Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1893-08-05
LOCAL SOCIETY NEWS.
A Wilmington Man Takes a
Fair Boothwyn Bride.
SONG AT The NEw-cENTURY CLUB.

Church.
The last entertainment Of the auxiliary
course Of the New-Century Club was
given at the drswing-room of the club
last night.
It was cantsta entitled. 1.-THE Songs
of all Nations" The countries repre-
sented, each by singers in costumes were
England, James Mearns, MISS Susie
Mcbride; Scotland, H. L. Bonham, Miss
Lorena Crothers; Ireland, James Tyre,
Mrs r. Bowman; France, Thomas A.
Deery. Mrs. John l., Roberts, Germany,
Joseph Taylor. Miss Bertha Ernest:
Italy, A. K Jones, Miss Agnes Max
well; Spain, J. L. Vansant. Miss Agnes
Crothers; Holland, H. l.. Vansant, Miss
Lizzie R. Sterling; Switzerland, John
Stoddard. Mrs w, c. r. Colquhoun
Sweden j. Block, Miss Flora A. Menholdt;
Norway. Oswald Untz, Ray d. Thomas;
China. John II. Cole; Japan, Mrs. JAMES
Tyre.
The entertainers were: Miss Maggie
Rogers, Miss Emma Doud, Miss Maggie
Crothers, Mis- Annie M. Maxwell and
Miss Maggie Long.
The performers are the members of the
Choral Club of the Rodney street church.
Mrs. H. +. Brinton was the pianist.
The costumes were very appropriate aud
effective. That worn by Japan was of
rich and beautiful imported material
TIL singing was excellent, and every
two strange visitors" were applauded.
Mrs. A. II. Berlin read, as an introduc
ton to tn cantata, an interesting paper
on the people of foreign countries and
their homes. She said one could not
Judge Of fair Italy from the Italians
at the fruit stands, the Germans from
the emigrants seen in this country, nor
yet the bright, quick witted Irish
During the evening James R. Field
played the national airs on a mandolin.
The evening closed with the reading of
well written paper on the representa-
tions Of the different nations at the
Worlds Fair by Mrs William NJ Field
The paper was interesting throughout,
and told of the homes Of the loreign
people at the great fair, and various
| features Of the exhibits, including
| Queen Margarita's lace display, and the
/ Germans chocolate monument.
At the conclusion Of the entertainment
the singers were entertained by the com
mittee in charge.
John Connolly, formerly of this city,
has removed to Ardmore, Pa, where be
has engaged in business.
The Newark Presbyterian Sunday
school gave an excursion yesterday e
Shellpot Park About 100 young people
came to this city by the Baltimore anC
Ohio Railroad.
William D. McElwee, of this city, has
returned from a visit to relatives a
Falkland.
Philip Garrett. Of Chicago, is visiting
relatives snd friends at Hockessin.
Rev. w. J Birmingham, OF st. Paul
Church, will lecture in the Academy o
Music, Philadelphia for the benefit o
st. Agnes Hospital, during the las
week of September His lectures las
year for the same object realized 49,
5 General r. R Kenney and a party @
Doverites will leave for Chicago over tn
Baltimore and Ohio railroad to MORO
morning.
; Mrs. John A. Fry. Mrs. Maggie Nc
Fadden and Miss Ella Scoggs left TIL
Z city for Atlantic City, where they wi
spend a week at the Lamont.
Miss Octavia Ovens will leave tn
city for the Worlds Fair on Wednesdi
Y next.
/ Elk Speaker of the House John I
{ Hoffecker, of Smyrna, was in Whining
ton yesterday.
: Ex-Constable Frederick Neutze Al
!. friends, who went down the bay cral
Is bling yesterday, have returned HON
= They caught four dozen crabs and ha'
bait enough for another trip.
i Constable James H. s. Gam. Of S
p Georges, was in Wilmington yesterda
e Miss Elva Vinsinger has returned fro
y y a visit to Appleton, Nd.
q Mrs Cora Williams, of Thurlow. Pr
q aud Miss Ella Stevens, of Camden.
G, who have been visiting their sister
n this city, returned to their homes I
5oTT day.
~ Mr.. and Mrs. L Bounds, who ha
~ been visiting relatives in this city, ]
r turned to their home in Delmar yest'
lg day.
ms Mrs. William P. Myers, of BaltimoI
lis Nd, is the guest of Mrs. Harry j. Sto'
100 L. Harry Johnson and daughters 9
100 visiting friends at Kenneth Square.
At the residence of William Mas'
-. near BoothwS n, Pa, ON Thursday aft
noon, Neil B. Forrest, Of No. 2D15 De
ware avenue, this city, and Miss Ida
Sharpless, Of Boothwyn, Ewere MARI
Rev. William f. Lewis, of the RodI
ier street Presbyterian Church, of this CT
gu performed the ceremony.
ny The ceremony was witnessed by a nj
- Der of friends and relatives The que
were banqueted in the Boothwyn II
The bridal party left on the 20 Ba
al more and Ohio train for Atlantic {
re- where they will spend their honeymo
DIS The groom was presented with a ha
ny some gift by the members of the r