Evening star., 1896-03-30
Tue WORLD OF SOCIETY
Illinois 4sm;f|sr Friends Enjoy . Delightful
.... Reunion.
Teas, DinneEss and other Recent Hos
pitalit&es-PersOnal Events
OF Interest.

uiOiS lIttuOS TSSlQlNS III INlS city, anu QaQ
| the pleasure of welcoming especially the
entire Illinois congressional delegation,
! With three exceptions, and these were alb
sent from town. Mrs. Smith makes this
gathering Of Ininoisians the feature of her
hospitality each winter. and Saturday
nights event was a most delightful one
| The drawing rooms and dining room of her
plea SAINT home On NJ street were deco
| rated with the Illinois colors, red and
white. with profusion Of flowers, Flow
| ers and draperies framed the portraits Of
distinguished men of Illinois of the present
time. as we'll as Of the past. Vice pres!-
dent Stevenson and Senator Cullom. with
Grant, Lincoln, Logan and David Davis,
were In this galaxy. surrounded by Illinois
| notices and national flags. A bountlfIl
collation. was spread and the supper table
prettily decked with red and white carna-
tions. The hostess, who was most becom-
tng1y gowned in black silk with jetted lace
trimming the bodice, was assisted by Mrs.
| Wood. wife of Representative Wood Of
Illinois, who was elegantly dressed in green
velvet. During the evening Colonel Ross
| sang illinois, the guests joining in the
| chorus. A mandolin club also played
| throughout the. reception. Regrets were
| received from the Vice President and Mrs
| Stevenson. the former having a previous
engagement: Senator Palmer. who is out in
illinois, and Representatives Hadley and
Payson. who were also out of town.
Among the guests were Senator Cullom
Representative and Mrs. Aldrich, Represen-
tative and Mrs. Connolly. Representative
and Mrs. Graft. Representative and Miss
Crane. Representative and Mrs. Hopkins.
| Representative Belknap. Representative
Smith. Representative and Mrs. Burrell,
Representative and Mrs. White. Represent
ative and Mrs. Foss. Representative and
| Mrs. Prince Representative and Mrs. Lori
mer, Mrs. Eckels, ex-Representative and
Mrs. Henderson. Commissioner and Mrs.
Browning. Col. r. NJ. Thompson, Maj. and
| Mrs. Pitney. Maj. and Mrs. Powell Capt.
White superintendent railway mail Office;
| Mrs White,' Mrs. 'Crab5e, Mrs Weber. Col.
and Mrs. Ross. Col. ]. c. Jones. Mr.. d. A.
| Ray, Miss Ray, Mrs. Watkirs. Mrs. Jen-
| kins. Judge and Mrs. Weldon, Mr.. and Mrs.
| D. F. Shaw. Mr.. and Mrs. e. J. Smith of
| Dixon. ILL.,: Mr.. Barton Huff. Mr.. and Mrs.
| Ferrell, Mr.. ard Mrs. Haines and Repre-
| sentative and Mrs. Reeves.
Senator German gave dinner Saturday
night in honor Of Mr.. r. NJ. Larner. whose
| marriage on the Sth of next month to Miss
H. Adelaide De Freest of Troy, n. Y, has
| already been arnounced. The guests were
Vice President Stevenson. Senator Black
! burn. Senator Jones Of Arkansas. Senator
| Roach of North Dakota, w. r. Cox, secre-
| tary of the Senate; Representative Miles Of
| Maryland, Mai. J. NJ. Carson, MIR. D. s.
Barry, Mr.. Fred Smith and Mr.. H. L. West.
| Miss Jane Fuller gave a tea Saturday
| for her young friends to meet Miss Tut
! hill OF Portland. Mrs. Hugh Wallace and
| Miss Scott assisted in receiving, and Mrs.
Aubrey presided at the tea table.
Representative and Mrs. Stone enter
tanned Saturday night company of friends
at euchre rar:y. among them being
| Representative and Mrs. Bankhead, Rep
rese.itative ard Mrs. r. IL. Clark. Rem
resentatire Colson, Mr.. and Mrs. W. G.
lln sS,ra ,-,a
Miss Robbins DR.. and Mrs. Hicklng, Mr..
and Mrs. White, Representative and Mrs.
i. J. Sorg. Representative and Mrs. Joseph
y. Scranton, Representative and Mrs. w.
Il. Hooker. Representative NJ c. Owen.
Mr.. Gordon, Representative John E. Cor
l-ss. Representative r. G. Cousins and Rep
| resentative Thomas Settle.
Mr.. b. H. Warner entertained at dinner
| Saturday night Speaker Reed, Mr. Justice
Brown. Justice Elvey. Justice Shepherd.
Senator Burrows Col. James G. Berrett.
Mr.. George c. Maynard. Mr.. Lewis ].
Davis. Mr.. George w. McLanahan, DIR.
John B. Larner. Representative James o.
Richardson. Representative Cobb. Repre-
sentative Babcock, Judge Peele and Repre-
sentative Cannon.
On April Mrs. Levi P. Morton and Miss
Morton will sail for Europe, for the benefit
Until the summer Miss Morton and Miss
Alice Morton; who have been in California
spending, the winter. returned to Albany
yesterday.
The engagement of Miss Catherine Long
worth Anderson. daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
William p Anderson of Cincinnati to Mr..
Henry Arnold Peckham. son of Justice
Peckham Of the United States Supreme
Court, is announced.
Miss Lula Baird has returned from q
| visit to friends at Silver Grove. w. Va.
Mrs. Edward Kendall Rogers of Chicago
| is the guest of nt.r sister, Mrs. John Trim
BILE. 30t., o street.
Mrs. Charles Carroll Stein of Pueblo,
Col, is also visiting her parents at 1909 o
street.
The "Deestricis Skule" was presented
Saturday night at the Fifth Congregational
Church by corps Ct young peopl. from
the First Congregational Church. The
parts were very well taken .and the au-
dience filed the hall to overfiowing After
the entertainment the performers were ell
tertained ct Mrs. Jennings by the c. T..
young people af the Fifth Church Among
those in the cast were Mr.. Albert Woods
as the teacher, Mr.. Garden As Col. BILL
maker, Miss Williams as "Mrs. Crane
MIR. Browning as Seth Crane, Miss Sny-
der as "Mehitabie JONES'" Miss Johnson
as Venus Nightingale Weeks Miss Pea
body as "Jerusha handerbury.'' Mis-; Nc-
Pherson and Miss Rugg as the "Runisum
Twins, I'rof. Hazcn as bill CaI,' I'r.
Harrison Samuel Snooks,'' Mr. Brad
Peter Butterheah," NJ. Allen as "Napo-
Icon Measles" Mr.. Kyselka as "Christopher
Columbus Fits and Mr.. Connor as Bobby
O'Lea." Later in the evening about fif-
teen of the performers appeared at the re-
ception at the First Church in their gay
costumes. affording grea- amusement
ahe "Melrah" Pleasure Club has been
formed with the following members:
Misses Mae Bie!aski. Rose 'Bieaski, Kate
Gleason j. Boulw.tre, A. Gleason ami
Nellie Cgle. and E:essrs. ID. H. Ready, J..
p. Kessler, Geo. Ruhl. VIM. Tannyson, A.
J. Ready, VIM. Blundon and joe IIa,erty
The club meets every week. the last meet
ing being with the Misses Gleason.
Rev. Z. o. Eldritlge and wife are SPEND
ing few weeks at Old Point Comfort
Va. MIR. Eldridse is just recovering from
a severe attack of typhoid fever.
A SPIRITUALIsTS' CELEBRATION,
Fcrty-Eigkth Anniversnry OF the
Rochester Rappin9s Observed.
The forty-eighth anniversary of the
founding of spiritualism was observed yes
terday at Metzerott Hail. under the aus
pices Of the Washington branch of the Ma
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