Evening journal., 1893-12-06
LOCAL SOCIETY NEWS.
Rev. Mr.. Meeser and His Wife
Welcomed Last Night.
CHRISTIAN ENDEAvOR RECEPTION

The Society OF First Presbs terian Church
Entertains Various other Christian En-
deavor Societies Mt Its Church-Howard
Pyle Makes Use of DelamOre in. His
Artistic Work.
All communi cations intended for insertion
in this column should be addressed to Society
Edifor care Of the EVENING JOURNAL. Com
munications sh ould be written on one side Of
the paper onlN.
Rev. S. B Meeser and wife, the former
the new pastor of Second Baptist Church,
we're formally received by the congregation
in the pretty little church at Ninth and
Franklin streets. Despite the stormy night
the reception was largely attended by
members who began to arrive about s
o'clock and until 10 o'clock members
were constantly arriving and departing.
Probably the most people were present
at about Q o'clock.
1t was a very happy affair and both the
preacher and his congregation appeared
to enjoy the social Intercourse The re-
ception was given in order to give Mr..
and Mrs. Meeser an opportunity to meet
and become acquainted with the members
of the congregation. The auditorium
presented a pretty picture with the
crowd Of people There were no decora.
tions except a few palms which occupied
place on the platform back of the altar
railing
The guests were received in the infant
room at the north end of the chapel,
near the entrance Alfred Gawthrop in
troduced the members Of the church
to Mr. Meeser, and Mrs. n B DanfOrth
to Mrs Meeser.
as soon as guests were introduced they
passed into the auditorium, where re-
freshments we're served The members
are delighted with the new pastor and he
expressed himself as being favorably i'm
pressed with the congregation.
The Christian Endeavor Society Of
Central Presbyterian Church gave re.
ception TO the various other Christian
Endeavor societies of the city last
night The reception was held in the
lecture room of the church Owing to a
pretty conceit of the committee in charge,
tn decorations represented a miniature
snow storm Limbs of trees. on which
snow appeared to have fallen, decorated
the windows aud a small pine tree
seemed to grow out of a snow bank in
the centre of the room. The wall back
of the pulpit was covered with white and
across it was stretched limbs from a
tree
The program opened with a prayer by
Charles Bower, of West Church, and Rev
w P SWartz made the address of well
come A feature was the original poem.
by George H. Kerr The Wilmington
Philharmonic and Glee Club furnished
music for the occasion. About 200 peo-
pie attended the reception, which was a
very pleasant, informal affair Refresh
ments were served to all the guests.
Howard Pyle has taken for the subject
of an illustration in a recent magazine
the house which he is now occupying
that of Ambassador Bayard-a charming
old mansion. whose lofty, pillared porch
overlooks the city OF Wilmington aud the
valley Of the lower Christians, says the
New York Sun. A dead aud gone Della
wareap sunk 4 considerable part of his
fortune in building the old house, and
s lbsequent owners have added to it as
they needed more room, until 1t IS now a
rambling structure, without unity OF
plan. but all the more delightful for its
defects IL stands with It's back to the
street, because the house long antedates
the new city thorougbfsre by which it is
now approached.
J. C LeCompt, of this city, is visiting
friends In Clayton.
Miss Matte sipple, of Wilmington
is visiting Mis- Mary Anthony, a
Smyrna.
Irving He ffecker of this city, has beer
visiting Clayton friends.
Coroner George C Rothwell. Of Black
bird hundred, was in this city yester
day.
Nathaniel H Hutchns, Of Dover, wa
in this city yesterday.
Miss Lizzie Singleton, Of this city, is
visiting friends at Chester.
Edward F James. formerly OF thi
city. Is now business manager of tn
4 Gil clnnati Tribune
Rev Henrietta G. Moore, of Ohio, th
woman pulpit and platform orator. wi
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