Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-24
IN SOCIEIYS DOMAIN.
The Pittsburg Public Schools Diploma

rfves From Paris - Superintendent
Luckey Indites Cutting Circular
Pleasing Concert-Coming Weddings
Social Chatter of Day.
A document of exceeding great beauty anC
considerable interest TO Pittsburg arrived in
the city yesterday from Paris, and will shortly
be framed and placed in public place for ex
hibition. The important paper is the certif
cate from the Paris Exposition authorities
awarding medal to the Pittsburg public
schools for the best primary work shown there
during the Exposition. The certificate Is OF
| considerable size, and is handsome piece OF
artistic work, representing. BY beautifully In
scribed figures, the march of progress, includ-
ing science, industry, agriculture and art. The
inscription is as follows: ."Republique Fran
| caise ministre du commerce de pindustrie ct
| des colonies exposition universelle de 1889. lie
Jury International des recompenses decerne
| un diplome de medaile dor aux Ecoles
publique de la vile de Pittsburg, Etats Unis. "
| The signatures of the paper are those of the
Director General ard President of the Exposi-
tion. After framing, the document will be a
| suitable companion piece tor the certificate
| granted by the Philadelphia Centennial to the
| Pittsburg public schools for superiority and
excellence. The gold medal from Paris is still
| to come.
| SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS
GEORGE LUcKEY looked pale and pensive yes
| terday afternoon and had an expression of re-
| markable meekness upon his countenance.
Yesterday was the first day in nine that found
| Mr., Luckev at the Central Board rooms. he
| having been confined to his home at Hazel
| wood with a sickness suspiciously like the
| grip; though such the convalescent dislikes
| to admit Mr.. Iuckey's expression of meekness,
| however, was a deceptive one, as the following
| circular letter for distribution among the
| teachers was the result of a few minutes ef-
| fort on his part, and certainly savors not of
| meekness: "On account of your known inter-
| est in the Teachers Library you have been
| selected to act as agent in securing members
| for the coming year. When the library was estab-
lished we relied upon the professional pride OF
our teachers to maintain IT, but an
experience of some years has almost demon
strated the fact that the readers Of books
and the students Of literature, history, travel.
poetry, philosophy or science are not to be
the youth of our CITY," Mr.. Luckey's letter is
designed to arouse tagging interest in the
library, as but 200 out of 6OO teachers are mem
bers.
THE second meeting of the Ladies' Branch
OF the Hospital Saturday and Sunday AssocIa-
tion was held at the Homeopathic Hospital
yesterday afternoon. This branch Of the asso-
citation has been laboring under difficulties
lately, and on this account the attendance was
quite small. 1t is not generally known to the
ladies throughout the two cities that such an
citation is as yet without funds, there has been
no way to give it publicity. Mrs. Charles F.
Sheriff, President of the association, presided
yesterday. There was not much business TO
transact and consequently very little was done,
with the exception of appointing Press Com
mIttee and Committee on Badges. On the
former committee Mrs. E. ]. Sneed Mrs. Agnes
Montrevile and Miss Maggie Ertzman, and in
the latter Mrs. W. S. Bckel. Miss Anna Turner
and Miss E. L. McCreery. were appointed. The
association then adjourned to meet next Mon
day afternoon at O'Clock.
AT Grace Reformed Church. corner Grant
street and Webster avenue, Rev. George
Hodges, of Calvary Church, East End, last
night gave the first of the series of Passion
Week free lectures. The general theme of the
lectures is, THE Voices from Calvary" Last
night Rev. Mr.. Hodges most touchingly and
eloquently dwelt on the Voice of Forgive
ness" from the first words of Christ on the
cross: Father, forgive them. for they know
not what they do."-Luke xxiIi., 81
MRS GENEvRA JoHNsToNE-BIsHoP, the
Chicago singer, and little Miss Ethel Herr
JONES' the prodigy pianist of this city, who
have together been concerning this winter, will
be heard at the Acme Council No. 2l9 Jr. o. u.
A. NJ. third anniversary entertainment, to be
gwen at Odd Fellows Hall, Southside, March
81 Toerge's Orchestra, Haydn Quartet, and
other musical attractions of renown will also
appear, and Miss Millie Gardner Will be the
elOCuIlOulsb Ol Tile cFtnluS-
THE last recital given by Mr.. Ethelbert w.
Nevin before his departure for Paris TO study
orchestration. was given at the Sewickley Pres
byterian Church, last evening. It was attended
by large number and the audience showed its
appreciation of the excellent programme by
hearty applause. Mr.. Nevin is now making a
tour, taking in st. Paul, Chicago, Pittsburg,
Philadelphia, New York and Boston.
Social Chatter.
THE many friends of Rev. D. s. Mulhern,
late pastor of the Thirty-seventh Street Bap-
tist Church, will be pleased to learn that an
Eastern university has conferred on him the
honorable degree Of Doctor of Divinity.
CARDS have been issued by Mrs. Hannah
Neyin, of Sewlckley, for the marriage of her
daughter, Martha Mary, to Mr.. JohniBroomall
Booth, on Thursday, April 2 1t is to be q
home wedding and a private ceremony.
A soIREE MUSICALE that will be hold this |
evening 1T the Central Presbyterian Church |
will have as performers Misses Medbury, Mil |
ler Fee, Orcult and Hays, and Messrs Orcult, |
Miller and Bullock.
THE commencement exercises of the U. r. |
Seminary will be held at the Fifth U. P. |
Church tonight, and continued at the First U. |
P. Church. Allegheny, tomorrow evening.
ONE of the interesting engagements just an
nounced Is that of Miss Dolie Pitcairn,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Pitcairn, and
Mr. Omar 8. Decker. of the East End.
THE second annual Purim masque ball of
the Disraeli Social will be given this evening
at New Turner Hall, Forbes street.
THE Mendelssohn Club. of the East End,
will give concert this evening, on Collins ave-
nue. in Masonic Hall.