, 1896-10-24

her best and favored the audience with
a vocal and two piano selectionA
Dean Mallett recited q very touch
ing little poem Of his own composition
and Mrs. Grant gave she Wanted to
Learn Elocutton." Others who helped
to make the evening entertaining were
Miss Williams. a piano solo; Mr.. Var
nell, vocal solo; Nj. and Mrs. Green
baum. violin and piano duet: Mrs.
Campbell piano solo; reading by Canon
Smith.
A reception will be given Dean and
Mrs. Mallett next Wednesday evening
at st. Matthews hall. to which the pub
lie Is cordially invited.
A dozen friends spent the evening
with Mr.. and Mrs. Campbell Tuesday
and enjoyed a social game Of cards.
Those present were Mr.. and Mrs. Daley,
Mr.. and Mrs. Corthell. Mr.. and Mrs.
Holmes, Mrs. Denfg. Mrs. Buck, Mr..
Harris, Mr.. Stryker.
Card parties have not yet begun to
pail upon people and the one given last
Thursday afternoon by Mesdames Cos
den and Hamilton was enjoyable.
Choice refreshments were served. Mrs.
Lehman won the first prize. an ex-
n,-;cito onbro;darod do;Iy MIRO roa ,,,t
cards for the second, a handsome sofa
pillow, Mrs. Sprague cut for the third.
a beautiful fern dish.
The following ladies were present:
Mesdames Barnes, Varnum, Root, Arm
old. Moudy, Wilkinson, E. A. Wilkin-
son. Connor. Corthell, Bell. Durlacher,
Manassee. Lehman, Bauman, Denig,
Gillies. Kennedy, Coburn, Haley. Nc
Clary, Coe, Balch, Marsh, Mahoney,
Kingsford. Duffy, McCord, Sprague,
Hodgeman, Ivinson, Talbot, Eggleston,
Downey, Roach, Symons, Grant,
George, Campbell, Ruprecht, Breiten-
stein.
The Ladies' Alpha Literary circle en-
joyed a delightful evening with Mrs.
George this week. Mrs Corthell en-
%tertained the club with g mos: interest
ing and highly instr.lrt v, paper on
THE Jesuits." and Mrs. Helen Barnes
read charmingly the magazine article
on the issues of the day assigned for
the evening.
Mrs. Hamilton and Mrs. Gosden will
entertain again next Tuesday after
noon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren McCord have
moved into the Baptist parsonage.
A pleasant surprise was given Mrs.
Ivinson last Thursday evening by q
few Of her friends in honor Of her
birthday. Although taken unawares
Mrs. Ivinson proved to be the Same
genial hostess and no tollier evening
was ever spent. Refreshments were
served after which the guests departed
wishing their hostess many happy re-
turns of the day. Those present were
Mr.. and Mrs. Bauman, MI. and Mrs.
Manasse. Mr.. and Mrs. Balch, MI. and
Mrs. Conner. Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas,
Mr.. and Mrs. Lehman, Mrs. Talbot and
Miss Annie Talbot.
Mrs. E. A. wilkinson entertained the
card club last evening.
The initial ball for the season OF
'96-97 was given by the university and
town boys last evening at North Star
hall. All were rested after a long. sum-
mer vacation and entered heartily in
to the enjoyment Of the dance. Beau
ttful gowns and happy faces made the
room a brilliant Ger Those present
were Misses Grace Davis, Lulu Alsop,
Daisy Cox, Maude Moudy, Lois Hol-
hday. Lucy George. Hattie Knight,
Mabelle Land, Adelaide Brown, Bessie
Holiday, Jessie Dayton, Blanche Dur
lacher, Grace Sharpless. Maud Fisher,
Maude Wilson, Tfllie Liebler, Nellie
Dean, Mile Thompson, Frances Will
Jams; Messrs. Settele, Wilson. Coburn,
Kuster. Hesse. Breitenstein, Fitch,
Champion. Holiday. Ingham. DeKay.
Beach. Smith, Brees, Winters, Lantx,