Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-06-08
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Presented to Rev. DIR. George 7. Purves by
the Congregation OF the First Presby-
ter.an Church-Another Performance

Presented to Rev. DIR. George T. Purves by
the Congregation OF the First Presby-
ter.sn Church-Another Performance
by the Tuesday Night Club.
The farewell reception to DR.. and Mrs.
George T. Purves, rendered Dy the First
Presbyterian Church congregation, Of Wood
street, last night, was a very enjoyable
occasion. While the congregation Is very
sorry to loose their able pastor they felt
that their duty was to tighten the parting
with little festivity. The doors were
thrown open at o'clock and the reception
lasted until II.
The reception was held in the lecture
hall. which was profusely decorated
With tropical plants and draperies.
The Guernet Orchestra furnished delightful
music, and refreshments were served by
trained walters. and the ladies who have
formerly done this work were ar liberty to
enjoy themselves. The invitation was not
to all of DR.. Purves' friends, and. notwith-
standing the fnclement weather, the lecture
room was comfortably filled.
astic cali frop the Theological Seminary at
Princeton, and, although 10th to leave the
congregation and his hosts OF friends, he
felt In duty bound to accept the call and
left the congregation nothing to do but to
accept his resignation. The gathering, j T.
full yet sorrow1ng at the loss of their pa tor,
who has made himself dear to so many, had
very pleasant time, and at the hour OF II
regretfully said the artfng words and dis
persed. DR.. and Mrs. Purve5 leave immedf
ately Tor their new home in the East.
On Friday evening the Tuesday Night
Club will give performance in the Pitts
burg Club Theater of heurey j. Byron's
three-act comedy, mot Such Fool as He
Looks" The cast is as follows: Mr.. Daniel
IA I-,
Haworth; Frederick Gran leg, his cler Mr..
Robinson; Str TnE n Simple, his ward. Mr..
Phillips; Mr.. Mold, his messenger, Mr. Grif-
I'm; Captain Marker, his client, Mr.. Corcoran;
Merton. Miss Bailey; Mr.. Mod, Murgotrogd' $
washerwoman. Miss Mary Guthrie: This
will be the first appearance behind the foot
lights OF Me-srs. Iiaworth Robinson and
Phil1ipa. who assumes the character of Sir
Simon Simple, hal already won much favora-
bic comment for his clever delineation Of
character.
MEMBERS of the Brotherhood of st. An
drew will hold a mass meeting in Trinity
Episcopal Church, Sixth avenue, this even
ing, when the Bishop OF Pistsburg will pre-
side. Addresses on Brotherhood work
among men will be made by Rev. Rogers
Israel, rector of Christ Church, Meudville,
and Mr.. II. NJ. Clarke, OF Christ Church,
Tidioute.
Social Chatter.
/ NEW Cyc!orama Park is being rapidly
made In to just as lovely spot rs the city
parks that surround it, and the indications
are that the auditorium ana park will be
crowded next Friday night on the occasion
of the first OF the promenade concerts that
will be given by the Great Western Military
Band.
THE preliminary contest for the gold
medal for elocution took place yesterday in
Mt. st. Mary's College, Emmltsburg, Md.
Dennis Behan and John y. Gordon, of this
city, were among the successful contestan Is
who will enter the final contest June o.
THE Church of the Epiphany, Bellevue,
has elected the following vestry: W. W.
McCandless, Senior Warden: L. NJ. Bulger.
Junior Warden; E. G.. Whitman, Treasurer;
E. o. CallUw, Secretary; W. j. Patterson,
Edwin Logan and James A. Bradley.
THE ladies of the Nixon Street Baptist
Church, Allegheny. will serve Strawberries
and ice cream tomorrow and Friday even
ing for the entertainments of their friends
and to swell the fund for a new church.
The third annual meeting of the Children g
Aid society OF Western Pennsylvania will
be held tomorrow morning in the Dispens-
ary building, sixth avenue.
THE Ladies' Aid Society of the Universal
ist Church will hold strawberry and ice
cream festival In Curry University Hall to-
morrow evening.