Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-30
FOR CHARITY'S SAKE

burgers Attend a Cincinnati Wedding
Women's Clubs Trying to Ehscte q
Union.
For three months preparations have been
going on for q fair. to be held for the benefit
| Of the building fund OF the new orphan asy-
| lum at West Liberty borough. The congre.
cations OF every German Protestant
Evangelical Church in Pittsburg and ALLIE
| gheny will take part. 1t is expected to be
the largest and most notable German char
! liable enterprise that has ever been seen in
| this city. Rev F. Ruoff, pastor of the large
| church at Smithf1eld street and Sixth ave-
nue., is taking n warm, active interest in the
| affair, and there are hundreds of people
| busy continually in the cause. The fair Will
open Monday next at Old City Hall. The
ladies in charge will be there early in the
morning, and hope to be able to serve sup
per in the evening. In any case there Will
be dinner by Tuesday, and dinner and sup
| per will be served in the hail every day
| thereafter till the end of the week. Ger
mans are noted for their culinary triumphs,
and 1t is safe to say that the menu each day
| will be good one. The hall will be decor
ated appropriately. There will be fancy
work booths, containing articles of all kinds
for household ornamentation, and other
booths devoted to the sale of more decidedly
| useful wares. Flowers, ice cream, candy
and other delights will be on sale.
VIII Have a Change Each Evening.
A different programme of music, recita-
| tions. etc., will be prepared for each even
ing, some of tho best talent in the two cities
| contributing to the general enjoyment.
The asylum for which the money is to be
raised at the far will be built as soon as the
funds can be raised. The managers of the
| orphanage already possess eight acres of
ground at West Liberty, on which there
stands an old house that has hitherto been
used for both boys and girls. 1t is much
too small for the require ments, and when
the new edi1ce Is put up, the old house Will
be remodeled and given to the boys entirely.
The new building will be three-story brick,
with modern improvements. The basement
Will contain the furnaces, bake ovens ana
cellarage for the storage of food, etc. On
the second floor will De the hall and the re-
ception room, an immense dining room, a
rooms. The third floor will be devoted to
two dormitories for the children, the mat
ron's apartments and four rooms for the
sively for girls. Although the orphan asy-
lum is carried on under the auspices of the
Protestant Evangelical Churches, 1t is n
non-sectarian institution and children OF
any religion are taken in and cared for.
Hebrew Children sh hsltered There.
For long time there were number Of
Hebrew children in the asylum. When Mrs
that faith. those in the West Liberty school
went to the new one. The West Liberty
asylum is a strictly charitable institution,
although a small weekly fee is taken from
half-orphans-that is children who have one
parent living. Since the asylum is SO gen.
eral in it's scope 1t is confidently expected
that there will be corresponding interest
taken in the fair
There are 36 children in the asylum at
present, but it Is expected that this number
will be largely increased when the new
building is ready. The managers are pay
ing the board Of many of the children in
private families. that being the only way
the little ones can ba cared for white the
quarters of the asylum are SO restricted.
Rev. F. Ruoff is the general manager of the
institution. His heart is in his work and the
children idolize him. He says the place Is
not like an orphanage so much as home.
1t has been the aim of himself and the ladies
to promote the homelike feeling as much as
possible, and it pleases them to see how like
o large family the inmates are.
A PARTY of prominent Pittsburgers went
down to Cincinnati Thursday morning in a
special car, and returned home yesterday
morning. They went there to attend the
Hughart-Morrison nuptials Thursday even.
ing at the BRIDES home on Green Hill. Miss
Mary Morrison, the bride, is the eldest
daughter of James Morrison, founder of the
great house of James Morrison & Co., of Gin
cinnati and Kansas City.
The groom. John II. p. Hughart, of Grand
Rapids, is Second Vice President and General
Manager of the Grand Rapids and Indiana
Railroad. He is about 35 born in Pittsburg,
and commenced life as cashier in the
treasurer's office OF the Pittsburg and Con-
neIlsville Railroad, now part of the Balti-
more and Ohio. He afterward was employed
on the road in the engineering department.,
Technology, Boston, for mining and engi-
neering. In 1874 he went to Grand Rapids rs
private secretary to his father, W. O.
Hughart, President of the Grand Rapids and
Indiana. He was promoted to Purchasing
agent, paymaster. secretary OF the road, and
assistant to the President, and last winter
was made Second Vice President and Cen
eral Manager. He is prominent in society
circles, a member of the Penfnsnlar Club, a
prominent member OF the Westminster
Presbyterian Church and takes lively in
terest in musical affairs.
Miss Morrison's maids were her very dear
friend. Miss Hanno Sherlock, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs Thomas Sherlock, of "Belsaw,"
and her sister, Miss Belle Morrison
6roshea ns ess Mr.. 5n oliver Na Q. se HasSart HH
and the ushers Colonel E. Crofton Fox, Hon.
Grand Rapids; A. P. Burgwin, of Pittsburg.
and Messrs. John Morrison and Hartley Nor
rison. of Cincinnati. Mr.. A. s. j. Holt, cousin
Of the groom was master OF ceremonies, and
discharged his responsible duties with inf
mite tact and grace. At the reception which
followed some 200 guests assisted.
A MOST enjoyable afternoon was spent
yesterday at the Bishop Bowman Insti-
tute, where q large audience assembled
to see three plays given by the graduating
class of that institution. Judging from the
applause which greeted the young debu-
tantes, as they made their exit at the con-
clusion of each play, it was great success.
The young ladies had gone to considerable
trouble ana expense preparing for these
performances, and they are certainly to be
congratulated upon their success.
The entertainment was given under the
personal supervision of Mrs. R. j. Coster for
the English play. Madame Marie Everts for
the German and Prof. Henri Rollin Parker
for the French. The first play was in the
Columbia and Germonid, composed expressly
for the occasion by Madame Marie Everts
Miss Carrie Mclean represented Columbia and
Miss May Anderson represented Germdnta.
The second play was a French comedy ma
Bonne" which was well interpreted by the
following young ladies: Margaret White
head Penelope MhMsshea6 Gaa a1o Maple
entitled. ''The Mystery Of Muddlewitz," in
which the following young ladies took part:
Slage, May Anderson, Jean MacEnulty, 4
Nellie Aiken and Nettie Palmer.
YESTERDAY afternoon the Women's
Clubs of Western Pennsylvania met in
Carnegie Hall. Allegheny. to promote an
organization for the purpose of sociability,
and to bring the women into closer touch
with each other. The meeting, however,
yesterday, was only to effect temporary
basis for a general organization throughout
the State. Quite number of delegates
were present, representing the Woman's
Club, Womans Press Club, Tourists
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