The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-02-09
Celebration Last Night Was One Of the
Events Of the Season.
SURVEYING THE TOWN FOR A NEW MAP
Wiliinm II. Holmes Ill I'm New YorK-
DIR. Smiley Has Something TO Sny
-SonE!Recitnt-Pc Notes nnd
Obscrvntions.

Suffolk. Va. Feb. S.-(SpecaD-In
handsome Iuriors. beautifully illumi-
mated and tas:efully decorated. amid
scenes OF dazzling radiance, enhanced
by pretty faces and graceful forms.
the Suffolk Literary Club celebrated
tonight. II was the annual ceiebra-
tlon held with former Mayor and Mrs.
John Il. Primer at their palatial resi-
dencc, on Brooklyn Heights.
1t was Il pink and green reception.
There were SmilaX, handsome palms
and other pot,cd plants prettily ar
ranged. The lights were pink.
Mrs. Primer, wearing white null over
pink silk, and Miss l4emmc Jordan,
white null over green SILK did the re-
ceiving. Miss Jordan provided each
guest with u booklet containing the
quotations from the hcroncs repro
scented, and from these quotations and
the costumes the assembly guessed
the identity of the hcroincs imperson-
ated The heroincs were grouped and
presented in tahlcauX. Pink mosquito
netting was drawn between the slid
ing doors, which threw Il beautiful
glow on the tablcauX. There was IN
interim between each tablcau for
guessing. Here are the groups which
were named by some Of the guests.
Others tried:
Group From Shakcspcarc--Miss In
lie Jones. Juliet, "ltomco and Juliet: :"
Miss Carrie Skies, Cordela, king
Lear Mn:. Arthur l.. Jones, Portia,
Merchant Of Venice" Mrs. r. H.
Rawles and Mrs. l.. T.. Harper. Merry
Wives of Windsor. in title role
Group From Longfcllow---NIiSs Alma
Darden. Priscilla, the Puritan. Maiden,
The Courtsh.p of Miles. Standish;''
Miss, Lizzie King, Evnnselnc. in title
role: Mics Fstclle Dardcn, Mime
hoha, the Indian girl. "lliawatha.'
Group From Tennyson---M Miss Edith
Skies the Princess. title role; Miss;
Lizzie Booker, May Queen. title role.
Miscellaneous Group-Nliss Jennie
Briggs, Ellen Douglas, In SCOTS Lady
or the Lake." Miss Georgia. Crump,
Lalla Rookh. in NIoorc's "Lalla Rookh;''
N:Ss Katie Holladay. Lucille. In owen
Meredith's LUCILLE" Miss Julia Phil
lips, Ginevra. In Samuel Rodgers
"C.nevra'
Miss Lille Jones read sketch of
the club. showing its progress from its
foundation, in 1894. TO tho present
me paper also touched on wnman's
evolution In the past quarter century
Among the other features were
i':ano solo, by Miss Georgia Crump;
recitation by Miss Lizzie King: vocal
SOLO, by Miss Jennie Briggs; an essay
bS Mrs. Arthur Jones, on the Victorian
poets; n violin solo, by Miss Helen
Quimby, accompanied on the piano by
MISS Frances Quimby
Then came uppetiZinE refreshments
more music ana the award Of prizes
prettily bound volumes of Wordsworth
and Poe.
MAKING 4 MAP.
There will soon be printed another
map of Suffolk. II. II. Loughhead, n
surveyor, of New York, arrived here
to-day to begin work: lie represents
the Sanborn Perrs Map company. The
map will be exhaustive. accurately de-
scr!bins every street and each house.
The work will take two weeks or more
OF the surveyors time and as much
longer to complete and print. Prof.
+. St ]. Wilson will help with the map.
I'LL IN NEW YORK.
Mr.. William II. Holmes IS i'll in New
York. y telegram announcing the fact
came to-day. Mr.. Holmes was n former
resident of this section. where he is well
known. He is a halfbro;her Of Mcssrs,
X. II. and II. NJ. Butler of Suffolk.
SAID FOR MEE-S EARS.
There will be an important gathering
at the Christian Church Friday next.
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