Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-12-07
SOCIETY

vities commence The next two
weeks will be especially devoted to
making preparations for the holi'
day season, which has every indi-
cation of being unusually gay this
year The week just ended was
given over to quite number OF
club entertainments Of various
kinds The present week. as we
have already noted, promises but
little In the way of amusements.
Afternoon card clubs will be aban-
doned for the present, to veIy
great degree, In order to give more
attention to Christmas shopping
Despite the many persistent
Erumors created early In the sea.
son to the effect that there would
be little or nothing doing this win
ter In a society way, matters have
gone merrily on. Thus far things
have been as lively as they dare be.
The past week was Que Of unusual
pleasure from beginning to end.
Dame rumor has 1t that at least
two prenuptial events will take
place some time during the hol-
days. Tue brides-to.be are popular
and we'll known society ladies, while
the elected grooms come IN toJ
their share OF popularity. Although
these events are supposed to b.
kept a profound secret, they viii
creep ou,, ard before those who
are most deeply concerned know
every one is on to the secret. So
cietv may Ell v all kinds and de
sci1puUns f spcIaI aff ,irS. but ate
all there Is nothing so interesting a
a wedding. The wedding bells rio,
and every one seems to be hllsd
with interest In the bride and he
wardrobe, and even the groom
CT mes In for his share of notoriety
Of coarse there are always the SAM
old crokers, who contend that al
grooms are a bad match and have
more faults than a dozen ordinary
men.
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Mrs. A. c. Jackson will be hos
tess this evening at her Main street
home to the members of the Wo-
mans Mission Circle of the Presby
terrain Church, and their gentle
men fiends. Mrs. Jackson will
have as her assistants In receiving
Mesdamts Will Mccoy, Willis Har-
rirgtop, R L Lamberton, David
son, ard Miss Helen Pomeroy.
This IS one of the series of enler
tainments that the members of this
society are giving each month this
year. Progressive Finch will be
the form OF entertainment and re-
freshments will be served by the
hostess and her assistants.
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The Woman's Nilsson Giro Of
the Presbyterian church met In
regular monthly session on Satur-
day afternoon In the church par
lors.
Mrs. A c. Jackson aud Mrs.
Clarence Kable were the leaders of
the meeting Mountaiueers was the
subject for study. After the usual
devotional exercises Mrs. Z A
Durham read a very interesting
paper on "A Missionaries Views of
the Mountains Mrs. Hull gave
history of General Howard's work
In the mountains Mr.. Davidson
gave a very instructive talk on the
Recent Feuds 10 Kentucky" and
Mrs Charles E Bailey told If the
Normal and Collegiate Institute. )"
These papers we're followed by
general discussion of the subject
which lead up to vote being taken
to send $50 at once to our station
In the mountsius to help with this
great w.fk.
Miss Anna Elliot gave full his
tory of The schools In the Noun
tains, of the teachers work and
their great need of supplies. The
meeting, which was one of the best
held this year, closed with must
cal number Mrs. Hull presided
at the organ
The ladies present were Mes
danes. Davidson, Neuenschwander,
Bailey, Will Mccoy, Sayers, Schup'
bach, Ktnkaid. Harrington, Dur
ham, Jones, Phillips, Hull, Jackson,