Evening journal., 1894-04-16


Editor, care Of the EVENING JOURNAL. Com
munications sh ould be written on one side Of
the paper only
The following conductors visited Di
vision No 224, Order Of Railway Con
ductors, in lthis city, yesterday: j. D.
Condit, st. Paul, MINI; J. 5,
Miles, Minneapolis; l. S. Michael
Denver, Col. W. r Corbett Nashville,
Tenn; Q. Clancey Washin gton The
OF the local division and were
shown the many points of
interest about the city, and left for home
last night much pleased with the visit.
The men compose committee OF con
ductors, and are interested in the pas
sage Of a bill now In Congress providing
for the abolition of the ticket scalper.
William S. Hilles went down the state
on Saturday to gun for snipe.
Howard Rogers and wife, Of this city,
have been visiting friends in West Ches
ter.
Miss Abbie Edwards spent Sunday
with relatives near Baldwin, Md.
William Foard visited bis mother near
EtkJOu3 hu.i yesterday
WI Roach, of New Haven Conn,
who spent Saturday in Camden, n. },
visited this city yesterday.
Frank Daley, Of New Haven Conn,
who has been visiting relatives in this
city, returned home this morning.
Miss Lillian vandegrift, of No. CPS
West Fourth street. was pleasantly sur
prised by a number of friends on Satur
day night. The young people took her
wholly by surprise, and pleasure and
iollity reigned all the evening.
Those who participated in the pleasure
were: Miss Msrtie Fsrra. Miss ollie
Buckmaster Miss Bertha Fuhr, Miss
Ella Harding, Miss Maggie Mcconnell,
Miss Susie Stevenson, Miss Sadie
Mcconnell, Miss Sadie Provost,
Miss Clara Lenderman, Elwood
Farra, Wilton Grammar, Samuel
Farra, William Vandegrift. Oliver Porter,
Thomas Porter Willard Ysrnall, Frank
Buckmaster Wilfred Buckmaster,
Charles Farra. Leonard Darrell, Mr.. and
Mrs G. w. Yandegrift, Mr.. and Mrs.
Fuhr. Mrs. Thompson and Mr.. and Mrs.
William H. Farra.
The Shining Star Mission Band, Of First
Presbyterian Church, will repeat the con-
cert recently given by it, in the church
on to morrow evening. A number Of
new features have been added to the
program.
Mrs ]. E. George and Mrs. A. V. Les
lie George, of this city, have been spend
ing several days at Ocean Grove.
William W. Rawlins, Of Georgetown,
has beeu on trip to this city.
Mrs Harry B Cotton, of this city, is
visiting friends in Dover.
Never since the creation have so many
flowers been used on spring hats. A
regular bewilderment of blossoms has
flooded the markets. and the modest
violet, Haunting red roses, daisies. ragged
robins aud all sorts Of possible aud i'm
possible flowers are to be seen at every
turn One Of the prevailing fancies Is to
use stems, grass and two or three varie-
ties of flowers on one hat giving it a
decidedly gay appearance.
Mrs. Alfred DUPONT has two pretty
little fair haired girls. Whether she is
in favor of the dress reform movement
or not is not known, but she dresses her
two little girls ia the dsintiest aud
prettiest Lord Fauntleroy.suits imagina
BILE.
Miss Bessie Parker, of this city, spenl
yesterday in Philadelphia.
George Peterson, of Middletown, was q
guest of friends in this city, yesterday.
Francis H Hoifecker spent Sunday in
Middletown with Hugh c. Browne.
Thomas @. Frame, Jr, has returned
from Dover.
A rehearsal for the concert to be give
in the Graud Opera House in May, b
the Tom Moore Literary Club, will b
held tonight in the Brownson Hall
-Four choruses will be taken up alon
with duets and solos from Moore's works
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