Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-18
SOMETHING In NAME

Whom Irs Postoffice and not Rose-Dirs
Result Of Living in Edgewood Parl
When You Move in society-What Yes
terday Brought Forth Socially.
If Edgewood changed its color as fre
quently as 1t does its name we would be IN
clined to hint at a relationship with the
chameleon. Within two years 1t has had
three names-Edgewood, Edgewoodvtlle
and Edgewood Park, the last OF which is It's
present cognomen. As q postofhce, Pitts
burg's suburb was frequently confounded
with an eastern Pennsylvania town, also
Edgewood and too often invitations to social
affairs and dinners went over the Pennsyl.
vania Railroad to Philadelphia and did not
return until their value as invita-
mishsps brought about change,
and the cumbrous and rather unmusical
Edgewoodv1lle was adopted But people
either forgot the willie" or would have non.
of 1t; for letters addressed to Edgewood still
continued to go East and then meander
back, sometimes weeks behind time. After
another effort, Edgewood Park was selected,
and that is the name now gwen on the list
of postofflces, though the railway people
still persist in using the old Edgewood,
which makes an annoying confusion.
How long the present name of Edgewood
Park will be retained is an unsolved mys-
terry, but in order that people living there
invited to pleasant dinners should not be
disappointed by their letters, they had bet
ter be delivered by hand
CARPENTERS and house decorators are
taking advantage OF Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Donnelly's presence at Cresson. Their Fifth
avenue house is receiving q thorough over
hauling and will be modernized and beautt.
fed greatly before the family return in Sep
tember. 1t is large substantial brick resi-
dence OF the older style, being one of the
earliest built in that vicinity and surrounded
with magnificent lawn, receding in the
rear fnto most picturesque embankment
clothed always In a rich, green velvety turf
The situation OF Mr.. DonD elly's house is one
of the most charming in the East End.
AT the annual picnic, which will take
place to-day at Rock Point. the various
Chatrmen of the culinary and dining depart
ments chosen from the auxiliary circles Of
the G. A. R. are: Braddock Circle, Mrs. Mar
garet Edwards: Lysle Circle, Mrs. Mary
Sample: Geary Circle, Miss Mary A. Jones;
Clark Circle, Mrs. Shreiner; Hays Circle.
becca Sallade; Garfield Circle, Mrs Brooks:
Rtppey Circle, Mrs. Draker; Lincoln Circle,
Mrs. Hannah Turner; Thomas Circle, Mrs.
Lambing; Humbert Circle, Mrs. Sarah Beck;
Humphries Circle, Mrs. Mary Darman: Grif-
fin Circle, Mrs. Mary Sweitzer: Moody Circle,
Mrs. Alice Ballman; Connor Circle. Mrs.
Committee, Mrs. Smith aids, Mrs. c. "
Sheriff., Mrs. Snead and Mrs. Doran.
- AMONG other bright young college girls
Of PirtsDurg are Mr.. Samuel Hamilton's two
daughters, Miss Grace and Miss Mamma, who
will enter tho Baltimore College for w omen
at the opening OF the autumn term.
Baltimore's college is celebrated for its
fine gymnasium, where the girls are trained
with carefulness that puts the system on a
par with any mems college in the country
and for this reason was chosen by Mr.
Hamilton. The Misses Hamilton are Penn
sylvania College students.
Social Chatter.
AT Valley Camp on Friday evening, a
number of well-known musical people will
pre- ent well arranged literary and mu-
steal programme. Their names are: Miss
Mamie Reuck. Mr.. Franz WilcZsk Miss Ruth
Reuck, Miss Millie Gardner and a quartet:
e. H. Dermitt. basso: Miss Lizzie Reed con-
tralto: Miss Wilson, soprano; Mr.. d. T.
Thompson, tenor, and Miss Nellie Jackson
tenor.
MRS. T. B. COLES. Of Walnut street. East
End, Is in town again after a prolonged
Southern visit with her little daughter to
her husbands relatives, who are representa-
tives of an old Virginia family. Mr.. Coles,
who was called to Louisville through the
illness and death of brother resident there,
went South and brought Mrs. Coles back
with him this week.
THE Women's Club will take up work
again in September, when the first meeting
may be held at the residence of its Presi-
dent, Mrs. Charles I. Wade, of Edgewood
Park. Prior to the September meeting tile
Executive Committee will meet there to AZ
range the winters programme.
THE Young Peoples Society of Christian
terian Church of Braddock is arranging a
lawn fete and ''apron" social for tomorrow
and Saturday evenings on the extensive,
grounds of the old Woods home
stead in West Braddock.
A RECENT delightful addition to Point
Breeze society has been made in the person
of Miss Clara Rowe. of Orange. n. Y, who is
visiting Miss Thompson, Of Lang avenue.
niece Of Mr.. Wallace Rowe, ofthe Braddock
Steel Works.
The ALLEGHENY LITERARY CLUB of which
Mrs. Andrew Easton is President, is prepar-
ing for q winter course in Ireland. The club
meets usually in Carnegie Library Building.
with variation now and then of an even
ing at the house OF a member. Il
The Edgar Thomson Steel Works Cornet
Band, of Braddock, composed of 40 mem
Ders, will give an open-air concert in High
and Park tomorrow evening under the
direction of Mr.. Floyd j. St. Clair.
MISS REBEooA CLARK. sister of Mrs sgd
1ey Omahundro, OF Meyran avenue, Oak
and, and her guest for some time past, has
returned to her East Liverpool home.
A PROGRESSIVE heart party was given on
evening by Miss Stevenson, of Lang
lvenue, in honor of Miss Clara Rowe, OF
Orange, N. s.
MISS LUoKEY, the young daughter of
George Luckey, ESQ.,, Superintendent of
Public Schools, is sojourning at Atlantic
City.
party given q few evenings ago by the |
Misses Weeks, of Point Breeze
Owing to a misunderstanding playing by |
his visiting band was deferred from last |
week.
MISS SALLIE KILLIKELLY is spending few |
laws at Cresson.