The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-11-30
DINNER PARTY
MEsDaMEs GEO. PoFFENBARGER AND
MARY MARGARET BRYAN ENTERTAIN.

? MARY MARGARET BRYAN ENTERTAIN.
Thursday at 8 p. M, November
"a, 1910, at the residence of Judge
George Pofenbarger, on Wand street,
Mrs. Poaenbarger and sister, Mrs.
Mary Margaret Bryan, were hostess
es at dining, complimentary to
Judge Pofenbarger, that day being
his birthday anniversary, which this
year fell on Thanksgiving day.
The Poffenbarger residence is most
fortunately arranged for entertaining.
The large brilliantly lighted rooms,
with their old colonial furnishings
seemed fitting setting for SO distin-
guished company.
Judge poffenbarger escoreing Mrs.
j. P. R. B. Smith, led the way to
the dining room, and the guests were
soon seated around the festal board.
The typical Thanksgiving feast was
spiced by such flow of reminesen-
ces, anecdotes and wit that the time
spent in dining room few as on wings.
]. At the close of the dinner the
guests returned to the parlor. except
such of the gentlemen who chose to
go to the library for smoke. Amid
the pufs of smoke, old memories
were refreshed, friendships sweeten-
ed and cemented, while in some
instances acquaintance were formed,
for few of the guests had never be-
fore met the distinguished Judge
Brannon, the guest of honor.
The meeting of Judges Brannon
and John W. English, was as happy
:.
as the meeting of school girls after
long separation. For years they had
not only been associated on the
bench of the highest court in the
state, but their social intercourse had
been so intimate that they have been
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real comrades. The assemblege truly
enjoyed witnessing scene after scene
during the evening as these distin-
guished grey bearded Judges, forgot
fora time the entire company, their
faces close to. each other, as they
were carried back to the old days,
living them over again in memory.
The true culture of the town was
demonstrated by the musical enter
tainment enjoyed by all. The music
wa. SO truly artistic as to have done
credit to any American city.
MISS Veva Haptonstal presided at
the piano. She is not only fault
less accompanist, but her rendition
of solo selections from the Masters,
were so interpreted as to have given
JOY to their creators, and were de-
light long to be remembered !; but
when she brought forth the animat-
ing strains of Dixie, the hand clap
pings were to the echo
Mrs. Tol Striblings singing of
Somebody Loves You, Dear, was a
delight. She was in perfect voice,
every note clear and articulate, sung
! with expression that gave true pleas
ure and called forth warm applause
and encore to which she responded
and later again sang.
Mr.. Charles Howard's violin selec-
ticns demonstrated not only his high
ideals of music but that he was a
master of that matchless instrument,
which with the bow he lovingly car
ressed and his golden music to whom
his soul is attuned responded with
his soul to the delight of his heroes
nor was this his only art. God
has given him ten talents on which
areengraven the word music as has
planted in his throat a, voice of such
depths of richness and sweetness as
to enable him to confer the great
pleasure of song. The generous fel-
low responded to repeated encores.
Miss Mary Margaret Bryan, by