Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-12
SOCIETY IN MAYTIME.
Interesting Entertainments Already Given
and Several Yet to Come.

Interesting Entertainments Already Given
and Several Yet to Come.
The girls at the School of Design and all
the old students of the school are very much
elated over the fact that Artist John HAM
mer, a former teacher in the life class, is Gre
ating such a stir in the artistic circles of New
York City. Mr.. Hammer is represented at the
National Academy in a very large ma
Massachusetts coast. Over 1000 pictures
were subjected to the judges for the hanging
and but 400 accepted. Mr.. Hammers among
the number Of course. The New YORK papers
have been quite enthusiastic regarding it,
which has naturally increased the enthus-
iasm at the school and among the many
friends of the artist in this city. He will
probably be delayed with congratulations.
TIE Pittsburg Amateur Photographers
Association held an unusually enjoyable
meeting last evening in the Academy build
ing. number-100 in all-English inter-
change slides were shown with good effect,
and business meeting followed. Presldent
W. 8. Bell manipulateSd 9th the slides, assisted Tea
club will take number of excursions this
summer. The first one In June Will be out the
Pennsylvania Railroad to some OF the most
picturesque spots.
NEURALGIA, rheumatism, catarrh, bron-
chitis, tonsilitis, laryngitis, toothache, ear
ache, headache, backache, pneumonia, lung
fever and cold sores by the score are what the
young ladies of the Pittsburg Female Col
ment of one of them who returned to school
in the hastily renovated building yesterday.
The building Is damp and gasless, and liable
to engender either one or all OF tie afilictions
named, unless the utmost precaution Is
taken.
"THE TRAVELLERS" ut the residence of Mrs.
DR.. Easton last evening, took an imaginary
journey from London to Manchester. Miss
Ada McVay conducted the tourists and was
q master or Miss Of ceremony worthy of
emulation. Dickens and Thackeray were
the literary geniuses under discussion. The
Travellers will probably make good their
name by accompanying the Womans CLUB
on its mountain trip.
THE Windsor Literary Society has made
arrangements for series of picnics to be
held at Windsor Park on May Is and %,
June u, 10, 26, and July II. The committee
consists Of Misses Mary Langesdale, Ella
Woods, Messrs George Wilson and Alexan-
der Thompson. The Washington orchestra
will furnish the music
BRIGHT and early tomorrow morning the
ladies connected with the Gusky Orphanage
and Home, with their thimbles and needles,
will meet at the vestry rooms OF the Eighth
Street Temple and spend the day in sewing
for the institution.
Social Chatter.
THE flfty-eighth annual report of the Prot
,estant Orphan Asylum issued yesterday
records nothing but prosperity. There are
in the institution 50 girls and 103 boys, and
in different homes stiIf under the supervision
of the asylum 81 girls and AZ boys
A NUMBER of young people in the Denny
M. E. Church will decide in debate this
evening the following: Resolved That the
Columbian Exposition Should Be Opened on
the Sabbath Day."
A NUMBER of young ladies of the East End
were pleasantly entertained yesterday by
Miss Mary Holland in honor of Miss Gertrude
Andrews.
C. L. GILDERsLEEvE's Pittsburg Concert
Company will make its bow tonight in the
Carson Street NJ E. Church, Southside.
The Robert Blum Cecilia and Germania
Maenerchor of Allegheny gave concert