Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-03-12

OF bridgeport, Doth OF whom are under
nine years Of age. The programme
opened with a grand march, led by
Master Charley Van Keuren and Miss
Ella Mitchell. A cotillon followed, a
| novel figure being the Dewey bonn
bardment." Fancy dances were given
by Misses Gertrude Harris, Bessie Eng
lish, Nellie Albinger and Ella Miller.
The cake walk was the closing festure.
Prof. Delbrugge's gold medaA for the
best individual walker, was presented
to Miss Elsie Fisher, of the Island.
The cake walk judges were Messrs. Hal
Speidel, Kilbourne List and Carl Stein
metz, of this city, and Jos. Rankin and
Charles Bippus, of B~ellaire. Prof. An
ton La Roche, Of Bellaire, presided at
the organ.
The ladies of the Fifth Division of
the working society of the First Pres
byterian church, at Bellaire, conducted
two very successful affairs during the
past week. The first event was a car
pet rag social, which took place on
Tuesday afternoon at the home of Mrs.
. G. Farris and the second event was a
calico carnival, given on Friday even
ing at the church. All the members
of the Division who were present on the
latter occasion wore calico costumes.
Both the carpet rag social and the cali
co carnival were very largely attended
by the members and their friends.
The members of the North Bellaire
Literary Society Association gave a
social last evening at the Gravel Hill
reading room. The affair was largely
attended by the members and their
friends and was quite a success, both
socially and financially.
A pleasing musical and literary en-
tertainment was given on Tuesday
night at st. Matthew's Lutheran church
at Benwood, under the auspices of the
Young Peoples Society of the church.
The affair was attended by a large and
appreciative audience. The following
! named persons took part in the eXer-
cises: Misses Emma Delbrugge, Hanna
Notte, Louisa Delbrugge and Lizzie
Keck and Prof. c. E. Carrigan, Rev.
P. G. w. Metzenthin, Charles Zulauf,
Albert Nolte and Oscar Schad.
A pleasant reception was held at the
| Benwood M. E. church on Tuesday
evening by the Epworth League of the
church and was attended by quite a
numbet of the members and their
friends. A brief. interesting musical
and literary programme was rendered
| for the occasion and an enjoyable social
time was in progress throughout the
evening.
One of the most notable events Oc-
| curing during the week was the
reception rendered to the Twen-
tieth Century Club, at Bellaire,
on Tuesday evening, by Miss
I Maria Clements and Miss Minnie
Colts, at the home of Miss Clements,
on Belmont street, in the Fourth ward.
The affair was attended by quite a
number of the members of the club
and various sorts of social divertise-
ments were INDUCED in, much to the
| enjoyment of all in attendance. One
of the principal features of the occas-
ion was the playing of progressive eu-
| chre, which TOOK place during the ear
ly part of the evening, and the paste
boards were handled in a very spirited
I'M by all the contestants. The
gentleman's club prize, a handsome sill
yer nail brush. was o by Mr.. James
Dubois and the lady's club prize, a
beautiful picture, was captured by Miss
Lura Dickens. The first visitors prize,
a comb, was carried of by Mr.. John
Fish and the consolation prize, a letter
opener, fell to Miss Minnie Lehman.
At a s~easonable haGg the guests re-
paired to the spacious dining hall OF
the Clements residence and partook OF
an elegant luncheon. At the conclus-
ion of the repast dancing was in order
and was INDUCED in until a late hour,
to some excellent piano music. The fol-
lowing named persons were present at