The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-09-11
OUR CARD BASKET,

She bad 50 many daughters
She didn't know what to do.
So she kissed them and she sent them
Out to sail upon the sea,
Where their checks grew red and rosy
And their hearts beat loud and free.
Miss Katie Grady Is visiting in Chester.
H. B. Love Of Philadelphia is visiting
friends In this city to-day.
MIRA. Mecharrar and Mr.. Randolph had
avery pleasant trip at Atlantic City.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. NJ. Field Of this city
spent Wednesday with friends In West
Chester, Pa.
Martin Keough and his son John, OF this
city visited West Chester on Thursday for
tho purpose of looking after some improve.
ment to their property on Biddle street.
Mrs. Sue Hendrickson of this city Is Wis.
iting Mrs. Theodore Pennock Of Kenneth
Square, Pa.
Samuel H. Baynard last night enter.
tanned tho teachers Of st. Paul's Sunday
School at his home. Plans for Sunday
School work were talked over and an en-
joyable time also spent.
Miss Bertha Greaves has returned to her
home in Chester.
DR.. r. H. Jones is homo from Ocean
City.
Candidate for Levy Court John Lynn
was circulating amongst the farmers at
Shellpot Park on Thursday afternoon.
Mr.. J. Jackson Pierce paid Collindale u
visit last evening.
Penrose Buckley, formerly an en-
ployee Of the Wilmington Dental Manu-
featuring Company, has built an exten:
sion to the building ut the corner OF
Thirticth and Market sttaets, and will EN-
gage in the nickel plating business.
Miss Hattie Hammond and Ida Bennett
arc visiting in Philadelphia to-day.
Isaac Morris of Green Spring was in this
city yesterday.
The Misses Minker, Emma Harper aud
Gertie Button of Mitchell and Basins
store were in Philadelphia on Wednesday
attending the millinery opening of the
wholesale houses.
Miss Sophia O'Connor of West Eighth
street has been spending several days in
Philadelphia and visited the neighboring
parks.
Misses Mary and Edna Gheen are visit
ing in Kenneth Square.
Mrs John Cosgrove has returned home
from IL pleasant visit to Newark, N. j.
Samuel Speaknan and George Willis
were at Port Penn yesterday,
Miss Daisy Dougherty of Philadelphia
has returned to her home after weeks
visit 10 West Eight street friends.
Miss May Kane has returned home from
apleasant visit to friends in Salem, N Y.
Claude Sharp and Max Jester have re.
turned home from Dover where they spent
IL week,
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Ramsbergcr last
evening received their friends at their
East Eleventh street'homc.
Miss Jennie Salter of Srenton has re-
turned home after visiting Miss Mabel
Morris.
Harry j. Pollock and John McAvoy of
New York are in this city
Rev. Van b. Northrup of st. Johns,
Nd, is with Rev. +. b. Short.
Mr.. Charles Armour OF Chester visited
our city recently.
John j. Ryan has returned home from u
"trip to Canada.
Miss Mabel, youngest daughter of Geo.
W. and Mary Vernon, No. sos West Fifth
street, celebrated the thirteenth nnniver-
sary of her birth, .on Thursday, in com
pany with several of her young lady
friends. The occasion to all concerned was
q highly enjoyable one Several souvenirs
was received which will be cherished
while life lasts. One of the most desira-
Bile was copy of Whittier's EARLY Poems,
from little Miss Davidson of Milford in
scribod from EVA to Mabel" Fancy mr.
ticles such as young ladies appreciate
made up the balance Misses Nobel Pet.
tijon, Alice Hanna, Ethel Walker and
Margaret Pyle comprised the company.
The homo of Mrs. R. NJ Carly was very
much lighted up by the welcome faces of
the members OF Bethel choir and other
friends. The cause of their meeting was
to celebrate the eighteenth birthday Of
Miss l. c. Carly in tho way Of u surprise
party.
The evening was spent in n very en- 10y
able way The program consisted of solos,
Rotations and quotations. About II
o'clock, the guests were invited to the
dining room where q table had been
spread for their special benefit. She re-
ceived many beautiful and useful presents
for which many thanks were returned.
Among those present were: Mr.. NJ. Il.
Sterling, organiat, Miss G. Sterling, Mrs.
H. Hinson. Mrs. NJ. +. Carly, Mrs. Eliza
Mercer, Mrs. Il. l.. Staats, Mrs, Floyd,
Mrs Tillor Mrs. Brown, Misses Burris
Anderson, Ash. Hopkins and Lewis.
Messrs. Brown, Sewal, Wright, George
Wright, William Rodgers Hollis and Mr..
Staats At II reasonable hour the friends
happy birthdays
Last evening at their future residence on
Stakes street Havrc dc Grace, Harry l..
Virtue and Miss Eva NJ. Young were mar.
ried The Rev William f. Bird, pastor
of tho Methodist Episcopal Church, otiici-
ated. Tho bride wore a brown cloth Co.'S
tune.
Yesterday at noon Miss Maggie st.
Clair, of Port Deposit, was married to
Mr.. William Grason, of Rising Sun. The
ceremony took place at the brides resi-
dencc, where nearly a hundred persons
had assembled. The Rev. Mr.. Shaw, Of
the Presbyterian Church, OBLIGATED. The
bride was clothed in Dresden silk, with
gloves and slippers to match. Miss Bertha
Price and Miss Annie St. Clair were
bridesmaids and wore white organdio
gowns. Mcssrs. Hiram st. Clair and John
Feathorman were grOomsmcn.
Miss Alice Hopes gave watermelon
party to n number of her friends one day
last week. Those present were: Mr.. VIM.
Hopes and family, Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse
Hopes, Misses Florence BritOn, Annctta
Wells, Hannah Smith, Alice Hopes,
Julia Kir :, Rcba c. Beaurcgard, Katie
Porter, Viola Porter, Bessie Habbart, Mr..
and Mrs. Chas. W. Ottcy Mr.. and Mrs.
Lot G.. Casey, Master Walter Maxwell,
Herbert Homphill, Harry Smith, Mcssrs.
Joseph Hopes, Willie Hopes, John
Boudin, George Boudin, Hurry King
George King, Chas. Weldin, VIM. Hab
bart, Wilmer Wier, Bayard Talley, How
ard Baldwin. John Spratt, Louis Lloyd,
and Chas. Nicholas of Germantown. Tho
evening was spent in playing various
kinds Of games and eating the juicy fruit
of the melon.
A surprise party was rendered last even
ing to Miss Hannah Seidenberg In honor
of her twcnty-ilrst birthday. Among
those present were: Mr.. and Mrs. Ed,
Seidenbcrg, Mrs. Geo. Sasse, Misses Lizzie
and Alillie Seidcnberg, Clara katz, Carrie
Spath, Lillic Schwarz, Kate Gallagher,
Minnie Aleier Mcssrs. James Parthrce,
Joseph Donlon, John Willis, William
Karr, William Myers, Frank Bosom,
Ralyh Sasse and others
The evening was pleasantly spent and
refreshments were served in abundance.
Miss Seidenberg Is a handsome and ac-
complished young lady and now that she
Is Fl it Is safe to say that some gay Lo-
thorio will surprise her by asking her to
renounce single oussedness for married
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