Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-20

Some of the women Of the Trinity Church
Altar Society, who have great regard for
oid-time customs, have arranged to precede
Sunday, March 27-Mothering Sunday-by
mid-Lent tea, observing at it all the pecu-
liar characteristics of the Feast or Fast Day
following.
Mothering Sunday, as all good church
people, especially those acquainted with
the fashions of Old England, know, was the
day when all servants and children absent
from home were allowed to visit their rela-
tives, carrying to them usually present of
cake; this remembrance was called "Sim-
mel"
The mid-Lent tea will be held at Miss
Lille Walkers house, 1S1 Western avenue,
from 8 to o'clock. There will be q sale of
cake-the Simnel of past times An ad-
mission will be charged, the compensation
for which will be cup of tea or chocolate
and a sandwich or cakes, and at the same
time permission to buy very delicious home
made cakes, which in commercial phrase
.logy, will be bargains indeed"
The engagement is announced Of Miss
Harriet Welden Coyle, sister of Reed B.
Coyle, ESQ.,, and DR.. Albert Congdon Speer.
Both young people are residents of Oak
land.
Since In this season there must always be
q fine reason for doing anything that has the
slightest social flavor about il, the Princeton
alumni dinner naturally is accepted as a
most delightful excuse The preparations
for this dinner are nearly completed and no
doubt next Thursday evening Will find the
Duquesne Club the setting for scene of
much enjoyment The list of speakers CON-
pleted up to the present time includes Dr.
w. NJ. Sloane, Mr.. John H. Ricketson,
President Pittsburg Harvard Club, Mr.
George R Wallace, DIR. w. j. Holland,
Chancellor Western University, and Prof
W. B. Scott.
The present officers of the association are:
Mr.. William Scott, '6s President; Hon. J.
Calvin Rayburn, 70, Mr.. A. W. Wilson,
'83, the Rev. C. M. Des Islets, '6S, Mr..
John B. Keenan,, 80, Vice Presidents; Ex-
ecutive Committee, Mr.. W. W. Lawrence,
Chairman, Mr.. William 81. Ellis, '73, Mr.
George P Hamilton, 80, Mr. John Wilson,
80, Mr.. Joseph B. Shea, 'S5; Mr. William
N. Hall, 's5, Mr.. Edward O. 9: Robinson, 'S6,
Mr. James III. Lockhart, 'S7, Mr.. George
NJ Gait, 80; Treasurer, Mr. Samuel R.
Kelly, 'S7; Secretary, Mr.. II. L. Goehring,
'S7.
Perhaps after searching long and dill
gently one may see silver lining to the
black cloud overwhelming one who loses
his house by fire. At least this has been
the experience of the two ladies whom a
blaze in Sewickley deprived of house and
home last week. Miss Macrum saws it is
almost worth having fire to discover ones
friends A cheaper way might be recon-
mended, but still if friends are raised out of
g fire that must be, then it Is a great COM
pensation. The problem then to solve is:
Whether it is better to have house and
friends incognito, or burn home and have
friends en- evidence?
Some OF the people who went out to Cali
fornia in the Press Club trip met at the
Duquesne Hotel at dinner the other even
ing 1t is said that each mans toast was
one of personal eulogy of himself and con-
graduation OF the little party on the poses
sion of the particular concomitant atom
represented in himself These unassuming
men naturally spent really enjoyable re-
union, in view of the individual realization
of each man Of the pleasure his company
was conferring upon his neighbors. We
have heard of young ladies who got married
for the sole end and aim of the ami
versaries that followed.
From certain point Of view, at. least
that of comfort to the stomach, the most
important happening of the week, socially,
morally and intellectually, is the gossip
about an English chophouse to be estab-
hshed in Pittsburg for the sole purpose Of
furnishing meals for people whose appe-
tites keep all-night hours 1t is true that
large part of our population retires to
seasonable bed. Nevertheless, in justice to
the powerful minority, it is only fair to add
that there are some extremely reputable
people who wander about in the streets of
Pittsburg after midnight seeking whom
they may devour." There are all sorts of
inducements held ont for the encourage
ment of good habits nowadays Whether
late hours is good habit is, of course,
matter of individual opinion, but as bad
treatment in the matter of food has had no
reclaiIniag effects, perhaps few good sup
pers or so would be more successful
MARION CRAWFORD GALLAHER.