Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-05-12

received the guests in the dining room,
while the luncheon was served by Mrs.
VIM. Nes5itt, Mrs. E NJ Collins. Mrs.
Joha Meyers and Miss Best. Coffee
, was served by Mrs. James Dickey, Mrs.
Warren. Mrs. A. M. Stevenson, Mrs.
James Mansberger and Mrs. MCGEE.
Fully two hundred ladies called dur
ing the afternoon, and the affair was
said to be a pronounced success.
Friday evening the Rev. N. e. Allen,
OF the Stone Church. at Elm Grove,
entertained number of young people
of the congregation at his home. The
evening was very enjoyably spent.
Mr.. Bernard Mcclure rendered a ban
quet at the Mcclure House Friday even
ing in honor of Col f. c. Meyer and
several of his friends. Among those
present were: Messrs. John H. Jones.
Joseph Lawson, F. p. Mcneil, Hugo l..
Loos, ]. E. Gifin. Chas. vankeuren, H.
p. McGregor, j. F. Emig, Charles H.
Copp, J. M. Walters, W. NJ Windsor,
Martin Thornton, H. w. Fair. Theo.
Roller. Ralph Kline, S. Keim, C. E.
Seybold, Edgar E. Boyd, ]. M. Fawcett,
Thos. E. Marker, John A. Weisgerber,
Fred w. Colmar, DR.. c. F. Ulrich, and
Captain James Hamilton, of New Or
leans.
Col. Meyer proposes to give ban
quet on the evening of June 14th, and
those fortunate enough TO be invited
NAV ho aon f,,la rod ~, dx-onra
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An attractive parlor musicale has
been arranged for next Tuesday even
ing May 14th. to be given at the home
of Mr.. Robert Mcclure, No. 1929 North
OF the charities of the First United
Presbyterian church. Among the fine
local talent to take part are Miss
Adele Metzner, Mrs. Sara Mendel Dun
can, Miss Elsie Fisher, Miss Gertrude
Robinson, Mr.. Will Day, DR.. John Me-
Clure and Mr. Robert Darrah. A de-
lightful evening is assured. A silver
offering will be accepted, and large
outpuring of friends may be expected.
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Prof. George Delbrugge has COM
pleted all arrangements for bringing
the Grand Army Band, of Canton. here
for concert and dance programme to
be given on the evening of June Sd at
the Park Casino. 1t is to be made the
gala event of the early summer
The largest event of the week Is
booked for next Friday evening. at the
Park, when Prof. George Nj. Deibrugge
opens the Casino dancing season and
at the some time ends the winter course
of his Juvenile classes by giving them
an entertainment embracing the early
hours of the evening. from to 10
O'clock, after which the floor Is at the
disposal of the older society, all of
which will be present.
At the home of Miss Mary Jochum,
of East Eleventh street. on Tuesday
evening last. the Girls OF the Silver
Star were pleasantly entertained.
Dancing was the principal feature of
the evening. At seasonable hour re-
freshments were served.
Miss Gertrude Duffey, of Washing
ton, Pa, who has many friends in
Wheeling. has been engaged to sing
the part of Yum Yum" in the opera
''Mikado," which is to be rendered at
Waynesburg on next Tuesday evening,
May 14th. Miss Duffey is considered
one of the finest vocalists in Western
Pennsylvania. She took training in a
conservatory in Louisville, KY, after
having prepared herself under Wash
ington instructors. Afterward she
took a special course under Madame
Capiana, the noted New York teacher,
and has since appeared In fashionable
amateur operas in various parts of the
country with uniform success. Miss
Duffey recently made g.-at hit in her
home town as "Serpolette" in THE
Chimes of Normandy" and as Yum
Yum" in ''Mikado" Since her appear
anee in Washington Miss Duffey has
received numerous offers of the most
fiattering character from opera man
ayers, but she remains in the amateur
field. The recent Washington operas
were given for the benefit OF the hospi-
tai, while the rendition OF "MIkado' at
Waynesburg will be for the benefit Of
the park fund. Miss Duffey is daugh-
ter of John B. Duffey, a prominent oil
operator of Washington.
The Married Ladies Euchre Club will
be entertained next Friday afternoon
by Mrs. C. w. Franzheim, Mrs. Law
renee Sands and Mrs. Harry Sands, at
the Franzheim residence on South
Front street.