Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-01-15
CHARLESTON.

Special to the Register.
charleston, W. Va Jan 14-Miss Rass
Randolph entertained the Scientific Sly
teen Whist Club. at the home of her uncle
mr.. T. L. Boggs. on Kanawha street
Wednesday afternoon. After a spirited
contest Miss Bess Monohan captured the
cluo souvenir, which she will wear until
the next meeting. A number Of outside
guests added to the pleasure of the occa-
SION among them being Mrs W. P. Hub
Dafd' Mrs. William McManamy. Mrs. ].
K. T. Carmichael, Mrs. c. H. Payne. Miss
butler' OF Kentucky; Miss johnson. of
Morgantown; Miss Dana. Miss johnson.
MISS Quarter. Miss Edmonson. Miss Sat
tefthwait, Miss Allemong ana Miss Scott.
| Inc Phoenix dancing club enjoyed one
| OF their fortnightly dances at Elk club
rooms Wednesday evening. About twenty
! couples were present and luncheon was
served a midnight
! Mr. and Mrs. Fred Paul Grosscup have
| returned from a reunion of the Grosscup
! family in the west
Griff T. Smith of Point Pleasant nassed
through here Monday on an extended Wis
It to friends in Washington and Balti
| more.
| Dr.. and Mrs. Archibald staunton have
returned from their wedding trip East. and
are at home to their f3ends ar Mr. and
MRS. f. NJ. Staunton's. on East Kanawha
street DR.. stanton and Or. Rachel Rul-
lard stanton will occupy separate offices
in the Citizens National Bank building
where they will practice their profession
Mh f. W. Schwamb left Tuesday on his
annual trip to Florida Mr.. .nwanb
has recently disposed of his lumber husi-
ness here. His permanent removal would
be great loss to Charleston society
Inc Married Ladies' Whist Club will
hold its next meeting with Mrs w
Knight at her beautiful home on East Ka-
nawha street.
! Miss Emelyn Doddridge opened the sec
ohd term Of her dancing school with
greatly increased class at EIks han Wed
leSoay afternoon. At the conclusion If
this term the fifty little pupils of the
teacher will participate in a dress soiree
ana dancing matinee to which they are al
ready looking forward with pleasurabe
excitement.
Charleston society notes with pride on
article by Lieutenant Sidney Stanton
son OF DR.. and Mrs. e. NJ. Staunton, of
this city, in the current Harpers descrih-
ING the naval campaign of 1898 in the West
indies. Lieutenant Staunton was an ACT
I'VE participant IN the most exciting events
ol that campa gn, having occupied the DO
siuoh OF assistant chief of staff to Ad-
Hlfai sampson on the flagship New York
FRIENDS here of Mrs. George Dismukes.
OF st. Augustine, Florida who visited here
before her marriage a year ago. as Miss
Lutte kinner regret to learn of the death
o. her husband who was cashier of the
First National bank of st Augustine
from pneumonia. Mrs Dismukes is now
at the home of her father, Judge S. G.
kinner, Of Cattletsburg.
The annual meeting of the Ladies Aid
Society of St Johns P. T. church, held
TINS week, resulted in the following cleo
hon OF officers: Mrs. Robert Douglass
Roller, to succeed Mrs Willis Wilson as
president; Mrs. G. O. Taylor. to succeed
Mrs. Louisa Johnson as vice-president.
Miss Mary Long. to succeed Mrs r. r.
Caruthers as secretary; and Mrs Frank
Noodman as treasurer. most satisfac-
tory report Of the work Of the Woman's
Exchange for the year was read
Mrs. NJ Kaufman entertained the Mar
ried Ladies Card club at her pretty sum
mers street home Thursday afternoon.
Among the players We're: Mrs. L. S.
Strauss, Mrs. L. Strauss, Mrs. Charles
Loeb, Mrs, Philip Frankenberger, Mrs. ].
Friedman, Mrs. g. Warner. Mrs Albert
Schwabe, Mrs Henry Smith. Mrs I.
Schwabe, Mrs. B. Baer, Mrs. b. Hess and
Miss Levy, Of Chillcothe, Ohio.
Mrs. John NorvelI was hostess to the
Fortnightly club Thursday evening. A
spirited game of whist was supplemented
by a delightful rejection The outside
guests of the hostess were Mr.. and Mrs.
John Jeffries, Mr.. and Mrs O. X Payne.
Mr., and Mrs. Cameron Lewis Mrs. George
Price. Mrs. r. 3. Caruthers Miss Mar
guerite Allemong MIR. George Camel and
Mr.. D. 7. Payne.
Among the long list of well known West
Nirginians in town are the names of Judge
Reese Blizzard Grantsville: DR. L. v
Guthrie, Spencer; Attorney d. +. Wnkin-
son, Hamlin: Ex-United States Marshal
Charles E. Wells; John 3. Mccoy. private
secretary to John T. McGraw: Prof. A r
Wade, of Morgantown: Ex-Gov. A. p
Fleming: Gen. G. w. Curtin. of Sutton. f.
Kent LOOMS and George W. Summers. of
Parkersburg; Allen B. Smith and Harry