The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-02-24


Martha Washington Social.
An interesting dramatic entertainment
ard Martha Washington sscial was given
at Rsnke hail last Wednesday evening
for the bessefst OF the free kindergarten
ard Unitarian Sunday school. Notwttk-
Starring the stormy night the attendance
was good and the excellence OF the per-
fcrmarce fully repaid all for Drawing the
storm. The programme was sufficiently
varied 10 please an tastes and gave evil
ds-rce Of pieasty of dramatic and lyric
talent. The Aurora Banjo axni Marrioiin
Club gave number of pleasing seaec-
tsor=s and secured a weli-rnertted encore
Its members are William Castle. NJ.
foIfggfIsan, Ben Le1cfer, Miss Gertrude
STRATUM. MISS Helen Stratton, Miss Lou
Allen. and Dwight StIaeton as leader
The other musical events OF che evening
were the piano solos of Miss Churchill
and Miss Maud Woodcoclx and the sing
ing OF Miss Lulu Barager and Mrs Day
IN the dramatic play with an unmeptlon-
able name. Mrs. Day especially gave
evidences of a. cultured voice. Tae gem of
the evening was the dancing OF the tar
an,eiaa by five young ladies' In Mai.an
costumes. This gave so much satisfac-
ton that u had TO be repeated The per-
formers In this were Miss Gertrude WIN
sor. Mss Josie Murphy. Miss Elsae
Bruins. Miss Alice Snssth and Miss Gena
Graham Miss Gertrude Moore's excel
lent time and execution on the plano
greatly emphasized the dancing of the
young girls Mr.. Joseph Shsppen gave an
Interesting nlunoIugue on the hfe OF CO.
aunbus. while Miss Esther l.. Potion re-
cited the trial scene of Katfiler4ne of Ara
gon before Henry VIII with n power OF
elocution that secured for her a we'll
mcrtted round of applause. Some good
dramatic talent was displayed In the
play principally SO by Mrs. Celeste Slau-
son. Miss Olive House. Miss Potion and
Mis-. Day Dancing followed the enter
tatnnies1t. In which Mr.. Sssigs,en and his
flute played prominent part.
Mrs. NJ. r. Thorndtke's Reception.
Mr.. Charles A. Thurnd.ke and his
bride. who have recently arrived from
their wedding trip, from Blair, Neb..
were given a reception by Mrs. N. f..
Thorndike, mother OF the groom AT her
resicsence. 2il Madison street, Friday
evening, February Is. The various rooms
were beautifully decorated with ivy and
flowers and large floral wedding bell
pendent from the ceiling. Music. games
and refreshments made up a pleasant
evening. This young couple received
many beautiful gifts. useful and orna-
mental. The guests OF the evening were;
Mr.. and Mrs. j. III. Mahon, Mr.. and
Mrs. Christensen. Mr.. and Mrs A. Ward
DIR. and Mrs. II. +. Smith. Mr.. and
Mrs. A. W. Kuntz. Mr.. and Mrs. Irving
r. Aiyord. MIR. ard Mrs. Elisha IL. AZ
word. MIR. and Mrs. l. A. Dinsmore.
MIR. and Mrs w. Il. Harsand, Mr.. and
Mrs. Guy. Mr.. and Mrs =. jackson.
MIR. and Mrs. {. f.. Downey. Mr. ami
Mrs. o. 8. Jones. Miss Abbie Jones.
Rev. and Mrs. w. +. Taylor. Mr.. and
Mrs. George Parks. Mr. and Mrs. John
Parks, Mrs. s. A. Webster. Mrs. Breck-
man. Mr.. and Mrs. Stull. Mr.. and Mrs.
j. NJ. Hubheii. Mrs. NJ. u. Pease. Mrs.
Tcrrens, MIR. and Mrs. A. T.. Burieigh.
MIR. and Mrs. William Clark. Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward r. Thomas. Dr. and Mrs.
George NJ. Horton. Mr.. T.. w Webster,
OF North Yakima: Mr.. Jean Detwinier.
Mr.. j. II. Denning. Mr.. S. Crooksasnk,
Mr.. HI. Phinney, Mr.. T.. L. Slegiey. Mr..
II. Upper. Miss Maggie Upper. Mr.. NJ.
Enyart, MIR. 1. II. Miller. MIR. F.. K.
Chandler. Mr.. George Mcknight, Mr..
Alfred Battle. MIR. w. w. Barnes, Miss
Lucy Barnes. Miss Anna Nelson, Miss
Mae Jennings. Miss Daisy Jennings. Miss
ollie Morrow. Miss Esther Hyde. Miss
Mary Hyde. Miss Leila ToTrens and
Master Ollie Torrens, Miss Siegley.