The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-08-14

week have not been so nuuier-
Gus that it is impossible 20 chron-
ieie them in detail. The weather
was hot and hundreds OF peop,e
are out OF town so large affairs wers M.
numerous. The formal opening OF the
Firioch Club on Thursday evening, the
dance across the bay last evening. and the
usual round OF yachting and lake parties
make up the weeks pleasure.
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Mr. and Mrs. J. F. NcNaught and Miss
II. Mcknight returned Yesterday on tho
steamship Brixham from Dutch Harbor
Alaska.
Red Cross work still finds society its all
1ect servant. Last week the ladies tro,,.
oieu themselves Chiefly over the alarming
deat1 rate in the San Francisco r,,i1ifarv
camps and many a box OF Injuries went
south 10 cheer the boys in blue in their
trouble This week they have something
very important TO occupy their attention
oh tuesday and Wednesday. August Is and
ID. the Red Cross societies Of the state of
washington will hold their first convar
tion IN tnis city. Delegates Will be presen,
from all OF the societies and the affair viii
De the social event of the week On Tues
DAY morning the meeting will be called 20
order by Mrs. j. c. Haines. president Of the
Seattle society. and the election of officers
for the state organization held. After
wards the ladies will serve an elaborate
luncheon. The afternoon session will he
devoted to the usual addresses OF welcome
and the response by the president OF the
Tacoma Red Cross society Then viii
come reports from every society repre-
scented and an outline Of the work done in
California flrcr 4.pA
ernoon an excursion boat with the ladis.
on board will make the trip to the Port
orchard dry dock. In the evening there
Will De number Of box parties az the the
ater "Wednesday will be given over To dis.
cussions and details OF the work that is to
be done. The committees that have charge
OF the coming convention have included in
their lists nearly all of the prominent wo-
men OF the city. The committees have been
announced as follows:
The reception committee with genera,
charge of the convention affairs. consists
or Mrs. 4. A. Strout. chairman: Mrs. r. r.
osgood. Mrs Charles Power Mrs H. c.
Henry. Mrs. w. T. Preston. Mrs G. T.
Smith. Mrs. Thomas Burke. Mrs. NJ. J.
Carkeek. Mrs. Charles Shepard Mrs
Thomas Hardin. Mrs. Winfield r. Smith
Mrs. E. c. Neufelder. Mrs. Harold Pres
ton. Mrs. George NJ. Paschall. Mrs. John
Y. Terry. Mrs. W. w Robinson. Mrs A.
b. Stewart, Mrs. II. L. Holmes. Mrs
James D. Lowman. Mrs Charles Watson,
! Mrs II. c. Colver, Mrs. L. L. Smith and
Mrs. II. S. MacCulsky.
The house committee, with a multitude
OF duties, includes Mrs. Francis Rotch,
chairman: Mrs. Clarence Coulter Mrs E
+. Blaine. Mrs Robert Wilson, Mrs F. A.
Bell, Mrs. Fred Stimson, Mrs F. J. Burns,
Mrs. Fred Karl Strive, Mrs Charles Roll
Inns. Mrs. w. L. Geary, Mrs. Colun bus Ty-
Ter. Mrs. T. F. Townsley, Mrs. d. n. Bax-
ter. Mrs. +. +. McEwan. Mrs. Charles E.
| Burnside. Mrs II. c. Eversole, Mrs f. w
Andrews. Mrs. NJ +. Benton. Mrs Charles
Clary, Mrs. u. G. Hubbard. Mrs, George
Donworth. Mrs. Baker Stevens. Miss Mary
Strive, Miss Fannie Munday and Miss
/, Clark
The hospitality committee is naturally
the largest and it's duties will he carefully
looked after by Mrs. Mary VI. Miller chair
man; Mrs. Lyman Banks. Mrs. II. 4. No
Bile. Mrs. Sutcliffe Baxter. Mrs. Z. L. Ter
~, Mrs. A. p Vinnedge. Mrs. A. Fortlouis
Mrs. h ". Sackman. Mrs. o. A. Water
house, Mrs. o. V. Roe. Mrs. L. P. Mayer
Mrs. p. 3. NJ. Miller. Mrs. ]. r. Hayden
Mrs Fl. W. Augustine. Mrs. Frank w
Parker. Mrs. l.. c. Gilman, Mrs. w. II.
Finck. Mrs. Bailey Gatzert. Mrs. James
Koleman, Mrs. NJ. Gottstein. Mrs A. w
Engle. Mrs. J. G.. Scurry. Mrs. NJ D. Bal
lard Mrs. Samuel Crawford. Mrs. c. p
Stone. Mrs. S. p. Randolph. Mrs. r. NJ
Price. Mrs. l.. Schoenfeld. Mrs. II. A. Kyer
Miss Degginger. Mrs. L. X. Hamilton, Mrs
W II. Fairbanks. Mrs. ]. W. Hanna. Mrs
l.. c. Darling and Mrs. J. ". Goodwin.
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putting little vapor launch last night
conveyed a merry party OF young people
10 the old yacht club house just under the
hill at West Seattle. The first party OF
this kind was given just one week before
ard was such pronounced success that Il
had 10 be repeated The club house is two
stories in height. with the lower fitted UP
and occupied by a restaurant man. The
dancing room is on the second floor and Is
OF considerable extent Wide open win
dowS look out on the bay and through them
the sea breeze floats IN In cooling blasts. A
piano in fair condition. makes an orcs.es-
ira unnecessary. Surrounding the club
house is a balcony. which forms delight
full stroliIng place between dances. Mr..
Ian don c. Henry and Mr.. Ga yton Craw-
ford made the arrangements for las.
nights party. The invited were Mr.. and
Mrs Tracy Robertson Mr.. and Mrs Ellis
Morrison, Mr. ard Ms l.. p. Byrne. DR..
and Mrs. p \. Purify, Mr.. and Mrs. Otto
Richter. Mr.. and Mrs. George Kirk, Miss
Sehl. Of Victoria: Miss Frost of Olympia:
Miss May Pratt Miss MARY Rehcr. % Bal
ti,nors: Miss Ida Smith. Miss Sara Akin
son. Miss Genevieve Relfe Mics Lieweliyn
Bagiey. Miss Ethel Cardin. Miss Millicent
Fox Miss Mvra Smith, Miss Dorothy
Phelps Miss Elsie Bruins. Miss Gene Ora
ham. Miss ESteile Fisher Miss Alice Fii-
hedge Miss Ora Brown, Miss Aimee Smith.
Nr Langdon c. Henry. MIR. Paul Henry,
Mr. Ridgey Force. Mr.. Fred H2mnons, Mr..
CLAYTON Crawford. MIR Louis :. Crag3n.
Mr. Harry " Walthew. Mr., Kellogg. Mr..
Colt Murray. Mr.. George Allen. Mr.. A0el-
bert Hicks. Mr.. Fred King. Mr.. Leroy
Backus Mr. c. /. Scarry. Mr.. Robert
HodSdon Clary. Mr.. John n WLng 8r.
Paul Richards. Mr.. Wyckiiffe Thompson
and Mr. VIII Mcdowell.
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The FTrloch. the new summer club house
which the men OF the swell set have Just
completed % the shore 81 Lake Washing
ton a few hs1cks from Madison street
park. Was formally opened Thursday even
ing with 1rSe 90 the anest dancing parties
% the summer To appreciate the F1rio-h
ore must gee IT, TIE club house IS large.
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