Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-09-17
The Week In Society,".


carried punches of pale pink carnations
and the maid of honor was dressed in
pink organdie. The bride was attired
in rich white satin and wore a veil,
puresenting a charming appearance.
The ushers were Messrs. Jacob |. Pip
er and Harry c.. Haight. At the con-
clusiCn of the rite an elegant repast
was Dartaken of. The music for the
occasion was furnished by the Canton
Orchestral club. The decorations in
the reception apartments consisted of
American beauty roses, festoons of
smilax and an artistic bank of exotic
plants. Many handsome and valuable
presents were received. Mr.. and Mrs.
Oby departed on a "Trip to Eastern
points and on their return to Canton
will reside at No. 404 West Lake
street.
The Pleiades and the Owlet clubs.
the former composed of Mrs. Douglas
Weaver, of Cleveland, O., Mrs. j.. G..
Noise, of Wheeling, Mrs. H. NJ. Stew
art, Miss Josephine Lander, Miss Anna
McCabe and Miss Anna Policy, and the
latter composed of Mrs w. Mansell, of
Beaver Falls, Pa. Miss Dora Davis,
Miss Nettie Whiteside, Miss Rosetta
Linsley and Miss Anna Policy. were
very Hospitality entertained by Miss
Anna Pelley at her home in Benwood
on Friday evening. The principal
features of the affair were vocal and
instrumental music and literary con-
tests and a los enjoyable social sea-
son was spent by all in attendance.
AT the conventional TOUR dainty re-
freshments were served.
On Friday Mrs. Lydia M. Holiday,
who is known to her many friends as
Grandmother Holiday" observed the
ninety-seventh university Of her birth
in quite an appropriate manner at her
home on South Eoff street. Owing to
her advanced age the occasion was not
celebrated with any special festivities
and only a few of the invited guests
were permitted to converse with her
at a time. Considering the fact that
she has lived through nearly a century,
she acquitted herself as hostess very
| creditably. During the day Mrs. Hol-
liday was made the recipient of con-
gratulations and best wishes for the
future from quite a number of her
friends and seemed to enjoy herself be-
| yond measure. Although she is un-
able to move about with ease her health
| remains good and she has excellent
chances of living to celebrate her n e
hundredth birthday. She is the mother
of the late Col. j. W. Holiday, of the
Fifteenth West Virginia infantry. Mrs.
Holiday is in all probability the Oldest
resident in Wheeling.
Misses Edith and Elizabeth Carr were
hostesses to a score Of their friends
on Friday afternoon at their home on
Fourteenth street. The entertainment
was in the nature of a progressive
euchre party. Four tables were in OPP
Grafton. At the conclusion of the game
a delectable luncheon was served. The
head prize, a gold frame, was captured
by Miss Bessie Harrison. The con
ISOLATION prize, a box of candy, went to
Miss Martha Caldwell. Those who at
tended were Misses Virginia Moffat,
| Bessie Harrison, Martha Caldwell, Jes-
| sic Moffat, Ella Brice. Marion Simp-
son. Mary Caldwell, Ann Cummins, 10
Waterhouse, Miss Miller. of Philadel-
phia, Miss Hammond, of Steubenville.
Miss Laura Stifel entertained a few
friends yesterday afternoon at her
home on North Main street, compli-
mentary to her visitor, Miss Pratt, OF
P%ittsburg, Pa.
Miss Aida NJ. Kurner, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. E. Kurner. of No.
80 Eighteenth street, gave a very pleas
ant birthday party yesterday, being in
| her ninth year, and a nice supper was
| given to her many friends present.
The J.. o. o. E. social club was very
| charmingly entertained last Thursday
evening by Miss May Prince, at her
home on North Huron street. Appro-
pirate refreshments were served at a
| ~seasonable hour. Divers social diver
sions were INDUCED in by those pres
| ent, and it was late hen the last
| guests took their departure.
The Cotellion Club, of Beliaire, will
| hold its first meeting of the winter sea-
son at Armory Hall. Monday evening,
September 18th. Prof. G. w. Delbrugge
will conduct the affair. The pratron-
esses will be Mesdames j.. w. Cooper,
Geo. Yost and Daniel Colbert.
A very pretty wedding was solemn
lied at the home of the bride on Ken
lucky street, Tuesday evening at eight
o'clock. The contracting parties were
, Mr.. Joseph Darling. of Genoa juno
ton, Wis, and Miss Katherine Mayer.
Rev. VIM. Ulfert, of the st. John Evan
gelical German Lutheran church, was
the officiating minister. Miss Mayer is
well known in this city, and Mr.. OAR
ling is we'll known in the vicinity in
| which he resides. The bride was beau
tifully attired in white organdie, and
was attended by her sister, Miss Olgo
Mayer, who also looked charming in
a costume to match the brides. Fol-
lowing the ceremony, an elaborate we'd
ding supper was discussed, after which
the happy couple left over the B. & O.
for their future home in Genoa juno
ton, Wis. The choir of the st. John
German Lutheran church, of which
Miss Mayer had been a member, were
present and rendered some beautiful
and appropriate music. Mr.. and Mrs.
Darling were the recipients of some
beautiful and costly presents, teSti-