Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-25
SOCIETY IN sPRINGTIME.
Pleasing Events of the Past and Future In
Local Social Circles.

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Pleasing Events of the Past and Future In
Local Social Circles.
| G. DeMoss Emmons will represent the West
ern University at the intercollegiate oratorical
contest, to be held at Beaver Falls On May ~.
1t was So decided yesterday afternoon, at the
preliminary oratorical contest Of the Western
University, in the university chapel. The
| judges, Rev. w. ]. Holland. Pm. D.. chancellor
OF the university; Rev. George I. Purves. q. D.,
and Rev. W. ]. Robinson, d. D., awarded Mr.:
| Emmons a percentage OF 92.77, after hearing
| his grafton, "Our Foreign Policy" and gave
| Mr. William C. GIL 9L11 on The Evening of
Monarchy" oratioD-
The other contestants were B. E. v. Luty,
who grated upon THE Submerged Tenth"
and H. NJ. Davidson, whose subject was The
Puritan and Cavalier IN Our National Lite"
The W. U. 2. Glee Club rendered some excel
lent music between the recitations, and opened
and closed the programme, with the exception
OF the judges decision.
Mr.. Emmons is member of the junior class
and graduate of the PittsbuTg Central High
School, where he made fine record in elocu-
tlonary and literary entertainments.
The intercollegiate contest will be between
Allegheny, Geneva, Grove City, Waynesburg,
Washington-Jetferson Westminster colleges
and the Western University.
The members of the Allegheny Helping
Hand Society fully demonstrated the fact last
evening that they could cook as well as they can
sing. dance and recite. all of which they did in
recent entertainment. The cooking knowl-
edge was displayed by a supper given at their
rooms in the Bible building on Arch street,
which, with the exception of the ice cream,
they.prepared entirely bread, cake, vegetables
and meats. Everything was served steaming
hot by the young ladies in charge
who had been instrumental in pre-
pairing the viands. A large number of
guests partook Of the dellcacies served and tes-
titled their appreciation not alone by their un-
romantic appetites, but by purchasing the cook
book containing the recipes used by the sue
were also displayed and sold in connection with
the supper. The committee who had charge of
the cooking department. consisted of Misses
Guthrie and Robinson and Mrs. Howard.
AN rs" supper, given by the Ladies' Aid So
ciety of the Soutbside Presbyterian Church
last evening. was a unique and enjoyable affair
and well patronizsd. The supper schedule"
was "sumDtu0us, superb. satisfying" and con-
sisted of ubstantials-Slimly sliced sand
wicbes, stylishly shaped: selected sea fruit.
somewhat seasoned; Sidney Smiths salad; sal
magundi; soldiers substantial solace. served
seethlng; scrumptious sour slaw; splendid SAL
mon salad. Sundries-Sharply Ispiced, slender
sweet pickles.; sour, sti3ging, stimulative
sauce. Seraphic sweetcakes-Silver. spiced. 4
lent, sacchariue slices: soft, smooth, slippery
shaker. Sips-Seductive. steaming, soul-sat-
lsfyins stimulant; sentiment souvenirs, suita-
bly, selected; supper, six-seveu, seventeen
sweet sisters sedulously serving.
MIRTH, gayety and dancing was INDUCED in
by the members of the Donahoe Club and their
friends st Lafayette Hall last evening. The
occasion was the third annual reception of the
club. and was q gratifying success in every
particular. The Leader Italians furnished the
music, and the Reception Committee consisted
of Messrs John H. Koch, James McHugh, P.
j. DonahOe, Crate Swager, P. ]. Coll, John j.
King. P. McDonough. Thomas Delaney. Will
lam Hayes, Joseph Gels. Harry w. Schuett,
Dave Feigenbaum, John NJ Hughes Stephen
J. Toole. John A. Donahoe. George 8. Fleming.
2. A. Ricards. NJ. ]. Gayton, John HamiIl,
James r. Treaey and Charles A. Scott.
The forty-ninth free organ recital in Carnegie
Hall. Allegheny, will be given to-day. it having
been postponed from last Saturday, on account
of the breaking of a piece of mechanism which
could not be readily mended. The wooden por-
tions of the mechanism have since been re-
placed by brass, and a partial tuning of the
organ enables its use to-day About the same
given. Miss Julia Friedman being the soprano
soloist. A souvenir programme Is being
printed and prepared for the 6ftieth or semi
centennial recital Of May 2 by Organist Wales.
E. s. SULLIVAN, manager of the Pitrsburg
Amusement Lyceum, assisted by Prof. A. A.
Mallon. James r. McGarey. Misses Agnes
Harrington, Regina and Anna Rea Sullivan
entertained the members of the Lotus Club
and their guests last evening by number Of
dramatic and lyric exercises which were con-
fined principally to Shakespearean selections,
recitatiOns and songs. Among those present
were: Mrs. DIR. Barchfeld, Miss MOllie Nc
Carey. DR.. E. A. Wood, John Bradley and John
Golden with about 100 other invited guests.