Evening journal., 1894-06-30


ceptlon aud Dance Last Night.
An communications intended for insertion
ID this column should be addressed TO SOoieiy
munications should be written on one side Of
the paper only
Seldom has Eden Hall been the scene
Of pleasanter festivities than those Of
last evening The occasion was the re-
ception, given by the AlumDe Of the
High School in hoaor Of the girls Of the
class Of "a
About 200 invitations had been issued,
and nearly that number Of persons re-
sponded in person. A short program YVES
given early In the evening. consis ting Of
an address Of welcome to the class Of "a
by Mrs Carpenter Smith Miss Sue
Jackson responded for the class
Miss Lillian Berlin played piano solo
exquistely. and William Newell recited
"The Gamblers Wife" II not entirely
appropriate to the occasion, he gave the
recitation with so much force aud dra
matte fervor as to cast In the shade all
minor defects The rest of the time was
spent In dancing. Caterer Hanna WAS
in attendance
The room was decorated with palms
and other potted plants. The prettiest
ornaments, however, were the girls In
their light colored, becoming gowns,
The girls Of "a all wore their graduation
frocks
Professor and Mrs. D. w. Harlan,
Professor and Mrs. Berlin. and Mr.. and
Mrs. L B. Jones we're chaperons.
Others present we're: Miss Mary
Steele, Mrs. Semple, Mrs. Frank Slocumb.
Miss McUsferty, Miss Morrison. Miss
Bessie Starr, Mrs Mcintyre, the Misses
Bonner, Miss McCallster, Miss Sallie
Field, Miss Price, Miss Jennie Sooy, Miss
Finn, Miss Alice Smith, Miss Florence
Smith, Miss Sue Walters, Miss Sergeant,
Miss Mary Zeigler. Miss lola Chalfsnt,
Miss BERTHE Chalfant, Miss Ocheltree,
Miss Barnes, Miss Ida Stewart, Miss Elsie
Stroud, Miss Bessie Parker. Miss Belle
Crawford. Miss Dannenberg, Miss
Taylor, Miss Adsllne Wells, Miss Mia
Preston. Miss Nellie Gillespie,
Miss Richie, Miss Helen Price,
Miss Mcdaniel, Miss Yates,
Herbert L Rice, Charles P Msroney, Viii
liam Robinson, A, ". Forman, Mr.
Townsend, Allcot Ewes. William
Mckee. William Taylor, Wesley Christy
Harry Hilligus, Charles Stats, FRANK
HRrrar, Brinton Morrow, James r
Mahaffy, Edward Jones, Carries WSite
William Newell George Forrest,
Miss Reba Blackburn, Miss Lillian Berlin
Miss Elsie Stroud, Miss Wskenhaut
Edward Donohue, Elwood LAY field, Guy
Wells, Percy Clund. w. a. Smith
Arthur Pelton, Charles Schofeld, George
Foulk. Owen Wyatt, Ray Llnville, Howard
Ross, Lee Allen.
The girls Of the class of '94. in whose
honor the reception was given, art
Misses Bessie Royal. Anna Long. Mar
guerite Hall, Anna Forrest. Meta Kettle
wood. Ella Burns, Ella Crozier, Emil,
Toulson, Anna Brink, Annie Shaw, Editl
Barr, Lydia Downey, Elsie Steele, Nelli
Hanson, Kate Harkius. Laura Gotwalls
May Heritage, Daisy sutton, Sophie
Caldwell. Gertrude Perkins Phil
Minerva Redmlle. Mary Logan, Aun
Beatty, Helen Rumford, MaLel Gem
Emma Crawford, Jennie Jones, CAROLYN
Finn, Laura Scott, Sue Jackson, Ell
Cornell. Harriet Matchett, Elsie Nc
Daniel and Emma Graves.
The Patterson New Year Club vii
give its first annual picnic at Shellpo
Park next Tuesday. Charles Grant an
Frank Mckinley are secretary and treas
urer Of the organization.
Special Correspondence Evening Journal.
MIDDLETowN, June 30.-The first pie
dance Of the season was given at Angus
tine Park last night. 1t was a delight
full affair. Among those present froI
Middletown were: Miss Mary Cochran
Miss Mabel Parvis, Miss Bessie Reynolds
Miss Sallie Short, Miss Bessie Broughton
Miss Nellie Dale, E. R. Cochran, Jr
John c. Kelley, Frank Pool, Will I
Metten, John Rothwell, Howar
Pool, Gray Taylor Reese Parke
and DR.. John c. Sites.
IL is rumored that Miss Sallie Brad
ford, of this town, aud James Robinson
of Dover, agent for the Singer SEWN
Machine Company, were married by
Dover minister on Tuesday evening Mi
Bradford was formerly forewoman in Il
Middletown shirt factory, and during h
stay here made large circle of friend
Harry Johnson. the popular assis
ant freight agent at Clayton, who hi
his foot badly mashed while alightiI
from moving train at Clayton abo
two months ago, is now in Wilmin
ton hospital
Miss Isis Stua has almost recover
from her recent severe Illness.
James Hawkins, OF Chesterville, Nc
was among yesterdays visitors in Mi
dletown.
James Pyle. of Wilmington, was
town all day yesterday.
An organ recital was given In Z
Forest Presbyterian Church Thursd
evening by Professor S. Archer Gibso
of Baltimore, Md The spacious au,
torium of the handsome edifce was fill
to It's utmost capacity.
Charles Jones and Sereck Wilson, W
are employed in the city. will pass {
coming national holiday with the
parents here
Mrs. Andrew e. Crow. of Wilmingto
after spending several days here wi
her mother, Mrs. Mary Vail, return
home last evening.
Miss Sadie Downey is the guest
relatives and friends at Townsend.
Miss Maggie Brothers is visiting b
sister, Mrs. Reese Woolford, at Clayto
Frank Broekson, Marshallton sch'
teacher, Is visiting his brothers, Willis
and samuel Brockson, here.
Miss Bessie Reynolds will entertain