Evening journal., 1894-01-29
LOCAL SOCIETY NEWS.
Merry-Making Was the Motto
at Holly Oak.
PRETTY RUTH TO MARRY Mr.. HOYT

She Appeared in Wilmington Last Mon
day Night Ia Her Amanced's GA Tenn
peance Town"-Bow the Typewriter
Girl Has Fallen-Events Elsewhere.
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Patrons Of the Opera House who saw
Hoyt's "A Temperance Town" last Mon
day night and realized that Ruth the
leading character, was one of the most
beautiful and charming women who ever
appeared before a Wilmington audience,
will doubtless be deeply interested in the
following wedding announcement that
appeared in the New York Times Of yes
terday.
Charles H Hoyt, the playwright and
senior member of the theatrical firm of
Hoyt & Mckee, is to be married early in
March TO Miss Caroline Scales, known to
the stage as Caroline Miskell, the beauti-
full Ruth Of "A Temperance Town.
'There have been rumors of such an
event ever since Mr.. Hoyt first engaged
Miss Miskel as leading woman of one
OF his companies last summer and intro
duced her TO New York at the Madison
Square Theatre, but the first authentic
information on the subject came from
Cincinnati Mr. Hoyt is now in that
city, and his engagement has been pub
licly announced there. On Friday, at
dinner in Covington, he met for the frst
time the relatives of tile woman who is
to be his bride, and arrangements were
made for the celebration of the wedding
ceremony early ia March, at the fesi.
dence of Frank Mckee in this city.
Miss Scales is niece Of Judge Men.
zles. of Covington and DR. John Murphy,
of Cincinnati She was born and raised
in Covington, aud Mr.. Hoyt made her
acquaintance when she applied to him
for an engagement last summer Her
father, formerly prominent tobacco
, dealer, of Covington, is nov a resident of
Toronto, Canada. She is tell and
stately, with Titan red hair and
a creamy complexion. and has a
fresh, hearty laugh Her beauty made
a marked. impression on the playwright
and manager when he first saw her, and
admiration soon grew into love, which
was eciprocated by the young actress.
That the affair would eventually end 10 a
wedding has been tacitly admitted from
the beginning.
Miss Scales will be Mr. Hoyt's. second
wife. bis drst. known TO the stage as
FlOra Walsh, is dead "
Secretary of the Boari of Health, w
G r Colquhoun. attended the conven.
tiOn of the health officers OF Pennsyl-
vsnia, at Harrisburg, on Friday and
Saturday OF the 72O boroughs In the
state. $50 were represented. Several
sanitary papers we're read, which we're
interesting to Mr. Colqnhoun The con
vention proved that much work is being
done for the health of the state Cover
nor Pattison presided
The Shields Library Associa' ion will
give a bail in IFS hall on Sixth st est
near Tatnall, on Thursday evening next
The Msjestic Club. popular social
organization of this city, took a party o
the Morem Mansion at Holly Oak Oh
Saturday evening Although the weather
was unfavorsble it did no mar the pleas
ureo OF the guest The party left here
on the z 06 train, arriving 1T the point
looked for ia a short time Up)n leaving
the train they found the guide waiting
to conduct them through the necessary
pathways to the object of their delight.
Everything was in readiness for a de-
lightful time. Dancing cupied the
greater part of the evening. preparations
being especially made for the same
At II 30 they departed to the dining
rooms. where they found an elaborate
repast awaiting them, after which the
young people ouca more iOdulged In the
fantastic step and thea departed &c
catch the 12 20 train, arriving home
about - 80.
Members of the Majestic Gee Clul
rendered some very pleasant selections
on the banjo, guitar and mandolin
Those present we're Miss Lillian NJ Cole
Miss Josie Frock, Miss Bessie Bolton
Miss Blanche Ainscow, Miss Iva Saund.
ers, Miss Maale Ranck. Miss Matti
Spple aud Miss Matte Morem, Of Holl,
Oak Messrs. Charles p Cotton, Waite
S Tazewell, Oscar Gouert, Harry c
Tazswell, Grant wilkins, Samuel Bolton
John S. Cotton. Harry Pierson, Clarenc
Pierce and Ebert English, OF Grubb
Landing.
Senator George Gray, Repre- sentativ
John W. Causey. Chancellor Wolcot
and Hon George V Massey hcve bee
invited to make addresses at the fourt
annual banquet Df the Delaware Societ
of the city of New York, st Sherry's o.
the evening Of February 10
When the typewriter girl was nov
city she was most kindly and consider
ately treated by her employer Nov
says city exchange that she is super
fuous, she is made Ito uustle" about a
m lch as her brother stenograp pher Sh
Is not sent home in a cab II detained fC
nightwork Neither is her supper sci
in by a neighboring restaurateur IS foi
merly 'The perfectly horrid boss
frequently keeps her at the machir
until s o'clock, and doesn't even sa
thank you. ma'sm If she doesn't kno
eaough TO ring for messenger to see h'
10 the L station she saves 10 csi Us an
goes of by her little self Poor girl 81
has entered the field a decade too lat
Instead of ohivarous regard on the pa