The Washington times., 1895-03-24
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

The ionQuiI never served a better pur-
pose than when il gave name TO the
beautiful entcTt8 nment presented Fr.QaS
night at Foundry n. Z. ChuICh, for the
benefit o The Methodist Home, Twelfth
and \ streets northeast.
The leCture room OF tie church, in which
the enierYinmeni was given, was bril-
liantly HUH- mated with white and yellow
lights and beautifully decorated with
1UECuilS, lilies. palms and growing flowers.
The musical part OF the programme was
contributed by AIss / zZie Wahiey, Miss
LetiIia Eliot, Miss Matte Gray, Bayard
Gibson, Miss MolIe Mckee and the Foundry
quartet, Misses Wahley and FIJI, and
Messrs. Cohen and Ball.
The reIeShment tables were in charge
OF the following ladies representing several
Methodist churches in the District:
Supper table-AiTs. B. II. SteinmetZ,
Foundry, chairman; Miss Ella Ste emmett,
Mrs. W. Case, Mrs F. J. Foster, Mn r:
Cowiing and Mrs. J. E. Eefiner, OF Grace
church.
Home made cake tabIe-1Iiss Allie Jones,
chairman. A-chenGree church; Mrs. Thomas
Lewis, NCKendree; MIS-. Kennedy. Metro
politan; Mrs. d. D. Thompson OF Doug
lass; Mrs. J. 3. Clarke and Mrs. Thomas
Dowling of Wesley Chapel
Ice cream and cake table: Mrs. \. Y.
Davis, chairman, Trinity; Mrs. JefrTeyS,
Twelfth Street church, Mrs. black. Waugh
Chapel, Mrs. Lang, North Capitol, Mrs.
Reid, Fletcher, Mrs. Lemon. GoTsuCh. Miss
Nellie Hogan, Miss Clara Ober. and Miss
Lulu Dunn, Trinity. Miss Birdie Fordham,
Twelfth Street church, Miss Babe Young,
Miss Kate Mcbride, Lille Warfield and
Edna Anderson, North Capitol, Mrs W. F.
Reid, Mrs. 4. b. Allen and Misses Mamie
Murphy, Mamie Allpress, Celia BeaH.
Nellie AnpIess, Mary Densler, Fletcher
church.
Candy table: Mrs B. F. woodward,
chairman, OF Dumba rton, Mrs. Cartes. Ry-
land, Mrs. Richards, Of Union church. Mrs.
Clark, of Twelfth Street church, and Misses
Isabel Jackson, Jennie Reeder and Maggie
LaTcour.
Lemonade well: Mrs. Avon, Miss Addie
Pusey and Miss Millie Dyer.
The general committee of arrangements
was composed OF the following ladies. Mrs.
D. b. Sheet, chairman; Mrs. L. B. Wilson,
Mrs. stinemetZ, Mrs. Kennedy, Mrs, L.
T. Widerman, Mrs. Davis, Mrs. Meffnes
Mrs. Black, Mrs. Woodard. Mrs. Lang,
Mrs. Clarke, of Douglass; Mrs. Clark, of
Fifteenth Street Church; Mrs. falling and
Mrs. Richards.
Among the pastors present were Rev.
e. S. Todd, Hamliue; Rev. a. B. Brown,
Foundry; Rev. l.. B. Wilson, presiding ell
der; Rev. W. W. Van Arsdale, Fifteenth
Street Church: Rev. Watson Case, Grace
InuiCUs Rt'N. JdlfitS SlItt, DuIHDSEIODs ana
Rev. l.. T. Widerman, McKendree.
Others present We're: Miss Annie Dichiel,
Miss Fowler, Medames c. w Baldwin,
w. W. Van Arsdale, JAS Birch, Dr. Beiler,
S. S. CuibeTtson, o. A Brown, Townes,
T. w. Martin, Judge O'Neil, T. G.. Smith,
j. K. Wright, A. T. Duvail, LaFetra, W.
II. Fisher, C. I. Heimeher, Geo. Heimeher,
Jno. Tally, E. E. Tracey, W f. Chandlee,
Clara Haughtman, and the following gen
tlemen: DR.. j. R. Wright, A T. Duyau,
Frank Harmon, a. NJ. Loing, ". F. Reed,
w. 7. Fisher, r. s. Middleton, j. B.
Steinrnetz, Theodore Martin, DR.. Street
Maj. H. Valley, Ed. Simpson, Judge Nc
Dowell and S. S. Culbertson.
The Short Story Club was entertained on
Wednesday last by the hospitable pro-
prietor of the Oxford. A great many in
yitedguests were present.
Mr.. j. l.. McCreery furnished the story of
the evening. 1t was entitled Parable for
sectarian views. Mss Mary E. Bennett
read ITO the AlhambTa," a paper on her
travels in Spain, and II IS Sarah Howe read
bright, original story, ''The Flower
Festival"
An enjoyable, although some what lengthy
miscellaneous programme was pleasantly
interspersed among the original work.
Those who contributed were Miss Mckee,
Mrs. Barringer, Mr Murdoek, Mrs. J. Fl.
TownsheDd. Mrs O'Donohue and Miss
HALEY, vocal solos; Miss Ada TOwnsheDd