The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1898-06-21

or the many handsome social
functions held In Logan, and for
which our little city has acquired
quite an enviable reputation, not
only among the "elite" of Logan but
abroad as well, none will be re-
membered with more pleasant re-
collections than the Twentieth Gen.
tury Club reception held at the ele-
CANT home Of Mr.. and Mrs. B. X.
Tritch, Main and High SITS, on last
Thursday evening during the hours
between eight and eleven, to their
many friends. Two hundred guests
enjoyed the affair, the spacious hall
and adjoining parlors being thrown
open to accommodate those who
called to pay their respects. The
different rooms presented a semi
military appearance with its mass
of bunting and the stars and stripes
as draperies while the floral decor
ations were blooming potted plants,
nasturtiums, cut flowers, palms,
ferns and trailing vines, presenting
picture CT tropical beauty with its
foliage plants of fragrant flowers,
and in the dining room where a
dainty collation. of ice cream and
cake was served was done entirely
in sweet peas; the club colors in
graceful folds was suspended from
chandelier and ceiling about the
large dining table in the centre of
which was hugh mirror repre-
sentative of miniature lake. In
the receiving line were the follow
ing members of the club:
Mrs. B. X. Tritch in figured or
candle over yellow silk.
Mrs. j. T. Sanderson light grena-
dine, lace trimmings and ribbons.
Mrs. Macintosh, black silk gre.
nadine skirt. pink silk waist, pink
chiffon and pearl trimmings.
Mrs. 7. j. Lytle, black silk, lace
trimmings.
Mrs. G. L. Boyer, light figured or
candle, lace and ribbon trimmings.
Mrs. John Daugherty, black silk,
white lace trimmings.
Mesdames DR.. Lyon, J. G. Nor
gan, I. N. Stiers, j. B. Dollison and
James Rochester, a coterie of the
clubs intelligent bookworms were
kept busy extending invitations
and escorting their guests to the
dining room where they were SER
we'd with refreshments of cream
and cake by the Misses Margaret
Lytle, Lulu Lindley, Clara Mont
gomery, Robin Rochester, Amelia
Stiers, Mrs. Frank Pond and Miss
Mable Poston of Nelsonville. AS
each guest retired from the dining
room they were presented with a
buttonaire.
Each member of the club wore q
small boquet of sweet peas, the club
flower.
Those of the ladies of the club not
on committees, circulated among
the guests of the evening and caus-
ed the smiles of contentment to
burst forth spontaneously by their
own winning and open hearted
greetings.
Stationed in the hall were two OF
Logan's debutanties. the Misses
Robin Rochester and Daisy San.
derson, who with a pleasing smile
of welcome directed the arrivals to
the cloak rooms.
During the evening the guests
were not allowed to 60 thirsty as in
a cozy inch of the reception hall
was located "Dewey fount" pre-
sided over by the Misses Hattie
Tritch and May Macintosh who
cheerfully quenched the thirst of
the travellers in their onward march
to the twentieth Century," while
in the parlor an inviting banner
stretched across rustic retreat, on
which was displayed in large gilt
letters the following;
REFRESH YOURSELVES
AT SIMPSONS FoUNT.
This mute appeal to the happy
guests was an appropriate one, and
conveyed the pleasing intelligence
that while it might be "Dewey" in
Manila, yet figuratively speaking
Sampson was not to be outdone In
hospitality in Logan.
The ladies of the Twentieth Cen.
tury Club, like their sister literary
clubs, do not believe in doing any.
thing In half hearted manner
also thoughtfully provided for the
entertainment of those of theil
guests who were musically inclined
as in a corner of the parlor with
"Old Glory" for a background was
stationed the Logan Mandolin Clut
who discoursed excellent selections