Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-12-03
ENTERTAINMENTS.

ENTERTAINMENTS.
She's a charming little witch,
And she does a fancy stitch
On a crazy patchwork cushion that is the
envy of her mother;
But 1t would make you smlle,
To behold the wondrouS style
In which she stitched patcn upon the
trousers of her brother.
The fair and festival of the ladies of
the congregation of the Church of the
Immaculate Conception, opened in St.
Marys hall wednesday, and will con-
tinue until tomorrow evening
Through the jealous efforts of the
ladies in charge, there has not only
been provided a series of delightful en-
tertainments, but handsome sum has
been realized for the new parochial
residence. The new school hall was
very handsomely decorated, and the
various booths and tables were gaily
bedecked with curtains, and flags and
bunting, while every conceivable article
Nwof merchandise was on sale. During
the evenings musical and literary pro-
grammes were rendered by st. Marys
mintsrels, and the organizations in the
parish The COMMITTEES in charge were
as follows, namely:
Fancy booth-Chairman, Mrs. Henry
Amen; assisted by Mrs. Charlotte
Brady, Mrs. James Conoway, Miss
Kate Wier, Mrs. Andrew Veese, Mrs.
Barrett Miss Maggie Flanagan, Mrs.
John Brady, Miss Nora O'Brien.
Fortune teller's tent-Chairman Miss
Mamie Layelle; assisted by Miss Ella
Fillman.
Orange Chairman, Miss Mamie
Brady; assisted by Miss Alice Allen,
Miss Mary Niggemeyer, Miss Anna
0 Malley, Mrs. John Brady.
Supper table-Chairman Miss Jen-
ME Carney; assisted by Mrs Robert
Ross, Mrs. John Weitzel, Mrs. Kate
Altmeyer Miss Ella McCready, Miss
Katherine Norton, Miss Margaret
Carey, Miss Grace Ingram
Refreshment booth-Chairman Miss
Cecella Mclaughlin; assisted by Mrs
Malachy Clark, Mrs. Mary McNeal,
Miss Maggie Monahan, Mrs. Harry
Hawkins.
Fishing pond-Chairman, Mrs. Agnes
Ferris; assisted by Mrs. Mary Normile
Sheekey's dining parlors on Twelfth
street contained merry and congenial
asSemblage Wednesday evening,
party of gentlemen gathering round
the festal board in honor of the birth
day of Gen. T. S. Riley The list of
guests included Hon. John A. Howard,
George J. Mathison, P. ]. Green, Seaton
Alexander, DR.. Wingerter, John ].
Coniff, DR.. John Carroll, Adam Blum,
William j. LutZ, e. B. Carney, Edward
Dufrene, Col Thomas O'Brien, John
Waterhouse, Ed MCGOWAN, Harry Eb-
berts and John j. Sheekey. The din
ner served was a splendid one, and the
subsequent remarks with the guest of
honor for the subject, were both appro-
pirate and eloquent.
The Twentieth Century Girls were
charmingly entertained between the
hours of two and five o'clock Wednes-
day afternoon by Mrs John Frew. at
her home on Fourteenth street, in COM
pliment to her visitor, Miss Mary Gard
ner, of Steubenville The diversion for
the meeting was progressive euchre,
and the contests were marked by skill
and spirit The first, prize, a fancy
head framed in ebony fell to Miss Ger
trude Fisher. Mrs. William Wilson Sc
cured the lone hand prize, a silver
mounted cut glass cologne bottle The
consolation prize, silver hat pin, was
captured by Mrs. Birney Kennard Nc
Mechen. Detachable refreshments were
served after the distribution of prizes.
The visitors present were: Miss Beas-
ley of Louisville; Miss Beall, of Wells
burg; Miss Roseborough, of Mississip-
pi; Miss Myers, of Harrisonburg. Va.
Mrs. Harry Whitaker will entertain
the club next Thursday
An informal reception, in compli-
ment to the Rev. and Mrs. N. S. Thorn
as, who departed on the following
day for their future home in Philadel
phia, was given in the Sunday school
room of ST. Matthews P. e. church
from eight until ten O'Clock Wednes-
day evening. Both have made warm
friends during the short time they have
lived in Wheeling and among the hun
dreds who called to say goodbye and
TO wish Mr.. Thomas a God-speed in his
work, were persons of all denomina-
tons. During the evening a committee
of ladies Of the congregation served
coffee, ices and cake.
The Mercantile Clubs THANKSGIVING
ball, which was to have been given
Tuesday evening, was indefinitely post
poned on account of the death Of near
relativs ct several Of the members