Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-02
AN ORANGE FETE.


A Brilliant Novelty introduced at Edge
wood-Reception at the New Homewoo,
school-Young People Have q PIeassn
Time In the woods-society Gossip.
ONE Of the most artistic lawn fetes seel
this summer was that held on the ground
OF Mrs A. W. Cadman, Washington street
Edgewood, last evening. 1t was called al
orange fete, the idea beisg carried out By
the drapfng of the booths with orange
colored cloth, while golden rod, ox-eyet
daisies and other pretty yellow field bios
SONS of the fall were twined about and hung
in profusion every where. The mantels ant
CRATES in the parlors were banked and filled
with golden rod, and the chandeliers were
hidden with the lovely flower. The young
girls who sustained the part Of aids were
gowned in orange, relieved by white lace
The lawn was lighted by electric Chinese
lanterns and locomotive headlights, and the
scepe was a brilliant one. The tea booth
was fac simile of the traditional gipsy
tent, orange in hue of course The service
was silver and fragile china and the tea and
waters in the booth were dispensed by Mrs
Hill and Misses Maud and Bird Stevenson.
The supper table, in the house, was draped
with orange scarfs across the snowy damask
and was attended by Mrs. NJ. Bigger Mrs T.
A. Estep, Mrs. Wallace, Mrs. j. Fl. Orr, Mrs
J. T. Miller and Mrs. b. F. Dake. Fruit and
flowers were in charge of the Misses Mckee,
Roberts and Anderson.
Candy-Mrs McElroy and Misses Mar.
gretta Alexander and Elizabeth Burt
Lemonade-The Misses Crump. Fenntken
and Wright.
Ice cream-First table-Mrs. Lloyd aided
by Misses Florence Harlow and Nellie Nc
Kelvy. Second table-Mrs. Thorp; aids,
table-Mrs. Hodill: aids, Misses India Ste
venson and Mary Hill. Fourth table-Mrs
Tomb and MRS. Anderson; aids, Misses Alice
Kerr and Mary King. Fifth table-Mrs. H. J..
Crump. Sixth table-Mrs. McCance: aids
Misses Laura Crump, Mary Davis and Harriet
Kerr.
The cashier was Mrs Corbett, and the gate
keepers Mr.. King and Mr.. NJ. Cadman. The
proceeds of the fete will go into the fund for
the purchase of an organ for the new Pres
byterian Church, Edgewood. The ladies OF
the congregation have determined to pay
for the organ, which is expected to cost
$1,000 The social affairs of Lakewood are
always very pleasant, and the orange fete
last night was no exception to the rule.
THE new public school at Homewood was
thrown open formally yesterday, an aIl-day
reception being held. At $50 o'clock in
the morning the Philharmonic orchestra,
under the direction OF T. F. Kirk. played
"The Star Spangled Banner" and the chill
dren. who had been waiting.to be the first to
enter the building, went in pell-mell. They
saw q beautiful interior, decorated with
plants und bunting, and were delighted with
the general appearance of everything. The
building is indeed a handsome and conven-
lent one. II is three stories high and con-
tains 10 school rooms, besides an exhibition
hall and teachers library and reception
room. The building cost So, 700 Lemonade
was served to tho visitors on the different
landings by daintily-dressed little damsels
who heartily enjoyed the experience. Wis
ttors were welcomed to the school and
shown over the building by members of the
Board OF Directors, consisting OF Joseph A.
Tyson, George Bradley, VIM. B. McFall,
j. X. McCreary, Cyrus Browneller. Rob-
ert Mcmillan, Prof. f. D. Hickman and
Anne P. Bostwick. Mary Mcfarland. Tillie
J. Crawford, Matte NJ. Shaw, Carrie Malick,
Jennie 5. Davis, Lizzie Harbaugh, Mary
Work, Ethel Evans, Alice NJ. Lowry, s. A.
Snowden and Alice Sloan. in the evening
there was pleasant meeting in the school
hall, which was literally packed with
visitors from all parts OF the city. After an
overture by the orchestra, under the direc-
tion of Prof, Kirk, and prayer by Rev. o. A.
Emerson, George Bradley read o historical
sketch. Then City Superintendent George
j. Luckey delivered one OF his characteristic
addresses, and Americus Coucfl Jr o. U. A.
M. presented a flag to the school, Mr.. W. T.
Kerr making the presentation speech. There
was some pleasing singing by the children
and an address by Mayor Gourley, the enter
tainment closing with a bright selection by
the orchestra as the people filed ont of one
of the handsomest schools in the two cities.
THE reception of the Boyd family at the
Seventh Avenue Hotel continued yesterday,
and a very pleasant time was passed Last
evening old songs and hymns were rendered
In the parlors of the hotel, the Apollo
Musical Club, under the direction of a men,
ber of the Boyd family, taking the lead
therein. Most of the delegates will return
to their homes to day.
The new public school at Brushton, that
ives commenced about a year ago, is to be
dedicated on Monday with appropriate cer-
emonies. Hitherto the children of Brushton
have had to attend little frame structure
but will henceforth enjoy the use of as fine
4 schoolhouse as they could desire. The
rapid increase of population In the East
Liberty valley renders new public buildings
at many points, and it is noticea-
Die that schoolhouses are going up at fire.
1uent intervals all the way from East Lib
erty to Swissyale.
THE Young Peoples Society of Park
Avenue Church had great time in the
Y oods yesterday. The young folks started
,ut early in the morning with baskets full of
,ood cheer and the fixed determination of
,njoying the proverbial good time" They
eturned late at night in wagons and with
nough golden rod and purple astors to dec
,rate their rooms for year.