The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-28
FOR
COLLEGE WOMEN
MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED AND
FIFTY GUESTS AT WINDSOR
HOTEL
Misses Burdatts And Stevenson Host
esses At Dancing Party-Carroll
Club Held Formal Ball

Misses Burdatts And Stevenson Host
esses At Dancing Party-Carroll
Club Held Formal Ball
With the many functions for the re-
turned COLLEGE girl, none hASs exceed
I'D In interest and GpnerA Saicyment
the luncheon yesterday AFTERNOON al
the Hotel Windsor. The wbb planned
by the College club OF WheeiinS, which
/ honored them and supplied y delight
/ full opportunity of broadening ones
/ acquaintance with ,sc club and liz
j charming members. Another Item or
i interest in connection with yesterdays
party. was the reunion of the Wheel
/ ing chapter of the Wheeling Female
! Seminary Aumnae, many Of the f"rs
mer students being in attendance ana
/ ENJOYING to the fullest extent the .sn-
der "reminiscences Of former days. En-
| thusiaSm unbounded permeated all
preparations and the details of the
/ management, which were under the
! supervision Of Mrs. D. A. Taylor, Mrs.
John II. Mcclure and Mrs. Cecil Rob,
| inson, resulted in Il highly succesStul
! affair There were nearly 1I0 guests
| present and with their intense enthus,
! iasm, their cooperation of ideas anu
| viewpoints a broadening Influence was
| felt which will BIO not only instructive
| but constructive and auSurs well lot
.he future OF this very happy organ,
| iZation.
Guests were received upon their ar.
rival by:
Mesdames. r. NJ. Addleman, Oscar
Mckee, Paul Reymann; II. NJ, kimber-
land, c. +. Allen. Will Riggs. VIM: +.
Stifel, Harry MendeL OFT Cummlns,
", A. B. Dalzell, Mrs. Henderson,.
Luncheon was served at 1870 o'clock
in the main dining room at three long
tables. These had simple but pretty
decorations of flower filled rustic
baskets and from the ceiling depended
Christmas bells. Tho menu was
pleasing and was served in the cua
tonary excellent style of the Windsor.
1t follows:
Bouilion
Celery Olives
Baked Spring Chicken
Asparagus Tips Potato foselle
Lemon sherbct
Frozen Pudding Assorted CAKES
At the conclusion of the luncheon
service the postprandal festivities
we're begun with Mrs. w. F. Butler
presiding as toast mistress, who spoke
briefly of the gaieties of Wheeling
Seminary bellies and INTRODUCED Miss
EEen Fretcr. who gave christmas
Carol" very beautifully told, in which
she urged the college girl 10 nourlsh
!! the great opportunity which is. hers
and lit herself for the larger things
of life and be able to carve for her.
self place in the history of her
time.
"Greeting for the College Girl, dur.
ing which she extended them a cordial
invitation 10 join the club at the COM
pletion Of their college career;
Miss Elizabeth Stamm made grace
full little talk on What Home Coming
Means to a College Girl at Christmas
Time" She was followed by Mrs. e.
| Bates McLain who reversed the GUS
/ tomary order and dedicated her toast
! TO the "New and the Old which had
much to do with "graduating. the
variety of gowns for every possible oc-
/ casion which are necessary quantity
| these days and which were an appall-
! ing comparison with the one quaint
gown on exhibit. This had been worn
. At the graduation from the wheeling
! Seminary, of her mother Mrs. Cecil
Robinson and was of white organdy,
: the skirt quite long had tendency
; toward a train and was elaborate, with
! dozens of tiny white ruffl"s. INT
waist was wasp like, the sleeves long
and tight and finished with rutfleS
about the hand and puffs at the Shoul-
. ders. With this In dire contradiction
ITO orchids and sweetheart roses, was
| worn a corsage of geraniums, prefer
ably. if not procurable., veroenas we're
/ a happy substitute. The productions
: OF the young aspirant might be liter
arv if she so chose, but must under all
| circumstances be pretty. thus equip
ned, she went forth to display the re-
suits of her months of study and the
knowledge she had acquired. A safe
, wav Of beginning and one eminently
satisfactory, was 10 enlist the Sympa-
thies with a weary traveller, VINO re-
clines on a messy bank, famed by co0l
gentle breezes, hillsides dotted with
BLOSSOMS, caroling birds. ripping
streams and other delightful enchant-
ments, all this in contra-uistinCuon
to the present day method OF conduct
ing graduation exercises.
! Mrs. S. L.. Brice gave "Remin,
iscences Of the Wheeling Seminary,
(which were Of PARTICULAR interest TO
all guests present, these were Tor the
most part of personal nature and
we're very delightful,
Mrs. J. G. Heinlein offered toast
Ito "Recollections," and described her
going away to college" when pro-
vided with school dress, Sunday
dress and real dress up" dress, for
some extraordinary occasion, all en-
,crgcncies were provided for, All the
sweet tumble of the dearest, things of
life are associated with the school
days, continued the speaker. and the
yesterdays must be handled to ten
derby to fit with the todars and lie TOO
near the heart to be spoken OF lightly.
Mrs. Francis Hyde spoke OF the
Her Home City" and of her power
of analyzing problems. her value as
IAN asset to the city, and by her earn
lest endeavors shine quietly, efficiently
and with her good fellowship make for
herself a place in the civic better
lment.