The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-12-09

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The present week was socially the
most brilliant and active Of the season.
every day having one or more demands
for recognition. each being of more than
ordinary pretension, from the Alice Lin
coin Dean concert, the Oliver 7. Rhodes
progressive euchre. the Twentieth Cen
tury Girls entertainment, the whitaker
Cecil reception. the o'Brien reception.
the senior cotillion inaugural, the Phil
harmonic Club concert, the Y. N. c. A.
supper, the Married Ladies' Euchre
Club meeting, the Debutaute party. 4he
Rabbits Foot Club entertainment, the
issuing Of the Haase-B Bailey wedding
invitations, to the beginning OF the
Charity Ball tickets sale. The coming
week holds the Nelson E. Whitaker re-
ception. the Twentieth Century Girls
entertainment. the Blrney Kennar1 Nc
Mechen reception at Naples Croft,
Pleasant Valley, the second Whitaker
Cecl! reception at Cecil Place. the VIII
liam B. McMechen dinner, the Married
Ladies' Euchre Club reception. already
slated for society with incidental enter
tainments for visiting house guests to
be anticipated.
Mrz. Oliver Il. Rhodes gave the sec
ond Of her charming progressive 4uchre
parties last Tuesday evening and again
proved her. right to be classed among
wheellng's perfect entertainers. Every
appointment was beautifully conceived
and the large house made fitting sur
rounding to the brilliant assemblage.
The hours, from to 1s, were delight
fully passed. The prizes were won by
Mrs. Kate Caldwell. of Ennis. Texas.
the house guest of Mr.. ana Mrs. George
Kennard McMechen. Pleasant Valley.
Mrs. NJ. Nelson Cecil. Miss Martha OFT,
Lieut.. B. G. Dent and Mr.. William L.
Glessner.
Mrs. Harry Cecil Whitaker beautiful
ly entertained the Twentieth Century
Girls at her home, Echo Point. We'd
nesday afternoon. The prize winners
were Miss Smith, the house guest OF
Miss Grace Hoge. and Miss Emma
Forbes. The next entertainment will
be Wednesday afternoon. December 10.
by Miss Mabel Brown, Of Cecil Place.
The Married Ladies' Euch'e CLUB had
a delighted meeting yesterday after
noon at the stamm House, with Mrs.
Frank c. Hoffman. Mrs. w. W. Irwin
and>AIrs. B. C. Dent as hostesses. The
prize winners were Miss Alice McCabe,
Mrs. Harry fillmore stahlman. Mrs.
William L. Gle5sner and Mrs. George
vardy. The next reception OF the club
win be held next Friday afternoon. De-
cember 18th. at the Harry Cecil whlta-
ker home. Echo Point.
Miss Fannie Bonney Of Baltimore, is
the house guest Of Miss Lydia Good, OF
Fourteenth street.
The supper given by the woman's
auxiliary of the Young Mems Christian
Association, in the Y. NJ. C. A. building,
Thursday evening, was a complete sue
cess. Every dish was daintily served
and the tables were beautifully and In
willingly dressed. The ladies in charge
were assisted by many others. all Inter
ested in the carrying on of one Of the
most benehcent institutions Of the city.
The entertainment committee OF the
city Hospital has now completed every
detail in connection with the coming
great holiday week event, the Charity
BAH. The programme OF dances is now
in the hands of Prof. E. W. Spell, con-
ductor Of the Opera House Orchestra,
which has been engaged fos the even
ing, and the newest and most entranc-
ing music from the best writers, Is now
being rehcarsed. The large ball room
Of the Mcclure, with Its magnificent
lighting capabilities, adds an inviting
charm to the anticipation which has
Wheeling society already on the qul-
vive. and the promise OF many out OF
town guests insures the largest, as well
as the most brilliant out-pourinS for
charity's sake witnessed in this city In
recent years The catering OF the even
ing will be in keeping with the other
first class planning for every feature
connected with the function, The
tickets are now ready for sale. and any
Of the following ladies' are for further
particulars at the disposal Of their
friends and all friends Of the institu-
ton: Mrs. J. F. Merriman, Mrs. julius
Pollock, Mrs. Margaret Dalzell, Mrs.
Joseph speIdel. Mrs Howard Hazlett,
Mrs. II. c. MoMat, Mrs. Lewis Franzeii,
Mrs. Louis Klllmyer. Mrs, Jacob w.
Grub. Mrs. George Wise, Mrs. Walker
B. Peterson and Mrs. Charles Howard
Simpson.
The Cecil Whitaker FIRST "at home"
was given last Thursday afternoon and
evening in the Cecil cottage, Cecil
Place, under most flatterIng conditions.
The assistants to the hostesses were
Mrs. ]. ]. Holloway. Miss Sara Cecil,
Miss Mabel Brown. Mrs. Elizabeth Ho-
sack, Mrs. Charles F. DicKenson and
Mrs. ]. Cecil Robinson. The occasion