Smyrna times., 1893-01-04


old and the birth of the new wear, with
its possibilities. The old year, in its
closing moments, was tOlled out, and
the advent of the new welcomed in
the joyous ringing of the bell May it
bring happiness and prosperity to
those who did not find it in the old
year.
The Reception of the B. n. S. K.
The third annual reception of the
b. M. 5. h, which has proved such a
popular feature of the holiday social
festivities, was not behind any of its
predecessors as Il pleasurable event,
while its dimension was considerably
enlarged d-2OO guests as against 120
last year. Nothing could better show
the growth it had made in the consid-
Grafton of the people, old and young,
gay and grave, than the above figures.
1t constitutes the one evening of the
year when the barriers of age are bro
ken down and all meet on the same
level.
The meeting this year was at the
residence of Miss Nan Hoffecker, a
house we'll adapted for such e large
assemblage. The young ladies of the
B. NJ. S. X, who had furnished the
entertainment, also decorated the
rooms with evergreen, holly, mistletoe
and ivy being placed in arrangement
for effect, as an artist would distribute
his cOlOrs in adOrning landscape
The wall aGOrnments of pictures and
evergreen dressings, the bright lights,
the handsome toilets, the swell of
music and the murmur of many voices
in social greeting, the sparkle of wit
and the unspOken language that passes
from eye to eye as the electric current
all went to make IL scene that left a
bright picture not only on the retina
of the eye, hut on the memory Of the
guests for days to come.
The guests began to arrive between
eight and nine o'clock. but it was
mainly after the latter hour that thay
mostly came-frOm nine to eleven
the outward stream after ten o'clock,
after they had been served.with refresh
ments, being almost equal to the incom.
ing, the married folks in the main, and
very properly, being the FIRST to depart
The ladies of the 3. NJ. S. X. and their
waiting young friends, were the last to
go, near midnight, a bright moon
throwing a silvery sheen over the
landscape, that gave it tho charm of
softened brilliancy over that of the
sun.
The young ladies had efficient col
ored walters from the boys who an
swered the bell and received the
cards, to those that served the
delicacies of cream, ices, cake and cof-
fee, while themselves having a watch
ful eye over the whole and seeing after
the pleasure of their guests. A num-
Der OF the guests as we'll as the young
ladies Of the society, were in full dress
costume, while others were In their
usual calling attire.
At proper intervals during the even
ing, choice music was rendered from
the piano as per the following pro-
gram:
Duet
Misses Nettie Tschudy and Rena williams
Duet-Misses Maia Farrell and Edith Collins
Duet '''''
.. Misses Bertha Hohecker and Mabel Thompson
Misses Farrell, Cotton aud Miss B. HofIeeker
Duet-MTS. YOcum and Miss Cotton.
Duet-Niss ~ Farrell and Miss Ethel Cooper
Miss B; Holecker and Miss Carrie Hohocker
(WilmingtOn)
solo-C. Virgil Gordon.
The following were the committees
Reception COmmittee-Miss Rena vii.
liams, Mrs. A. d. YOcum, Miss Ella
Smithers, Miss Sarah Yocum. Mrs. W.
i. Megear, Miss Nan Hoffecker.
Each guest, on entering, was introduc.
ed to the above by the following:
Introducing COmmittee-Mi
Maia Farrell, Lizzie Denney, Edith
COlliDs, Alice Spruance.
Dining Room Misses
Ethel Cooper, Alverda Yocum, Beulab
Jefferson, Lizzie Hall, Maggie Blacks.
ton. Carrie Beck.
Entertaining Committee - Misses
Nettie Tschudy, Name Heitsbu.
Mabel Thompson, Bertha HoiTecker.
Nan Wood, Nora Cotton.
The following were the guests pres.
ent from distance
Miss +. Estelle Waters, Miss Annie
Mckinney, Miss Fannie G.. Hipbv
Miss Elizabeth r.. Malloy, J. Gordon
Crawford. E. g. Budd, John e. Chat.
ham, G. Davis Brown, PHILADELPHIA.
Miss Anna NJ. Chambers, Miss Carrie
Hoiiecker, Joseph B. Simmons. vii.
mington; Miss Kate Haman. Miss
Eunity NJ. Pratt, w. ]. Haman' G. w
Black, W. H. Miller. Dover; Miss Hal.
lie NJ ChOate, Mrs. l. Irving Handy.
A. IL. Raub, Newark; Miss Daisy Dor
man, Miss Lulu s. Reedy, Miss Anna
Postles. Milford; Miss Name Clifton.
Miss Mabel B. Conner, FELTON,; Miss
Clara ). Borough, Miss Nellie ]. Col.
lins, y. d. Taylor, Camden, N. J.: Mr..
and Mrs. Ralph 4. Frost, BROOKLYN:
Mr.. and Mrs. G. b. Wharton. Mggno,
la; Miss Lonisa V. Oldham. south
Carolina; Miss Claire 7. Cooper. Ken.
ton; Miss Lizzie Wilson, Milton: Jobn
). Hofiecker, MiddletOwn; Samuel q
Pratt, Pittsbure; Miss Martilla Evans
Georgetown; Harlan l.. Wallace. Sea
iordi Miss Hattie w. Townsend Rem.
61Ieviile, Pa; II. G.. Budd. Boston.
Miss Kate X. Budd, Ceeilton. M;ss
addie Davis; Mt. Pleasant; Mrs DR.
Cahall, Frederick. H.