Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-05-26
DONATION DAY
At the Home For Aged and Friendless
Women Many Visitors, and De-
ligh full Concert Programme Rem
dered.

Very many of our local people visit
ed the Home for Aged and Frinedless
Women, yesterday afternoon, on the
occasion of Donation Day, and again
last evening, when the concert was
given, followed by the serving of re-
treshments and a general season of So
cial enjoyment. The donation feature
OF the day realized results eminently
satisfactory to those in charge OF this
deserving institution, while the musical
event of last evening was one of the
most pleasing of the season, and was
greatly enjoyed by the large audience
assembled. The programme rendered
was as follows:
Quartette-"Old Folks at Home" ..
Misses Eleanore Vardy. Eva Egerter,
Amanda Spell, Theresa Phillips.
Solo Who'll Buy My Lavender,
-. Mss Sue Caldwell. : '''s''H'"
Vocal Solo-"I Know a Bank. Parker
Miss Eva Egerter.
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Miss Elizabeth Carr
Vocag Solo-"ro sevilla', ......... .Dessauer
vooa, so,o Miss Mis- Flora g, stifeII;, ,,,s.
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Miss Fritsche.
Piano solo-yalse. Chopin op a. No. l
Miss Ella Brice
vocal solo- so Day, Marie" .Pessard
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"a 20 Promise Me" DeKoven
", Mss 2 Theresa Phillips. NORRIS
Recitation-Segected .....................
Miss Ella Chew.
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Quartette-" Good Night ..e'..s.. Goldberg
Misses vardy, Egerter, Spell and Phil,
Accompanies. Miss Ella Brice and Miss
Fritsche
The piano was kindly furnished by f.
This programme was rendered
throughout in a faultless manner. Par
ticularly pleasing was the Chopin piano
solo by Miss Ella Brice, her reading of
the Valse being spirited and effective,
and the meritorious vocal solos by
Misses Sue Caldwell. Theresa Phillips,
Eva Egerter, Eleanor Vardy and Flora
Stifel. These ladies were in excellent.
voice, and their several selections fully
merited the praise and applause given
them. Miss Brice is particularly en-
titled to credit, she, in addition to her
solo, having played every accompani-
ment but one.
The entire affair was very enjoyable
one, and the ladies in charge were very
happy over the outcome last evening.
At noon luncheon was served at the
home. A large number Of the visiting
Christian Endeayor delegates accepted
the invitation of the lady managers ana
dined at the home. Later they looked
over the building. The house was
tastefully decorated with cut flowers
and plants. A large number of visit
ors were shown over the home during
the day and found every department.
in even better shape than over. Mrs.
George B. Caldwell had charge of the
musical entertainment in the evening.
The Board Of Lady Managers wish
to thank every one who made dona-
lions OF any kind yesterday. The Board
is composed of the following: Presi-
dent, Mrs. John Wagner, SO Twelfth
street; vice presidents, Mrs. Ellen
Caldwell, Mrs. J. F. PAUL, Mrs. Geo.
X. Wheat, Mrs. ]. n Vance, Mrs. w.
H. Anderson, Mrs. George Wise. Mrs.
F. II. Williams; corresponding secre-
tary, Mrs. A. ]. Clarke; recording sec
rotary, Mrs. II. F. Jones; assistant
treasurer. Mrs. ]. A. Bell; managers,
Mrs. L. u. Sands, Mrs. A. c. Egerter.
Mrs. w. F. Stifel, Mrs. Carl II. Hamu-
ton, Mrs. F. NJ. Strong. Mrs. Geo. B.
Caldwell, Miss Belle Mendel. Mrs. J.
L. Sooy, Mrs. T. Carr, Mrs. J. II. Lit
tell, Mrs. Hettie List. Mrs. BENJAMIN
Hfldreth, Miss Maggie Devine.
A number of the members Of the
State Christian Endeavor Union were
present in response 10 an invitation.
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