The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-06-12
BALLARD SOCIAL NEWS.
A Surprise Party by Members OF the
Grand Army Post.

Grand Army Post.
On Saturday night the members OF the @. A.
X. and Women's Relief Corps gave Mr. Oliver III.
Briggs a very pleasant surprise party, at his
residence on Chestnut street, in honor OF his
5Sth birthday. delightful social evening was
spent in the cosy and hospitablc home of Mr..
and Mrs. Briggs. fine cup and saucer was
presented to Mr.. Briggs by the womens Relief
Corps, and the G. A. x. gave him handsome
silver-headed cane with an appropriate inserip-
ton concentrating the event Among those
present were: Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver III. Briggs,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Conaway, Mr.. and Mrs. +. L.
Peils, Mr.. and Mrs. s. J. Powell, Mr.. and Mrs. $.
Pine, Mr.. and Mrs. J. Ward, Mr. and Mrs. A.
Turner, Mr. and Mrs. J. p Chamberlain, Dir.
and Mrs. Paul Hopkins, Mrs. K. Sachs, Mrs. p.
Kicker, Mr.. w. Ii. Potts, Mr.. l. Sprague, Mr.. r.
Ward.
An enjoyable excursion to Chautauqua Tues
day evening on the steamer Greyhound, under
the auspices Of Y. NJ C. A. of Seattle, afforded q
jolly evening to a jolly crowd from Ballard, to-
geiher with q large number from Seattle equally
bent on having good time. An orchestra fur
nished inspiring music, number OF vocalists
filled the air with sweet melody, which, coupled
with the characteristic yell of the Y. VI. C. A.
occasionally INDUCED In, relieved the trip go
ing and returning from any mouotony. At
Chautauqua the excursionists met a number
from Tacoma, who arrived about the same hour
on the steamer Clara Brown. After partaking
of refreshments aud viewing the picturesque
scenery, race between the Clara Brown and
the Greyhound created little excitement.
After the Greyhound sailed completely around
her rival she whistled tri umphantly and
turned her head for Seattle, which
she reached about IL o'clock. Among those pres
ent from Ballard were: Mr.. and Mrs. r. Wind
sor. Mr.. and Mrs. R. W. Grover, Miss K. Grover,
Miss s. Mclean, Miss s. Grant, Miss d. Hesser.
Miss N. Sprague, Miss 8. Schillestad, Miss B.
Thurston, Miss NJ. Willard, Mr.. Thomas Houl-
ston, Mr.. w. o. Hays. Mr.. J. Langille, Mr.. w.
Lucas, Mr.. L. Anderson. Mr.. +. Schillestad, Mr..
A Schillestad, Mr. F. Sprague, Mr.. Hike, Mr..
Waters, Mr.. Herbert Faulkner, Mr.. Herbert
Hawley, Mr.. Lee Benner.
On Thursday afternoon the ladies of the First
Presbyterian church of Ballard gave a reception
from TO ) p. m. to the Ladies' Missionary Soci-
ETY. of the First Presbyterian church of Seattle
at the Y. N. c. A. rooms on Ballard avenue, in
return for similar compliment extended to
the ladies of Ballard by their Presbyterian sis
tiers of Seattle last summer. An elaborate lunch,
including ripe red strawberric and rich cream,
was served upon tables beautifully and taste
fully ornamented with flowers and evergreens.
All pronounced the reception grand success
Those present from Seattle were: Mrs. W. G..
Lawrence, Mrs. C. Lansing, Mrs. C. d. Fowle,
Mrs. b. II. Howtz. Mrs. 2. d. Hamlin, Mrs. d.
Allen, Mrs. A. l. Coon, Mrs. Z. Nichols, Mrs A.
III. Sitter, Mrs L. Lodge, Mrs. NJ. w. Fulton Mrs.
J. V. Mccullough, Mrs. ". Greenwood, Mrs. G.
NJ. Watson, Miss T. WEIGH, Miss Lizzie j. Rich.
ardson. Those present from Ballard were: Mr.
and Mrs. Miller, Mrs. +. Frazer, Mrs. c.
Young, Mrs. N. F. Beck, Mrs. G. Brinkman, Mrs
W. A. Willard, Mrs. +. A. Nickerson, Mrs J. c.
Faulkner, Miss Belle Willard, Miss Addie Haw-
ley, Miss Edna Shields, Mr.. w. o. Hays, Mr.. r.
o. Willard, Miss Ellen Stranberg, Mrs. J. S. PEN
well, Mrs. W. Rogers, Dr.. Walter Johnston.
Miss Lizzie Richardson, an elocutionist from
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twelve different costumes, under the auspices of
the ladies Aid Society of the PRESBYTERIAN
church. at the opera-house on Wednesday, the
21d. Miss Richardson is an artist of rare
ability
The Y. NJ. C. A. Will give a musicale at the
Baptist church Tuesday evening phono-
graph will be one Of many attractions during
the evening.
The musicale given by the Baptists at the
opera-house on Friday evening received many
tributes of praise from the large and pleased
audience that attended