The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-06
OLYMPIA SOCIETY.

OLYMPIA. Jan. &-The Ladies Manfc-
I'm Club sprang q surprise upon the local
press last Monday evening by giving
musical recital at the home of Mr.. ard
Mrs J c. Horr. TO an audience OF news
paper men and ladies only. The club Is
composed OF eight members. four Of whom
have mastered the mandolin and four the
guitar. These are Mrs Horr, Mrs. Otis.
MISS Julia caFauaugh. and Miss Thomp
son and Miss Macieary. Miss Follansoee,
Miss Oyerhuise and Miss Bertha Hall.
Though the ladies have been taking
course Of instruction under direction of
Prof Roweii for some months past, they
have kept well their secret. and the enter
talnment rendered the press Monday
evening was a happy and melodtous sur
prise. The Indies have consented 10 give
Two public rscitalS in the near future, one
in Olympia and the other az shelton. The
public may expect a treat when the ladies
come out without the least risk OF
disappointment.
Olympia Lodge No. ]. +. & A NJ. has
lnaugurated a plan that is happily de-
signed 20 stimulate attendance of the
membership and promote the welfare OF
the s;aid old lodge. Meetings are con-
veRed promptly at o'clock. and when no
time consuming work is on hand the bus
mess is promptly discharged and the la
dies. especially Of the Eastern star, are
invited in. A brother Or friend entertains
the social session with Il lecture. by In
vitation. and the ladies kindly vary the
progra rarne with music. The initial lee
ture OF this course was delivered by Rev.
A o. Sawin, and the programme was
voted a decided success. Worshipful Mas
ter David f. Baiy is responsible for 1t.
Uncle sam has become SO economical
that he no longer provides clerk Tor the
OLYMPIA district land office. Frank Nc
N-rf
with the close Of January, leaving Regis
ter Deckebaeh and Receiver Seobey 10
do their own clerical work.
Mr. George II. Libbey, native Olym-
plan who served as stenograpner IN the
state auditors Office during the incum-
bency of Auditors Grimes and Frost, and
has since been engaged as bookkeeper In
the Capital National bank. has gone 10
Spokane to enter the employ OF the North
eru Pacific Railway Company.
The Ladies' Relief society has an
nonced for the celebration of Washing
toms birthday a klondike and poverty
BAH TO be given in the pariors OF the
Olympia hotel.
Mrs c. ID. Garfield, of Olympia, suf-
fered loss OF her household goods in the
wreck OF the Corona. She was en- route
to juneau TO join her husband, and took
passage on the Al-Ki because accommo-
dations aboard the Corona were not 10
be had when she applied. Her freight
could not be taken aboard the A-hi,
hence was shipped via the ili-fated Co
roma.
Hon. A. C. Little. state fish commits
sioner, was over from Tacoma Thursday
completing prelIminares for the construc-
ton of fishways over Tumwater falls of
Des Chutes river.
The attending physician reports that the
change In the condition of Judge {. H.
Aver is so slight as 10 be scarcely per-
ceptibie from day TO day, but that he has
weakened perceptibly during the week.
Rev. j. r. Chaplin, Olympia college pro-
moter has returned from an Eastern Wis
il extending 70 New York and covering a
period of several weeks.
Mr.. J. f.. Hannegan has returned TO
Whatcom from an engagement of several
months in the office of the secretary of
state making a complete new index rec
ord of all the articles filed in that office
since the beginning of Washington's ter
ritoriai existence.
Albert T.. Young, whose skull was Sc