The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-04-26
FA1RHAvEN sOCIETY.

A Number Of Notable Receptions and
Events.
FAIRHAvEN, April 2S--The Fairhaven World
says that the social week has been distinguished
by notable receptions and gives the following
account OF events:
THE WILSON REcxrrIoN.
Tuesday evening of this week the beautiful
home OF Mayor Wilson, on Fifteenth street. was
the scene of one Of the most brilliant events In
the citys history, 1t being q reception given by
Mrs. N. A. Wilson and Mrs. Elbrey Wilson, a.
sisted by the mayor and Mrs. J. NJ. Balm,
Colonel and Mrs 2. w. Christopher, Mr.
and Mrs. w. r. Albee, Miss Gibbons and
Messrs. Harvey, Mckay and Hardy. The tables,
laden with delicacies which could not have
Gus epicure Of ancient Pompeii. had he been
present, were presided over by Mrs. J. Mel
Harvey and Miss Ella Thomas. The spacious,
elegantly furnished and brilliantly lighted rooms
were beautifully decorated with profusion of
cut flowers from California and Tacoma, and
Calhoun's orchestra furnished music that
must have bound the wandering senses and
Gained the troubled minds, il there were any
among the guests. Notwithstanding the in
clemency OF the weather large number were
present, among whom were the following: Rev.
and Mrs. Mackey, Colonies and Mesdames OAR
ling and Christopher, Captain W. C. B. Ora
hane and bride, Dr. and Mira Charles E. Hill,
don. Bevans, Blsin, Pagan, Ware, Reese, Dono-
van. Tyson, Dickinson, Holbrook. Cowgirl,
Francis, Ludwig, Galley, Harvey, Inslee, Sber-
man. Sullivan, Gates, Gamwell, Mayer WELDON,
Hedge, Lysle; Mesdames Black, Meredith, stra-
der, Evans, kellogg, visscher, Wilson, Downey,
Hughes, French, Lewis, Wilkeson; Misses Egg
gleston, kellogg, wardner, Thomas, visscher,
Christopher, Templin, Ryan. Richardson,
Alexander, Shogren. Gibbons, Mclean,
Page; Rev. l. w. App,egate, DR.. De
Laskie W. Brown, Dr. Charles A. Darling;
Messrs. Noyes Wyllie, Hamilton. Bateman, An
derson, Langdon, McCord, Onderdonk, Hunter,
wharton, W. J. Mclean, A. Mclean, Mckay,
Fraser, Hatch, Helm, Taylor, Hardy, MeDougall,
Kane, d. Daun Egan, Newman and Duhring.
THE vIsscHER RECEPTION.
Friday evening Colonel and Mrs.. W. L.
Visscher were "at home" to their numerous
friends at their pleasant residence on Sixteenth
street The rooms, tasteful ct all times, werc
most charmingly decorated for the occasion,
and the walls were hung with exquisite pictures
In oil, crayon and pastel, nearly all of them the
work OF Mrs. visscher and her daughter Beya
The host and hostess were assisted In receiving
by Mrs. E. d. Holbrook and Mrs. J. r. McKin-
ley, and Mrs. Evans, Mrs. Kellogg. Miss Wilson
and Miss Gibbons did the honors of the tables
most gracefully. Among those present
were: Reyerends and Mesdames Maekey
and Applegate, Colonies and Mesdames
Messrs. and Mesdames willie, Albee. Inslee,
Bevans, kellogg. Pagan, Mckinley. Holbsook,
Evans. Black, WELDON, Ware, Cowgirl, Hopkins,
Ryan. Brown, Means, Francis. Roland G. Gam
well, Kirkpatrick, sullivan, Mckenzie. Lysle,
Palmer, Gillette, Darling; Mesdanes A. P. Sey-
mour, E. +. Meredith, C. A. Hughes and G.. A.
Black; Misses Wilson, Gibbons, Hakes, Kellogg,
Lizzie and Rose Mclean, Elsie wardner, Temp
lin, Eggleston, Christopher and Richardson. and
Messrs. Wilson, Thompson, Richards, Dr. OAR
ling. Noyes, Hardy, Arthur Gamwell. Heliner
Taylor, Hatch, Kane, Green, Egan, E. II.
MeCord, Hunter, Howard, Duhring, ]. B. Will
son, Helm, Batemaa, Hamilton, Onderdonk,
Culver and Nj. Rose, of Cincinnati.
THE EvASsHuGHEs s.Ar HoAK.''
Wednesday evening Mrs. Pierce Evans and
Mrs c. A. Hughes were aat home to .all the
co." At the residence Of the former. Mrs. Albert