Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-22
THE WEEK BEFORE THANKSGIVING
It Was Full Of Social Events Of Interest

In W6SA bLfVhE IhANAS01 V4NUs
It Was Full OF Social Events Of Interest
in the Two Cities.
One OF the leading social events of the
| Northside will be the wedding of Miss Anna
B. Lenz, daughter Of Henry Lenz, the we'll
known grocer and oil producer, to George
Kirch on Thursday evening next at the
First German Evangelical Protestant Church
(Dr. B. Pick). Allegheny. Mr.. Kfrch has
charge of the discount and collection books
of the Peoples National Bank, and is well
known in banking circles. Both he and
Miss Lenz have many friends on the North
side. The wedding will be an elegant fair
in every particular. The bride will be at
tired in white silk trimmed with lace and
will carry n bouquet of bridal roses. The
maid of honor will be Miss Emma Lenz, sis
ter of the bride, who will wear mill-green
silk. The bridemaids will be Miss Anna
kirch and Miss Bertha E. Wilhelm. who W ill
wear pink silk ami cream respectively and
carry pearl roses. Mr.. kirch has chosen DIR.
I. j. Elterich as his best man and Mr.
Charles Schneider and Edw. d. klrch as
groomsmen. The ushers will be Messrs.
Charles Ruckel, John G. and Louis kirch
and John Coyle. The floral decorations will
be furnished by E. c. Ludwig. After the
ceremony a reception will take place at the
residence of the brides parents, after which
sumptuous supper will be served.
The past week Mr.. Andrew Carnegie,
through General Superintendent c. NJ.
schwab, OF the Edgar Thomson Steel Works.
Braddock, made a proposition to the st.
Thomas Band, of that place. to increase its
active membership from so to 100. Mr.. Car
negie wants to give Braddock the best cor
net band in the region. The St. Thomas
Cornet Band has passed through many
trials in the 20 years of its organization. but
refused the offer because it desired to re-
tain its old name. The offer was then made
to the Electric Cornet Band, of Braddock,
with Is members, and was accepted An
elegant new bandhouse for rehearSals will
be built, the finest instruments and hand
some uniforms will be bought from Mr.. Car
negie's private purse. The best musicians
procurable in this section will be secured
and given good positions at the Edgar Thorn
son works to retain them. Mr.. Floyd st.
Clair, the popular young leader of the Elec-
trio Band, who is only % years old, has been
chosen manager and director OF the new
organization.
On Wednesday evening last a delightful
progressive euchre was held at the residence
of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Reizenstein, FIRE.
mont street, Allegheny, in honor Of their
daughter, Mrs. n. Rothschild, of Omaha,
Neb. The head prizes were carried Off by
Miss Sophie Zeugschmidt and Mr.. Meyer
Streng: the boobies of the evening were
Mrs. J. Frank and Mr.. l. Lyon. Later in the
evening a sumptuous repast was served.
Those present were Mr.. and Mrs. Finegold,
Mr.. and Mrs. ID. Streng, Mr.. and Mrs l. Lyon,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Frank, Mr.. and Mrs. L. c.
Zeugschmidt, AIRS. Wolf, Mr.. and Mrs. L.
Miss Ray Streng, Misses Sophia and Ray
Zeugschmidt, Miss Ray Frank, Mrs. c.
Nogel, Miss Hattie ReiZenstein and Messrs
Powdermaker, katz, Zeugschmidt and Reiz-
enstein.
Mr.. James Bevis, of No. 4774 Cypress street.
Sixteenth ward, was pleasantly surprised
on Friday evening, November lS, by num-
Der of his friends, who wished to celebrate
his oath birthday. The party included the
Misses Dora CARING, Hattie Smith, Tfllie
rie Gray, Emma Siebert, Laura Ferguson,
Lizzie Hellfrich, Hattie Wright, Maggie
Degelman, and the Mes>rs. Harry Brooks,
Harry King, henry Bitter, Phonse Rieke,
George Lelkhartd, Charles Hall, Frank
Mansel, Morris Defender, William Burland,
James Ferguson, Theodore Zern, and Mr..
and Mrs. Kltzmayer, Mr.. and Mrs. Bevis.
An elegant luncheon was served about mid
night. The evening was spent in euchre-
playing and dancing, which was kept up
until the small hours.
surprise party was given Thursday
evening in honor of Miss Lizzie vogeley at
her home. Boyd street, Knoxville borough.
A very pleasant evening was spent, with
music and game playing, after which a
supper was served. Among those
present were: Misses Minnie Eisele, Eta
Stanford. Emma Graessle. Matte Graessle,
Katie Slagle, Annie Roeper, Carrie Vetter,
Ella Brennard and Messrs. Arthur Challinor,
Fred Becker. George Overfleld. E. G. Voye-
ley, Cliff Holmes. AL Hufmaster, Charles
Fieger, Frank Workmaster, John Matthias,
John Vogeley, Will Roeper, George Law
rence.
Mrs. j. B. Tesh and daughter Mamie gave
pretty reception on Thursday evening at
their pleasant home on Sidney street. South
side. Dancing was the feature of the eyen-
ing, the music being furnished by the Rode
Orchestra. At II o'clock the guests sat
down to bounteous repast. Among those
present were the Misses Smith, OF Allegheny
City, and Wansman, of the East End, and
the Misses Hamnett, Douthitt, Harris. Tesh,
Rothleder, Miller, Tesh, Zeigler, Speigel,
Demeska, Davis, all of the Southside and
Messrs. II. NJ. Heefer, william Schuchman,
J. Hoff w. Zeigler, II. Simmons, B. Prichard,
w. Davis, IL. Phillips, w. Winton, II. Tesh,
E. w. Lininger and Mr. and Mrs. Brant-
hoover,
One OF the interesting parties OF last
week was that given by Miss May Booth. at
her beautiful home on Boquet street, as
sisted by Miss Maud Evans and Miss Sallie
Booth, of East End. Dancing and games
were the features of the evening, after
which refreshments were served. Among
those present were Misses Blanch Booth,
Lizzie Schmit, Daisy Shook. Maggie Young,
Constant It, MORRISON; ss Sadie Bray and Messrs.
Willis Morrison, Joe McAmbly, Harry
Critchlow. Paul Quadrow, Bradley Booth,
Jim Bradshaw, Eugene Bradshaw and many
others.
The friends Of Mr. and Mrs. John Finley,
of IS Taegart street, Allegheny, surprised
them on Thursday evening by giving party
in honor of the sixteenth birthday OF their
son Harry. Many handsome presents were
received and a pleasant time was spent.
Among those present were: Air. and Mrs. F.
j. Whalen, Mcssrs- J. and NJ. Gilligan, Miss
Kate Gilligan, Miss j. Murphy, Misses B. and
q. Harte. Mrs. John Call, Mr.. Golden and
sisters, Mr.. b. Patterson, Mr.. d. Murphy,
Mr.. NJ. and Miss Annie Kavanagh, Messrs.
Charles and Edward Call and Messrs. James
and Frank Whalen.
An interesting marriage in Williamsburg
social circles was that OF Miss Grace NJ.
Highberger and Mr.. Charles W. weldin,
which took place last Wednesday evening
at the home of the brides parents, Mr. and
Mrs d. p. Highberger, on Hay street. The
ceremony was performed by Rev. James
Mechem, the new pastor of the Methodist
Church, and was witnessed by only the near
relatives and friends of the young people.
Mr.. and Mrs. Weldin are well known and
highly esteemed in the pretty borough
where they will remain for the present.
The social event of the week at Braddock
was the dance given by the Young Mems
Club Friday evening in Leightou's. It was
quite swell affair. About $50 couples were
present, including many well-known young
people from Allegheny City, East End,
Homewood, Pittsburg, Williamsburg. Brad
dock and McKeesport. The Gas City Quar-
tet, of Pittsburg, furnished music, with the
Original Royals. Supper was served by