The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-09-20
D. Of |. PARTY
PRETTY AFFAIR
LAST EVENING AT THE CARRoLh
CLUB FOR BENEFIT OF WAR
RELIEF SOCIETY WHICH
DREW SPLENDID At
TENDANCE.
Various War Activities Continue Fore
most with Only Quiet Nupttals
and Smaller Gatherings
Predominating.

| Junitcr Pluvius made his presence
/ fcI, to u very disagrrcable point last
evening. but even he. with his constant
| stream. which varied from s!rtlng
! drlzzle to 4 heavy 1own-pour. failed u
/ ,lntuprn the ardot OF the crowds guther-
! I'd last evening in the Carroll Club audi
tor!um. when Carroll Court. Daughters
! Of isabella were hostcSScs at q party
! Of innumcrablc pleasures, which had 1nr
| its splendid object. tho yarn fund Of the
Wheeling Chapter of the Catholic War
| Relief Society.
| The decorations were particularly
fetching md consisted or pink and green
| streamcrS carried from the chandelier
! in a circle with the lights shaded In
| corresponding shades. this rejecting
mellow glow, with autumn leaves clus-
/ tered above and cntwlnlnG same, as we'll
! as lending their Scrn tlngG TO the entire
atmosphere. The center Of the spacious
! room w;ls given over 10 the booths con-
| tanning specimens Of dainty needle work
| and various other articles which COM
bincd both prnctlcability and beauty,
! all Of which were awarded to eager pur-
! chaScrs throu Shuut tho evening. The
attractive rrfrcshmcnt buuth, running
| the entire length OF the south end Of
tho hail. with Its tempting dcllcacics.
! was the popular mecca Of MI throughout
| the evening. Hero STrS. T. l.. pndden
| md her corp OF assistants were busy
at all times dispensing their good things.
Ia another section was TO DO found q
| small booth IN charge OF Il group Of
girls WHO were selling various soft
drinks that were in hiEn demand.
+ One Of the very pleasant features OF
the party was the musical program.
which was given under the direction Of
Mrs. B. J. Fisher. Among the pleasing
numbers wero q violin solo ny Mr.. Chas.
Altmeyer, also plano solo by Miss
Pauline Stiehm. while Miss Mary Nc
Nulty sang God Be With Our Boys
Tonight"
Among the many novelties purchas-
| able at one of the booths were two types
Of small wooden manikins that. to use
the small boys expression. went like
hot cakes" after it oncc became known
that these were known as Ncnctte and
r Riutinin. These were recently brought
TO this country from lH1tncc. where they
are worn US u charm against tho Bertha
guns.
1t was n delightful evening for the
several hundred persons attending the
unique affair. which will go down in the
annals OF this organization as one Of tho
largest and most successful affairs
since its organization, less than two
years ago. And it goes without saying
that the financial result accruing from
same Will very materially increase the
PATRIOTIC fund for which il WIS under
| taken. Miss Tvresa Bocs. as the gen
1y-a1 chnjrTDun ciztn hI,
liam Preismuth and the following COM
mittcc OF enthusiastic workers must be
given the credit for the brilliant success
! of the big party:
Misses
Bertha Schiller Rose Shelley
Kathleen Gilligan Margaret Manion
McsdarncS-
II. J. WatSn W. ?. Lear
Miss Anne Doughcrty was chairman
Of the novelty booths with the follow
inG assistants:
Misses
Ada Carroll Margaret Cockrcll
Angelina kaltcnbach Mary Mcdcr
! Carrie Gompcrs Anna McCahs
Francis Pizar Catherine Jordon
Mary McGratl Martha Kurncr
Edna Goethe Rose Owens
Esther He'll Rose Rock
, Frances Sullivan Rcginn Reilly
Efiic Mchcn Rupcrlha Blum
Lillian Humphreys Margaret McDon0ug
McSdameS-
Anna Ford Charles Kirby
Mrs Thomas Paddcn had charge
Of the refreshments, assisted by:
Misses
Mario Lane = Rose Whytc
Hazel Weizcl Rosemary Shields
Bernice Watt S1jnetta Miller
Sarah HavGrOn Clara Rose Coleman
ELLA Hughes Irene Mchcn
Catherine Ryan llhca Manion
Regina rafferty, Marie Fisher
Mary Eanyu I>mma E;hb-rt
MGStlamcS-
r. ]. Fisher NJ J. Ford
Leo Werner John Costello
Val GundlinE bernard Ward
IL E. McConkcy Mary pccGan
Ticket committcc-MiSS Margaret Gill
Iican, assisted by Misses Catherine Far
ley and Regina Carney.
aPaper" Committee Asks Help.
Misses Amy t'haplinC and Frances