The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-05-25
FOUR GENERATIONS IN REUNION
celebrating an SOth neutrality-suspicious.
Exercises at Red Springs-Shore Par
agraphs of News.
Correspondence of The Messenger.)

Fayetteville, N. c.. May %.
The social world Of this city has en-
joyed nothing throughout the whole
year more delightful that the tea"
given yesterday afternoon by Miss
Della Matthews. at the residence on
Gillespie street, in honor OF the soth
birthday Of her aunt. Mrs. Della Lut-
terloh. Four generations, surrounding
Mrs. Lutterloh, aided her in greeting
her friends in the beautiful rooms,
tastefully embellished with roses and
pink carnations. Her granddaughter,
Mrs. Henry Smith and Miss. Bette
Evans. assisted her in receiving in the
parlor; Miss Della Matthews, Mrs.
j. n. Marsh, Mrs. Carson and Mrs. E.
II. Jennings. her nieces, presided in
the artistically decorated dining room:
her grand nieces. Grace Jennings n
Belle Carson, served iced tea from the
punch BOWL on the veranda, while
her great-grand-nephews met the Wis
itors at the entrance.
Among the guests present-the first
SIX the contemporaries of Mrs. Lutter-
loh-were: Mesdames T. S. Lutterloh,
U. {. Myrover. J. c. Haigh, ST., NJ. A.
Cain. w. H Haigh, Miss Eliza Rome:
Mesdames J. D. Williams, ST., ]. N.
S' l. u. fldlSH, SdTdH rSopilson,
Mary Harris, Jane Mcclellan, II. NJ.
Mcdonald, Morton Whitehead, J.. D.
Brown, B. Fuller, of Durham; Servin,
of New York; Misses Emily Hart,
Lille Winslow, Lille Gillian, of Eli
colt City, Md, Collins, of Atlanta, Ga.
These dea old ladies, with silvered
hair and placid faces-what a beauti-
full gathering it was! The little white,
delicate hands trembled somewhat,
holding the fragile, fragrant teacup;
but very tender were those hands min
iStering in trouble, and comforting in
sorrow; very faithful were they in the
clasp of love n friendship; very
strong lave they been in the life work
of Christian womanhood; the eyes are
dim to earth's pleasures and its petty
cares, but the light of heave shines
steadfastly there-and every furrow of
the brow, every wrinkle on the cheek,
is Gods seal of divine mercy and sus-
tanning grace.
The commencement exercises of Red
Springs Female seminary, Rev. Q. G..
Vardell, president, are to close today
with the annual address by President
G. d. McIver, of the State Female Nor
NAL college, and the baccalaureate
sermon was delivered on Sunday by
Rev. Egbert w. Smith, pastor of the
First Presbyterian church of Green's
boro, who wear worthily the mantle
OF his gifted father, the late Rev. DR..
j. Henry Smith. Yesterday there was
an art exhibit, of which Miss Maggie
Rose, of this city, is the accomplished
head, and last night a very large au-
dience was splendidly entertained by
an instrumental and vocal concert.
The train yesterday afternoon car
ried a large number of visitors down
to Red Springs, one pleasant party
consisting Of Mrs. A. H. Slocomb, Mrs.
w. NJ. Morgan, Mrs. John GARRISON.
Mrs. G. w. Stancil, Misses Kate Haw-
ley, Eliza Williams, Bessie Underwood
Daisy Smith, Goldsboro; Elizabeth
Robinson and Lucy Chadbourn, Will
mington: Messrs. E. H. Williamson,
N. H. IIcGeachy, H. M. Pemberton,
A. B. Williams, Jr., and Frank Hy-
man, New Bern.
Weslev Troy Hardin, the little son
of Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Hardin, of
Knoxville, Tenn, died yesterday at the
residence of his grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. c. Troy, on Haymount, where
Mrs. Hardin has been paying a visit.