The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-01-06
INITIAL LEAP
YEAR DANCE
VIII BE An Event Of Friday Evening
january az, TO Be qtveK ny Local
And Ohio Side Boys
W. C. Handy "n6emphis Blues Orchestra
OF Memphis, Tenn VIII FURNISH
The Musical Program

Invitations will be issued the latter
part OF the week for the first Leap
Year dance to be given by number OF
young men from Wheeling. out-thc-pike;
Martins Ferry. Bcllaire. Bridgeport. and
Moundsvillc. This Will be held on Friday
evening. January %, in Convention HAL.
Auditorium building. The W. {. Handy
Memphis Blues orchestra. OF Memphis.
Tenn has been engaged to furnish the
musical program and never has the COM
inK of an out of town orchestra created
the interest that this ono has. Mt.
Handy himself with his company OF ten
singing Memphis musicians will be here
and a special concert Will be given pre-
ceding the dance. from $50 until
o'clock, for the benefit OF those who de-
sire to hear the music alone. The dance
will be strictly invitation and admit
lance cards must be presented at tho
door.
Mir. Handy is the well known COM
poser for Columbia records and Is tho
the composer OF the popular yellow
Dog Rag" ard other favorltc blue"
numbers. The orchestra is cnroute to
New York City and will stop of here
for one evening.
The committee in charge of the dance
Is composed OF the following: Linch.
Conley. Shaub. Ellis. Taylor. Carney.
Bruner. Hodge. Cotfey. kreiter. Burris'
fin. Dorcr. Frazier Bennett. T. Murphy.
At Court Theatre.
"Chu Chin Chow the stupendous pro
duction showing at the Court theatre all
this week. proved a great drawing card
and large and representative gather.
ing. Of social people attended the initial
performance last evening Miss Eliza
beth Adams was the charming little hos
tess to = congenial group OF friends
who occupied a box at the show. Pre-
ceding the performance the group en-
joyed delightful informal dinner at
the Mcclure hotel Mr.. and Mrs. John
II Clarke entertained with another
party which proved most enjoyable in
Miss Adams guests were
Misses
Ellen Wilson Genevieve Norton
Alice Speidel Virginia Sweeney
J. II. Coleman J. w. Adams
In the Clarke party were:
Messrs and MesdameS.
1T. and Mrs. Win A. ouImby.
Mrs John Byers. Of UniontoTn. Pa
Mrs. Blanche d. Steenrod.
Mr.. James Byers, Uniontown, Pa
island W. c. r.u.
Last night occurred the regular meet
ing Of the Island w. c. T. U. at the
home Of Mrs, g. W. o Greg OF ~, ~ M nay
in Ohio county. Mrs Ryan. was the
guest Of honor OF the evening and gave
o report on the national convention
Mo. After a delightful musical and
literary program. refreshments were
served from dainty appointed table.
Suffrage Meeting Today.
This afternoon at three o'clock in tho
auditorium Of the Y. w. c. A.. meeting
Of the Ohio County Equal Suffrage
League will be held. with Mrs. Edward
Haxlett, president. presiding. All out
standing petition blanks are to be TURN
I'd in at this meeting. 50 every member
is urged TO attend. Other important
business will be brought before tho
meeting.
7. W. o. L. Meeting.
The annual meeting OF the board OF
directors OF the Young Woman's Chris
tian Association will be held next Mon
day. January IL. in the auditorium OF
the association building, beginning st
1870 o'clock. The heads Of all depart
ments will make reports Of the years
work and tho secretary and treasurer
will also give q review OF the work OF
the past year.
Graft Twig.
Mrs. Arch Moffat will be hostess 70
the members OF the Graft Twig Of the
Ohio Valley General hospital on We'd
ncsday afternoon at her home in Pleas
ant valley. Luncheon Will De served at
l o'clock and the afternoon will be de-
voted to necdlcwork for the hospital.
Missionary to Speak.
Miss Florence Henderson. a mission
airy 10 Lahore. India, who is in this
country on furlough, will speak at the
meeting Of the Woman's Auxiliary OF
the St Matthews church. which will be
held this afternoon In the church. be-
ginning at 2:30 o'clock
Homo Circle.
The Home Circle Missionary Society
OF the Ffryt Presbyterian church will
hold their regular monthly meeting this
afternoon in the church house. The
meeting will open at 2:30 o'clock VITA
Mrs Robert J. Reed. president. pre-
siding. Rev &. NJ. Gibson, who recently
came here from Chicago, will lead the
devotional part Of the program.
10 ~. Louis.
Miss Rose Sweeney, dean OF Linden
wood, college, at st. Louis Mo. has re-
turned to st. Louis to resume her duties
after spending the holidays the guest
Of Mr.. and Mrs John B. Garden. Of
North Main street
p. II. Q. Dance.
The mem bcrs and friends OF West Vir-
ginia Circle No. Isl Protective Home
Circle. will enjoy n select dance Thurs
day evening January S in the A. O, L.