Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-21

A Pittsburg caterer makes the astonish.
ing statement that Pittsburg society women
ore eating too much at afternoon teas. This
matter is not quite as it appears on the face
of it. The caterer does not refer to the
overburdening of the stomach, but to the
overstraining of his walters energy and
the consequent dissatisfaction of the unfed
fair ones. He SAYS afternoon teas usually
last about two hours, and that every lady
comes late, say nearer o'clock than 3.
Then they all appear in together, and e1-
pect to be served with the regulation two
courses in about five minutes in crowded
drawing room; for he says no matter how
biiou the hostess house NAV be she rarely
ever will consent to calling her second
floor into requisition. The same gen
tleman saws, moreover, that the
old fashion of having cup
of tea and a slice of bread Snd butter was
BY far the more preferable to the present
plan of croquettes, bouillon and ices He
would suggest bouillon and an ice as suf-
fcient for any woman who doesn't earn her
bread and butter by attending afternoon
teas. This would require only one serving
aud could be done in one-half the time.
The difference in the caterers pocket too,
he thinks would be more thancounterbal-
Gnced by the many more people who would
entertain in the afternoon If elaborate
courses were done away with
Preparations are almost completed for
the annual reception of Tancred Command
ery, No. 4S, K T. in the Alvin Theater.
The scale on which affairs have been
arranged is much more elaborate than here
tofore. For instance, owing to the feeling
that there was no more suitable nor agree
able place in Pittsburg for the reception
than the Alvin Theater, the committee with
pluck that is commendable bought out the
visiting company for Tuesday evening,
which is the evening Of the reception. They
have also bridge built across the narrow
lane, which separates the theater from the
Hotel Schlosser, where supper Is
to be served This will be
covered and having an entrance
to the dining floor of the hotel, the matter
of supper will be as easy Of access as though
in the same building and much more pleas
ant, since everything pertaining to the cul-
tnary department will be as if miles away.
Guests will be received at the main en-
trance of the theater by the committee, who
will personally look after the comfort of
every one with the same care as If 1t was q
house function and every visitor personal
friend. 1t is not too much to say that the
reception will undoubtedly be one Of the
pleasantest affairs that it has been the priv
ileee of Pittsburgers to see. The complete
committees, including the officers, are as
follows:
Mr. Harry Lauffer, Chairman: Mr.. George
s. Houghton and Mr.. D. T. Collingwood, Sec
retaries; Mr.. c: ?: Walker, Treasurer; Mr A
S. Bishop Mr. L. 7. Brown, MIR. A. E. Hunt,
Mr.. George T. Ghreist and Mr.. T. ]. Cum
ningham, Vice Chairmen;
Reception Committee-White bow knot
Charles c. Baer, Chairman. Vice Chairmen,
James H. Hopkins, George T. Oliver.
Americus V. Holmes, Lewis I. Brown. David
A. Stevenson, James Kerr. Jr., VIM. S.
Brown, D. W. c. Carroll VIM. B. Lupton,
VIM. c. Moreland, VIM. McConuay, George
N Monro James S. Arnold, Alfred S. Bishop,
A. II. keppel.
The Reception Committee also includes
the following squads:
A S. Bishop, w. S. Brown and James
Kerr, Jr, chairmen; James S. Arnold, A. V.
Holmes and l. 7. Brown, vice chairmen; H.
Il Arnold, George P. Balmain, William II.
Brown, James n. Bebout, W. Harry Brown,
": J; Gaskey, j. F. : pav;tt, James ". Dihm,
Bruce Harton, NJ. Mawhinney, w. NJ. Ram
sey, John Routh, n. Samson, Thomas Ash
ford, j. NJ. Arnold, Robert NJ. Boyd. Charles
II. Bradley, William c. Byers, NJ: D.; B. S.
Crumpton, Robert A. Duncan, W. A. Dun
shee, W. b. Dumbrill, &. S. Fraser, H. l.
Gourley, Morton Hunter, S. c. McCandless,
II. r. Barnes, J. S. Reymer R.W. Stadleman,
W. J. Asdale, Frank Armstrong, John Bur-
ford, S. S. Brown, l. h. Becker, William B.
Chester, j. II. Christie, NJ. D.; W. P. Dlworth,
John S. Davis, John S. Davidson. W. W.
Greenland, S S. Holland, D. NJ. Jones, W. A.
Nimick, E. A. Brown, j. B. Reno, Charles L.
- Zimmerman.
T. Ghreist, chairman; Joseph Lauffer, vice
chairman; John P. Brown, s. L. Boggs, W.
ID. H. Cain, Frank W. Gill, Charles II. Lloyd,
W. 1. Muslin; j. Howard Speer, George S.
W. Risher, ]. W. Burford, Harry Lauffer, W.
\. Dumbrin, Finley II. Torrens, j. Jay
Miller, E. T. Normecut, William NJ. Rees, A.
j. Peake, W. ]. Barr, W. J. Crawford, Chris
topher Hood James Newell, John 7. Shan
non, o. II. Stinson. W. L. Espy, W. P
Barker, r. NJ. Holland, /. j. Jenkins J.
Ache, a. c. Bane, James Gardner, Jr.. H. B.
Hunt, W. L. Shallenberger, John A. Barker.
House Committee-John I. Cunningham,
chairman; Mr.. Alfred E. Hunt vice chair
man. L. McQuiston, John A Moore, George
/. Mcfarland, r. W. Carroll, Rawdon Evans,
j. 5. Espy, John NJ. Edmundson, j. f. Ho-
sack, ;. W. Hill, A Mllliken, r. G. McGuni-
gle, Thomas NJ. Reess A B. Rutledge, HI. c.
Shallenberger, a. J. Shank, W. NJ. Starr, C.
TIautnan, A. NJ. Voight.
Press Committee-Pink bow knot-Mr
S. Houghton, vice chairman. Ed. F. Ander-
son, H. S. FLOYD, A. S. Brubaker, L. j. Small
N. A Arnholt, NJ. D., John 7. Fox, S. D.
Hubley, A. C. Kerr, Emil Winter. David NJ
Jones, John W. Echols, E. NJ. Soles, George
E. Williams.
Police Committee-Lavenderb bow knot
MI. NJ. S. Holden, chairman. Christian L
Mckee, George W. Gosser, C. P. Linhart W.
I. Taggart, Walter P. Hansell, W. H. Me
baum, Robert r. Warren.
Mrs. George Mccoy, of Sheffield street,
will give a reception on next Thursday
afternoon in honor of Mrs. Wesley Linford
Smith and Miss Mccullough.
Miss Edith Margaret johnson and Mr..
William V. Dermitt will be married in St.
Peters Episcopal Church on next Wedpes-
day evening at 8 o'clock The invitations
were issued by the BRIDES parents, DR. and
Mrs. j. B. johnson.
A week from tomorrow evening will
bring to a close large club functions until
after Lent, and, from all appearances, prob
ably for the season. The concert tabled for
Monday evening is sort of supplementary
ball to the leap year one given some weeks
ago in Mrs. Harry divers temporary home
in Oakland 1t will be engineered in the
present instance by Miss Julia Watson and |
Miss Stella HAYS whose skill will be exer- !
cised in getting mp set of novelties in their |
capacity as managers. The patronesses will /
be Mrs. W. G. Park, Mrs. Ross Johnston,
MrE W. r. Blair, Mrs. Hsrmar Denny, /
Mrs e. E. Nimick, Mrs. William n. Frew |
and Mrs. Alexander Laughlin, Jr The |