Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-10-15
a BRILLIANT GATHERING.
Reception to the Ladies Attached to I
Methodist EcumenIcal Conference.

Reception to the Ladies' Attached to the
Methodist Ecumenicsl Conference.
II there was any brilliant or necessary feature
missing in the reception rendered the ladies
| attached to the Methodist ecumenicai con-
ference no ono seems to know anything about
it. With customary hospitality the active lady
members of Washington Methodism some time
ego planned q pleasant evening for the wives
and daughters of delegates to the conference
and yesterday the reception took place at the
Fredonia Hotel The rooms used were beauti-
fully decorated, palms and potted plants being
used most profusely and tastefully. Prominent
in the decorative effects were British and Amer
lean flags intertwined and draped. In the tea
room the table was an esthetic and gastronomic
treat; the candelabra lights were tinted.
The receiving party was composed Of Mrs.
Andrews, Mrs. H. NJ. Teller, Mrs. B. F. Leigh
ton. Mrs T. 8. Todd, Mrs. H. A. Hall, Mrs.
Caldwell Mrs. La Fetra, Mrs. ]. C. Hartzell
and Mrs. Dr.. Corey. The presentations were
made by the Rev. Z. 8. Todd, DID,, pastor Of
Hamline NJ E. Church. =
Miss Ella Steinmetz poured the tea, Mrs. f,
g. Wescott attended to the coffee, while Mrs.
n. A. Hall, Mrs. Evans and Mrs A. b. Duvall
we're generally attentive to those who hungered
and thirsted. The white ribboners'' were out
in full force, doing everything in their power
to make the occasion one of unalloyed pleasure.
Among the many ladies who graced the occa-
sion with their presence were Miss Mary and
Miss Agnes Arthur, London; Plurette X. Bristol,
Mrs Ellen E: Roach, Mrs. Robert L. shelter,
Miss Teller Miss Grace Andrews, Mrs Alex. E.
knight, Providence, R. l.; Miss Mabel Cramp-
ton, Mrs. VIM. Gardiner, Mrs. NJ. J. Talbot,
Mrs Norval W. Helme. Lancaster, England;
Mrs W. +. Oldham. India; Mrs. Z. l.. Robert
son, Miss Ida F;O'Neal. Mrs. benjamin 8. Plats,
Mrs D. P. Leibhart Mrs. J. W. Davis. Miss
Florence P. Davis, Hrs. H. L. Sibley Mira W.
Mayse, Mrs. Earl Cranston. Mrs. c. c. Ander-
son, st. Louis; Mrs. Edward Groves, Mrs. l.
ONcal, Mrs. Edwin Holloway. Mrs. W. f.
Gapen. Miss 8. X. Cox. Mrs. L. Melville Kill
Mrs. d. b. Libou, Mrs. A. B. Browne, Mrs
Peyton Boyle. Mrs. s. B. Nicely, Mrs. Elias g.
Osborn, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Miss True, Mrs
Everett 0. Fisk, Boston; Mrs. Hugh Price
Hughes, London; Miss baldwin, Mrs. W. Buck
ley. Morristown, Nj; Mrs. Judge H. L. Sibley
Marietta, Ohio: Mrs. J. NJ. Emery, Mary A.
Ingram, Mrs. Addison Sunderland. England;
Mrs. j. W. Walker, Mrs. Edward J. Gray, Miss
Myra L. Hillman. Miss Rector, Mrs Charles G.
Summers, Mrs. X. II. Chinn, Mrs. Brimelow,
H. Tulloch. Mrs G. Chapman Jones, Mrs
Charles W. Jones. Mrs. $. L. Barnum. Miss Polk
inhorn, Mrs. Mary w. Worden. Miss Gertrude
NJ. Lynch. Mrs. Henry h. Carroll, Mrs. james
MCGEE, Mrs. John w. Van Week, Mrs. Alice II.
Jenkins, Mrs. Cyrus d. Foss. Mrs. ]. P. New
man, Miss Mcclellan. Mrs. Charles W. Baldwin,
Mrs. W. Z. Webb. Mrs l.. NJ Bender. Mrs j.
W. Anuis, Miss Fannie 1hrasher. Miss Frances
I. 1hurfield, Mrs. W. b. Young. Augusta, Ga.
Mrs. Jesse H. Wilson, Mrs. I. Bowen Turpin,
Franklin, N. H.; Mrs. c. U. Bunning,
Claremont. N. H.: Miss Kurtz, Miss
Helen Hurst, Miss Celia B. Mayse,
Miss Virginia Eutler, Miss Lerbhort.
Mrs. F: ". Bourne, London: Mrs. Z. II.
Dewar::, London; Mrs James d. Hobbs, Mrs.
oh
Mary E. Mcpherson, Iowa. Mrs. l. ID. Lamont,
Mrs. D. H. Muller, Mrs. r. K Hargrove, Mrs.
J. Il. Inch, Mrs. E. b. Rychman, Mrs. 7. J.
Hendrix, Mrs. r. H. Rabb. Atlanta; Mrs.
Somers, Mrs: W. A. Harding, Oakland, Neb.;
Mrs. H. A. Harding, Salem, Wis: Mrs. B. M.
Prescott, Miss Schiller, Mrs. Elliott Mrs. A.
Lowrey, Mrs. S. s. lockwood, Mrs. Henry B.
Harrison. Manchester, England; Mrs. John
Chaplain, Prestwick, England; Mrs. William
Greenhill, Belfast; Mrs. Thompson. Cork; Mrs.
I. Foulkes Shillington. Belfast. Ireland; Mrs.
Donneliy. Belfast; Mrs. Hutchinson, Miss
Hutchinson, Liverpool; Miss Kitner, London;
Mrs. l. Nettleton. Mrs. William Kitner,
London: Mrs. c. Morgan Harvey. Audley; Mrs.
Peter Thompson, Amtield; Mrs George
Chambers Miss F. Foss, Mrs. B. +. Leighton,
Miss Hartley, Anitree; Mrs. Mcneil Crewe,
England; Mrs. Stewart HoOson, Salisbury,
England.
The reception was not. however, exclusively
for women. Through the press and 10y vocal
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS III TUE conference Tue ueltgHte5
had also been invited. Some stayed away be- |
cause they had other engaseme nts; Others were
absent perhaps because they did not care to ac-
cept the public hospitality OF those agains.
wnom they had been making arguments both
in and out Of the conference.
Among the many distinguished men present
were: bishop Cyrus ID. Foss, Bishop John NJ.
Walden, Rev. DR.. Bowman Stephenson, presi-
den. OF the Wesle, conference; lev. DR.. A.
b. Leonard, missionary secretary; Rev. L. Nor
gan Harvey. Rev. DR.. J, c. Hartzeli. secretary
Freedman Aid Society; Rey. Peter thompson,
Prof John NJ. Van Week, Wesley Uniy crsity;
Rev. s. l.. Lindo, Jamaica; Rev. DR.. John W.
Hamilton, Rev. Vim. Gibson, Paris; Chief
Justice Way. Australia; Rev. Matthien lie
Lievre, Paris; Rev. DR.. Stowe, Cincinnati;
Canada; Secretary James E. Pugh, Y. NJ. C.
A.; Rev. c. U. Cunning, Rev. Geo. Elliott,
Rev. z. C. Edwards, ley. A. d. Lamont,
Alderman Mcneil, London; Prof. Edgar
Frisbie. Rev W. Drinelow, London:
". Davis, Rev. J. ". Mendenhall. editor
Methodist Reca,c; John H. Lille, Hastings, Eng.
land: Mr.. Vim. Greenhill, Belfast; Mr.. J. Coy, |
Leicester; Mr.. John Wills, London; Rev. JAS |
Dounelly, Ireland; Rev. JOS. Nettleton. Rev. |
Stewart Hoosau, Rev. W. b. Palmer, editor st. |
Louis Christian Adrocate; Rev. St. James Fry, |
editor Central Christian Advocate; Rev. T. |
Worthington, president independent Methodist |
confer ence; Rev. X. W. Black. Rev. Chas L. |
Mann. D. D.. Rev. NJ. E. Smyser. Pennsvl.
vania; Mr.. Thos. Shape, Liverpool; Mr.. W. |
Matthews, Glasgow; Rev. DR.. Evans, her |
majesty commissioner of national education |
for Ireland; Rev. J. Slater, Rev. J. F. Berry, |
Rev. c. 7. Dunning, Rev. J. A. Price. d. |
Rev. L. A. Thrilkeld Rev. J. E. Nicholson, |
Charles W. Brown. NJ. D., Rev. Garbutt Read, |
Rev. DR.. NJ ). Terry. Rev. L. I. Waterman, |
Rev. J. H. Black, Rev. d. H. Tribon, Mr.. g. |
W. Munt, London; Joseph Edward Banner,
Rev. d. NJ. Browning. L. L. Prentiss, ]. T. Dob |
bins, W. Z. Avery G. E Locke, Robert X. |
Doherty, recording secretary OF the Epworth |
League; R. II. Rust, Prof s. T. Ford, ]. {. |
Hartzell, jr., J. T: D. John, president Of De |
PAW University; DR.. L. A. Belt, DR.. g. W. |
Gray and Mr.. Henry K Carroll, religious editor |
Of The Independent; Rev. Norval W. Helme of |
England.