Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-21
SOCIETY GOSSIP.

Success OF the Women's Relief Corps
Wedding 1t st. Agnes'-Mrs. Gusky Sur
prised by Her Employes-A Pretty Mar
riage Ceremony In the East End.
The Women's Relief Corps had another
successful day at Old City Hall yesterday.
The fair for the benefit of the Memorial
Home at Brookville will be remembered as
one of the brightest and best attended OF
the season. The dinner and supper were
very well patronized. The ladies have made
a still further reduction in price. At meal
hours those who buy dinner or supper are
admitted to the hall Free so that their meals
cost them only Is cents, instead Of IS. Last
night there was music, and, in spite Of the
rain. there was q good attendance. The
fortune tellers, the fruit and candy stands,
and the fancy booths were all we'll patron
lied, and the greatest satisfaction could be
read in the countenance of each guest. 1t
IS certain that the week will foot up q neat
total for the benefit of the home.
Miss ANNIE GRACE BRADY and Mr..
John E. McClelland were married at st.
Agnes Church yesterday. Rev. Father Cor
coran, the pastor, performed the ceremony
in the presence OF O large concourse Of the
friends of the couple. The bride wore a
white gown. her jewels being pearls, and she
Miss Grace Kane and Marian Higgins, O
little niece of the bride. The est man was
n brother of the groom, Mr.. James McClel-
land, and the ushers were Messrs. Edward
Lippett, Harper Smith, George McSwiggan
and j. McAfee. After the wedding there was
q reception at the residence of the BRIDES
mother. Mrs. Elizabeth Brady, and then the
their return they will be at home at 323 At
wood street, Oakland.
THE employees of Mrs. Gusky gave that
lady genuine surprise last evening. Shortly
after o'clock a committee appointed by the
employees, each member of which represented
some special department.. called at Mrs.
Gusky's new residence on Fifth avenue and
presented her with handsome silver can
delabra as token of the esteem in which
they held her as an employer. The candel-
abra was of sterling silver of beautiful and
unique design made to order by Tiffany, of
New York. 1t must have cost a handsome
sum, but it is safe to say that the spirit that
prompted the gift, beautiful and valuable
as it was in itself, will be even more appre-
ciated than the costly present. Mr.. B. N.
Jacobs made the presentation in a neat and
pleasing address, which was responded to
on behalf OF Mrs Gusky by Mr.. Josiah Cohen.
A short address was also made by Rev. e. r.
Donehoo, ana accompanying the gift were
meeting of the employees: these were hand
somely engrossed and bound, the book being
q work of art itself. The committee were
royalty entertained by Mrs. Gusky.
. A PRETTY home wedding took place in
the East End last evening. The ceremony
that Joined the lives Of Miss Virginia L.
Horner and MIR. John McCready was per-
formed in the presence of relatives and inti-
mate friends by Rev. Mr.. Sha ". OF Braddock.
The bride was attired in white silk, elab-
orateIy trimmed with Valenciennes lace.
She carried a bunch of lilies-ofthe-valley.
tied with white ribbon. The bride has been
for the last seven years a trained nurse in
Pittsburg, although a young girl still, and
has q large professional acquaintance among
the best families of the two cities. The
number of valuable presents she has re-
ceived shows the regard in which she is
held. A large room In her parents house,
123 Auburn street. was literally packed yes
terday with silver, cut glass; china works OF
art bric-a-brac, and other things that will
make her new house at Braddock luxurious.
The groom Is a well-known business man Of
Braddock. After the ceremony last night,
Mr.. and Mrs McCready left for an Eastern
trip, to be away about two weeks.