The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1903-01-02
from Aberdeen

ABERDEEN, December 31.-Our college
girls and boys being at home for the
Christmas HOLIDAYS has been the occasion
of MANY social amenities. which with the
church festivals, and brief period oi
good sleighing, have made n week ofglad-
ness.
The Indictment weather prevented the
usual good attendance ut the entertain.
mcnt in the Grove Presbyterian Church
on Monday evening. An excellent pro-
%ramme however, was rendered, after
which MIR. Raymond Iamison, imperson-
ating Santa Claus, distributed boxes Of
candy through the audience. Pleasing
Rotations and readings were. 'givcn bv
Misses Elizabeth Mitchell. Eusjcc Iami-
son, Mamie Morgan, Esther Zee, Lillian
Hanway and Elizabeth Berry. whilst the
little folks took part i'll motion songs.
! dialogues, etc Mrs. L. W. Bennett and
| Miss George Berry sang appropriate
solos and the choir rendered some well
selec ted music. Mrs. c. II. Johnson and
Mrs. +. Harry Gibson deserve special
mention for the creditable manner in
which they had drilled the younger pupils
ct the Sunday School
The Christmas Cantata, Santa Claus
at His Best" was given on Tuesday
evening, by the Sunday School of Grace
NJ. E. Church, South. The weather being
| mildandpleasant the cdifce was crowded.
The following persons took part in
the programme: Misses Isabella Nichols.
Cora c. Martin, n Elizabeth Bradford.
Flora Cole, Grace Rowe. Helen Herring.
Effie Martin, Messrs. W. Rowe Jacobs.
Charles II. Jacobs Ohio h. Swingley, {.
Osborn Herring, Ruby Arthur, George
! l..
mond, George Bradford and John Hente.
This evening 31st instant. the Sunday
School Of Aberdeen NJ. L. Church will
hold its Christmas entertainment in the
Church at s O'Clock, and the usual treat
will be given the scholars.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ >rgan Mitchell will give |
dinner dance at their home on Friday |
evening in honor of their daughter, Miss
Elizabeth Mitchell
Miss Kate Hughes entertained few of |
her friends at dinner on Tuesday evening
The well known firm of Strasbaugh, |
Steckel, Hewitt and Company, of Balti-
more, will remove their business to this
town, where they have purchased build.
ing lot adjoining the ground on which
the new |. o. O. F. Hall stands. They
will begin at once to erect an office of
one story, % by 90 feet Mr.. Stras-
baugh has purchased the property form
erly owned by Mr.. George Walker and
will reside in the town and the two other
members of the firm are also negotiating
for residences here.
Mrs Thomas Kirby, of Cole, has under
gone a successful operation at Johns
Hopkins Hospital, and is at this time
much improved in health. She expects
to be at home with her family within
few weeks, this being the only Christmas
in which she heen separated from them
in her forty years of married life. The
operation was performed by DR.. John NJ.
T. Finney and staff, and her husband and
daughter, Miss Ella Kirby, were with
Mrs. Kirby at the time.
Miss Pearl Moulsdalc, formerly of this
town, and the only daughter of Mrs II.
L. O'Neil, of Havre dc Grace. will he
married this evening at the home of her
to Mr.. Joseph 5. Webster. The
ceremony will be performed by the brides
uncle, the Rev. ]. W. Steele, of Washing
ton The bride will wear gown Of mode
crepe DECLINE with applications of lace,
and will carry white carnations. The
couple will reside at Herndon, Fairfax
Virginia.
Miss Esther Lee. of Hampton, Virginia,
IL NlSlillisS, Miss NStHlllC NlOlSdI
Misses Elizabeth and Florence Mich
aci, Of Darlington. were guests of Mrs.
George II. Mitchell during this week.
Miss Louise Kirk. of Baltimore, and
DR.. Susie Price of Moreland, Virginia,
are guests OF Mrs John F. Wells.
Misses Reulah Baker and Mamie Nor
gan, Of the Mary Baldwin Seminary and
Miss Maud Baker, of the Latin School of
are at their homes for the
holidays.
Miss Lula White and her little sister,
Miss Thelma White, of River View, Anne
Arundel county, are guests of Mrs. {. ii.
] Johnson.
Mrs. Elma A. Corson will leave here
on Friday, to visit her daughter, Mrs.
William Blake of Norfolk, Virginia.
Mr.. Walter l.. Hanway returned to
New York on Sunday evening, after
spending few days with his parents i'll
this town.
Mr.. I. {. Hanway, of Washing ton. d.
C., spent Christmas Day, at his home here
Miss Florence Morgan. of Baltimore,
has returned home after brief visit to
relatives in Aberdeen. VIRGINIA.