The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-03

Crane. Jr., John F. Dickson. Jr.. ". 4.
Wood, W. B. Fraser, z. A. Hudson, w. II.
curtn, J. F. Bell. Frank Williams, C.
ar,nur Williams, W. 7. Hancock, j. X
Eoiey, J. H. Eagle, B. A. Everts, Enders
Huey, Harry Lea. C. A. Hervey. s. O.
Noyes, Eugene Heyck, odln Kendall,
James and Richard Giraud, George Kidd,
Jr, Hammond Brown. Mildly Porter. Dow
ney, Louis Bryan and DR.. Ferguson.
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The Ladies' association OF the Firs,
PRESBYTERIAN church celebrated In very
fitting way the golden wedding OF their
pastor, Rev William Hayne Leavell ani
his wife Friday evening by giving them a
reception in the lecture room of the church.
The room is one that lends itself ad-
mirably to decoration. and the ladies' had
taken every advantage of this fact and
turned it into an elegant drawing room.
The platform was banked with palms AMI
In the midst of these was small S and
holding vase filled with long stemmed
Gala lilies In the center of The hall was
d stand of palms. built in pyramidai form,
the graceful foliage of the date p lm tina.
formed the apex nearly reaching The large
chandelier and around the railing OF the
gallery deep fringe of forest vines. In
the room to the left was a pretty table
covered with white and decked with white
roses, on which stood the wedding cake
that Mrs. Leavell cut later in the even
ing. Around the table were tall banquet
lambs with white shades, and small etands
covered with white, on which were DIS
played the lovely presents OF silver given
TO Mr.. and Mrs. Leavell-pre eats that
Will warm the hearts with memory OF
Kindly feeling and decorate the home OF
their pastor and his wife.
At the north end OF the hall were rugs
ana chairs and tables with bowls OF whits
roses and chrysanthemums Where me
bride and groom of the evening stood TO
receive the congratulations OF tn II
friends. With them stood their son. Mr.,
George Leavell and his wife, Mr. ami Mrs.
9. w. Sedgwick Mr.. and Mrs. w N. Kidd,
Mr.. ard Mrs. 4. w. Taylor and Mr. and
Mrs. Szabo. The ladies of the association
were everywhere receiving and entertain
Ing and feasting their guests.
The feasting was done in the handsome
dining room upstairs, where all was as
lovely as deft hands and exquisits taste
could make 1t. Bamboo vines were draped
artistically on the walls and the raftered
The tables were all pretty with dainty
white covers and flowers, but two OF them
especially so. One was decked out with
two mirrored hearts, each surrounded
with a wreath of white chrysanthemums
and asparagus fern. Near each were three
silver candlestcks with white candles
capped with green, and over all was sus-
pended large circle of green holding
twenty five white candles all alight. Near
this was the table for Mr.. and Mrs Leavell
daintily covered with lace and decorated
with white flowers and bows of white
ribbon. The whole affair was on a really
magnificent scale and there WAS about It
an atmosphere of hospitality and sacabil-
ity that made it n lovely success.
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Mrs. ]. Everett McAshan's card party
Wednesday afternoon was lovely af-
fair The rooms were beautiful with their
rich masses of roses, whose sweet fra
GRANGE added to the graciousness OF their
presence. In the hall the handsome man
tel was mass of the lovely blossoms,
shading from the deepest red to the soft
est pink, and a stand near the door OF
the parior was banked with pure white
beauties. In the parlor were ferns and
NUNS. The game markers were gilt rings,
on which tiny bells hung by yellow
satin ribbon. recorded each triumph, the
lone hands being marked by white chrys-
anthemum pinned on for each score made
These were distributed by Miss Mary Nc
Asian, looking as lovely as the flowers
She gave in a pure white cachemire, and
Miss Fannie Bolts, companion picture.
in dainty plisse waist and black skirt,
Mrs McAshan had also her handsome
boys, Hoke, Hildreth, Everett and Bur
ton, to assist her. as well as Mrs. Reed
Dupree and her little son, Edmond. The
young gentlemen were kept busy supplying
bells to the players, who were enjoying
the game with great zest After the
games were played Il dainty course OF
pressed chicken. with beaten biscuit and
olives, was served with chocolate and
whipped cream. The prizes -Eere hand
some pieces of royal Worcester and cameo
ware, ana were won, the first, by Mrs,
David Rice; the second, by Mrs. 7. r
Franklin, and the lone hand prize by Mrs
e. p. Turner.
Mrs. McAshan's guests were Mrs. S. VI.
McAshan, Mrs. A. P. Root, Mrs. John J
Cannon, Mrs: B. f. Weems. Mrs. Frank
Cargill. Mrs o. r. Holt. Mrs David Rice.
Mrs. Willie Hutchinson, Mrs. T. r. Frank
lin. Mrs. A. S. Dyer, Mrs. Il. NJ. Hail
Mrs. Sam Allen, Mrs. Alex Delgado, Mrs.
Ben Bailey, Mrs Z. p Turner, Mrs. X.
b. Morris. Mrs s. X, McIlhenny, Mrs. q.
II. Lucy, Mrs. Kinds Kirkland, Mrs. Mary
Bolts Fitzgerald, Mrs. G. p. Shearn. Mrs.
Charles Segar. Mrs. Ennis Cargll. Mrs.
Presley X. Ewing. Mrs. J NJ. Dorrancs,
Mrs. Howard Smith, Mrs. w. II Garrow.
Mrs. Frank Andrews, Mrs ]. o. Carr,
Mrs. W. C. Crane. Mrs Arthur cargiil,
Mrs. NJ. H.. Foster, Miss Williams OF LOUIS
lana and Miss Cargill.
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The old Brewster homestead has been
the scene OF many festivty, but never
did it hold merrier. happier crowd
than last Tuesday. when Mrs. Brewster
Mrs. Hart and Mrs. Herring filled the
parlors with card tables and seated around
them those OF their friends who love a
fight with the right and left bowers The
handsome rooms were daintily decorated
with delicate tracing of green vines anu
beauty OF autumn flowers. The score
cards were squares OF cellulold. each with
a picture filling the center, surrounded by
perforations which purple and gold rib
bons were tied to mark the games won.
There were no prizes offered and the
games were all the merrier for this fact
as the strain of working for prize and
consequent disappointment and heart
u. A,nA uxUn tIti n r.