The evening times., 1896-11-28
VICTORIA Had TURKEY
ON THANKSGIVING DAY
Thought to Have Been Intended as
a Compliment to Bayard.
Ambassador Took a Souvenir Menu
and Presented 1t to the Queen.

queen invitation TO zine WITH ner Of
Thanksgiving night he carried with hin
to Windsor one OF the souvenir menus that
had been prepared by the American Society
for their national dinner and personally
presented it to the queen.
The souvneir contained portraits OF heI
majesty, President Cleveland and various
American notables, in addition to patriotic
sentiments and Enthusiastically Amer
lean quotations.
The menu included ali the usual Thanks
giving dishes turkey, cranberry sauce, Bos
ton beans and pun pkin pie.
The queen graciously accepted the Sou
venir and carefully laid 1T aside, presuma d
bly, to peruse at her leisure.
Roast turkey was one of the dishes o n the
queen table, and Il is pleasing and reason
able TO suppose that it was there as "a com
plimert to her American guest and in recog-
milton OF the American national festival l.
There is no doubt whatever that the invi
tation to Mr.. Bayard was intended in more
than n formal way, and, under all cir
cumstances is regarded as a direct evidence
OF the queens friendly good VIII toward
the American people.
A euchre party in honor of Miss NJ. V
Hagerty, of baltimore, W as gwen last nigh
at the home of Mr.. Charles L. Riordan, No
S22 Penn nsylvania avenue south east
Prizes were awarded TO Miss Mclaughlin
and Mr.. L. Herrell.
Those present Were: Miss Ennis, Mis-
Gardner. Miss Mclaughlin, Miss Crog
ton, Miss Coleman, Miss Sholes. Miss A len
and Messrs. Charles Lenimcs, Edw ard
Lemmes. II. Hcrren, Mr.. Edmondson. ant
Lord.
Miss Annie johnson was tendered a sur
prise masquerade party Tuesday evening al
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east. Games music andfancy dancing wer,
enjoyed until late hour. when informal re-
freshments were served.
Among the guests present in character
dress were Misses \. Trunncl, ID. Harrison,
C. Becker, A. Hammond. c. Kahlert, NJ
Collin, F. Mahy, NJ. Baden, A. Green, ID.
Harris. q. Gales. NJ Bail, X Smallwood,
X. Miller, u. Mckenzie, ]. Johnson b. Nc
Cathran, l.. Jaege. and Mcssrs F. Trunnel,
ID. Mckenzie. H Bassett. NJ. Morrison, a.
Torney. W. GetZindanner, W. Downs, B.
Wnkerson, w. Fowler, +. Higgs, W Ham
mond and w. Ball. Others present were
Mr.. and Mrs. Tilleux, Mrs, Mckenzie, Mrs.
Boston, Mrs. Brown. Mrs. Plummer, Mrs
Murray, Mrs. johnson, and Mrs johnson, jr
Miss Elizabeth NJ. Hope, OF Portland
Me, is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Adams, OF
Twenty-third street northwest.
A number of young people spent an en-
joyable ening at the residence of Mr. Ed
win Lundy, No. sos North Carolina avenuc
southeast last night. The object was the
formation of n social club
Among those present were Miss Raybold
Miss Howard, Miss Hergesheimer, Miss
Erberly, Miss Collins and Miss McKenna:
Messrs Howard, Rock, Hurst, Raybold
Edwin LUndy and Dom Lundy
Miss Mabel and Miss Hopkins, of 219 E
street northeast, gave a delightful party to
a score of young friends The parlors were
prettily decorated with flowers and the re-
freshment table handsomely arranged. The
evening was spent in conversation and
games. A lunch was served later.
The first meeting of the Fanchon Musical
Club was held Tuesday evening at the resi-
dence of Mrs. Echoff on Wisconsin avenue
The officers elected were Mr.. Carl Davis,
PRESIDENT Miss Margaret Schneider, secre-
tary, and Miss Clara Baker, treasurer.
Others present were Misses Coburn yena-
man, Culver Knott and Messrs. Homiller,
Schneider, Kengla and Knott.
a musical and dramatic entertainment
was held last night at Assembly Church
The program was opened with an over
followed by a dialogue between little Miss
Elsie Worth and Master Ralph Ludwig
Miss Katie Grady, the blind pianiste, gave
n recital, and Miss Lillian Palmer sang
Il soprano solo. The entertainment closed
with the farce, Trial of Fling Wing" in
which Miss Bessie Slate appeared as an
Irish girl Mr.. c. C. King was a clever
imitator of the genuine heather Chinee
The cast was made up of clever people. in
Guiding Miss F. Keene. Mr.. w. b. Smith,
Mr. s. Clark. Mr.. p. Moar. and Mr.. A B
Carly. The arrangement of the program and
training of the children were due to the
efforts OF Mrs. W. b. Smith.
Among the guests present were Rev. DIR.
Little and wife, Mr.. and Mrs. Lyman, Mr.
and Mrs. McBath, Mrs. White and Miss
White. Mr.. and Mrs. o. P Browne Mrs.
Rice. Mrs. Richmond and Miss Cecilia Rich
mond.
A reception was rendered Mr.. and Mrs
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