Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-10-05
ANNUAL LADIES' RECEPTION.
A Delightful Social Event Friday
Night at du Points Banks,

Festivities at the Elegant Club House OF
tho Brandywine Club Dancing, Music
and Other Amenities Enjoyed by
Large Gathering.
The elegant club house at din Points
! Banks, for many years the residence of tue
| late General Henry du pont and now the
| headquarters of the Brandywine Club, was
the assembling place of Il joyous throng
| Friday evening. The mansion was flooded
| with electric light, filled with the perfume
| of the beautiful flowers used in its orna-
mentation and crowded with the members
| Of the prosperous organization and their
friends. Not less than 700 people were
| present. The occasion was the CLUBS
second annual ladies' reception and the
affair was extremely pleasant. The
i spacious building was lavishly and artisti-
| cally decorated with laurel and blooming
| plants. Its gymnasium had been converted
into ballroom and its temporary annex
was utilized as dining-room. balcony
in the former was occupied by the clubs
| orchestra.
| The programme was diversified but
dancing, instrumental and vocal music
and games were its chief features.
James Horty, William Logan, Philip
Dougherty and J. W. Macklem constituted
the reception committee. Leas Hecker-
| dorm was master of ceremonies. The hoor
manager was John CLARK and his assistants
were Alfred Clover, Edward Mclaughlin
and William Gallagher
Many couples participated in the prone
made. 1t began at 10oclock and its wind
ings formed the clubs initials. Leas
Heckerdorn and Miss Annie McClafferty
diately followed by John Clark and Miss
Cassie McVey, Albert Clark with Miss
Hannah Maxwell, William Gallagher with
Miss Sarah Fleming, Harry Bawn with
Mrs. Bawn, Eugene Heckerdorn with Mrs.
Heckerdorn, George Jones with Miss
Jones, Flip Dougherty and Miss Dough-
erty, Thomas Knox with Mrs. Knox, John
Mulherin with Miss ioughton, William
Gilchen with Miss Maggie Dougherty,
John Moore with Mrs. Moore, William
Potts with Miss Kate Heckerdorn, Joseph
Dougherty with Miss Casey, George
Dougherty with Mrs. Dougherty, John
Haley with Miss Annie Dougherty. George
Seitz with Miss Seitz and John Manly with
Miss Winnie Whiteman.
Vocal Music was furnished by Brown
son Quartet. The following numbers
were charmiugly sung;
Quartet, ''sailing."
Tenor solo, "Ihe Pardon Came Too Late"
Joseph McCullin
Baritone solo, "Sweetheart," John A. Mahoney
| Quartet, Sin tho Cleaning
Tenor soo, 1.-Two Little Girls "a Blue"
William McNulty
Bass solo, "The SEXTON" Henry Well
Quartet, "The Bridge"
Duet "kocked In the Cradle Of the Deep"
| Messrs. McCullin and Mahoney
Quartet, "The Soldiers Farewell"
Miss Maggie Mcdonald of Avondale,
Pa. and Miss Annie Dougherty delight
fully played selections on the piano.
A phonograph, operated by Walter
! Matthewson afforded much enjoyment.
/ Refreshments were served by Caterer
Frederick Evans.
| IN, afta
Francis q. du Point, Alfred du Pont
/ Eugene dn Pont and other members OF
I that family, to whom the club owes its ex.
9 istence; b. Frank Sheppard, the president
! of the organization; ID. A. Rowe, Patrick
Casey, Michael w. Maloney, William
. Toomey, Patrick Dougherty, Thomas
i Leech, Robert Trotter. T. Jefferson King
S Robert Redden, Gilbert Matthewson
Pierre Gentieu, Thomas Sterling, Henty
Miller, Robert Hunter William Casey
Timothy Ioomey, Miss Nan Frizzell, Miss
Q Lizzie Watson, Miss Julia Hayes, Miss
Isabel Toner, Miss Nellie Casey, Miss Della
= Malcney, Miss Jennie Lawless Miss Mary
n Miss Irene Williams, Miss Clementint
: Dougherty, Miss Lizzie Tulley, Miss Flor
/, ence Crockett Miss Jennie Dougherty
= Miss Hannah Casey, Miss Ida Murphy
9 Miss Sallie Deery, Miss Mabel Williams
a Patrick Murphy, samuel Frizzell, Jr., Jas
VI McClafferty, Edward Dougherty, Rober
g Kelley, Patrick McGonigal, James Dough
q McCafferty, Miss Mary Kindbeitler, Mis-
If Kate Flanagan, Miss Mary 0'Neill, Mis-
II Kate Casey, Miss Mary Farron, Mis-
/, Josephine kindbeitler, Mrs. James McClaf
g terty, Miss Irene Kelly, Mrs. Frank Evans
e Miss Katie Bubell, Mrs. John Flanagan
h pard, Mrs. Robert Blakely, Mrs. William
q Rowe, Jr., Miss Hattie Crockett. Wake
Matthewson, VIM. Fleming, Chas. Murphy
Chas. Tulley, John Cathcart, J. Mackleni
William Rowe. George Frizzell, jaime
Bonner, R. Emmett Griffith, william
- Hetherton, Henry Latham, John {
s. Dougherty, Hugh Foster, James Hunter
Youse, John Sietz, Daniel Casey, job
n Youse, Eugene Martin. Howard Mcclir
i. took, Dennis Sweeney, Conrad Lyon
- James Dougherty. Charles Link, Efwoo
u Toy, Timothy 0'Neill, Michael 0'Neil
is Robert o'Neill, Miss Maggie Mclaughlin
s. thewson,. Mrs. y. A. Rowe. Miss Catharin
,r Mcyey, Miss Daisy Youse, Mrs. Webstt
ii. Blakely, Miss Lizzie Mclaughlin, Mis-
" Annie Haley, Miss Matte Frizzell, Mi,
~ Carrie Fleming, Miss Mary Miller, Mr.
" Frank Massey, Edward Mclaughlin
IS. Daniel Foster, Michael Gordon, Williai
1g Elder, James Houghton, Neemey Bair,
nc Jdulto IluycSs DdIltl 1OOIIlty, JDHlpuln
b. William Brooks, Alexander Irwin, Samu
Andrews, William Mcdowell, Anthem
Dougherty, Thomas Knox. tr., Robe
Fulton, jeremiah Casey, Lewis Bubel
James Mac Adoo, Philip Doughert
nd Samuel Andrews, Samuel Benson. Willia
on Sheppard Robert Devinney. Charles Ma
m, welt, Charles Hodges, Hugh McGoniga
DIS James Bawn. Edward Bawn, Timotl
no Kelleher, Richard Miller, Moses Moor
VI Edward McClntock, Andrew Godfre
y George Dougherty, George Cheyney Mi
IN Josephine Rohr, Mrs. Patrick WEIGH, Mi
ne Lizzie MoGonigal, Miss Kate Dever, Mi
1t Oda Cannon, Miss Annie Dougherty, Mr.
ed Susie Mclaughlin. Miss Hammerer, Mi
NO Isabel Gibbons and Miss Rose Toy.
yn The gathering fingered until about
90 o'clock next morning.