Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-04-29
CHARLESTON.

CHARLESTON, W. Va, April Is
Capt and Mrs. A. W. Watrus gave a
delightful entertainment at their home
on Capital street, Wednesday evening,
in honor of Rev. DR.. Wakefield and his
daughter, of San Jose, Cal, who are
visiting friends here. The house was
beautifully decorated with violets and
carnations, and during the evening re-
freshments were served in the hand
somely dressed dining room. A full
orchestra furnished music. Among
the guests present were DR.. and Mrs.
Wakefield, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Ruff
ner, Mr.. Thos. l.. Brown, Mr.. Joseph
Brown, Mrs. Malcolm Jackson, ex-Gov-
ernor and Mrs MacCorkle, DR.. and
Mrs. Root, Judge and Mrs. M. F. Stiles,
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Woodman, and
their guest. Mrs. Fisher Morris, the
latter of Eckman, w. Va; Mr.. and
Mrs. Chas. Ward, Miss Minnie Gallaher,
Miss Nellie Ward, Miss Kate Hedrick.
Miss Emily Richardson, Mr.. Cope
Whitehouse, and Rev. r. H. Merrill.
Miss Wakefield has large circle of
devoted friends in Charleston, having
been visitor here many times before.
The members of the Glenwood Ath
letic club held their annual meeting
in the city club rooms Monday night
and elected the following board of di-
rectors: e. A. Barnes, II. B. Smith,
F. W. Staunton, c. f. Sterritt, w. G.
Mathews, Frank Payne and Phil G.,
Walker. The board will meet within
few days and elect officers for the
ensuing year A number of improve
ments will be made at the county
club headquarters at Glenwood, one of
which will be a bathing pool, for which
the rivers edge skirting the grounds
will be prepared. The golf season will
open May l, and the country club sea-
son about the first of June.
The young maids presented a
quaint living picture of the Colonial
Danes in miniature, Monday evening,
on upper Kanawha street. A
large number of the friends of
little Miss Elizabeth Fuller gathered
in response to the following invitation:
Come to my Martha Washington, or
Colonial party, April %, at Aunt jose
phine de g. Fullers, $40 Virginia
street. Elizabeth S. de Gruyter." The
little maids, dressed in colonial style,
formed pretty picture. Against their
quaint, bright colored costumes was a
background of red, white and blue
bunting, with the Stars and Stripes
waving over all. The tables were
trimmed in the national colors, with
candles of the same. At each plate
was a white candy bust of Washington
and Martha Washington, which were
carried home by the guests as souven-
irs. Miss Elizabeth de Gruyter, as the
Goddess of Liberty, and representing
the colony of Virginia, received the
little guests. She was assisted by
Miss Josephine Estell, representing
Mrs Robert Morris. The other guests
and characters they represented were;
Frances Waters as Martha Washington
Margaret Morrison as Bessie Ross,
Helen Morrison as Nellie Curtis, BERTHE
Meade as Dorothy Madison, Diana
Ruffner as Peggy Shipley, Lydia Ruff
ner as Molle Pitcher Helen Sterritt
as Patty Swain, Katherine Cotton as
Virginia Fairfax, Margaret Coyle as
Lady Johnson Lee. Isabel MacCorkle
as Mrs. Steele, Fife Goshorn as Mrs.
Motto, Elizabeth Hill as Janice Mere
dith, Janet Woodward as Mrs Will
liams. Nancy Woodward as Pocahon-
tas, Rose Putney as Lady Ross Percy
Julia Ruth Blake as Dolly Warden,
Margaret Cracraft as Mrs. Hamilton,
Ella Anderson as Mrs. Jay, Virginia
Petty as Cinderella, Mary Hubbard as
Priscilla. Pattie Hubbard as Nellie Cur
tbs. Nesley Mollohan as Mrs. McCreery,
Lulu Skiney as Bo Peep, Marguerite
Rudesill as Dolly Madison, Willis Will
son as Mrs. John Quincy Adams, Nan
ME Wilson as Dorathy Madison, Mary
Louise Byrne as Mary Adams.
Mr. Frank f. Field, assistant cashier
of the Kanawha Valley Bank, and Miss
Florence Norvell Laidley, daughter Of
Mr.. James ]. Laidley, were united in
marriage at the First Presbyterian
church at high noon Tuesday. the ven
cradle DR.. j. c. Barr performing the
ceremony. The bride entered the
church on the arm of her maid OF
honor, Miss Louise Brown, and the
groom was attended by his best man,
Mr.. John Field. Mendeisshon's we'd
ding march was played by Miss r. w.
Abney The bride wore a handsome
going away gown Of violet cloth. with
hat to match, and carried brides roses.
iit1 Ohis vi ONtA4S a NtdAIODh
sunburst. the present of the groom.
The young couple left Immediately by
the C. G. Q. railroad for a trip through
the West
A very pretty home wedding took
place Tuesday morning at the residence
OF Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Bohwat.
on Kanawha street, when their
daughter, Miss Katherine, was
united in marriage to Mr.. Samuel
Ashton Gregg, young business man
of West jefferson, Ohio. The cere-
mony took place at 10 o'clock In the
parlor, which was beautifully and
tastefully decorated for the occasion.
The couple entered the parlor proceeded
by little Miss Helen Borns. niece Of the
BRIDE, dressed in white silk and bear
ing a tray upon which was the wedding
ring. The bride was attired in a gown
of white satin, with lace pearls. and
carried brides roses. The impressive
ceremony Of the Catholic church was
used by Rev. j. W. Stenger. of the
Church Of the Sacred Heart, who per-
formed the ceremony. sumptuous
wedding breakfast was served at eleven
o'clock. and at noon the couple left
for their future home
One Of the prettiest weddings that
has taken place IN the ctfy for Long