The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-04-19
HAD A JOLLY TIME.
Tacoma Seminary Young Ladies
Play Ball.
AMATEUR THEATRIcALs AGAIN.

The stiles eeepeion-Arranxeme Tor
. Round Of summer Hops-Gos-
sipy Personal Chas.
TACOMA, April 1a-Annie Wright seminary
young ladies' had jolly time Wednesday after
noon. Books and commencement day work
were forgotten amid the excitement Of game
Of baseball. While the local league team was
defeating the Seattle professionals on their own
grounds, the students at the seminary made
merry over their own little game.
And what graceful curves, Why, the bright
eyed seminary girl pitcher thinks nothing OF
pitching curves Besides they can tell 70 .
nicely just where the ball win reach the terra
6rma Why professional should try and try
and yet fail to hit ball, the seminary young
ladies cannot understand.
Note how seminary batter hits bah. The
pitcher prepares to execute the regulation semi
nary curve. The batter swings her nine-inch
ar board with a. much yigor as an acolyts
swings the odorous incense vessel, and the
catcher, the seminary baseball catcher, she
rarely suffers one OF those curves to fall outside
her dainty apron, held Il scoop net to catch
and hold it Marx the difference, a. compared
with the masked and padded professional She,
the seminary ball catcher, has face wreathed
IN smiles and bangs, and there Is no padding
Now for the seminary curve. The pendulum
like motion Of the nine-inch fir board is the
cynosure Of eighteen pairs of mischievous eyes.
Miss -, the pitcher. holds the ball in the
palm OF her right hand Her arm swings in q
semi-ctrcle, the motion being similar, though
even moro vigorous than that Of the bat welded
BY Miss --, from east of the mountains
Three semi-circle swings and the ball curves up
ward, and the catcher, noting the arc Is actually
able, with her immense knowledge of mathe-
matics, to estimate to . fraction of . hairs
width just where the sphere will come down.
The batter cannot move from her base, and the
seminary catcher, with fawn-ike agility plants
herself at the prejudged end of the curve
and scoops in the ball This she continues to do
until ball comes down in front of the nine
inch fir board
And now the fun begins. In musical cadences
are heard all Of the conflicting orders and COM
mands attending fire in q country village,
when sthe cket-hrigade is in full force.
The human eye, like the human auricular, tails
to act when vibration becomes too rapid, and
when the young ladies are getting bases the eye
fails to record the agitation of skirts and feet
Presently the bali is recovered, and the game
goes on, to the delight of hundred or 90 spec
tators. For the benefit of the professional base
bail players, it may be stated that the ball used
by the seminary young ladies consists of thirty
seven yards of the softest quality of worsted
inch cork or Q small slate sponge
Very little interest TO society folk has been
going on during the past week. with the excep-
ton OF the rehearsals for the entertainment
which was given BY amateurs in Puyallup this
evening, and which win be given at the Tacoma
theater Monday evening. The company which
gave this entertainment has in it many Of the
best society people here, and the play produced
il wonderfully clever and amusing. There is no
doubt that the theater win be crowded, and IS it
is the first time that Gilbert's ssWedding March,
has been produced on the Pacific coast, it il an
opportunity not to be missed. The play will be
preceded by the farce, "Poor Pillicoddy" The
company went to Puyallup yesterday afternoon.
accompanied by many friends, in two special
cars, returning after the performance by special
train. Among these who took part are:
Miss Cook, Miss Buell., Miss Paddock, Miss
Anna Griggs, Miss Thompson. Mrs. W. L Lam
dell, Mrs. J. s. Boyle, Miss Ethel Ferriss, Miss
Jessie Seymour, Miss Ellie Paddock. Miss Holt,
Miss Gertrude Holt, Mlssl Crawford, Miss Kelly,
Mrs. Morrison, Mfs Henry Hutton. Miss Mamie
Harrington, Miss Townsend, Miss Emma Town
send, Mrs. Ouimetle, Mr. J. McElroy, j., Mr.. F.
B. Wright, Mr.. C. B. Stackpole, Mr.. II. S. Griggs,
Mr.. E. Griggs, Mr.. C. W. Seymour, Mr.. W. f.
Best, Mr.. E. !. Halsted, Mr.. Yarnall, Mr.. p. ].
Fransioli, Mr.. Morton Ransdell, Mr. F. N. Trot-
ter. Mr.. w. A. Bull Mr.. win Thompson, Mr..
Heller, Nj. Easton, Mr. Bailey, Mr.. Ayrault, Mr..
J. G. Dudley and MI. C. D. Fratt
TAcoMANs At SEATTLE.
By Wednesday evenings boat large party Of
Tacomans went to Seattle, where they were the
guests of Lorraine Chapter, No. s, Order Of the
Eastern Star. The Taeomans were met at Yesler
wharf by acommittee, and escorted to the chap
ter rooms in Freed's hall DR.. McCutcheon,
worthy patron of Fern chapter, Of this city, re-
sponded to the address of welcome delivered by
Worthy Patron Kunxie, of Lorraine chapter The
Tacoma party included: David I. Demorest and
wife, Dr.. John T. Lee and wife, Mrs. r. NJ. Shan
non, Mr.. Grinneu and wife, Ernest Niehoff and
wife, Ed r. Hare and wife, A. u. Chesney, DR..
Charles McCutcheon, r. T. Bartlebaugh, G. W.
h. Davis, DR.. P. B. Wing and wife, J. c. Wealth
erred and wife, Mr.. and Mrs. Berry, Melvin
swartout and wife, Gage II. Wheeler and wife,
Jonathan Smith and wife. Reuben F. Laffoon
and wife. F. N. Wade and wife, Mrs. H. n.
Keys, Miss Box, Mip Murry. Mrs Dr.. Chamber
lain, Mrs. Dr.. Shaver, Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Collins,
Mrs. Dennison, Mr.. and Mrs Holt, Mrs. Henry
Suffer, Mr.. and Mrs Shelter and Jacob Ralph
and wife
THE SEASON OF HOPS
The hops to be held at the Tacoma hotel dur.
ing the coming season will begin june Is, and
are already being anticipated, - many Q good
dance is looked forward to.
Miss Edmunds is recovering from her illness,
and will soon be able to be out.
THE STILES RECEPTION.
Judge and Mrs. 7. l. Stiles rendered a recep-
ton to many of their friends on Wednesday
evening at their home on North d street It
was q most enjoyable affair, being attended by
many Of this city's representative people.
PERSONAL
The following had charge of the monthly
social, given Wednesday night by Rainier Lodge,
No. II, /. o. o. F.: sisters Stoke, Hale and
Hoska, Brothers Zeisner. Griffith, Marble, Osier,
Hasbrouch, Stoke. Miller, Strayet, Eastwood
aud Kean.
Mr.. Alvin Terry was married Wednesday to
Miss Sadie Cole, daughter of Mr.. A. d. Cole, who
resides at East and Twenty-eighth streetA
Mr.. and Mrs Howard Goodwin expect to re-
turn to this city this month, after having spent
several months in California.
Mrs. W. D. Tyler viii leave this city with her
children in about month and will spend q
year at her old home.
Mrs. p. v. Caesar expects her sister, Miss
Helen sittle, OF Staten Island, to come here
next month.
companied by his bride, on Tuesday night
Mrs J. B. Owens expects her sister, Miss
Rigeur, OF Philadelphia, out here in June.
Mr.. Blackwell returned from the East On Tues
day night accompanied by his bride.
Mr.. and Mrs Paul Mohr have taken Mr.. w. D.
Tyler's house on street
Mr. G. +. Conger, Of Olympia, formerly Of this
city, was here on sunday.
Miss Ouimetts expects to leave for the East
this month.
Mt. C. 1. Holmes went to Puyallup on Thurs
day.
Miss Crawford was in Portland last week.
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