The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-02-24

JOu StT66l Iu6SudY evening, Wn6Q dDOu
thirty were present. The guests in
cluded Miss Edna Beers and Miss Sallit
Wooton of Boonton.
! Mrs. Joseph F. Moore entertained {
party of friends from out of town al
dinner on Washington's birthday. Cover;
were laid for fourteen. The center
piece was large star of smilax and car
nations and bouquet of red, white and
blue flowers. The favors were miniature
cannon, decorated with American flags
Mrs Julia Reese COLES gave lecture
on 1.-THE Philippines" at the residence OF
Mrs. Kinsley Twining yesterday after.
noon. On Thursday next Mrs COLES
will deliver lecture at the residence OF
Mrs. Ames on Madison avenue. The
subject will be Cuba; It's Present Con-
ditions and Future Prospects" Miss
Benham of New York will sing on that
occasion.
Mrs. Henry J. GieIow gave the third
of her series of readings on Wednesday
at the residence of Mrs. A. G. Downing
The author of the stories interpreted
was Joel Chandler Harris, and the
fable-folk lore of the old South which was
hugely enjoyed by the large and enthus-
iastic audience, A delightful collation.
was served by the gracious and charm
ing hostess, Mrs. Downing, and the event
was memorable success. Mrs. Gielow
will read again on Wednesday next, at
Mrs. Downings. Her subject will be
1.-The East Tennessee Dialect"
fho ne h4
low entertained Miss Dana's School with
plantation stories and cradle songs just
published, g Mammy's "Reminiscences
and Other Sketches"
Morristown society has seldom been SO
royalty entertained as it was last Satur-
day at McAlpin Hall, when, responding
to the invitation of Mrs. Waterbury and
Mrs. John Murray Forbes, the music of
SIN Persian Garden" was listened to-
1t is said by those who have heard Miss
Crane. Miss Hall, Mackenzie Gaden and
DR.. Duff sing the same music before, that
they never sang it with better effect than
they did last Saturday. The audience
was responsive and showed it's thorough
appreciation of the artistic rendering of
all the music. One wonders why the
world has waited all these years for a
Lille Lehman to set these exquisite words
to music in this nineteenth century; they
sing themselves.
All the decorations of the hall and
supper room were in green and yellow,
and were in beautiful taste, everything
going to make perfect evening for
the fortunate ones who were there.
Among them were Mr.. and Mrs. Ro.
maine, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin A. Stevens
Lewis, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward A. Day,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Lowrle Ball, Miss Bell,
Mrs. Swords, the Misses Swords, Com
mander and Mrs. Cooper, Miss Stuart,
Mr.. and Mrs. FL. K. Morgan, Jr., Mr.
and Mrs. Vernam, the Misses Vernam,
Miss Helen Woodruff, Miss Egbert, Miss
Edith Thompson, Miss Buckley, Mr.. and
Mrs. r. II. Kissel, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Fl. Clark. Mr.. and Mrs Bard McVicker,
Mrs. Frederic Wood, Miss Wood, Mrs.
Pitney-Johnson, Miss Pitney-J ohnson,
Mr.. and Mrs. H. G. Pitney, Jr., Mr.. and
Mrs. Mahlon Pitney, the Misses Shelton,
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Marsh, Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas W. caldwell, Miss Trow-
bridge, Mrs. A. o. Dean, the Misses
Bryce, Miss Louise Walker, the Misses
w dikcT, Sou. anu mr5. H. n. w alk0f,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. r. Whitney, the Misses
Whitney, Mr.. and Mrs. Morris Wilkins,
Mr.. and Mrs. F. w. Hurlburt, Mr. and
Mrs. H. 7. Hull, Miss Hull, Mr.. and
Mrs. H. F. Taylor. Miss Rowland, Miss
Annie Ford, Mercer Walker, Harold
Vernam, Mrs. and Miss Hoy, Mr.. and
Mrs. Metcalfe, Mrs. McAllister Hess,
Mr.. and Mrs. Garrettson, Mr.. and Mrs
Downing, Robert D. Foote, Arthur P
Butler, F. G. Woodman, A. @. Browne,
Mrs. Hickok, Mr.. and Mrs Elliott Smith
the Misses Raymond, the Misses Steven.
son, the Misses Hickok, DIR. and Mrs
Charlton T. Lewis, l.. l.. Curtis, Mr.
Atkinson, Carman F. Randolph, Edgar
F. Randolph and MAJOR and Mrs. Nc
Carroll.
Lent is beginning with its usual call
for good works. The sewing class fol
the Summer Shelter has resumed its
meetings and its members are working
very hard for this most excellent charity
A number of young women are working
for the Memorial Hospital fair, which
will take this spring, after Easter. A
new sewing class has been established tC
work for the district nursing cases; and
the Queechy Club is working for the
Burnham Farm, than which there is nc
better charity.
! One wonders how so much work car
] hn Ac.ao nt this.