Evening journal., 1894-06-04
LOCAL SOCIETY NEWS.
Wilmingtonians Start for Cali
fornia To-day.
RECEPTION TO REV. G. F. THOMPSON

Mieh.-Other News of Interest to VIII
mington People and Their Friends.
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Professor William H. Reynolds,
William II. Foulk, A. B Jones and wife,
aud City Treasurer Joseph X Adams
aud wife, left TO day for San Francisco
The men are past grand officers of the
Delaware Grand Lodge, A. o. U. W.,
and will attend the twenty fifth
annual session of the Supreme
Lodge, which will convene on
June 10. The Wilmington party took
the 1905 train this morning, going on
the Pennsylvania railroad to New
York. At o'clock this evening they
will leave New York on the West Shore
road and proceed TO Chicago. There they
will Join the A. o. U. w. excursionists
who will have a special train. On the
way out stops will be made at Omaha,
Denver, Grand Junction and Ogden, to
say nothing OF Salt Lake City, where
they will hear an organ recital in the
Mormon Temple. San Francisco will be
reached on June H. At the conclusion
of the Supreme Lodge sitting the excur-
sionists will return by way of Portland
and st. Paul.
Mrs. w. F. Smalley, Jr., Mrs Howard
L. Pyle and Miss Emma Lore, of this
city. Leonard E. Auty, of New York, and
E Moulton, of Philadelphia will be the
soloists at the Tuesday Club concert. to
be given In the NewCentury Club
drawing room this evening" Mrs. Pyle
and Mr.. Auty will sing the soprano and
tenor roles Of the Ninety-sixth Psalm
by T. Leslie Carpenter Miss Lore will
sing an independent solo.
Mr. Moulton will make his first sp.
pearance before a Wilmington audience
tonight. He is an Englishmsn, now
living in Philadelphia, and is an artist Of
decided ability.
A farewell reception will be rendered
to Rev. George E Thompson, pastor Of
Olivet Presby terian Church, this even.
ing. at o'clock. It will be held in the
auditorium Of the church, and admission
will be by card only. 1t is given by the
congregation of the church
The main features will be addresses
by Rev. Lafayette Marks, and other
Presbyterian minister's. There will be
vocal and instrumental selections by
leading artists of the city, and during
the evening refreshments will be served
Mr.. Thompson will leave this city on
Wednesday morning for Detroit, Mich
where he has accepted the pastorate of
the Second Avenue PRESBYTERIAN Church
He will deliver his first sermon as
pastor next Sunday morning.
Rev Philip B. Cabell Of the Church of
the New Jerusalem. went to Boston to
day to attend the annual convention OF
the New Jerusalem Church, which con-
venes in that city tomorrow. He will
return TO this city about June 13
Mrs. Cabell went to Nelson county,
Virginia, to day where she will spend the
summer on their farm.
Miss Lillian Meginniss, Of this city,
is on a slx-weeks' visit to friends at
Carlisle, Pa While there she will at
tend the commencement at Dickinson
College.
Miss Amanda Stewart, of this city. is
visiting Miss Laura Wyatt, at Upland,
Pa.
T. Whiteley Dill OF this city and Miss
Avon Haynes, of Chester, will be married
tomorrow evening The wedding vii
take place at the home of the bride OF
Upland street, above Eighth, Chester.
The wedding of Miss Bertha Hill. o
this city, and John P. Neaves, Of Phila
delphia, is announced to take place OF
Thursday evening. June ID The cere
mony will be performed at the home o
the bride, No. East Third street
Misses Eva Wood aud Bertha Otley, O
West Chester, are being entertained b
friends in this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cornbrook.
OF this city. were entertained by thei
son, David A. CornbroOks, at Faulklan
yesterday.
Mrs L. Fox, Of Odessa, is stoppin
at the Delaware City House. Atlanti
City.
The young people of the Germa
Baptist Church will hold a strawberr
festival at No 403 East Tenth sire,
this aud to morrow evenings 1t is fl
the benefit of the church building funC
Ex Speaker of the House job n /
Hoffecker, of Smyrna, was in this cit
to day.
Dr. G. H. Lawtou, who has bee
seriously III FOR some time, conclude
that he would not get well without
change Of climate, and has gone
Newport, R Drs. Mullen and Flir
have charge of his practice.
Mrs Elizabeth Gray. of this city,
visiting her son, William Gray, at Georg
town.
Mrs. Lekites, of Redden, Del, b
been visiting Mrs. A. Mscklin, in ii
city.
Mrs. William A. Runner of this cit
is the guest Of friends in Philadelphia
"Tbe hammock season being at han
IL is we'll to know that they should
hung six and quarter feet from {
ground at the head ana three and thre