The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-08-07
LAWN FETE
LAST NIGHT
D. A. u LAWN SETE, GIVEN LAST
NIGHT AT TIE HOME or MIR.
AND MRS. JOHN MCCLURE
WAS aREAr SUCCESS.
House Parties at Buckeye Lake Seam 20
wheeling People This summer.

Tho lawn fcte given under tho aus
preS OF the Daughters Of IN" American
Revolution last night at the home Of
DR.. and Mrs. John Mcclure. WAS an M
douhtcdly great success. From II"
hours Of seven until nearly eleven. there
was a constant stream or visitors ar
irving and leaving. and at eleven O'Clock.
when tho last guests departed. III" COM
mittee in charge of the fetc. which WAS
h"adcd by Mrs. John Mcclure. regent Of
tho local chapter Of n. y. r.. a. gen
Cral chairman. felt that It's efforts In
behalf Of raising fund Tor the rur-
chase OF hronz" tablets to mark at his
| toriCal spots the winding Of the old
Trails Road over sixteen miles Of West
Virginia soil. had been amply repaid.
The fcte was not only success imam
cially, but socially proved 10 he ono "t
tho most interesting gatherings OF the
kind which hrs been held this season
! Representing members of all s"cicti"1
prominent women Of tho vari"us clubs
and organizations. latri"tir. riNlc anH
social, were present. miugl!nC IN an AZ
moSrhcrc Of hospitality which non"
know hotter than tn" Daughters Of tho
American Rcvo.ution. how {" impart.
The lawn with ITS countless booth.
Of which thS most pleasing 10 III" ~"
was tn" flower booth. presided over by
Mrs ". G. Erzlrr. IT'S mrrtads or "l""-
trlr lighted Iapan"$" lanterns. tiny
"a hlcs artiStically arranged. and ground"
uron which grow many h"hutituI tl""-
erS. WAS picture which would please
the cyc of an artist. In tho houS" thor"
was a protuSicn Of beautiful garden
/ flowers Of every variety, the phl'X, IN,
rose and allIthe ol1-fash!oncd colonial
flowers. which combined with ? PR
| gram or muFir played by pr Mcclure"
and a TOW friends lent 6ai"fy I" IN"
Each booth presided over by caFa.
bic committees received fair share "t
the evenings profits and al ot ~"
gt1A
result. as they had sold out long before
tho guests departed.
Marshmauow Toast
On Thursday night McssrS John and
French Walton cntrrtainrd severn ,Ii.n
was given in tho woods on N" hill BE-
yord their home at Elm iror" Ter
Miss Virginia BNrE"r OF New NartAS.
vile. Who is visiting ~ the home OF
cnts Mr.. and Mrs. Walton chnpcron"d
rho party which was made up "f the
following young people:
Audrey Campbell Rernice King
| Iirrinia Grey Sarah Pr!ce
virsimia berger. Of Lena Rhodes
New Martinsv!lle
MAssrS
Bill Evans Walton Campbell
| George Busch Elwood Walton
Edward Fisher John walton
! Clifton Noble French Walton. Jr.
! Mr.. and Mrs. French Walton
Picnic Party.
For Miss Julia Weigel. of Huntington:
daughter OF the late O. s. WeiGel and
formerly Of Wheeling. Miss kdith
Thomas entertained few friends yes
! te-day for her visitor at picnic part!
given al Wheeling park. \ few OF the
| former school friends OF Miss "e.geI
were invited to the party and pleasant
! afternoon was spent at swimming. bowl
| ing and dancing al tho park. At
o'clock picnic supper was served. The
young ladies were; Miss lone kunkel
/ Miss Virginia Groscurth. Miss Henry
Mcclure, Miss Elizabeth Bente and MISS
/ Robinson.