wednesday from a two months visit to Oh lea
go.
Z. Krebs Dukehart, of Philadelphia Miss
Alice g. Perrin, of Niagara Falls, Miss Jessie
Carr, Miss A. Lottie Perrin Miss HuDgerford, |
j. Brankins, VIM. A. johnson and Fl. d. Kiger,
of Baltimore H. 7. Day and son, of York, Pa,
Prof. and Mrs. NJ. A. Newell, Miss Hulie Elliott |
and Miss Ida Lyons of Havre de Grace, are |
among he guests registered at Walkers Eagle |
Hotel.
Dr. James Ward Scott aud family and Mr.
SeptiInus Davis have removed to quarters in the
Eagle Hotel.
Mrs. T. B. Swartz, OF Broadway, has in her
garden a sunlower plant which has rs flowers
on it. She also has number with 40 flowers
on each stalk.
The NJ E. Sunday school had pleasant pic |
mic, on Wednesday, in Mr.. Garrett Amoss's I
grove near Winters Run. The children amused |
themselves with base ball and other games and |
nshing in the run. At O'Clock in the after
noon ice cream and cake were served, and the
happy young folks and their teachers and friends
returned to their homes in good season. Rev.
j. NJ Slarrow, pastor of the church, added
great deal to the pleasure OF the affiir by en-
terIng heartily into all the sports of the day.
Mrs Jane League and Miss Sllie Stamford
are the guests of Mrs. George Anderson, on
Bond street.
Messrs. J. T. c. Hopkins, Thomas II. Robin
son and William s. Forwood, Jr., returned, ON
Wednesday evening, from trip to Boston, by
sea. All of them are much improved in health.
Mr.. j. II. c. Watts, who was of the party, re-
turned last Saturday.