The record-union., 1896-02-05
those in attendance as one of the pleas
ATTEST events of their lives.

those in attendance as one of the pleas
ATTEST events of their lives.
Mrs. Burnham last evening enter
tanned seventeen ladies in honor of Mrs
James H. Burnham of Folsom at. a
''thinble bee" It was very happy
event, and much merriment was occa-
stoned by the drawing of animals on
blackboard. Mrs. M. E. Crouch gave
the highest number Of answers and took
the prize Mrs. A. A. Van Voorhies
carried OFF the BOBBY. Both gifts were
well selected and very handsome. Miss
Wilsey gave piano selection which all
enjoyed. The seating of seventeen la
dies at the refreshment table was evil
dence that the sterner sex can be dis
pensed with occasionally. Everyone
had a happy time, and at 6 p. m. the
company left in groups, voting Mrs.
BurnRam a charming hostess. The fol-
lowing ladies were present: Mrs. DR..
Briggs, Mrs. G.. L. Simmons, Mrs. A. A.
Van VOORHEES,, Mrs. Crocker, Mrs. James
H. Burnham, Mrs. Hopkins, Miss SAT-
ford. Mrs. A. A. Redington, Mrs. G. A.
Wilsey, Mrs. W. w. Douglas, Mrs. E.
Twitchell Mrs. James Faris, Mrs. M.
E. Crouch, Mrs. Emma Sullivan, Mrs.
G.. B. Cosby, Mrs. T. r. Foster, Mrs.
Lawson and Miss Blossom Wflsey.
The Elks gave a elbow out" to an
honored member last night at Foresters'
Hail. The guest was T. w. Keene, the
distinguished tragedian, who arrived
just in time for the II o'clock toast and
to be installed in the presiding officers
chair.
The room was packed with Elks,
their friends and smoke. Such eminent
caterers as "Baldy" Johnson, Bob Dew
lin, Charley Post, Joe Hughes and the
''the like, clad in white caps and aprons,
served beer and sandwiches and sassy
language, while Policeman Doc Tyrrell,
in the full uniform of zone of the fin
est" kept order such as it was, while
Johnny Larkin supported the chair and
did the necessary smiling.
Mr.. Keene was a lively chair" and
imposed penalties right and left, among
the victims being Tom Scott and Pri-
vate Secretary MeCabe and others of
like kidney.
The Imperial Quintet furnished man
dolin and guitar music, when they could
get it in edgewise. The festivities were
punctuated by songs, speeches and
other advertisement, in which Mr.. Long
bottom wedged in a ballad to the sweet
lutings of Mr.. Heyman.
LAS we go to press the blowout goes
Oh, and Mr. Keene tires not.
1t is now in order for the Elks to turn
out this evening and give Keene a rous-
ing benefit, or haul in their horns.
The recital of the pupils of Mrs. Alb
bic Gerrish- -Genung took place last
evening at her residence, 1917 G street
The pupils showed marked advance
ment since the last recital, and all de-
parted well pleased with the evenings
entertainment. The programme was as
follows:
Lander, "Etude Petite, No. 26' Le-
bert & Stark, Mabel Plunkett; (a) lies
Cloches de NoeT' (Kohler), (b) "Menuet
aus Don Juan" (Nozart), Ruth Hoskin-
son; duet, Friendly Pastime" (Farmer),
Grace Bentley and Edna Giamelli; "Ro-
nance" erich Rubenstein). Ethel
Backrath; "Nocturne" (GurlitD, Miss
Rena Hoskinson; "'Valse Seriuse" (Os-
car WeiD, Edna GiamelIi; 'Menuet Gel
ebre'' G. BoccherinD, Grace Bentley:
duet. Polka Mazurka" (Streabog),
Lucy Pierson and Grace Bentley; "Ro-
nance sans Paroles (Xavier Carlies),
Jessie Beaton; Dorothy, Old English
Dance" (Seymour SMITH, Miss Lucy
Pierson; duet. "Printemps (Spring)"
0eon D. Ourville), Ethel Backrath and
Jessie Beaton: "Sonatine, No. 2, Op.
55" (Fr. Kuhlau), Miss Olive Miller;
L'HorIoge du Village CViIlage Clock)
Fantasia" (Carl Veley), Miss Theodore
Genung; Sonata No. 70 (Jos. Hayden),
Miss Rosa Whatley; duet, Blacksmith
in the Woods" (Theodore Michaelis),
''At Night" Morning" "By the Brook
side" Morning Prayer" THE Black
smith," Jessie Beaton and Mrs. Genung.