Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-06-07
BUDS OF PROMISE.

Pretty Little Girls Assume the Character OF
Flowers No Sweeter Than They-Busi-
ness Mems Jubilee Carnival-Working
for the Poor.
A PRETTY entertainment was given last
evening by the children of the Arch Street
Methodist Episcopal Church, and will be re-
peated this evening. The first part con-
! sisted Of Zouave drill by Willie Boyle,
LOUIS Brown, Sammy Craig. Willie Hobson,
Theodore Hobson, Audley Holman, Charlie
kioier, Milton Lane. Joe Nichol, Frank
iiams iE,ohol' Willie Willie Robeson., Werner vii,
with the tabieau, protecting @ tRe'iS" the Fla"
me second part consisted Of the
following cast: Ro'e, Mabel Ferguson: Lpy
BESSIE Stokes; Crocus, Myrtle Geyer; Dolsifd,
Dva McNorton: He.iotrope, Beatrice S>iles:
M,gnt0'ere. Alice Dangerfeld; Japonfca,
Ifotet, Eff1e Noel; H'Auhock, Ethel Craig;
Dnnde fon Gertrude Skiles: Touch Me-Not,
Leota Baldwin; Twfrs Florence Henry,
Annie Herbert; Popfies, Florence Danger
field, Mildred Holman, Elsie Stewart; re-
ciuse, weary of the world and seeking rest.
The business mems jubilee, or carnival,
and bazaar, for which the members of the
Fourth NJ. P. Church have been making ar
rangements for some weeks past, will be
evenings of this week, in New Orpheus Hall,
East End. About IS business men will have
their business represented on the platform
by young ladies dressed in such way as to
display their business. The young ladies
will be divided into four divisions, each
giving march after their recitations. Much
interest Is being manifested by the business
men in furnishing the costumes, some of
which Will be very handsome.
THE rumor that the Shadyside School, of
which Miss Mary Ward is principal was
about to close is promptly and positively
denied by that lady herself Miss Ward has
no intention of closing her school, but, on
the other hand, is making active prepara-
tions for the school year of 1929 which
she expects to be the most successful in the
history of the institution over which she
prNsides.
The Society for the improvement Of
the Poor held meeting yesterday after,
noon. The following semtmonthly report
was submitted; Number of applicants, I:
number Of families visited, 554; number Of
families aided, 245; number of persons in
cluded, 1,C65 number OF visits made to
the poor. $685. number of visits made for the
poor, l24; situations obtained for the poor, 7:
dav's work obtained for the poor, a. children
placed In Sabbath school, 9: children placed
in public school, 8.
Groceries distributed: ego loaves of bread.
247 pounds of rice. 200 pounds of oatmeal, 294
bars OF soap, Sc quarts Of cornmeal, 27S
grocery orders. 475 bushels of coal. 129 gar
ments, IA pairs partly worn shoes. partly
worn hats.
Diet Dispensary: 100 pints beef tea. 1872
pints milk, 65A pounds of tea, 25O pounds of
sugar.
THE handsome auditorium of the Penn
sylvania College for Women on Fifth ave-
nue, near Highland avenue, Was crowded to
its utmost last evening. The occasion was
the annual commencement exercises of the
college. The hall was tastefully decorated,
and the bright and pretty faces of the grad
yates as they were presented before their
friends made pleasing picture: The gradu-
ates. numbering seven, were Miss Eta
Blanche Easton. Miss Caroline Louise Porter
Miss Hannah Wood Maxwell, Miss Sarah
Latimer Halnill, Miss Nettie Clair Hays, Miss
sarah Agnes Mulholland and Miss Eliza
Bryant. The first honor was taken by Miss
Bryant and the second honor by Miss
Elston.
After the opening prayer an essay on
"Langagues OF Humanity" was read by Miss
Legends and Their Influence. "by Miss Por.
ter. "The Art Of Living Well With Others"
was the subject taken by Miss Maxwell.
IhndiXid.atty IDLY, Wy, was spoken Of by Miss
"W oman Suffrage" Miss Mulholland spoke
next on Science With Practice" The vale
dictory address was delivered by Miss Bry-
ant, who also read an essay on the "Philoso-
piers Stone of To-Day"
The essays were followed by farewell ad-
dress from Miss Helen F. Pelletreau, princi-
pal of the college She gave them some good
advice for their future government and
then presented them with their diplomas.
An address to the graduates was to have
been delivered by Robert J. Burdette, the
lecturer and humorist. but Mr.. Burdette was
unable to be present owing to illness. The
benediction concluded the exercises.