The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-03-25

Case. Mr.. I. Robertson. Mr.. j. Frisgins.
Mr.. Burgess. Mr.. c. Faber. Ms. l. Lynch.
Mr. r. Braid, Mr.. Maurice Case, Miss n.
Bryant, Niss b. Bryant Miss
Caya Miss Robinson. Miss E. Frig-
gins. Miss Y. Friggin-. Miss J.
Iiliesburs. Mlss A. Wright. Miss l.
Wright Miss ". Cosey. Miss E. Watson.
Miss g. Fritz, Miss ID. Fritz, Miss b. Car
keek-
Public school Literary societfes-
On Friday afternoon the Philomathic
Literary Society Of the Day school rem
dered an interesting programme Of songs,
music, Rotations and debate. which vas
participated in by Prof McCarty, Miss
Alice Green. Miss Gertie Giles, Miss Ella
Crawford, Miss Meta Becker. Miss Vessa
Morrison. Miss Jean Crawford, Miss Alice
Covington. Miss Lotsie Wood. Miss Fanny
Steele. Miss Lucy kinpangh. Miss
Edith Larsen, Miss Nellie Snearer. Miss
Maud spurgeon. Miss Nellie Ernst. Mr..
William Christensen, Mr.. Donald Nc
Donald, Mr.. VIII Covingson. Mr.. David
Livingstone, Mr. Alton Remington and
Mr.. Clarence Dexter.
The Longfellow Literary Society OF the
South school rendered . programme on
Friday afternoon in which those parsici-
pating were: Misses Ella Steiner, Mabel
Van Brocklin. Lizzie Hanna, Gcrtie Levy,
Masters Lucian Carvaiho. Adolph Green
baum. Macy Fitzheny, Ernest Sanders.
The Rhododendron Literary Society Of
the Pacific school rendered . programme
on Friday afternoon participated in by:
Carl Mcknight. Frank Osborn. Thomas
Davis. Anna Reyer, Madge Harris and
Grace Hancock.
The Columbian Literary Society of the
Columbia school on Friday afternoon rem
dered . programme in which those taking
part were: Masters John OBrien, Harry
Semmins. Claude Woodin, Clarence MUIR
dock, Henry Van Tassel, Walter Burleigh.
Frank La Brunty, Fred knight, Willie
Hill, Frank Drake. Misses Nora Drake,
Leila Stout, May Washburn, Anna Taylor.
Chinook Cirle ~ Mrs. Murdock's.
The Chinook Reading Circle met at the
residence of Mrs Murdoch. on Tallman
avenue. on Monday evening. The second
act Of Hamlet" was read and discussed;
the roll call was answered by each MEM
Der giving his ideal character Of the oppo-
site sex. DR.. Johnston sang parody of .
parody on Romeo; Mrs. William NJ. Curtiss
and Mr.. r. C.. Shirtcliff organized q spell
ing match, in which Miss c. n. Hunt car
ried off the horors. Refreshments of
homemade candy were served and led to
the adoption by the circle of coat of arms
with the armorial device of two bars sin
lister across the motto ''Cave Canem." Mr..
w. ]. Davies presented the circle with q
handsome gavel made by himself of curly
maple. The next meeting will be at the
residence Of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Houl-
ston, on Ballard avenue, Monday night,
and the roll call will be responded to by
quotations from Owen Meredith. Those
present were: Mr.. and Mrs. w. J. Davies,
Mr.. and Mrs. William NJ. Curtiss, Mrs. ].
NJ. Donoghue. Mrs. A. A. Allen, Miss C.
n. Hunt. Miss Jessie Mcclellan, Miss
Leona Davis. Miss Lou Warren, Miss An
ME Warren, Miss Ellen Stranberg, Mr..
Warren Lucas. DIR. w. Johnston. Mr.. f. G.
Shirtcliff, Prof. J.. NJ. Layhue, Prof. A. NJ.
Ross.
Mr.. and Mrs. g. X. Dixon Surprised.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. r. Dixon, of Franklin,
were agreeably surprised by party of
their friends on Wednesday evening. tho
occasion being their departure from
Franklin. For nearly q year past Mr..
Dixon has occupied the position of time.
keeper and agent for the Oregon Improve
ment Company atthis place. and he has
by his genial ways gained ths goodwill Of
every person in town, so on the eve of his
departure his friends could not sec him 20
without expressing in some manner the
high esteem in which he 10 held, and they
concluded to give him . surprise. The
party met at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
II. l. Hawkins and proceeded in body
to the house. where they spent most en-.
joyable evening singing, PLAYING cards and
dancing until midnight, when . lunch
was served, after which dancing con-
tinued till the early hours Of the morn.
Those present were: Mr.. and Mrs c. r.
Dixon, Mr.. and Mrs. H. l.. Hawkins, Miss
Sadie Lathrum. Miss Maggie Williams,
Miss Jennie Wilkinson, Miss Rosa Gal
lsgher, Miss Lizzie Reese. Miss Jemima
Johns. Miss Marion Johns, Mr.. w. n.
Durham, Mr.. Sam Hyde, Mr.. II. J. Story,
Mr.. George White, Mr.. A. +. Todd. Mr. r.
III. Irwin.