Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-12-28
BRILLIANT RECEPTION
GIVEN BY THE FORT HENRY CLUB LAST
EVENING.
The Club House. Tas!etullY Decorated and Thronged
With Gussts-0thsr Social Enisr-
iainments Yesterday.

The annual holiday reception OF the
Fort Henry Club was given last night,
and proved q brilliant success. The
decorations were lavish and tasteful.
In the corridors palms and other potted
plants were judlciously placed, aud the
different rooms were adorned with ever
green and flowers The effect was
very pleasing, the floral embellishments
forming a pretty framework for the
beautiful and animated scenes which
were presented during the evening.
The hours of the reception were fro m
eight to ten o'clock. Only members OF
the club and their lady friends were
present, and they made congenial as
! semblage. The Opera House orchestra
was stationed behind bank of hot
house plants, aud discoursed tuneful
melodies, which reached the entire
building. The throng of the elite OF
the city In evening dress, the strains OF
music, the wealth of tropical flowers,
the brilliant llghts-all combined to
make a picture which contrasted
cheerfully with the wlntrY scene with
out.
At ten o'clock the terpschorean feast
commenced, and continued until early
this morning. The costumes OF the la
dies were strikingly handsome, many
elaborate gowns being worn for the
first time. At midnight the ladies din
ing hall was thrown open, revealing
most inviting scene. The tables were
artistlcally decorated, and there were
festoons of evergreen, and fragrant
flowers in profusion. The menu was
prepared by the clubs own chef, and
was merrily discussed. The remainder
OF the evening was spent in dancing,
and kindred pleasures.
Following is partial list OF names OF
those present: Hon. j. j. Woods, Ed
ward Hazlett, B. X. McMechen, Ran.
dolph Stalnaker, D. e. Stalnaker, Clark
Hamilton, Stephen Rice, Ed Franzheim,
Charles Lamb, Howard Mcdonald, Mr..
Norton, Major Lorlng, Misses Pink
Smith, OF Parkersburg; Lizzie Mendel,
Nan Fisher, Emma Wheat, Bessie Lamb,
Mollie Clarke. Hulda Deleplaine, Mary
McMechen, Blanche Haase, Holly Pat
t6rSOD, Dell6 Meuuols MI .. VI Il oV-
terson, Mrs. Howell, Mrs. George X.
McMechen, Mrs. Mary Deleplaine, Mr..
and Mrs. T. ]. Hearne, Mr.. and Mrs.
h. w. Franzheim, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Frew, Mr.. and Mrs. James X. Hall,
Mr.. and Mrs. e.. Ed. Mendel,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles w. List,
Mr.. and Mrs. Burnie Mcclure. DIR.
and Mrs G. A. Aschman, Mr.. and Mrs.
VIII McMechen, Mr.. and Mrs. c. b.
Hart, Rev. and Mrs. r. Rush Swope,
Mr.. and Mrs. VIII A. Delapaine, Mr..
Mrs. c. Fred Dickinson, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Wise, Mr.. and Mrs. Hullihsn
Quarter, Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Simp-
son, Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Lutz, Mr..
and Mrs. Charles n. Hancher.
The committee OF the club in charge
OF the reception was com imposed OF Messrs.
w. f. Peterson, Hullihen Quarter, r.
r. Franzheim, G. Ed Meudel, James P.
Adams, and d. Z. Stalnaker.
The swell event Of the season in
Moundsville society will be the holiday
ball to be given tonight. A number OF
persons from Wheeling and vicinity will
attend.
DR.. G. w. Hoskinson, a prominent
dentist Of Moundsville, and Miss Matte