The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-04-27

pears on each Friday, giving resume OF
the weeks social events, sent In VIII be
gladly received. II should be accom-
panied by the sender's name, not for pub
Ileation, but as a guarantees Of good fa'th'
Address Social Department, The News
Thore was n brilliant assomblage In the
auditorium OF Rockefeller hall yesterday
afternoon when the III k9ooa society pre-
scented the sprightly farce, ''The college
Widower." written by III. w. Stiness, w
The work has the merit OF originality ana
contains many bright and witty lines. 1t
was presented very capably by the fol-
lowing plaster cast:
Hon. J. MacCorker Courtney lpresident
OF Delaney Memorial university, Henry
Garfield Clark; Professor Brown, Charles
Fowler. Jr: Tom Atkins a student at
Delaney, Victor Arthur Schwartz: Bob
Shaftoe another student at Delaney, Asa
Sheldon Briggs; Mrs Armstrong Evan
Bucklin Owen: Johannah Saxon, janitress
OF Colgate's Bath-tub. Herbert Larned
eDorrance; Lucy Rawilns, of Vassar,
Harry Edgar Poarsall; A. Lulu Glasser,
president OF a. B. t.. Robert Bradford
Jones, and Violet Armstrong, who goes
from Pembroke 20 Delaney, Richard
JIagan Miller
Among those who enjoyed the perform
ance were:
President and Mrs Faunce, Miss Alice
Grosvenor, Miss Mary Colt, Miss Sally
Miller. Mr. Archibald Matteson. Mrs
Walter A. Peck. Miss Carolyn Peck. Mr.
Herbert Brigham. Miss Hope Walker,
Miss Patty Wilson. Miss Cameron. Miss
Virginia Shepley. Miss Louise Hunt. Mr.
Edward T. Bancroft, Mr.. Benjamin
Cooke Mr.. Jean Ware Miss Annie
Knight Miss Adelaide Knight, Miss Janet
Buckiin, Miss Martha Hale, Miss Hope
Brown, Miles, Grace White, Miss Stuart
Hughes. Mass Lyra Nickerson, Miss Ma
Jorie Kent, Miss Ethel Riley, Miss Hope
Shopley Miss Helen Capron, Miss Helen
Brown Mr. Eliot Parkhurst, Mr. Paul
Matteson.. Miss Esther TilInghast. Mrs
James Dyer. Miss Rowena Campbell. Mrs
William Buffum, Mr. Howard Brayton
Mr. Clarence Brigham, DIR. George Mat
feson, Mr.. Fred Otis, Mr.. William H.
Reynolds 2d, Miss Margaret Bufum, Miss
Isabel Brown, Miss Alice Appleton. Miss
Marguerite Cross, Mrs. Freeman Cocroft
Mrs j. Palmer Barstow. Professor and
Mrs Courtney Langdon, Miss Olive Rus
eelb Miss Daisy Robinson, Miss Bonney
Barry Mr.. Webter Cooke, Mr. Aylesworth
Brown.
Mrs Samuel l.. Douglass and her daugh-
ter. Miss Alice Douglass, sailed on Thurs
day from Boston They intend TO remain
In Europe for an indefinite length OF time
Mrs. William O. Blandlng will entertain
next Monday evening in hopor OF Mrs.
William Cornell Blanding, who was re-
Gently married In Troy. n. Y.
A wedding OF much interest 60 Provi-
oence people took place in Baltimore yes
terday at high noon. IL was that OF Miss
ncthel Pierce Slocum. daughter OF Mr. and
Mrs. George M. Slocum, 20 Mr. Frank
1Iill Cranston, son OF Mr. and Mrs. Fran
els Cranston OF this city.
Among those present at the military
ball last evening besides the officers were
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard jennings Mr.. and
Mrs. Howard Sweet Miss Bessie Sweet
cir. and Mrs. Merrlrnan Dr and Mrs
Buhum. Miss Rowena Campbell, Miss
Elizabeth Nicholson. Mr.. and Mrs. Allan
Chase. Miss Mollie Brownell. General and
Mrs. Howard O. Walker, Mr.. and Mrs.
Allsn Peck, Or. and Mrs. John o'Keefe,
Miss Florence Hamilton, Dr. and Mrs. Au-
gustus Woodbury. Calder. Mr.. William II.
Reynolds, "a, Or Il. +. Capron, Miss Ca
/, prom, Captain and Mrs Ralph S. Hamil-
ton, Jr., Miss Esther Tlllinghast Miss
Caroline Eddy. Miss Louise Hunt, Miss
Fanny Hunt, Mr.. Maus Wheelwright. Mrs.
Samuel Nicholson Mr. Percy Blanding.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mark Tanning, Mr.. Frank
: Hayes. Miss Maude Wilkinson, Mr. Jesse
Sweet, Mr.. Webster Cooke, Mr.. Harry
Knight, Mr.. Russell Knight.
Miss Ethel Chaplin and Miss Elsie
Wheelwright are spending a few days in
New York
Mrs Walter A. Harris entertained at
bridge at her home in East Greenwich on
? Thursday.
The Alliance Franchise. of which Mrs.
Elisha Dyer IS president. met at the
studio OF Mr. William Hardness Brown.
l0l Brown street, last Monday evening.
- an interesting literary program was
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