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

son ana MISS MAxI1e rags. Funcu Wds
served by Mrs. l. NJ. LaFollette and
i, Miss Anna johnson. In the evening
the host and hostesses were assisted
in receiving by Mr.. and Mrs. ]. R.
Thomas and Rev. r. b. Vpson, while
Miss A. H. Boyd, Mrs. Bradford Ruby,
Miss Sophia Edmundson and Miss Mar
garet Logan did the honors in the din
ing room.
Mrs Emma e. Walker entertained
at whist yesterday afternoon at her
home on Capitol street In honor OF
Mrs. Braxton Avis and Miss Thacker.
About twenty-five guests were present.
The prize for the highest score, beau
tiful piece of iland-painted china, was
won by Mrs. A. l. Laughley.
Mrs. BENZ. Baer entertained We'd
nesday afternoon at her residence on
Bradford street in honor Of her sister.
Mrs Rauh, Of Cincinnati, with an ar
fists party. Mrs. Louis Strauss was
awarded the first prize for the best
drawing,
Mrs. Henry Smith entertained Mon
day afternoon In honor OF her guest,
Mrs Irons, of Chillicothe, Ohio. Other
visitors present were Mrs. Rauh. OF
| Cincinnati, Ohio; Miss Levy, of Chilli
Gothic, and Miss Weller, of Ironton, o.
The Wednesday Whist Club was en-
tertained this week by Mrs. Joseph
Gaines at the home of her sister, Miss
Heber Noyes, on Quarter street.
Mrs. Malcolm jackson delightfully."-
entertained the English Literature
Club at her home on Bradford street
{ Tuesday evening. The authors dis
cussed were Maria Edgworth and Miss
Farrier.
Mrs. Braxton D. Avis entertained
Friday afternoon in honor of Mrs. S. B.
Avis, with a ladies reception in the
afternoon, and a card party in the ev-
ening.
The daughters of the Confederacy
! gave a card party and dance in the
rooms of the Glenwood Athletic Club
Thursday evening. 1t was attended by
an unusually large number of people,
and was really the event OF the week
in point Of numbers, etc. It was for
the benefit of charitable purposes, I'M
der the charge of the Daughters of the
Confederacy, and was in every way
success. About fifteen. couples in
dulged in the dance, while about fifty
others played cards. The ladies' prize
for the highest score was won by Mrs.
| E. w. Wilson. 1t was a beautiful piece
of drawn work. The gentleman's
prize, a handsome stein, was won by
Walter l.. Ashby. An elaborate sup
per was served.
Miss Julia Mcfarland left Friday for
Philadelphia, where she will make her
home.
Mrs J. v. Morehouse, of McKeesport,
Pa, arrived here Thursday, having
been called here by the serious illness
of her sister, Mrs. Handley.
Major Earnest Ruffner, of the War
Department, who with bis wife and
mother, has been visiting relatives
here for some time, returned to Wash
ington Tuesday.
j. ]. Lowell, of this city, has been
appointed Superintendent Of the Long
acre coal works in Fayette county, to
succeed w. T. Seavell, who died last
week.
Miss Margaret Roller, of Harrisburg,
Va, the daughter of General John e.
Roller, is visiting her uncle, DR.. R. D.
Roller, rector of the st. Johns Episco-
pal church.
Miss Naomi Simmons, of Hunting
ton, was the guest this week of Mrs.
Jas. Ruffner.
Mrs. Katie Moves returned this week
from Brooklyn, N. Y, where she had
been visiting her daughter, Mrs. Sam
uel Adams.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas Stacy, Of Rich
mond, Va, are visiting Mrs. Stacy's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Lewis.
Mrs Webster D. Smith, of Coalburg,
is the guest of Mrs. Malcolm Jackson.
Mrs. Josiah Howard Of Williams
port, Pa, returned home Friday even
ing, after a weeks visit to Mrs. Geo.
Goshorn.
Mrs W V. Ingalls, returned to her
home in Gallipolis, Ohio, Friday after
visit to Mrs. F. L. Beardsley.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Thayer and Mr..
and Mrs. o. A. Thayer left Thursday to
visit friends in Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. j. Daniels left
Thursday to visit friends In Washing
ton.