Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-23
In SOCiETY'S REALM.

"orou d' inc AleSneny fiSn ooho"
Work of Charity in the Two Cities
The Social Gossip of a Day.
| Sapere Aude." And with that motto
as watchword the Cosmian Literary
society of the Allegheny High School
@ aiu "dare to be wise" last evening.
ihat IS to say, theirs was boy
ana glrl wisdom-frequently the truest ana
pest OF all knowledge. Surely boys and girls
know themselves and each other with keen
ana unerring intuition that discovers the
shortcomings and defects of character and
at the same time does not fail to applaud
eAcenence and worth. ANY one doubling
thaG would have found conviction by attend
I1iS WI iast nights display of budding talent.
VILE w NE all the performers did splendidly ana,
Wltnout doubt, won credit for themselves,
tnelr society and their teachers, there were
M 1Wo efforts worthy of especial mention.
Iney were the parts taken by Miss Jessie
Nelsn, whose artistic artleSsneSS as de-
clalmef seems to point her very promising
future, and by Charlie Locke, editor of the
SoSn'aQn Reufea0, which was a little bit the
Dest, brightest and most elegantly written
paper OF its kind read so far at any of the
society entertainments in this vicinity. The
contrlDut1OnS were from members OF the
Jlngles, many of which would bear more ex-
tended publication. The verses on the Jani-
TOR and the High School building sinking
because 1t was built that way-were very
Williams, was well done, he championing
tne national game after the fashion of Greek
orators who praised the games of Olympus:
Miss May Foley, as "Master of Ceremonies"
made graceful opening address, and the
essay OF the evening on "Trials of school
Glrl," by Miss McMillen, was a model of
style and English. The musical numbers
were "Marionetten" and other selections by
the philharmonic Club; piano solos, lie
Reveil du Lion" by William X. Steiner, and
Song of the Sirens,' by Miss Adelaide Har-
rlngton; the Sailors Chorus" by Misses
Emma Lindsay, Grace McGrew, Anna Wad-
dell and Minerva Degleman and c. h. Will
lams, william Degleman and Harry NJ. 1.
Hunter, and "SObre Las Olas,'' by Miss Allie
2 S Graham, an, IS, Mr. E. r. kopp, 'sS, Mr.. K; NJ.
AAopp, 69, on mandolins, and Miss Kate
Chr1sty and Mr.. E. c. Gerwig, 'SS The con-
Guiding numberwas laughable farce, trans
lated from the German by Prof. T. c. Blais-
follows: Alfred, Charles F. Sarver; Emma,
his wife, Estella, S. Ox1ey; AuSol0zf and Cath
e'z'se, En3mG's parents, Frank p. Diem and
Anna B' addell; Heary and E,i5a6eta, sery-
ants OF Alfred and lovers, Will NJ. Alexander
and Blanch Courtney.
Miss DUNN of Chicago cne of the Inter
national Secretaries of the Y. W. C. A., adj
dressed quite large gathering of Christian
people at the Second Presbyterian Church
last evening in the interest of the proposed
organization in this city. Miss Dunn is an
exceedingly clever little woman, blonde
OF pleasing address, with thorough under
standing of her subject and a skillful man
ner of presenting it. In her talk
she outlined first, the necessity for
young woman's Christian organiza-
tion in every city. The higher standard
placed for young women of the present day
socially, mentally, physically and morally,
with, but in few cases, the opportunities for
attaining it at colleges and seIninaries made
the demand for the organization. The en-
tering of woman into the business arena
compelled her to have more knowledge of q
more thorough and systematic order than
the home life of the past required. Business
life also made perfect health and the more
perfect development of the physical organ
lzation of wOmankind absolutely necessary.
Society and the demands of the church were
more eXhausting and of a higher nature. All
these demands could be met by q favored
few through education, but the majority of
young women must get their knowledge as
best they could. The temptations for young
women have multiplied greatly with the
progression of the world and the search for
amusement and recreation are dangerous
unless properly directed. All these things
are properly provided for in the Y. W. c. A.,
the same as they are in the Y. NJ. C. A.
Miss Dunn concluded her talk by Civ
ing brief outline of the organization some
10 years ago and of the general history and
result of the movement which embraces
large number of the States, Canada and some
foreign countries.
H. Kirk Porter, the active Sunday school
worker and promoter of Y. VI. c. A. inter-
eSbS, WIS neAJ nedTu, anu expressed DlnlSelf
in favor of the idea conditionally, if it was
fully decided that such an organization
would meet the requirements and could be
successfully carried on. He referred to va
rious reading rooms and societies that had
been organized and fallen by the wayside,
and in his effort to give an illustration men
toned the Young Woman's Boarding Home
of Allegheny, when he was Interrupted very
sweetly by modest little woman in black,
who informed him that the home was in q
flourishing condition. Mr.. Por-
ter then concluded his remarks by grace
fully wishing the enterprise success.
Rev. DIR. Sutherland, pastor of the church,
made the third address of the evening and,
after reviewing and emphasizing as he
called it, the points made by the preceding
speakers, he concluded by saying if the
young men had made a success of their
the young women would he
knew. So earnestly, encouragingly and un-
did he talk and with such
force did he hit the nail on the head, that
vigorous applause accompanied him to his
seat The ushers for the meeting were
young ladies, the Misses Josephine Nc
Henry, Nellie Schoyer, Ida Hanlon, Anna
Pritchard, Elizabeth Mcneil and Mary F.
Patterson officiating. Several solos and
closing duet were rendered by Misses Ella
Graham and Carrie NJ. Angel. Mrs. Rev.
Mcmillan presided.
FROM o'clock yesterday afternoon until
late last evening the Edwards mansion in
the East End was scene of brilliant social
activity, of which the lovely bride, Lillian
Thaw Edwards, was the central figure. The
hostess, Mrs. George B. Edwards, was as
sisted in receiving by her daughter, Miss Ed
wards, her new daughter-in-law, the bride,
md by Mrs. William Thaw, Mrs. Mary Thaw
Thompson, Mrs. DR.. Fleming and Mrs.
W harton Mcknight. The guests represented
the social circles, not only of the East
End but of Pittsburg proper and Allie
gheny. The floral decorations of the
OIna ful in aytr r1oan aI
were blooming with fragrant roses and deli
cate lilies; chandeliers, pictures and marble
pieces were garanded with 1uxuriant green,
1otted here and there with pretty blossoms
5ables and cabinets were utilized as flower
stands and the stairway was trimmed with
5he ivy vine. Toerges Orchestra discoursed
music appropriate to the surroundings, and |
Kuhn dispensed dainties in q manner beft- |
ing the elegance of the other appointments. |
The younger guests, friends of the bride |
more particularly, were received last even |
ng.
THE annual business meeting of the Wom- |
ms General Missionary Society of the |
J. P. Church of North America, was held |
yesterday in the Second U. P. Church. |
lany ladies were present from other cities. |
The annual meeting is always held after the /
convention, and is but to approve the work
lone by the convention.
Social Chatter.
AN entertainment was given in the Fourth
Presbyterian Church last evening by Miss
lice Gardner's Circle of Kings Daughters.
ONE notable talent appeared.
THE Misses Gerdes, of the East End, gave a
4 o'clock yesterday afternoon, at which
he Misses Fliesse, of New York, were the
onored guests.
REV. DEWITT BENHAM lectured last even
lg in the Sixth United Presbyterian
hurch on the Oberammergau Passion
lay"
DONATIONS OF money viii be received ell
yer the CITY today for the HOSnital fund. |