Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-30
sPRINGTIME SOCIETY.
The Exodus to Europe Beginning EARLY
Preparations for the May Festival De-
hcit Entertainments A sketching

/ The Exodus to Europe Beginning Early
Preparations for the May Festival De-
ncit Entertainments A sketching
Partys Plans-The Social Chat Of Day.
The exodus to Europe begins in good earn
est, and number of Pittsburgers will sail
! to-day. Among them are A. L. Griffin, Presi-
dent of the Keystone Bridge Company, John
| G. A. Leishman, Henry c. Curry and Gec8ge
Lander, all of the Carnegie-Phipps Company.
Some of the gentlemen will be accompanied
by their wives. They will visit Andrew
Carnegie at his Scotland castle and Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Phipps ut the London home they
have taken for the season.
Another party that will sail on
son, Mrs. Win sewell, Mrs. sprouli, Misses
Harriet and Amy Watson and Miss Agnes
Dickson. They are going over for the Lon
don season. which begins about the 18th and
lasts month.
Mrs. Watson is well up ON things European,
and has already, through her banker, made
all arrangements for opera boxes, carriages
and all necessary attributes to the. four
weeks of gayety. The party will drive in
Hyde Park during the afternoon, when ordi-
nary equipages are not permitted, by the
forethought i'll securing suitable carriage
with necessary servants and will enjoy all
society nights at the opera. They will go to
Brighton for few days and attend the
regatta at Cowes.
LOCAL musical talent will join hands on the
evening of June II In an earnest endeavor to
supply the financial deficit left by the
abundance of foreign talent enjoyed at the
May Festival; still it is not to be q testimonial
or complimentary concert, but supple
mentary concert to the May Festival. Such
was the name decided upon at meeting
held yesterday by the patronesses of the late
musical event, and it was also decided to
give it in the Dpquesne theater, which Mama
ger Henderson has kindly loaned for the
occasion, without the usual bill attachment.
at the meeting, but adulatory adiectives
and complimentary phrases were fairly show
cred upon the cognomen and the generosity
OF It's possessor MI McCullo9gn, She ;aI Local
booming, as he has postponed chicago
trip that he might remain and assume the
responsibility Of oiling the Duquesne ma
chinery. on that particular night. Those
who will appear on the programme for
the supplementary" are Mrs. Maurice
Coster,-- Miss May Beesley, Miss Ag-
and and MISS Mamie '' Reucf; also Messrs.
Joe Vogel and Carl Retter, Prof Cuttings
and Mr.. Strauss. The boxes of the theater
are to be held at s25 each and written bids,
q la contractor style, ardto be received up
to Tuesday, the 9th, for q choice OF them;
At that time the eight highest bidders will
be given an opportunity to select their
boxes.
At the meeting yesterday Miss Kate Nc
Hnidsbin az Secretarv Of the Executive
COMMITTEE Mrsl Harry Birch is the eff
cient Trea surer and Secretary and also a
very agreeable press agent.
ONE of the delights of the study of art will
begin for the pupils of the Pittsburg Art
School next week. Following a custom es-
tablished by this institution seven years ago
the foir nnn;1s tooetbar with their sketch
the PI,ictIIresoue mountain village. Scalp