Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-01-14
CHARLESTON.

CE1AhLEO lON, w. Va, dUudT l0.
Among the most enjoyable and ele-
CANT of the society functions in Charles
ton this week was a reception given
Thursday afternoon by Mrs. Harry
P~ritchard, at her home on Quarter
steet, in honor of Miss Thacker, of De-
troit, Mich, the guest of Mrs. Emma
Walker. The house was handsomely
decorated with holly, ferns and roses.
The decorations in the dining room con-
sisted of ferns, La France roses and
carnations, and were exquisitely beau
tiful. Ewart's orchestra played dur
ing the reception. A large number of
guests were present, among whom were
a number of out-of-town people. Mrs.
Prichard was assisted in receiving by
Miss Thacker. An elaborate luncheon
was served. The guests were invited to
the dining room by Mrs. Bradford N.
Ruby, and the table was presided over
by Miss Grace Robinson, Miss Mollie
Buttrick and Mrs. Harry P. Cannon.
Mrs. S. B. Avis and Miss Louise Rob-
inson served coffee.
Miss Mary Thayer gave a delightful
pianola musicale at her home on p
Kanawha street, Monday evening. The
rooms were deliberately decorated with
luxuriant palms, roses and carnations.
The soft pink shaded Examinations
lent a most delightful charm to the
gay assemblage. Miss Thayer enter
tanned her guests with songs and selec-
tons on the pianola, a new and novel
instrument, it being a piano which
plays automatically. Mr.. Edward E.
Roberts assisted in rendering the fol-
lowing programme: Polka de Concert
(Bartlett); A Summer Night (Thomas);
Rhapsodie No. 2 (Liszt); Mattinata
(Losti); Second Mazourka Goddard;
Ave Marie (Gounod); Berceuse( Chop
i'm; Florence Waltz Ueiblin). Mrs.
Nellie Norvelle Payne assisted with the
voice in some beautiful songs.
DR.. T. L. Barber b~anquetted the
members of the Academy of Medicine
at his residence, Tuesday evening. An
elaborate course dinner was served!
Toasts were responded to as follows:
"The Old Country Doctor" DR.. J. T.
Cotton; Social and Serious Sides of the
Medical Profession" DR.. r. S. Henry:
"The Physicians Own Estimate of His
Worth" DR.. F. S. Thomas; '~The Pub
lies Estimate Of the Doctor" DR.. V. T.
Churchman; Partnership in Medi-
cine" DR.. A. G. Staunton; "The Medi-
cal Situation" DR.. w. w. Tompkins;
points of Contact Among Medical
Men," DR.. T. L. Barber.
Mrs. Nina Miller Thumb will leave
this evening for New York, to visit her
brother, Shrewsbury Miller.
Miss Della Kretchoner returned yes
terday from West Union, where she has
hnon TicifiDo Mrs TobD n,.1ipr
Mrs. Lew F. Chapman is visiting
friends in Huntington.
District Attorney J. H. Gaines has re-
turned from a business trip to Rich
mond. Va.
Harrison B. Smith returned Wednes-
day from North Carolina, where he has
invested largely in a gold mine.
Miss Lillian Carroll, who had been
the guest for some time of Miss Beulah
Hanley, returned Wednesday to her
home in Mason county.
Mrs. VIM. Mcconnell and daughter.
of Spencer, are the guests Of Mrs. C. P.
Payne.
General C. C. Watts has returned
from a business trip to New York.
Guy Meade has returned to Notre
! Dame. Ohio, to resume his studies in
school.
D. C. Reary, assistant clerk of the
supreme court, has returned from a
visit to his home in Morgantown.
Edmund Price and Dewitt Gallaher
have returned to school at Woodbury.
Forest, Va.
Benjamin Brown, youngest son of
Judge ]. H. Brown, who has been in
Denver. Col, for many years, is here
on a visit.
General George ". Curtin. Of Sutton.
was in the city for several days this
week.
Mrs. NJ. A. Kendall is visiting friends
in ParkerSburg.
Miss Katherine Heirick has rstur-ed
from a visit to friends in! Louisville.
Hon. Walter Pendleton Of Spencer,
was in the city for a few days this
week.
Mrs. Minnie Jordan is Eisiting friends