Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-02-26
PERSONALS.
Miss Francis Wheat, who has been
spending some time at Charleston and
Parkersburg, has returned home.

Charleston, February 25.-Mrs. j. G.
Thalaker entertained with chatting dish
party after the Gloon Whist Clubs infor-
NAL dance on Tuesday evening. Miss
Farnum, of Iowa, guest of Miss Katie
Belle Abney was the honor guest. Others
present were Miss Abney, Miss Satter-
thwait, Miss Pearl Saterthwait, Messrs
Caldwell E. A. and P. W. Brightwell and
Harry Nice. Anderson.
Mrs. G. B. Couch entertained the Fort
nightly Whist Club in an original manner
on Thursday evening The regular BIZ
monthly game was dispensed with and the
evening merrily spent viewing pictures of
the club members and their friends taken
in childhood. The miniatures were very
laughabe, many of them, representing
styles of more than a decade ago. Social
Charleston in infancy was pretty general
ly represented. Among the club members
and visitors present were Mr.. and Mrs. C.
B. Couch. Mr.. and Mrs. John D. Lewis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Payne, Mr.. and Mrs
E. C. Dawley, Mr.. and Mrs. n. s. Bulew,
Mr. and Mrs. C. K Payne, DR.. and Mrs.
Andrew Hunter Boyd, Mayor and Mrs
DeGruyter and Mr. and Mrs John Nor
velh
Miss Katie Belle Abney entertained
charmingly at a chatting dish feast at her
home on Kanawha street, after "Other
Peoples Money at the Burlew Opera
House Wednesday evening. The guests
numbered a dozen, composing a theatre
party those honored being the hostess
visitors, Miss Farnum, of Iowa, and Miss
Laura Caldwell, of Wheeling.
Miss Anna Blaine charmingly entertain
ed the Young Peoples Literary Society of
the Kanawha Presbyterian church, on
Friday evening. An excellent musical pro-
gramme was rendered, and an especially
enjoyable feature of the evening was a
recitation by Miss Margaret Ingels, of
Lexington, KY, at present the guest of
relatives here.
Mrs Robert Ewers was hostess to the
Ladies Aid Society of the St Johns
Episcopal church on Friday afternoon, at
her home on East Kanawh street.
The Art CLUB enjoyed a pleasant meet
ing with Mrs. Andrew Hunter Boyd on
Tuesday afternoon.
Miss Nina Henry is visiting friends in
Lynchburg Virginia.
Mr.. and Mrs. John L. Dickinson return
ed the first of the week from their bridal
trip South, and are at home to their
friends at the residence of the grooms
father. Col John O. Dickinson, on East
Kanawha street.
State Superintendent of Schools j.
Russell Trotter has returned from Column
bus where he attended the annual con-
vention of the Superintendents' National
Educational Association.
NJ. b. Gary a prominent Weston Attor-
ney. and Col. George H. Moffett, of Par
kersburg. attorney for the Ohio River
Railroad, were among the well known
West Virginlans in the city this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. c. Steele left Thursday
for Monroe county, where they will make
their future home.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. c. Gates entertained
with a musicale on Tuesday evening, COM
plimentary to the latters brother, Mr.
Archie Taylor. of Wheeling. Several solos
by Mr. Taylor were greatly enjoyed. Mrs.
Frank Payne gave two vocal numbers
beautifully and Miss Nell Ward contri-
buted several piano numbers TO the pro-
gram. Mr.. Taylor returned to his home in
Wheeling on Thursday.
Ex-Governor MacCorkle entertained
dozen members of the Legislature at an
informal lunch at his residence at ten
o'clock Thursday evening. The ex-Gover-
nor's well known hospitality was supple
mented by an appetizing spread, fine
wines and good cigars, and the occasion
will be remembered among the pleasant
social incidents of the session.
Mrs. Jerome Raymond, Mrs. ]. E. Fra
zier, Miss Sarah Johnson and Miss Edith
Grant, Of Morgantown. We're a group of
successful lobbyists at the State house on
Thursday and Friday. The ladies came
down to push the matter of wonan's
dormitory at the State University.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harrison Brooks Smith
and son and Mrs. r NJ. Stanton have re-
turned from a. DELIGHTFUL visit of several