Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-02-18


and Doxie Moore.
On Luncheon-Mrs. J. L. Sawtell,
chairman; Miss Julia Gouldman, Mrs.
Edward Bowie, Mrs. Martin Thornton,
Mrs. r. S. Kincheloe, Mrs. ]. l. Rice,
Mrs. Franzell, Mrs. Mary Arndt, Mrs.
David Wagner, Mrs. w. F. Butler, Mrs.
r. J. Reed. Mrs. w. w. Arnett. Mrs.
C. H. fancy, Miss Virginia Miller, Miss
Kate Carver, Mrs. Amanda Hamilton,
Miss Lizzie Swift, Mrs. Percy Norton,
and Mrs. VIM. Schwertfeger.
The floor managers were Messrs.
George Baird and LAtane McLain.
The doorkeepers were Messrs. Percy
Norton, Will Arnett and Charles H.
fancy. Mr.. Martin Thornton was
ticket seller, and Mr.. e. B. Bowie dis
tributed the tickets for luncheon.
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Miss Martha Clarke delightfully."- en-
tertained the Spinster club Wednes-
day afternoon at the residence OF Mr..
and Mrs. A. ]. Clarke on North Main
street with Valentine initial party,
in honor of her guest, Miss Coates, OF
Dubuque, Iowa. The contests were
productive of much enjoyment, and.
the pleasures of the afternoon were
supplemented by delectable lunch
con.
Friday evening the lady friends of the
Majestic club, by way Of manifesting
their appreciation of favors extended
during the winter season, handsomely
entertained the gentlemen at the club
rooms on Main street. The hours
were devoted to dancing and kindred
pleasures, and about midnight an ex-
cellent banquet was served at G. F.
Held's cafe on Market street. The
club will entertain during the coming
week.
The lady managers of the Kings
Daughters Day Nursery have hit up
on a very novel plan for raising
funds and will, no doubt, receive sub.
stantial encouragement from friends
of the institution. In the near future
they intend to observe "a week of
tags" each day offering for sale at
various business places in the city,
white ribbons, bearing the inscription
in purple Day Nursery Day." Each
patron will give an optional amount.
The annual ball masque of the Ar
ion will be an elaborate affair. 1t will
take place at the club house to-mor-
row evening An Eastern costumer
has already arrived. The guests will
assemble in the parlors at eight
o'clock, and march to the hall. where
they will be reviewed by the Carnival
Prince, who will then formally open
the festivities with speech. A very
novel feature, which promises to Gre
ate no end of merriment, will be the
exhibition of Dan Rice's one ring
circus" This is the programme
Bareback riding, Robt. Stickon; tight
rope walking, Mile. La Belle Rosa;
trained wild animccls. Prof. Chewem
up; (the professor will enter the cage
and subdue the animals); trick horse,
by himself, valued at $1,000-the only
one of his kind ON earth: acrobatic
specialties, Barani Bros. the fall of
Rome, by bunch of fairies; selection
by the only trained animal quartette
in the world side show: Circasian
lady, snake charmer, skeleton, 10 10
the dog-face boy, wild man of Bor-
neo, dwarfs, Chinese giant, fat woman,
and the only red bat in the world.
The affair will be in charge Of the
following committees:
General CommftteeLLouis Hiener,
chairman, Walter Rau, Clement Stein
metz, George Lutz, J. G. Hoffman
No. 8, David Kraus, j. w. Herbert,
VIM. Loeffler, Carl Berhman, Otto
Werner, David Morgan. Jr, DR.. o. w.
Burdatts, Henry Stifel, Edw, Stifel,
Fred Behrens, Jr., James Collins, AL
bert Fading, Louis Laue, Ed, Erb,
M. Kovalan, l.. Steinmetz. Andrew
Seifert, Ben. Kraus, Edward Franz
helm, Chas. Killmyer, Harry Killmy-
er, Oswald Schneider.
Dance Committee. w. Herbert,
Chas. Aul, Edw Stifel. Louis Laue,
NJ. Kovalan, Oswald Schneider, Fred
Behrens, Jr.
Programme Committee David
Kraus. Dr. o. w. Burdatts, Henry Sti-
fel Otto Werner, VIM. Loefler.
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The first masquerade ball ever given
by the Mercantile Club, and an enter
tainment which promises to be the
organization, will take place Tuesday
evening of this week. Costumer
Jones of Baltimore, will supply most
of the designs 1t will be conducted
by the standing entertainment COM
mittee, consisting of David Kraus,
Leon Somehow, Leonard c. Heyman,
| Joseph H. Baer, and Leon B. Stein.
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The Wheeling Turnverein gave a
very successful concert exhibition and
ball at the hall on North Market street
Wednesday evening.
The Prudential Life Insurance Com
pany will give It's employees the an
nual banquet at the Mcclure House
next Friday evening.
The euehre and Valentine party at
the Carroll club Wednesday evening
was delightful entertainment. The
early hours were devoted to cards
Forty tables were required for the
| players. The contests were marked
by display of considerable SKILL and
| an unusually large number OF close
scores. After the final progression
an inspection of the cards revealed
the fact that Mrs. VIM Schambra's
contained the most numerous perfor-
ations, and she was awarded q hand
some medallion. The ladies second
prize, a pastel picture. fell to Miss
Mollie Kenny. Mr.. ]. B. McF'adden
| proved the most skillful player among
the gentlemen, and secured q morocco