Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-06-01
THE MONTH FOR BRIDES

The MVNTH FOk BRIDES
VIII Open AuspiciousIy With Several We'd
dings-The Jane Meade WEIGH Fad Still
Flourishes and Many Daughters VIII Sit
Learning at Her Feet To-Day.
The musical people of the West End M.
E. Church, under the auspices of the Ep-
worth League, entertained their music
loving friends with concert last night.
On the programme were the names of the
elocutionists, Miss Krueger and Mr.. Taylor:
Miss Irene Sample the young soprano; Mr..
Edward F. Austin, the baritone, and Mr..
Alfred Farland, banjo. The Allegheny
quartet. composed of Messrs. L. C. Osmond,
James Whitesides, E. E. McKown and R.
W. Carson. also contributed to make the
chorus, an organization connected with the
league, made several appearances most ad-
vantageous to its reputation and Mr.. william
X. Steiner conducted the arduous labors Of
fully.
THE wave of interest caused by the recent
brilliant reception OF the Art Society cul-
minated last evening in the election Of 40
new members, the largest list Of applicants
presented at any one time in the history of
that time-honored and heretofore very ex-
CluSlV0 DOuy. lHeS6 aTc Lu0 HdiucS VI tHc
members-elect: Mrs. s. Jarvis Adams, Mrs.
James W. Brown. Mrs. Harvey L. Childs
Mrs. James H. Childs, Mrs. Joseph r. Dill
worth, Mrs. John H. Hampton, Mrs. Samuel
S. Holland, Miss Rebecca Howard. Miss
Alice Howe. Mrs. George Mel. Irwin, Mrs.
John NJ. Oakley. Miss NJ. L. Patrick, Mrs.
William Scott Mrs. Philip N. Shannon, Mrs.
Emma K. Stephenson. Mrs. William. 7.
Mrs. s John :. i; i; w,Iso1' Mr. Mrs. Hsssu: Gsssa:
Hodges, Messrs. J. D. Bernd. william Il.
Biddle. W. S. Glow, Henery E. Collins, Ed
ward H. Dermitt, Peter Doxrud, David @.
Ewing, Wesley S. Gufrey. Thomas G. Lazear,
Muslin, Henry L. Ringwalt, Herman G.
veeder Herbert c. Webster, North West.
Herman H. Westinghouse, Paul thinner
man.
The Art Society's season will close next
Friday evening with the 179th reception,
followed by the annual business meeting of
the society. There will be a brief musical
Kaderly, Miss Blanche Newcomb and Mr..
Beveridge Webster will take part. A special
feature will be the first exhibition OF the
dozen or so large, detail plans Of the Carneeie
Library buildings. showing fully the pro-
posed accommodations for the, Central
Library, the Museum, the Art Gallery, the
Music Hall and the Academy of Science and
Art, including the Art Society ITSELF
The Art Society is getting ready to Give
up to its blue china" enlarging its scope in
membership and activity in anticipation of
its wider opportunities in the big buildings
to go up at Schenley Park.
THE Bethesda Home will celebrate the
second anniversary of its coming into ex-
istence on next Thursday afternoon and
evening at 2:3O and o'clock. According to
the invitations which were issued yesterday
the day will be set apart for receiving gifts
f11or hi frrn tot
of the public which will be present. This
institution is one of the most successful in
the city of a philanthropic nature, and,
though to make a selection be invidious, one
most deserving OF support.
JOHN BIRCH, Esq, who will perform the
agreeable duties attendant on a aroomsman
tomorrow for his friend. Mr.. Howells, who
marries Miss Norman, of Washington City,
is n brother-in-law of Mrs. Henry B. Birch,
of the Pittsburg Bulletin. Mr. Birch. who
has just closed successful diplomatic
career in Japan as United States Consul, is
head master of Lindsey Institute, Wheeling,
W. Va.
Social Chatter.
AN ice cream and strawberry festival, to
say nothing Of the fancy work and common
sense booths after bazaar fashion. will oc-
cupy the attention of the parishioners Of st.
James Episcopal Church on June IA and Is.
THE preliminary contest for the Inez Todd
King gold medal by the young gentlemen Of
Kings School of Oratory took place last
night. The three winners were Messrs. E.
E. Phelps. Kirk Brown and C. A. Bingaman.
ON the event of its first birthday ami
versary, June 10, the Daughters of the
American Revolution will fttingly close n
brilliant season by an "at home" al fresco
on the Oliver grounds, Shields station.
THE grounds Of the Episcopal Church
IT.
the time of the festival, which is always tho
fashionable event of June in the Lawrence
willie end of town.
INVITATIONS have been issued by Mrs. S.
Jarvis Adams and her daughter, Mrs. Gar
ner for reception next Tuesday at their
recently finished town residence Grand
view"
THE Rev. George R. Edmundson, who owes
his title to the Western Theological Semi
nary, of Allegheny, will be married to-day
to Miss Laura Cooper, OF Richfeld. Kan.
Miss NELLIE WEBER will be married this
Mr.. W. H. Metcalf, of the East End. The
hour set for the ceremony is 10 O'Clock.
Miss MAMIE AGNEw and the Rev. O. B.
7, at $3.50, in the Church of the Covenant,
Bellefeld.
On Friday st. Stephens Chancel Society,
of Sewickley, will give musicale at Mrs. NJ.
H. Chaplin's house.
Miss LAURA WENrz, of Duquesne Heights,
will be married to-day to DR.. G. A. Carson
Miss ZuG and Mr.. Lindsay King will be
married June 2S.