Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-08
OLD SCHOOL REUNION.
Directors, Teachers and Pupils Of the Sui
phur Spring District VIII Celebrate
The smithfield Lutheran Church VIII

Directors, Teachers and Pupils Of the Sui
phur Spring District Will Celebrate
The smithfeld Lutheran Church VIII
Not Hold Fair This Year.
A REUNION of the directors teachers
and pupils of Old Sulphur Spring school
district, near Shaner's station, is to be held
Saturday and Sunday next. The reunion
Will include those who were connected with
the school from 1887 to 1880. 1t is the inten-
tion to eat dinner on the "old playground"
where the boys and girls of 40 years ago
were wont to play marbles, hopscotch and
tag long before the boys and girls of the
present generation were born. The pro-
gramme arranged by the committee is
comprehensive one. The first thing that will
be done, when the visitors meet on the old
playground will naturally be to exchan ge
greetings and talk over the days of auld lang
syne. Then those present will organize
meeting and adjourn for dinner, If it can be
called adjournment when the dinner is to
take place in the same place. After dinner
the members of the reunion, seated by fami-
lies, will sing hymn OF eye Olden Times"
The rest of the day will be devoted to read
ing the Scriptures and prayer by A. NJ. New
lin, calling the rolls of 1887, 1850 and 1880 and
address of welcome by B. G. Christy, vocal
music, in charge of T. NJ. Squibb, historical
address by Cyrus Smith, address by Rev. C.
P Cheeseman, short addresses by teach
ers and others, and biography by John
GuTey.
ON Sunday there will be Sabbath school,
of 40 years ago, in charge of Charles H.
Ewig followed by preaching by Rev. Whit
marsh. After dinner modern Sabbath
school will be conducted, supplemented by
preaching by Rev. c. L. E. Cartwright, Of
Irwin Then there will be music and the
reunion will be over, save for the memories
of happy days of yore, that, it is hoped,
will last long after the actual meeting. The
committee for SATURDAYS exercises is: Mr..
Mccormack and Messrs. A. NJ. Price, o. L.
McGrew and W. c. Guhey. the Sunday
Committee is: Mr.. John NJ. Shaner. Mr.. II.
7. Wiley, Mrs. Chas. FL. Ewfg and Mr.. Cyrus
Smith.
REV. Mr.. RoUFF, of the Smithfeld
Street Lutheran Evangelical Church. has
decided not to hold n fair this year. There
was some intention of giving q series of en-
tertafnments for the benefit of the Old Peo-
ple's Home. at Fairview, but the project has
been postponed till next year. The sum of
bene fit of the Mt. Oliver Orphans Home, in
City Hall last iall. The ladies worked so
hard at that fair that 1t is not thought ad-
visable to hold one now. Next year, how
pected that at least $4,000 more will be
raised when a home for old people will be
built at Oakview, to take the place OF the
frame structure devoted to the same use
that is there now.
An evening with Milton and Handel, fol-
lowed by a musicale. was given at the resi-
dence of Mr. D. C. McWhatters. at Hazel
wood, Tuesday. Handers LAllegro was
given by Wilhelm G. Heinrich, the cele-
brated blind vocalist of Boston, assisted by
Mrs Nina McWatters Miles, a pupil of
Madame Mobiles school of elocution OF De-
troit, and Charles Gernert at the piano. In
the musicale Miss Alberta Fisher, of Minne-
apolis, sang a duet with Mr.. Heinrich, and
also several solos, assisted by Mrs. Bickel
and Mrs. McClelland Among those present
were DR.. and Mrs. Smith, Mr.. and Mrs. II. W.
Bickel. DR.. Manchester and Messrs Hartje,
woods, McWatterS and Lyons.
The Bishop Whitehead Circle of Dn-
quesne Heights will entertain their friends
and all interested in Episcopal mission
work at the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. +. B.
Richards, Meridian street, this evening. A
splendid programme :or q parlor concert
has been arranged and platform out of
doors for dan cling. No admission fee is to
be charged, but cream aud cake will be the
ladies' hope, the source of Improvement in
the condition OF the treasurer's report
WITH the return of the summer pilgrims
to the city there is q general looking for
pretty things in napery and table garniture.
Among the novelties that have made par
ticular impression upon the maidens and
matrons of Pittsburg during the last week or
two are diminutive doylies of white linen,
buttonhoed in white silk. In each corner
is q butterfly, with wings outspread, en-
mashed in n web of delicate lace. The but
terfly is outlined in some distinct color, blue,
orange or violet, while Immediately above
it is another butterfly caught by its body.
The effect is striking as well as beautiful.
Social Chatter.
LAWN fete and festival in connection
with The Butler Street NJ. e. Church, is to be
held on the evenings of Thursday, Friday
and Saturday OF next week, on the DR..
Clarke lot. corner Forty-fourth and Butler
streets. The committee are DR.. j. j. Covert
and Messrs. j. W. Folsom and George See
bick.
MISS DoLLIE COCHRAN and Miss Birdie
Sloan, of Nunnery Hill, Allegheny, have re-
turned from an extended trip to the East.
They have visited Boston, New York, Phila-
delphia and Atlantic City, but are glad to be
at home again. They are prominent in the
society circles of Allegheny.
THE o. p Theological Seminary on North
avenue. Allegheny, opened yesterday for
the winter term.