The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-07
SOCIETY
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a plgAsANT EvENlNa
Spent at Home Of Mr.. and Mrs. .. r
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Is
field Republican will be OF interest
to THE many Fairmont friends of Mr..
and Mrs. J. T. Fleming:
The members of the Evergreen Cir.
Gle celebrated their fifth anniversary
at the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. j.,
t. Fleming. No. So1 South Fourth
street. on Thursday. evening, January
"a. The rooms were beautifully dec.
GRATED with smilax and eyergreensI
and bouquets of beautiful carnations
of various hues were placed in the DIFF.
ferent rooms.
An elegant dinner was served at q
o'clock. covers being placed for
about seventy persons.
After dinner came the programme
which was opened with THE following
address of welcome by ]. T. Fleming:
Address OF Welcome. A
Mrs. President and Lady Members
OF the Evergreen Circle and Their In
!! vited Guests:-we surely are deligh..
ed that we have the honor of enter.
tanning tonight at our home, tthe
best We know howl SO distinguished
representatives from so many fami.
lies ofNthis city. The yearly banquet
4 for the purpose, we believe, to have
social intercourse together-to lay
aside all thought of ups and downs in
the past, and only think Of the pres
sent-putting off all Formally and
putting on a good, genial countenance,
growing out of your great big hearts,
and we hope nothing may happen to
take away, or in the least or mar
4 your enjoyment. There are many
/ faces not shown here tonight that in
! years past were always present at
) such social gatherings as this-and
there are faces we now, see hede that
We may not be permitted to look upon
at the next annual anniversary of the
Evergreen Circle. My wife and my
self have had the honor Of being at
all former anniversaries since its
organization and never failed to learn
something elevating from the high
class of its members and its asso-
ciates.
And now may the Evergreen Circle
never grow. less green and may your
lives be long and your last days be
the happiest, and we also will keep
you evergreen In our memory.
This address was responded to by
Mrs. q. Beecher. President of the
I %
Circle. The following programme
was then carried out:
Programme.
Roll Call 500 Quotations form Burns
! Piano Solo ------... Miss S. L. Swale
Vocal Solo ..----.-Miss Clara Hanna
Violin Solo -..-.....-. J. T. Fleming
Reading ..-....---. Miss Daisy Rider
Duet ..-..------..-..-..
i, Miss Clara Rider and e. P. Elem.
ing. y,5 tt,t -9e'g,7i ~
, lSketcb Of Burns Mrs. +. L.! Conner
Piano Solo ..-....Mrs. John NJ. Rapp
Reading ..-.-.-- Mrs. o. F. Barley
Violin Solo ............ Sam Topper
Reading ............. VIM. Reynolds
Song, Aud Lang Syne by the Circle
1t being near the birthday OF the
poet Burns the songs and quotations
were of his composition.
This circle as composed Of about
J. seventeen ladies', but on this occa'
t sion the families of the members and
celebrate thls anniversary. AS their
was no unit TO age the ages ranged
] from to ~.
Among the special features OF the
evening were the vocal solos oil
+ Misses Annie ana carrie rider. OF
q Flora. daughters OF Mr.. and Mrs
Cal Rider. Mrs. Rider, formerly
Miss Hattie VanDewater, was many