Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-04-28
PARKERSBURG.

PARKERSBURG, w. VA, April 81.
The Shakespeare Club was entertain
ed Monday afternoon by Miss Elizabeth
Bradenbaugh, at her home on Ann St,
and the afternoon was enjoyed to the
fullest extent by those present, who
were: Mrs. Inslee. Misses Ora Martin,
Meigs jackson, Florence Trevor. Nan
and Virginia Snodgrass.
Mrs. Sprigg D. Camden was the hos
tess of the Hemstitch Club Monday
afternoon, at her home ON Ann street.
Those present were: Mrs. William
Mowris, Mrs. Friend Hutchinson, Mrs.
Walter Fleming, Misses Laura and Els
teIle Despard and Miss Harriet Van
Wrinkle.
! The Tuesday Whist Club was enter
tanned this week by Mrs. w. P. Paden.
Those present were: Mrs. Skinner. Mrs.
Bradenbaugh, Mrs. w. d. Paden, Mrs.
L riend Hutchinson, Miss Mag Cofar,
Misses Ora Martin. Elizabeth Braden-
baugh, Harriet VanWinkle, Laura
Despard, Florence Trevor, Nan and Vir-
ginia Snodgrass.
Mrs. Nathan Bushnell and Miss
Bushnell have issued invitations for a
large whist party Tuesday, April thir-
tieth, at half past two.
Miss Kathryn White entertained a
few friends informally Tuesday even
ing at her home on Murdoch street,
in honor of the Misses Holt, of North
Carolina, who are the guests of Miss
Anna Amber, and Miss Need of Pi,S-
burg. The evening was charmingly
spent, and some excellent musical Sc
lections were enjoyed, as some of those
present are quite gifted in that line.
Those who enjoyed Miss Whites hos
pitality were: Misses Margaret and
Florence Holt, Miss Anna Amber,
Miss Mossie Wetherell, Miss Need, Miss
Madge Moss and Miss Nam Snodgrass,
Messrs Will Dana, E T. Kingsley,
Hunter Moss, C. w. Showalter, Mason
Amber, Lewis Snodgrass and Bradford
Hiteshew.
Indescribably handsome was the
luncheon given Tuesday afternoon by
Mrs. B. d. Spillman, at her elegant
home on Ann street, the honor guest
being Mrs. Spriggb. Camden. The APP
pointments were- handsome and artis-
tic, the dainty solors of green and
white being in evidence everywhere.
Tall and graceful white lilies with
green fiorak backgrounds filled the
spacious rooms with their fragrance
and the table where covers were laid
for twelve, was indeed a superb pic
ture. Stately punches of the lilies with
a light spraying of the greenery was
used and handsome silver candelabra
added another touch of elegance to the
scene. At each plate the favors were
heart shaped bon-bon boxes of green
and white, and the refreshments as far
as possible were in the same colors.
Dainty shaded lights threw their soft
rays over the elegantly gowned ladies,
whose costumes really looked regal in
such setting. Those present were:
Mrs. Sprigg Camden, Mrs. Henry Hay
mond, OF Clarksburg; Mrs. William
Mowris, Mrs. Gilbert Watson. Mrs.
Walter Fleming, Mrs. H. G. Richard,
Mrs. Rolla Camden, Mrs. B. r. Black
ford, Mrs. Harry Camden, Miss Bessie
Murdoch and Miss Estelle Despard.
Miss Ora Martin entertained inform
ally Wednesday evening at her home
ON Market street in honor Of the Misses
Holt, of North Carolina. Cards was
the entertainment of the evening,
which was most delightfully."- spent
Those present were: Misses Margaret
and Florence Holt, Miss Juliet Henry.
Miss Anna Amber, Miss Rosalia Bush
nell, Miss Mossie WethereIl, Messrs.
Amos Gordon, VIII G.. Peterkin. Brad
ford Hiteshew, VIII Dana, Mason Am
bier and Charles Martin.
The Sewing Club was pleasantly en-
tertained Monday afternoon by the
Misses Eaton. at their home on Muir
doch avenue.
Mrs. A ]. String was the hostess OF
the Literary Circle Friday evening, at
here home on Eighth street.
The meeting of the Twentieth Cen
fury Club was held this week with
Miss Harriet VanWinkle, at her home
on Juliana street, and at the close Of
a closely contested game the visitors
prize, a very pretty candle stick, was
awarded to Mrs. Henry Raymond, of
Clarksburg. Mrs. Friend Hutchinson
was the winner OF the club prize. a
handsome plate. Those present were:
Mrs Raymond, Mrs. Doremus Paden.
Mrs. Harry Camden, Mrs. Frank Cam
brilly, Mrs Sprigg d. Camden, Mrs.
Lillian Nelly. Mrs. B. r. BIackford.
Mrs. H. c. Richard, Mrs. RoIla Cam
den, Mrs. William MowTis. Miss Laura
Despard and Miss Clara Deming.
The Chatting Dish Club met Thursday
with Miss Ida Gerwig. at her attractive
home on Ann street.
One OF the most brilliant events in
the history of Parkersburg society was
the large reception and dance. given
Thursday evening by Mr.. and Mrs. Gil
bert l. Watson. at Progress Hall. The
rarest and most superb plants and full
blown and budding flowers were extern
sivsfy used, t. ornament the hall,
which = WY ANTIQUE ana handsome,