San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-02-27
THE CLUB RECEPTION.
THE SWELL AFFAIR OF THF
SEASON.
Participated in. by Over Six Hun.
dred People.

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The reception given by the San An
tonic club last evening, at their club
rooms, was by far the grandest ever
given in San Antonio.
They eclipsed themselves and
every body else. About nine O'Clock
the guests began to arrive and at half
past nine the reception rooms, the
nall and every available place was
crowded. Fully three hundred
couples, the fairest ladies and hand
soonest men, were In atten dance.
The large reception room, where
Mesdames +. r. Norton, J. p. Martin,
Duval West, w. 3: Smith. w. Ro-
bards, Cnas. w. Ogden, H. d Kamp.
mann, J. Rely Gordon and Misses
Annie Prescott and Nellie Sullivan,
In gowns most elegant and of the
| richest texture, received the guests,
was scene of beauty and one that
will never be forgotten by those pres
ent. The decorations were superb.
The mantels were covered with the
finest and most beautiful flowers, pot
plants and evergreens.
The reading room, next to the bill.
lard room, was cleared of its tables
and chairs and in their stead was q
long table that was covered with q
menu extraordinary. A pyramid of
most expensive flowers and ever
green's occupied the center of the
table.
The billiard room was also used for
refreshments, the tables being
covered and laden with all the good
thing imaginable.
The tables were served by six pro-
fess onal walters under the su per-
vision of the head waiter of the
Menger. They performed their SER
vice in most satisfactory manner.
In the card rooms most delicious
punch and ice cream were served.
The costumes of the ledies were
grand and more than pleased. tn
most fastidious.
The gentlemen's reception COM
mittee was composed of rep.
resentative club-men whose names
are as follows:
Maj. q. &. Cresson, Col. j. II. French,
Judge w. w. King, Messrs. w. c.
Rigsby, Sam Bennett and James
Simpson.
To get the names of all present was
impossible, the following Is q partial
list.
Mesdames King, Temple, Gosling,
G. l.. Dignowity, Seahorn, McCul-
Tough, jR. Norton, Francis Smith,
Rely, Wickes, Lockwood, Muir, c.
q. Cresson, Skinner, Elchletz, Wins
low, Vance, John Stevens, Ferd Herff,
Frank Badger, Culberson, Williams,
Frank Morrell, Clarkson, McLeary,
Buckler, Wright, Watts, Latin, of
Chicago, ILL.,; Belknap, Mackay, }.
M. Garcia, b. Garcia Walker, II. B.
Andrews, Pryor, Burbank, Fabiger,
Lsggett. DR.. Jones, Hugo, Dunbar,
Chas. Gliddon, A. Devipe, Stanley,
FitzHugh., ]. E. Martin, George,
Reed, cambridge, Johnson, Calves
ton; MacNamara, Stoddard, Woolley,
Ainsworth, b. Moore, Frazier, SchIy-
yer, Vins, Ransom. Cross, Elliott
and Glennap. Misses Epson,
Hugo, McElroy, Proctor, of Austin;
Florea, Gallagher, Thornton, Muir
ply, Zulena: Garcia, Engelke, of
BRENNAN Myra and Emma
Reed, Aubrey, Louisa Prescott,
Ogden, Forbes, Little Rock
Ark Butler, Little Rock, Ark,
Spring, Ward, Prince, Ora Newton,
Gensler, Victoria VonHerff, of Wash
ington, D. G.; Belknap, Norton, Whit
| ly, Mitchell, Blanche Wright, Den
yer, Col; Gensling, Cleveland, o;
Peck, Chicago, ILL.,; WATSON, Ramsay,
Eager, Herndon, Columbia, Tenn;
Wilson, Davis, Little Rock, Ark;
Presnall, FitzHugh, Young, Addison,
Irion, Hall, 81. and l.. Handy, Pearl
Elliott, Bentonville, Ark; Spear,
Jones, Viola Hugo. Messrs. Green,
Russell, Brown, Wash, Lewis, Sea.
horn, Dignowity, Hambleton, Hick.
man, Richardson, Nolte, SeguiD; Pan
coast, Gordan, Gen. Stanley, E.
A. Lambeth, Nebraska City; Palfrey,
Geo. w. Brack en- ridge, Frazier, Fred
Herff, Crofton, A. Prescott, Bennett,
Mcdowell, Will Prescott, Buck ley,
Berry, Church, Dayton, o.; Ulrich,
n. d. Kampmann, Clarkson, Wins
low, Temple, Mccullough, John
Stevens. Gosling, Eichletz, Stribling,
Jacobs, Lock wood, Muir, West, Mo
MILAN, DR.. Kennedy, DR.. Cross, DIR.
Watts, Hunt, Glennan, Culberson,
Newt Smith, Francis Smith, Mac.
Namars, Will Sullivan, Chas. Hugo,
Geo Chabot, Adams, Kingsley, RELY,
Epson, Balm bridge, Clark, w. b.
Wright, Hall, Judge Dlbble, VIM.
Aubrey, R w. Andrews. Seeligson,
Semple, Ogden, Lay, Bennett, F.
Simpson and VIM. Blakeslee, Hsllets-
vile; Vroon, George, Boutler, Went
worth.