Evening journal., 1891-07-29
SOCIAL EVENTS
MANY YOUNG PEOPLE SPEND THE
EVENING HOURS HAPPILY.

The Board of Education TO Enlarge
fchooI building No. Mechanics Go
A-FishinE-Mr. and Mrs. Hall are the
Happy Parents OF Twins.
Special Correspondence EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE, July 29.-The hons Of
Sheriff Simmons was scene OF gaiety
last evening Homer @. simmons enter
tained large party Of his Wilmington
friends and The evening was most enjoy
ably spent In the spacious pRrlors at the
connty jail. The musical features OF the
evening were the piano duets by Mics
Blanche Allen and Miss Ida Ewing. bo6h
of Wilmington. number of standard
selections were sung by young men and
women In the party, all of which receive d
liberal applause. Two young men at
tempted to sing Comrades, but some.
body exploded bomb In the corridor,
and 1t took five minutes to revive the
wouldbe singers.
The feature Of the evening was the
work Of John Y. Cooper, OF the Warren
Athletic. Club, as an entertainer. He and
Mr.. Simmons kept the entire company
In continual roar Of laughter for nearly
an hour. Mr.. Cooper is as great q sue
cess as comedian as be Is as an athlete.
The remainder Of the evening was spen t
ia marching, dancing and tour through
the jail. Refreshments were served at
an early hour this morning and tie
guests arrived in Wilmington lust In
time to escape the heavy storm.
Among those present We're James 8.
Tucker, Miss Beatrice Coffman, Mi 3
Stella Simmons Of this city; Miss Eva
Gillespie, Rowlandsville, Nd; Miss
Blanche Allen, Miss Ida Ewing. John Y.
cooper, Miss Lille Rebel, Homer O,
Simmons, Miss Edith Barr, Miss Fannie
Barr, FRANK Simmons, Miss Mamie Sheen,
Miss Florence Sheen, John Cslbert, Miss
Tena Cole, John Garland and others.
Joseph A. Carlin, the well known base
ball player, viii represent st. Peter Z
l, A B. Society Of this city at the an.
nual congress of the Catholic Total Ah.
stinence Union OF America, which will
be held in Washington on August and
several days thereafter.
Frank P Rainey, the alert sportsman,
found raft or river float recently and Il
holding 1t to await che arrival OF the
owner. The float is 40 by 20 feet and il
too well built TO cut up into fire wood.
A 6onevmoon Reception.
The many young friends of John s.
Wise and bride, rendered that happy
couple rousing reception at the resi-.
dence of Rev. James ~ Wise on Union
street last evening. Mr.. and Mrs Wise
had just returned from delightful wed
/ ding tour and were the picture Of happi
ness. They were kept busy receiving
guests for several hours, after which re
| frsshmenis In abundance were par
taken Of, Mrs. Wise presiding
at the table Among the many guests
were James NJ. Wise and wife, Rev. ]
M. Wise aud family, e. P. Wise ant
i wife, b +. Blackburn and wife. Lewis
r Hushebeck and wife. John Meggln
/ son and wife, j. o Roberts aud wife, g
Allen Smith and wife. Edwin T. Deakyni
aud wife, John r Manlove and wife
Miss Bessie Sewell, Miss Edith Hushe
/ beck. Miss May Martindale, Miss A
Smith, Misses Annie and Maggie Stack
Miss Mary Sheridan, Miss Clara Black
burn, Miss H. Mccasson, Miss Lydi
McNally, Miss. Ida Ridings, Miss Emm
Ridings, Irwin Vanarsdalen, Jeffsrsoi
1 Downham, I4evvia Bollan, Harry w. Hush
check, William Weggenman, Charl,
Q. Lunt, Samuel Roberts, Msrion Mel
glnson,
I Those present from distance wei
Mr. and Mrs Board, Mas Lille Boars
Miss Annie Sherwood, Miss MsgRl
Stats all Of Wilminpton Rev. w.
Wise and wife, Pocomoke City, Md. Mis
Annie Wise, West Chester Pa; Mis-
Lula McColghaD, Mlddletown.
To Remodel the High School.
The Board Of Education met in reguls
session in its chambers in the old Coui
House last evening with President Wi
SOP, Secretary Eckles, and Messrs. Ellis
son, Herbert, Stewart, Cooper, Ferris an
Frazer in their seats. The Committee o
School Property reported having mets7 q
No ! school to examine into the plan
of adding more room in that building
aud reported that such addition wa
greatly needed and, in It's opinion, shoul
be made.
Mr. Ferris moved that the committe
on school property be instructed to pr,
cure competent architect to prepsr
plans for the additions, and to have
report ready by next meeting. The Boar
then adjourned after doing the regulR
routine work.
Mechanics fter Bass and Trout.
The Mechanics Bay Club will star
down the bay on its annual fishing ez
cursion at ~ o'clock tonight, leavin
the Delaware street wharf. The clu
will go on the tug George f. Weed
Captain Titus, of Philadelphia. III
stewart of the boat will prepare an
serve all meals, but the fisherman wi
have to prepare their own bait Thos
who will 60 are j. Jones Hudson, Jane
Reagan, William Morrison, James Barr, 3
P. Conner, Charles Holman, Harry {
Clewell G. Fl. Clewell. e.
Wilson, David Boulden, Jacob Saunders
John w. Harris, John A. Walls. Theo
dore W. Hanf, George Rocket and Harr
Barr. |. A. Fols, the carter, will prot
ably have all his wagons on the wharf I
meet the club on it's return home, an
haul the booty to the homes OF the mem
bers.
The Hushebeck Orchestra Fishing Gu
distinguished itself as the champion 0
the season. yesterday, by catching thirty
one dozem white perch in six hours
Two more bay clubs left for the fsainl
grounds In the Delaware bay. The
were in command of Charles Becker o
the open yacht, Little Pearl, aud Johl
Larkin, respectively. They will remaii
until the latter part Of the week.
Two New Market street Residents.
Anthony Hall "a prominent machinist Il
the Delaware Iron Works, and residen
Of Market street, is the happy father o
smiling twins As IL is unusual 70
New Castles population to increase s
rapidly In such short Tins, Mr.. an,
Mrs. Hall are ceiving many callers AM
many more congratulations
Miss Annie Palmer of Philadelphia 1
spending few days with her sister
1 Miss T,nIs Palmer who is enmmarin,