Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-23
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Learned Lady.
The sprinkling of society ladies at the
Pittsburg-Chicagof football game yesterday
was by no means small. Many of them have
graced the grandstand at Berkeley Oval on
the Manhattan Club grounds in New York,
where they enthusiastically vented their
feelings for Yale or Princeton respectively.
at great THANKSGIVING Day contest
| The female contingent Is always governed
by colors in u football game, and the blue
for Pittsburg yesterday when it showed up
| in its supremacy against the Reds of Chi
| ing of handkerchiefs and merry
| feminine applause. Notwithstanding the
| threatening day and the grippy weather, the
ladies were not deferred from attending the
| game. demonstrating the fact that the game
If not fad-is extremely popular with the
| the blue, crimson or black and orange at
| college.
MADAME LIE PLoNGEoN, the celebrated
archaeological student, lectured last night on
"Yucatan," under the auspices OF the
Women's Club of Pittsburg. Truthfully
speaking the lecture from the point of
view of in terest was not particularly success
full, though. OF course, its instructiveness to
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questioned. But Madame Plongeon had
good many odds against her. having d
large, bleak hall in contradistinction to her
own small voice. l. was impossible, half
way back in the audience, to hear what was
SAID, and she seemed to forget that subject
containing so many technical terms and
foreign names, requires particularly
lucid handling. Besides the lecture, owing to
the stereopticon views, was delivered in to-
tai darkness and one can vel. imagine that
City Hall plunged into Eaebus-like black
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was thoroughly en- rapport with her subject
and under more advantageous circum-
stances would. doubtless. have given 4
There was a good-sized audience. the hall
being half-hlled, and, OF course, by very
representative cultivated audience. The
Chancellor of the Western University, DR..
Holland, introduced Madame Plongeon.
TWO marriages. will occur in Whining
ton, DEL, this week In which Pittsburg is in
terested to the extent of supplying the gen.
tleman of the occasion in each case. The
marriage OF DR.. EdsaIl. of the East Eud, to
Miss Annie Elizabeth (Nannie) Warner will
be solemnized to-day, a number of Pitts
burg friends having left yesterday to at
tend the ceremony. The second nuptial
takes place on Thursday, uniting Miss Mar
garetta Hendrickson Cloud, daughter OF
Andrew M. Cloud, to Mr.. George +. Smith.
Both gentlemen will set up their domes-
tic establishments in the East End.
DR.. Edsall until a short time ago
was member of small club of
physicians in the East End, who. rumor
said, at the time of its formation, believed in
medicine and single blessedness. The gen.
tlemen are still all of them devoted to medi-
cine, but seemingly not to the second article
OF their creed as DR.. Edsall's marriage is not
the first, nor will it be the last to prove the
old story of "man proposing and woman dis
posing"
A ST. ANDREWS literary and dramatic
society has just been organized in connec-
ton with st. James R. C. Church, wilkins
burg, the object of which is to educate the
young men of the church in the polite arts
and sciences. Elocution will be an import
ant study, and it is the intention to give
theatrical and other entertainments, which
has always been a pet project of the pastor,
Rev. A. A. Lambing, who has devoted a
great deal of time and attention to the
matter. The following officers have been
Vice President. Daniel o'Ieary; Secretary
and Librarian, F. j. Madden; Assistant Sec
retary, NJ. Creigon: Treasurer. William
Weaver: Messenger, Thomas McKeever.
THE Bazaar of Days, under the auspices
ofthe Ladies' Aid Society ofthe NJ. E. Church,
held one of the most enjoyable evenings in
Academy Hall, Williamsburg. last evening.
A booth for each day of the week occupied
the floor, and were appropriately decorated
with handsome and useful ornaments. The
Monday booth was presided over by Mrs.
Hamilton and Mrs. Hewett; Tuesdays
booth, Mrs. Johnston, Mrs. Reese
and Mrs. Miller; Wednesdays booth,
Mrs. Stett, Mrs. Stull, Mrs. Swift,
and Mrs. Brush; Thursdays booth, Mrs. Sill
vey, Mrs. Laufman, Mrs. Wilson and Mrs.
Mercer; Fridays booth, Mrs. Zollinger, Mrs.
Stevenson and Mrs. Marsh: Saturday booth,
Mrs. Weldin, Mrs. Mehatfey and
Mrs. Hill. Candy booth, Mrs. Glad
ding, Mrs. Callahan, Miss Scott,
Miss Smith. Fancy booth, Mrs.
Highberger, Mrs. Garrett, Mrs. Gray.
Ice cream, Mrs. Zeigler Mrs. Strickler Mrs.
Woodring, Mrs. House; aides Miss Strickler,
Miss Annie Fisher. The bazaar will be con-
tinueG this evening. The attendance last
evening as very large. The receipts, which
rea ched goodly sum, are for the benefit of
the new NJ. Z. Church, now IN course of
erection.