Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-07-22
TO MEMORY DEAR.

Thousands OF Miles Away, Lady Henry
Somerset Says . Kind Thing or Two
| About AmerIca-CalIs Herself an Acci-
dent Of Birth Days Chatterings.
MRS. BRYCE, County Secretary of the
W. c. T. o., received an interesting &C
knowledgment OF Lady Henry Somerset's
appreciation of Pittsburg hospitality in the
| form of q printed copy of an address made
by Lady Henry in London, which arrived by
! Tuesday evenings post At least all tenn
| perance people know that Lady Henry is
| the Frances Willard Of England, being
| the President of the British Woman's
Temperance Association. The pamphlet
| sent to Mrs. Bryce Is copy OF
| the Presidents annual address, more than
| usually interesting since It came hot on
| the heels of her return from America, and
| deals in great measure with her many ex-
periences in the United States. To quote
| from some of this pleasant reading of the
words spoken by our recent distinguished
visitor before the huge gathering of British
women:
The welcome that awaited me. said Lady
Henry, as l teegraphed to Miss Willard on the
day of my arrival, made America home" Sweet
voices greeted me: women's hands were stretched
was everywhere most cordial: flowers were strewn
along nv path wherever / went, and the warmth
Of the New W or reception true proof of its
enthusiasm for the cause by which we are united.
Again as q delicate subtle compliments to
Miss Willard at the National Convention OF
the Woman's Christian Temperance Union
In Boston last year:
On the crowded platform there STOOD the slender.
delicate figure Of the woman who led that conven-
Sir Michael Costa, the greatest conductor have
ever known. welded the baton and gave the signal
for the mighty orchestra to commence, as the great
harmony
| dious sound. the violins leading in plain
Ts @
paused: and looking up said Nv here IS the
The ms .nun n his ie
| whole. Miss Willard. with the same infinitely fine
ems citrate he
forth the best arises perhaps chiefly from the fact
that IS she poets the best, each one wishes to
fuln the standard by which she is measured by her
leader.
And this from q woman Of rank, wealth
| months residence in this democratic coun-
tyy, to gathering of English women, than
whom none in the world rock the cradle of
rank, wealth and lineage with kinder
hand:
eyes. No accident of birth or material circum-
| stance must make the smallest separation between
the New World. when thought of lineage or
| inhe Htance hedged me away from my white ribbon
OF service.
The speech is voluminous: Al pages octave,
and its greater part, though bearing directly
on America. shows . largo influence of Lady
American continent. The pamphlet bears
the wishes, "With kindest and best remem-
brances."
SUPERINTENDENT HAMILTON holds a
prodigious invitation, as big as II six ordin-
.~-l~
wedding invitation issued to include all,
sent by the Worlds Columbian Exposition,
which reads as follows: "The Worlds
Columbian Exposition invites you to partic-
1pate in the ceremonies attending the dedi-
cation of the buildings OF the Worlds
the city of Chicago, October II, Il, and 13.
1885,, and requests the favor Of an early ac-
centance. Appended are these committees:
On Ceremonfes-Peter A. B. Widener,
Chairman; John D. Adams, Arkansas; yir-
pinius D. Griner, Virginia. and William
Lindsay, Commissioners at Large.
Worlds Columbian Commission-AdlatT T.
Ewing, Illinois: George h: Barbour, Gorton
W. Allen, Commi ssioner; Thomas 3. Keogh,
North Carolina.
World Columbian Exposition-Edward F.
Charles T. Yerkes, Ferd W. Keck, Charles H.
Schwab, John s. P. Odeli and William d.
Kerfoot.
"WILMA," remembered as the breezy
writer Of Southern letters, whose work THE
DISPATCH introduced to tho reading public
some seasons ago, has lately taken upa new
work In the same field. A series of smart
articles has appeared in the United
Presbyterian. in which, by the clever
guise of. several more or less fc-
tttious characters, were presented in a
captivating manner the project of Maple
Shades. The new home for aged people of
the U. P. Church has brought fame to the
writer and money to the home. 1t is very
we'll recognized that of the SIS, 900 already
raised. wilma" is to be credited with OBJ
woman's identity is naturally become
pretty tninIy veiled through the great sue
cess attendant on her philanthropic pen.
The ladies whose drawing room windows
command a view OF the parks at Mont
gomery avenue are complaining bitterly be-
utilftarian practices. When the Baptist
Church was pulled down, the refuse timber
was piled along a path under the trees at
Sandusky street. and carefully guarded
from careless pedestrians after dark by Q
red lantern. It's unsightliness Is protested
against by one witty woman in that locality,
who declares "She prefers to take her trees
in another form than timber"
Social Chatter.
OF the Il Applications Tor the position OF
matron at Maple Shades United Presbyte-
rian Home for the Aged, a sitting process
has reduced the number to three, on which
Judgment will be passed Mt the board meet
ing on Tuesday next. The salary connected
with this position is s4O0 annually, which is
virtually pin money, since all else Is pro-
vided, saving q wardrobe.
THE problem which the county W. c. T. o.
must face next autumn is, "How to do without
Mrs. Porter and who to have as President
in her stead?" The news that Mrs. Porter's
health is so uncertain as to preclude her
continuing to hold an office hitherto so
capably and conscientiously filled will be
received with exceeding sorrow.
THE State Convention of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union will be held In
New Castle, Lawrence county, in October,
beginning on the 9Th and continuing to and
including the 18th. 1t will be proceeded one
week by the W. C. T. A. Convention.
DIR. AND MRS. s. B. MATHIor, of Walnut
street. are summering at farm belonging