Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-02-12

At We Arlington, a Charming
and Unrivalled Event
PACKERY DEAL NOT CLOSED.
Some Gossip About the City convsnllOn-Nr
Erwin Of Missouri Is Here Looking a,
the County Roads-The Fort
Worth Summer Normal
TnE w. w. q. RrrnprIoN

THE W. w. c. RECEPTION
There may have been. in the s,ci,l
history OF Fort Worth, more brilliant re-
Sepuons than that of the W. w. q nj
ie Arlington Inn. last night. b1t no
eloquence could convince those who worn
OF tne fortunate ones present. that this
. could be true
The members of tho elub ,re tl,,, i,,.i
efs IN al that ~ best, not merely in the
| social. but In the intellectual. the ethical.
| Tie artistic aud the domestic life of Fort
| Worth, and hence social entertainment
| 10y these women must have the certainty
| OF success, In all the best meaning of
/ that much used word. from the time the
| idea OF the reception was conceived Tie
| occasion was the fourth anniversary of
| tie organization of the club aud It was
| saddened only by the fact that II was
| also the occasion for the retirement from
] the presidency II one Of those WHO had
| been a leading spirit in the organization
| the conduct and the development OF the
club Mrs. John r. Swayne. and whose
| earnest, oven enthusiastic, work for the
| life and management uf the Womem's
! Wednesday club had been so appreciated
! that for four years she was the unaui-
nous choice for president and at last was
| permitted to retire only at her own insist
| cuce.
! Early in the evening the members.
| a.
sex, sat down TO the dinner table that
was decorated, profuscly 1t is true. but
not in offensive prUiusiou, and will
| dclicute suggestiyencss that displayed
the tasty skill OF the proprietors of We
| Inn.
Pink il the club o. This color
was used for the table cloths. the foral
| adomments, tie tint Of the cream. the
| SHADE of the Roman punch. and the SER
! viettes that came with the finger bowls.
The banquet was IN seven courses
| and was served with the perfection that
accompanies all the dinners at '1e Ar
| lington' when there Is special reason for
| doing better than What ~ always wen
! done.
The viands were dainty and satisfied
| every gustatory instinct ana yet were
| served Ina such piise that it was not
| gross food, ncedful TO the sustcnteion OF
| uuimul existence, but something That ieu
! the eye. the tnstp and the body.
| After the pleasures of the tnblc mao
| passed into only q satisfied memory
| Mrs Bonnet, as toast master. took
| chnrgc and several sentiments were pro-
| posed to which responses were maze ly
The very able members of the W, W. =.
The first was Our Club, and the re
| firing president, Mrs Swaypr, III
| responding worry briefly reviewed the OBJ
! ipcts and aims OF the club, the desire TO
| help one another 10 imrOyeppiu on mes
of new thought on moral, SOCIAL ana 90
nestle problems. She suggested that the
club had looked upward for hight, out
| ward for breadth of thought ana not
looking backward, had progressed. she
snw The good that Ind come from the
organization and hoped for more, aud re
oiced that In seveiiug her oihciu re-
intiOns with the club she did not sever
her much-prized friendships with the
| members.
The new president, Mrs Lathrop, was
| thp next speuker, responding 10 'OuI
Retiring Officers tlle president ana
vice.prcsident Size gave the need OF
praise To those who, In presiding nae
never forgotten they were friends among
friends. Who felt the only object they
had in view was mutually OF inter,
nsts all working for the common good
and for the advancement OF those VINO
wore earnest workers m the euort "a
solve the social problems that from uin'
| 10 time arose.
Mrs, Scheubcr uttered an eloquent and
very enrnest pdnegyric on The Men,
attention being called To the wonders
they had done 10y energy ana WORK ul
racted by trained intelligence IL wa,
very graceful in diction, spoken wlth All
The evidences Of sincere feeling, ana one
az those things thAt would have mud'
every man feel proud lac was man
could he have heard IT, go, g.,
Mrs Paddock respOl lied 10 Our CITY
| and gave some reminiscent history VI Wv
nrnN.th of Fort Worth, physically, imam
cinily and socially.
Mrs. Ball was the last speaker ana hel
rasporle to "rhc Club Woman was
literary treat, showing a high degree o.
familiarity with the classics, and was d
Citing huule 10 what was perfect iron
the inception 10 the end
The guests Of the club were entertain
al M n reception that began nj So.clock
mo haauty and grace Of Fort Worth
women and the manlil'ess Of her mer
W ere, well represented, and when III,
midnight hour tollcd. Il was only TO MARI
he end of an event that viii have al
immortality Of pleasant recollecuohs