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BUFFALO SUNDAY MORNING NEWS: APRIL 98, 1905. 5 fluential friends, a fine voice and great personal charm. IN SOCIAL CIRCLES. Week of Many Gay Events---Entertainment: Past and to Come---The Latest Engagements and Wedding Announcements---Tales of Travelers---Our and Social Organizations. Mies Charlotte Sawyer Tilden's mar- riage on Tuesday next at o'clock to Ursinus K.

Loose of Seattle, WashIngton, has been the occasion of many social affairs as is natural when the marriage of a popular woman, long the center of large circle of friends is imminent, with the added prospect of a far away residence. Miss Tilden has been honored by an almost continuous round of luncheons and dinners and teas, beginning three weeks aro. On Monday last Mrs. Grosvenor R. Trowbridge had a small tea in her honor at the Twentieth Century Club -the blue room being used for thin' purpose and its coloring having a pretty contrast in the yellow floral decorations of the table.

Mrs. Caroline Tilden Colman presided at the ten urn, assisted by Mra. Henry Cowles Wadsworth. Miss Tilden is her friends a glimpse of some of the pretty gowns in her trousseau on this occasion wearing one of the new importations of silk net with its latest combination with Dresden silk. Pale blue velvet bows running lengthwise on the bodice and a girdle reflected the blue flower hat.

At her wedding which takes place in the Central Presbyterian Church at precisely 4 o'clock on Tuesday, April the 25th, Miss Tilden will be given in marriage by her brother, Mr. George T. M. Tilden, in whose the invitations were issued a fortnight ago. Her only maid will be namesake, Miss Charlotte Tilden Sherman, the young daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. Fred W. Sherman of Summer street. The best man will be Sir. William G.

Hurlburt of Warren, 0., and the ushers, Dr. Grosvenor R. Trowbridge. Mr. John B.

Newman, Mr. Frederick W. Danforth, Mr. Charles N. Armstrong.

Mr. Fred. W. Sherman and Hyde F. Tilden.

The Rev. R. V. Hunter will perform the ceremony, the Tilden fainily having been among the chief supporters of the Central Presbyterian Church for many years. A reception to the relatives and a small number of old friends will follow the ceremony at the family residence, 178 Franklin street, at 4:30 o'clock.

An engagement announced nearly or quite two A years ago was that of Miss Anna A Belle Wing A to Mr: James Condie Kindlund of New York. On Wednesday Mrs. George Wing formally announced the marriage for Monday evening, May 1, and issued verbal invitations for a wedding reception on that ing at her residence, 31 Irving Place. Miss Wing has established quite a reputation for herself as a miniature painter, and as she has a great love for her art as well as genius for it. It is expected that her removal to New York only opens for her a wider field and richer opportunities.

Miss Winifred Sweet, daughter of the late Mr. Charles A. Sweet and Mrs. Sweet, whose marriage to Mr. Sterling Brown Cox is set for Easter Monday at half-past 4 o'clock in the Delaware Avenue Methodist Church, is being entertained very quietly.

Her sister, Charlotte, who is to be her maid of honor, gave a luncheon yesterday for tire bridesmaids, Miss Susan Cox of East Orange, N. 'Miss Carman Ryan of Williamsport, Miss Clara Slee of Elmira, N. and Miss Ida Robinson of Buffalo. Covers were laid for 20 at a table decorated with pink sweet peas for the centerpieces, and violets at all of the plates except where the bride-elect sat. which had a cluster of lilies-of-the-valley to set it apart.

Last night Miss Robinson entertained the maids at dinner at the Lenox, while Mr. Cox entertained his men with dinner at the Hotel Iroquois. The men in the bridal party are Mr. Thomas Cox of East Orange, N. best man; Mr.

Joseph Scranton and Mr. George Danforth Williamson of East Orange, N. Mr. R. E.

Pope of Waltham, Mr. W. Edward Skillings of Boston, Mr. Charles P. Brady and Mr.

George Olds Wagner of Buffalo, ushers. The maids made up a merry party for East Aurora on Wednesday going out for a luncheon, which Mrs. E. Curtiss Rumrill and Miss Lydia Shoemaker gave for Miss Sweet. Carman Ryan of Williamsport has been a frequent in Buffalo, coming often and staying for long periods with Miss Sweet, both here in town and at their East Aurora summer home "Beechlands." Miss Slee is a niece of Mr.

Charles M. Underhill and has been more or less a guest at her uncle's home. A reception will follow the ceremony at the family residence, 1040 Delaware avenue at 5 o'clock which will be attended by only relatives and near friends, something like 150 are expected. The marriage of Miss Katherine Lyman, daughter of Mrs. Lyman of Franklin street, and granddaughter of Mrs.

Edward M. Atwater, to Mr. James W. Gillis will be celebrated on Easter Tuesday at St. Paul's Church in the morning.

The bridal party includes Mrs. Walter Brenner of Dayton, matron of honor; Mr. George Carter of Jackson, best man, and Mr. Chauncey Woodworth and Mr. Dwight Gibbons of Rochester, Mr.

Ernest Hill and Dr. William Ward Plummer of Buffalo, ushers. Lyman is going out very little these last days and the marriage will be extremely quiet, although the bride is a favorite in 50- clety and a member of one of our old established familles. Miss Eleanor Minna Dambmann, the very accomplished singer, will be married do to Mr. Howard Hamilton Baker tomorrow evening at No.

111 Bidwell Parkway. Miss Dambmann is not only the possessor of rich sympathetic well trained voice, but she has a great personal charm and beauty of a distinct type. Mrs. Grosvenor R. Trowbridge is entertaining Mrs.

James Sellers Hamilton of Rochester, a life-long friend, and several pleasant things have been given for Mrs. Hamilton, notwithstanding Holy Week, and the fact that both ladies and their mutual friends have been taken up largely with the round of gaieties which are being given for Miss Tilden. Just at the beginning of Mrs. Hamilton's visit, she was somewhat disadvantaged by the non-arrival of her trunks and naturally following, such a misadventure all of the social affairs were set for early in the week. Mrs.

Hamilton was conspicuous at the opening performance of Parsifal on Thursday evening, when, charmingly attired, she was the honor guest of a Parsifal party given by Mrs. Joseph H. Horton, the party going out at the Intermission for dinner at the University Club. On Monday evening Mrs. John L.

Williams of Park street had a charming little dinner at which old time friends met. Mr. John Harrison Mills, the artist, and Mrs. Mills were among the guests, as were Miss Davock, just returned from a year abroad, and Mrs. Ellen Baker Thompson, who, with her husband, the celebrated English artist, have for years divided their time between London and France.

On Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Mills were at home to friends who dropped in for tea and to view Mr. Mills' latest portraits.

Among the visitors being Mr. Charles rangements are in charge of Miss bella O'Connor, 261 Ashland avenue, St. John's League of 8t. John's P. E.

Church on Lafayette avenue, will give a dance in the Elmwood studio on Tuesday evening. April 25, Arrangements are in charge of the Misses Strange and Thebaud and Mr. W. T. Baldy.

St. Thomas' Easter Fair, to be held in the Guild house of St. Thomas' Epiacopal Oburch, 486 Elk street, opens Easter Monday, April 24, closing on Thursday night, April 27. The women of the Church of the Good Shepherd, Jewett avenue, will hold a rummage sale at 191 Genesee street next Thursday, Friday and Saturday. The committee will be glad to receive cast-off clothing or household articles which may be rent to Mrs.

C. Roderick Itiselay, 142 Summit avenue. The Ladles' Auxiliary of Fillmore Council wilt give a card party at Conley'r Hall. 650 Main street, on Friday evenine. April 28, at 8:80 o'clock.

Japanese Tea. A complimentary Japanese tea will be given at the Ernergency Hospital on Wednesday evening, April 36, at 8 o'clock. Sister Mary John, Mrs. William Dunphy, Mrs. John Howlan, Miss Lillie Bur- MRS.

DONALD M'LEAN, M'LEAN, The marriage of Miss Bertha Louise Kamman, daughter of Hannah Kamman of Lancaster avenue, to Dr. Albert Jabesh Harris, will be solemnized on Wednesday evening, April 96, at 8:50 at home of the bride, Mies Jeanne Kamman, sister of the brideelect, will be maid of honor, and Mr. Warren V. Harris will act as best man. DATES TO BE REMEMBERED.

Meeting of Scribblers. Mrn. Felix Kessel and Mr. John Lord O'Brian will be the speakers nt the meeting of the Scribblers at the Iroquois tomorrow afternoon. At five o'clock tea will follow the programme.

The Women Teachers' Association will dance at the Chapter House on Wednesday evening. The third Orpheus concert and ball of the season will be given at City Convention Hall, Thursday, April 27, at 8:30. Coffee and Euchre. The woman's section of the Buffalo Turn Verein will hold its last card Portrait of Mrs. Donald McLean, the new President-General of the National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution, who was elected on Thursday after a combination of the forces on a second ballot of the two other candidates.

Both Mrs. George M. Sternberg and Mrs. Warren Lippett, the candidates, gracefully conceded the wishes of the Congress opposing, making Mrs. McLean's election unanimous.

That Mrs. McLean had been justified in pressing her claims to the high office was apparent on Thursday afternOOn when, just before the close of the session, the result of Thursday's ballot was announced. The house was on its feet, women were weeping, praising and applauding. To Mrs. Fairbanks' credit it is announced that she made no effort to end or lessen the demonstration, and when Mrs.

McLean was escorted to the platform by her friends the former extended her hand in cordial greeting. With her usual tact and quick wittedness, Mrs. McLean recognized the charming action of Mrs. Sternberg in making the vote unanimous by immediately, after pledging her support and fidelity to the completion of the Colonial Hall, so admirably begun by Mrs. Fairbanks, asking Mrs.

Sternberg to continue as the chairman of the Ways and Means Committee. Thus happily is ended one of the great feminine wars of America, and Mrs. McLean's devoted friends believe that she is wise enough to live up to the obligations imposed on her by the faithfulness of those who have stood by her in achieving this supremest of victories. party and coffee for the season on Tuesday afternoon, April 25th. A subscription dance will be given on Tuesday, May 2, for benefit of St.

James' Mission, at the mission house, in Front avenue. An informal May dance and candy sale will be held by the Artbrae girls at the Elmwood Studio Hall, Tuesday, May 2. The Amitie Club will give 3 May dance at Elmwood Studio Parlors on Friday evening, May 5th. Cinderella" at the Watson House. The operetta, "Cinderella," is being rehearsed by the Watson House Dramatic Club, under its director, Miss Clarissa Burckard, and will be presented at the Watson House Hall on Thursday evening, April 27.

The Fliedner League entertainment, The Fliedner League entertainment, on the evenings of April 25 and 26, in Oxford Hall, will include the play, "Misunderstandings," given by a ber of young people under the direction of Miss Adele Ripont. St. John's Play On Wednesday evening, May 17, "'The Mistletoe Bough" will be given in Lyric Hall for the benefit of St. John's Epi3copal Church. The story of Genevra will be told in pantomime, with musical accompaniment.

The Epsilon Chapter of the Sigma Lambda Nu Fraternity will give an informal dance at the Otowega Club on Monday evening. The Avonians will give their annual banquet at the Hotel Iroquois on Saturday, April 29. The Woman's Auxiliary of the Butfalo Orpheus will hold a card party In the Orpheus Parlors, Teck Theater bullding, Monday, April 24, at 2:30 o'clock in the afternoon. There will be an Easter dance and card party at the Working Boys' Home on Monday, April 24, at the home. The Professional and Business Woman's Club will give a card party on the evening of May 6 at the Horton Studio, 899 Franklin street.

The ar- LATEST ENGAGEMENTS AND WEDDING NOTICES. The wedding of Miss Caro A. Beidleman to Mr. G. H.

Tomlinson will be celebrated at the home of the bride In Delavan avenue, tomorrow evening. April 24th, at 7:30 o'clock, followed by a small reception. Mr. and Mrs. E.

Floyd Branch of Auburn avenue announce the engagement of their sister, Miss Maude Ella Tuthill to Mr. Howard J. Wheeler of Corning. N. Y.

The wedding to take place in September. Mra. Julia Detman announces the coming marriage of her daughter, Dorothy, to Dr. George W. Grabenstater, to take place At St.

Peter's Church in Main street, April 27, Miss Sarah Adalyn Mead, daughter of Mr. and Mra. Edgar N. Mead, will be married Thursday evening, April 20, to Mr. Howard Cook Woodbridge of Elmira, N.

On Thuraday, evening, past at the home Schultz on West Ferry street an engagement supper of 16 covere in honor of their daughter Dorothy Sophia and Mr. Frank Lyman Hanes of Buffalo. Table decorations were red and green. Covers were laid for 16. Wedding to take place sometime in June.

The marriage Miss Bessie mond daughter of Mr. and Mre. Frank of Elmwood avenue to Mr. Middleton Renwick of St. Louis will be celebrated In June, Mr.

and Mrs. Mathias F. Hausle of Allen street announces the engagement of their daughter, Clara, T. James Quinian. The engagement 1s announced of Miss Bertha Evana to Mr.

Frank H. Denny. The wedding will take place in September. The marriage of Miss Evelyn Elsie Paul, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

A. W. Paul of Ellleott street, to Mr. Edward P. Erion will take place the latter part of May.

The marriage Neille O'Brien to Mr. Richard Fleming will be solemnized on Wednesday morning, April 26th, In St, Joseph's Cathedral. Mrs. J. Hammersmith announces the engagement of her daughter, Salome to Mr.

Frederick G. Kiesel. Mr. Dantel Moynihan of Pennsylvania street annouces the engagement of his sister. Hanna M.

Moynihan, to Mr. Louis A. Denegri. Wedding will take place in early summer. C.le- Humphrey.

Edith Charlotte, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Humphrey, was married to Herbert Sinclair Cole of Port Dalhousie at the Dearborn Street Baptist Church onl Thursday evening. The Episcopal service, with ring. was used by the pastor, the Rev.

J. Wil- lard Griffith. Mr. Ernest Rend, of Cleveland was best man Mies Helen G. Humphrey WAS maid of honor, Miss Lizzie Cole of Port Dalhouste and Miss Florence Roesser of Buffalo were bridesmaids.

Mr. a and Mre. Cole will reside at Port Dalhousie, Ont. The bride has been for years the soprano of the choir of the church in which she was married. Mra.

Mary Brick announces the engagement of her daughter, Mary Margaret, to Mr. Francis Xavier Cullinan of Rochester, Miss Grace M. Crewe, daughter of 1 H. E. Crewe, will be married to Mr.

Roy S. Fonda on Wednesday, April 26. Mr. and Mrs. L.

Meyer of Milnor street announce the engagement of their daughter, Mary to Mr. J. W. Harris. Mr.

and Mrs. Eugene V. Chamberlain announce the engagement of their daughter, Alice Vivian, to Mr. Fred Mesmer. Drumm-Stauber.

Mr. Edward J. Drumm and Miss Anna Stauber were married Wednesday evening by Rev. Guy L. Brown, pastor of the Maple Street Baptist Church.

Mrs. Elizabeth J. Nagel of Woodlawn her Ruth M. Nagel, to avenue announces, the engagement of Mr. G.

Fred Laube Rochester, formerly of Buffalo. The wedding will take place in June. Ellis- Revell. On the evening of April 8 the home of Mr. and Mrs.

William R. Hussell, 53 Martin avenue, was the scene of a very pretty wedding, when their niece. Miss Minnie Revell of Woodstock, in the presence of relatives and friends was married to Mr. Sheldon E. Ellis of this city by the Rev.

Mr. Miller of the Hunt Street Baptist Church. At 8:30 Miss Annie M. James played the wedding march as the party entered, the ceremony beIng performed beneath a handsome white arch trimmed with smilax in the center of which hung a snow -white bell. The bride wore a gown of cream silk mull and carried white tulips.

The bridesmaid, Miss Pearl E. James, wore white silk mull and carried pink carnations. The groom was attended by the bride's cousin, William E. Hussell. Al the wedding supper, which followed the ceremony the bride's table wan laid for 14, ornamented with Easter lilies, roses and pink carnations, over the cente: of the table was suspended a chandelier burning colored candles from which white and red satin ribbons were dropped to the four corners of the table.

The dining room was beautifully decorated with the international colors caught up in the center with the Union Jack. The bridal party departed amidst showers of rice for a brief wedding journey. Mr. and Mrs. Ellis on their return will take up their residence in North Buffalo.

GOING AND COMING HOME OUR LATEST VISITORS. Miss Dunbar of Irving Place, with Mrs. Macumber of Yeamingham, are in Washington. Mrs. Charles E.

Young of Park street is at The Welland, St. Catharines, Ont. Mrs. Norton of California is the guest of Mr. and Mrs.

Pollock at the Irving. Miss Margaret W. Hall arrived on Friday will be the guest of her aunt. Mrs. Cornelius C.

Wyckoff, during the Easter holidays. Mrs. Stephen Rose of Elmira, N. and Mrs. H.

A. Aspinwall of Troy, are guests of their sister, Mrs. Spencer S. Kingsley. The Yale men who arrived at home for the Easter vacation on Thursday morning and will return to New Haven on Wednesday next are Mr.

Bradley Goodyear, Mr. Charles Goodvear, Mr. Bainbridge Folwell, Mr. Karl Curtiss, Mr. Geoffrey Curtiss, Mr.

Edward H. Butler, Mr. Robert Prentice, Mr. Allan Mann, Matthew Mann, Mr. Francis Georger, Mr.

Harry Spaulding, Mr. Leighton Lobdell, Edwin Pugsley and Mr. RosPark, Jr. Mr. and Mrs.

Mark T. Cox, Mr. Sterling B. Cox, Mr. Thomas Cox, Mr.

Joseph Scranton and Mr. George Danforth Williamson of East Orange, N. Mr. W. Edward Skillings, of Boston, and Mr.

R. E. Pope of Waltham, who have arrived for the Cox-Sweet wedding tomorrow, are at the Iroquois. Mrs. D.

D. Tracy of Erie, and Mrs. Walter M. Brenner of Dayton, 0., arrived yesterday, to be the guests of Mrs. Lyman of Franklin street, for the wedding of Miss Lyman to Mr.

Gillis. Among members of the Buffalo Chapter in Washington the past week were Mrs. John Miller Horton, regent; Mrs. Philip Mark Shannon, who went from Washington to join Mr. Shannon and Miss Hazel Shannon in New York for Easter; Mrs.

Trueman G. Avery, who, with Mr. Avery and Miss Avery, are now at Atlantic City; Emily J. Hawkins, Mrs. William R.

Heath of Mrs. Frank B. Steel of St. James' Soldiers' Place, Mrs. Harry Walbridge, Place, who is spending Easter in Philadelphia; Miss Elizabeth Trott of Niagara Falls, who had been spending two months in South Carolina, came to Washington for the Congress; Mrs.

Tracy Becker and Mrs. George A. Plimpton. Miss Leonore Scherra of Niagara street is visiting in New York, and later will go to Lakewood, N. remaining until June 1.

Mr. and Mrs. Frederick W. Sherman leave for Portland about May 1. Mrs.

Sherman will spend part of the summer in the West. Mrs. George Bleistein is spending Easter in Philadelphia with her sons. George and Chandler. Mr.

and Mrs. John W. Robinson and family have returned from the South and are at the Lenox temporarily. Mrs. Amy Titus Worthington has returned from an extended New York, Washington and Baltimore.

Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Babcock of East Aurora are spending Easter with Mr.

and Mrs. Carlton E. Ladd of Highland avenue. Miss Jennie Irish of St. James' Place has returned from Washington.

Among the Buffalo people who have paid Easter visits to New York within the week have been Miss Ada M. Ken- Atlantic City, to join Mra. Plimpton and Mies Plimpton. Mre. 0, G.

Warren and Miss Helen Warren are at Atlantia City, Mra. Susan Phillips Butte, Mia Dorothy and Miss Margaret Butts have gone to Atlantic City to join Mrs. Butte and Miss Alice Butta of Cleveland, Ohio, Among Easter visitors are Mrs. Sohoifield and Miss Boholfield of Port Colburn, Ont, guesta of Mra. Charles Casey of 94 Baynes street.

Mr. and Mrs. Bert Bangert of Geneva, N. are visiting friends here. Mr.

and Mr. G. J. Marcy of Rome, N. are the guesta of Mrs.

Renegue of Tryon Place over Easter. Dr. Matthew J. Eigne, district superintendent of schools, New York City, and Mrs. Elgas are visiting.

his mother at her home in Maryland street. Dr. and Mrs. George B. Mitchell and little daughter of Rochester are spending Easter with their mother, Mrs.

George N. Mitchell. Miss Marthe garet Linton of Gait, in spending Easter holidays with Mrs. Simon Anderson of Dakota avenue. return Mr.

and Mrs. John C. Gresinger will home on Tuesday from a Bouth ern trip. They are now at Fortress Monroe. Ward Rhodes, active manager of the Art Department of Carnegie Institute, Pittsburg, who is the guest for 8 few days of Mr.

and Mra. 'Mills at their home, 494 Elmwood avenue. two or three informal affaire during the week, On Tuesday night Mrs. Spitzmiller entertained for friends who are staying at the Lafayette Hotel en passant and on Wednesday she had small In luncheon party for Miss Percy Haswell, who has been such favorite at the Park Theater during her engagement here. Miss Jones of Syracuse is visiting Mrs.

Spitamiller and makes charming addition to these Little parties as well As going about with her hostene at the small informal things which have filled out the week. Mrs. Frank M. Spitzmiller has had Miss Kathryn Busch of 2243 Delaware avenue has issued invitations for an at home on. Tuesday.

afternoon, April .26, from 4 to 6 o'clock, in honor of Mrs. Robert Lescher, Mrs. Lescher was Miss Alys Bosche of Irving Place, whose brother, Mr. Robert Bosche's engagement to Miss Wilbur was among the season's announcements. Miss Busch has a number of ladies to assist her, presiding at the urns will be Mrs.

Frederick C. Busch. Mre. Robert Bosche, Mrs. Lescher's mother and Mrs.

Monroe Manges. Others assisting will be Miss Elizabeth Rollinson, Miss Linda Sibole, Miss Ella Werner, Mrs. Irving Fiske, Miss Helen Bradley, Mrs. Harry Brainard, Mine Lillian Wadsworth, Miss Florence Hausauer, Miss Elsie Carl and Mrs. Robert Ferguson of Niagara Falls.

The closing of the 20th Century Hall and the razing to ground of the old part of the club, church edifice the has marked the past week and from now on to the autumn all will be work and bustle at the club. Plans for the building have been displayed for the past ten days on the walls of the music room, most of thern blue prints, showing elevations and floor plans. Three color specification give a glowing Idea of the beauty of some rooms on completion, especially the new ball room or hall, which 18 reached by a marble excaller and has a seating capacity of 500. The open fire places, and handsome window architecture, a stage 28 feet in width and of corresponding depth will give character and dignity to the room. to be added to the advantages of the A gymnasium and swimming pool are a club.

Among the small affairs at the 20th Century Club the past week was an Informal 4 o'clock on Tuesday, given by Mrs. George L. Lewis of Summer street for Mre. George E. Matthews, who is now en voyage, the cluding a bevy of young girls, as well 83 matrons.

On Friday Mre. Henry Altman had a luncheon there for former residents of Baltimore, her native city, Mrs. Siegel, now of Salt Lake City, and Mrs. August Rieser of Chicago. Invitations have been issued by Miss Ogden, Mrs.

Walter William Richardson and Mrs. Edward' Arthur Selkirk for an at-home on Wednesday after. noon, April 26th, from 4 to 6 o'clock, No. 589 Richmond avenue. Mrs.

Anne W. Lee and Mrs. Henry E. Montgomery have issued invitations for an at-home on Thursday, April the 27th. from 4 to 6 o'clock, to meet Mrs.

Charles J. North, at the residence of Mrs. Lee, 222 Highland avenue. The last of the Subscription dances will be held April 24 at the Country Club. A special trolley car for the benefit of the guests will leave the corner of Delaware avenue and Virginia street at half after 8 o'clock and will be met by a stage at the entrance of the Country Club grounds.

Miss Geraldine Howard will entertain a party at dinner before the dance and the Misses Greene of North street have a dinner party. The Gratwick Rifles, Company 74th Regiment, N. G. N. were the latest to issue invitations last week, sending out very smart cards yesterday for an Informal dance on Thursday evening, the fourth, at 74th Regiment Armory.

The regiment and military guests are invited to come in uniform. Mrs. George W. Derrick of Summer street has issued cards for a dance for her son, Robert, on Tuesday evening, April 25th, at 8 o'clock. Mrs.

George L. Lewis Summer street has a dance for Miss Jessica Lewis on Monday evening, April 24th. Mrs. Loran L. Lewls, invited the friends of her son Loren, cards on Wednesday evening, April 26th.

Mrs. Robert K. Root has issued invitations for a little play on next Wednesday evening. According to a private cable dispatch received here last week from Brussels, the King of Belgium has conferred the rank of "Chevalier de L'Ordre de Leopold" on Mrs. Daniel Manning, of New York, president of the of Lady Managers of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition.

An extra assembly will be given on Friday evening, April 28th, at the Twentleth Century Club. The patronesses are: Mrs. John J. Albright, Mrs. Trueman G.

Avery, Mrs. George K. Birge, Mrs. Walter Cary, Mrs. H.

Montgomery Gerrans, Mrs. Charles W. Goodyear, Mrs. Frank Hamlin, Mrs. William Hamlin, Mrs.

George R. Howard, Mrs. D. Rumsey, Mrs. Samuel S.

Spaulding, Mrs. Henry Ware Sprague, Mrs. Frederick Truscott and Mrs. Pendennis White. The assembly committee includes Mr.

James D. Warren, chairman; Mr. Peter A. Porter, Mr. Josiah Jewett.

Mr. Porter H. Norton and Mr. Raymond D. Bissell.

Reshould be sent to Mr. Bissell, treasurer. The Elmwood School closed on Thursday for the Easter vacation, which will continue until Monday, May 1. On Friday of the opening week the annual May festival of the school will take place. St.

Margaret's Commencement. St. Margaret's commencement will be held on Wednesday, the 14th of June. The class this year numbers 10, the graduates being Miss Ruth Hanford, Miss Ruth Fulton, Miss Marjorie Fulton, Miss Jane Wheeler, Miss Eleanor Mann, Miss Helen Christie Becker, Miss Loraine Sherman, Miss Meads, Miss Nellie Bendheim and Miss Virginia Bartlett. On Thursday St.

Margaret's closes for the Easter vacation. A company of the First Church underbuds, Including Miss Mary McWillams, Miss Ruth Hemlin, Miss Rosamond Rohlfs, Miss Helen Aspinwall, Miss Margaret Osborne, Miss Ruth Fredericks and Miss Alice Potter gave a supper party last Monday, followed by a dance at Mre. William A. Roger's house in North street. The Sedate Sixteen will give their last dinner of the season on Monday evenIng.

April 24. Mr. Harry Gardner will be the guest of honor at a dinner at the Elliott on Saturday evening. April 29, previous to his departure to reside in New York. Mr.

Gardner has been one of the popular officers of the Ellicott Club for several years. Mre. Richard H. Thompson of Lafayette avenue will be the next speaker at the D. A.

R. meeting. May 10. Her subject la, "Albany in the Time of Catherine Easter has rarely ushered in as many laudable- and rather stupendous charitable affnira for the collection of money as does the present one. The Children's Hospital building fund is in the hands of women sure to make (l success of It.

Mrs. Clarence W. Cady adds to a flattering popularity that necessary qualification for success, the ability to give attention to detalla. The Women's Christian Association, having enlarged its field of usefulness with almost no appeal to the public, now asks for a sufficient sum to secure the former home of the Young Men's Christian Association for the Young Women's Association, which has already a fine gymnasium, swimming pool, extensive rooms and very well patronized cate established there, Miss Kate E. Putnam 1s chairman of the committee which has set out to collect the first necessary $25,000, and her own influence, together with the splendid work of the institution she represents, will go far in making easy collections.

Two voluntary subscriptions of $1000 each gave much encouragement to the association, and since then there has been a very generous spirit manifested toward establishing in Buffalo a splendid Domestte Setence School for wageenrning young women and at the same time give them the advantages of a gymnasium with the very best apparatus, swimming pool, baths and cafe. Not to be behind in their receipts from the generosity of the public the Charity Organization, Fresh Air Mission and the Fitch Creche have come forward with a novel Idea and one which it is believed will bring a large sum to the treasuries of these societies. At a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Charity Organization, the Fresh Air Mission and Hospital and The Creche, held on last Wednesday, April 19th, it was voted to make the table d'hote luncheon at the Sweeney store a special feature of the charity sale, which begins May 1st, for the benefit of the above named charlties. To that end committees of women members of the three boards and wives of members were appointed. These committees will be in attendance on their respective days at the Sweeney Cafe from 2 o'clock, where they hope to see not only all their friends but all the friends and wellwishers of these three charities.

Extra fine menus will be served during the week, and an orchestra will play during the luncheon hour. A number of special attractions are being planned by the women of the different committees. The ladies on the luncheon committee and their days are: Monday, May a 1st-Mrs. Dudley M. Irwin and Mrs.

Edward Ellsworth; assistants, Mrs. Loren L. Lewis, P. H. Griffin, Mrs.

H. W. Bailey, Mrs. Irving P. Lyon, Tuesday, May James How and Miss Cora Townsend; assistants, Mrs.

Knowlton Mixer, Mrs. Frank Fiske, Mrs. David E. Wheeler, Mrs. Jacob S.

Otto. Wednesday, 3d-Mrs. David Gray, Mrs. William B. Hozt; assistants, Mrs.

Harry Hamlin, Mrs. William T. Jebb. Mrs. Sidney M.

Sweet, Mrs. Porter Norton. Thursday, May 4th-Mrs. Norman E. Mack and Mrs.

A. J. Elias; assistants, Ralph Plumb, Mrs. Carl M. Smith, Mrs.

Albert Anderson Noze, Mrs. Henry J. Prince, Mrs. A. A.

Berrick. Friday, May 5th-Mrs. E. J. Hawks and Mrs.

Louis H. Bull; assistants, Mrs. Sheldon T. Viele, Mrs. James W.

Putnam, Miss Laura Walbridge. Saturday. May 6th--Mrs. H. M.

Gerrans and Mrs. George K. Birge; assistants, Mrs. Frederick Truscott, Mrs. Henry Ware Sprague, Mrs.

Evan Hollister, Mrs. Thomas B. Lockwood. Children's Hospstal Vaudeville. The vaudeville to be given for the benefit of the Children's Hospital in Conley's Hall, 650 Main street, on Tuesevening, the second of May, includes the following programme: Indian dance-Miss Cary, Miss Birge, Mise Greene, Newton Scatcherd, Orrin Ramsdell.

Davis Dunbar. Chorus of men's voices J. H. Williamson, John W. Mackrey, S.

A. Difendorf, L. L. Williams, Charles McCreary, Albert Stettenbenz, Clarence P. Odell, Dr.

Lionel S. Lodge, Dr. F. C. Busch, George C.

Sweet, Louis Reynolds and J. A. Gauchat. A Good Dinner--A drawing-room comedy, Cast: Mr. Callender, a 'suburban Sedgwick Mr.

Waring, who lives next door Bernard Bartow Mr. Kennard George John H. Eppendorf Chisholm Mrs. Miss Margaret Rochester Nelly, a Mrs. Frank H.

Potter Catherine, a Bernard Bartow Della, a Mrs. John Sedgwick P. Bissell Cups and Saucers-A musical satirical sketch. Cast: Mrs. Nankin Worcester, a Mrs.

Clarence W. Cady General Deelah. O. Swain SongsRaksodia Pruna Leoncavallo Danza Durante Die Liszt Mrs. H.

A. Beach Mrs. Gibson T. Williams. SongsLove Me If Als die Alt Mutter.

Dvorak Forest Whelpeley Mrs. Wilbur Quincy. DuetDie Boten der Brahms Mrs. Williams and Mrs. Quincy.

Accompanist, Dr. Prescott Le Breton. Jarley Wax Works- Mrs. Jarley, Mrs. Charles S.

Dakin. Assisted by Mr. and Mrs. John Sedgwick, Miss Adsit, Miss Benson, Miss Walbridge, Charles Rohlfs and son, Richard L. Kirtland, Frank B.

Steele, Sheldon Hodge, John Olmsted, Jr. Proctor Carr and Dr. William Ward Plummer. Two plain Jews Lawrence Williams and Clarence Horan. Flower dance The Misses Griffin, Miss Geraldine Howard, Miss Clarice Walther, Mrs.

Nelson Taylor, Miss Nathalle Newhall; Frances Wilcox and Miss Margaret Hotchkiss. It will be charming again to hear Mrs. Gibson T. Williams' beautiful voice, with its soft Italian intonations, In the group of songs announced for her, and in the duet with Mrs. Quincy, both ladies will be sure to please their many admirers.

Mrs. Quincy is a new comer in Buffalo, but she came here with the advantages of good introductions, in- Mr. and Mrs. Yalter J. Reimann Mrs.

John Reiman have left Camden, 8. and are now at the Hotel Chads berlin, Old Point Comfort, Va. Mrs. Peter Funk of Michigan street has returned home from an extended visit to Pittsburg and Johnstown, where she was the guest of her eisten Mrs. Harlow E.

Ward. Mrs. C. A. Stevens returned Thursday from the Adirondacks with her mother, Mrs.

E. C. Deuel of Parker avenue. visited Mr. W.

his Kohler of Shelburne, Outa Purdy street on his return from Calle sister. Mrs. R. McIntosh, cel, of fornia. Mr.

and Mrs. Harvey W. Russ and: Easter children and Mins McMaster will spend in Mt. Morris with Mrs. Rose parents, Mr.

and Mrs. H. E. Brown. Mrs.

John White of Richmond 4 nue is spending the Easter holidays to Boston. Mr. John C. Lindner of Grote street left last evening, accompanied by Mr. Stiechert to spend two weeks! in Washington, D.

C. Mr. Henry Babel of wood avenue are spending Easter with Nor Y. Mr. and Mrs.

John Babel at Olean, M. Miss Rita Babel and Master Elmer Babel are visiting relatives in Nagarty County during the Easter vacation. ACROSS THE SEA AND HOME AGAIN: Yesterday Buffalonians, was sailing day for several Among them were Mr. and Mrs. George E.

Matthews, son and daughter, Dr. and Mrs. Dewit C. Greene and Mr. Mrs.

Henry W. Hill who sailed from Boston for a three months' tour. Announcements for home sailing include the date of Mrs. Charles W. Goodyear's and Miss Goodyear's embarking May the 12th.

Mr. and Mrs. Goodyear and Miss Goodyear have been in Rome, Florence and Naples, where they were at the Grand Hotel Du Vesuve until Mr. Goodyear's salling for home, reaching here the first of the past week. MYD.

Goodyear and Miss Goodyear are nOW in Paris. yon, who returns tomorrow morning, Mrs. Theodore D. Barnum and Miss Barnum en route home from a southern trip, Miss Elizabeth Sherman and Mrs. Porter Norton, Mrs.

John M. Satterfield, Mrs. Adelbert Moot, Mrs. Arthur D. Bissell and Miss Eleanor Big- of Delaware avenue, Mrs.

John A. Hall, who has left the Berkeley and went New York en route to her home in the Berkshires; Mrs. Charles DeLaney and Miss Louise DeLaney of Delaware avenue who are spending Easter in New York, Mrs. A. J.

Wright of Delaware avenue, C. S. Cadwallader of Prospect avenue, Mrs. William N. Barnes of Bryant street the guest of her daughter, Mrs.

Frank Lyman Dunnell, Mr. and Mrs. Frank W. Fiske of Delaware avenue, Miss Elizabeht Hirshfleld of the -Touraine is spending the week in New York with her brother, Mr. Moses Hirshfleld.

Mr. John B. Schwaegler and daughter Viola are spending the Easter holidays in New York and Atlantic City, Mr and Mrs. Frederick 0. Murray of Plymouth avenue are in New York, Miss Carry Lyon of Plymouth avenue is in New York with her niece, Miss Ruth Lyon of Ogontz School; Miss May Martin is visiting Mrs.

Howard Tracy Cornwell in New York, Mr. S. M. Keller, Mr. M.

Dorr Keller and Miss Keller of Linwood avenue are spending two weeks at Lakewood, going later to New York; Mr. and Mrs. Herbert C. Peter and Mr. Herbert C.

Peter, are at the Hotel Astor; Mr. and Mrs. Edward Wilhelm and Mrs. Edward Clark hard are in New York. Mrs.

Irving P. Bishop of Norwood avenue is in New York. Miss May McCall of School 61 and Miss McCall, principal of School 42. who are spending their Easter vacation at Clifton Springs, will return to the city on Monday, morning. Mrs.

Eugene A. Vaughn and little daughter Margaret are at Atlantic City for two weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Norman E.

Mack and daughter and Mrs. Taggart of Delaware avenue returned on Wednesday morning from Atlantic City where the family been spending six weeks. Mrs. Peter C. Cornell and Miss Katherine Cornell of Mariner street left last evening for Rome has been quite full of Buffalo nians and both there and in Florence they have been conspicuous in social affairs.

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas G. PerkIns who are abroad for several months are in Florence, where Miss Marion Perking has been quite the fashion. Mrs.

Horace P. Chamberlain and Miss Chamberlain have reached Rome where they are spending Easter. They will shortly proceed to Bucharest, where they join Mr. Chamberlain and the rest of the family for an indefinite stays probably prolonged to years, as Mr. Chamberlain is engaged in extensive construction works, connected with the Standard Oil Company.

Mr. and Mrs. De Lancey Rankine of Niagara Falls, who salled on the Dutch line steamer for Holland April 5, have arrived safely at Rotterdam. They will remain abroad about six weeks. Mr.

and Mrs. Henry B. Master sail out Friday from Dover for home from a brief trip abroad. taffer, Miss Nellie Sterling, Miss Nellie Lawler. Elizabeth Bredtunt and Miss Nellie Wiley have charge of the arrangements.

A euchre and pedro party will be given by Ida Saxton McKinley Tent, No. 6, Daughters of Veterans, at A. R. Hall on Wednesday evening, April 26. A card party and dance will be given by the ladies of St.

Stephen's Church in their hall, corner Elk and Euclid, Wednesday evening, April 26. The Nepo Rood Club will give an informal dance at Dickinson Hall, Seneca street, on May 3. The patronesses are: Mesdames J. S. Candee, M.

Martin, J. 0. Connor. P. Berst.

P. Daley, Conran, Donlin, Wall and Miss Sheehan. Edna Social Club will give a pedro party Wednesday afternoon, April 26, at their lodge room in the German Insurance building, Main and Broadway, at 2:30 o'clock. The Nottawasaga Club. The Nottwasaga Club will resume the series of dances which were suspended during the Lenten season on Thursday evening, April the 27th, at the Colonial Club.

Dancing will begin at 9 o'clock. Mr. Seymour Doran, Mr. Charles F. Mayer and Mr.

Walter D. Fox have charge of the arrangements. Annual Reception. The annual reception in honor of the confirmation class of 1905 of the Concordia Lutheran Church will be held on Thursday evening, April 27, at 8 o'clock, in the Parish House. The Concordia League has charge of the programme and arrangement for the evening.

Mr. Alfred Wurtz is chairman, assisted by Mr. Albert J. Scheu, Mr. Jacob Knobloch, Mr.

Henry J. Helfrich and Mr. William P. H. Wiediger.

Refreshments will be served by Miss Agatha Wurthner, Miss Margaret Borth, Miss Helen Ruhland, Miss Louise Mundt, Miss Malinda Witt, Miss Mary Schade, Miss Florence Walters and Mabel Guillaume. Members of the Luther League of the church are cordially invited to attend the reception. The Lucy Webb Hayes and their friends will be entertained in a children's character social by Mrs. James A. Macartney of 86 Garner avenue, Monday evening, April 24, from 8 to 10 P.

M. Mrs. Louis Schoellkopf of Oakland Place and her son Walter leave for New York on Monday and sail for Europe on Thursday on the Deutschland. They will join Miss Genevleve Schoellkopf on on the other side and will spend the summer abroad. Mr.

and Mrs. Benjamin Fenton of Delaware avenue have returned from Honolulu. Mrs. Arthur, Milnowski and daught ter Marta go abroad this summer to spend a year in Germany. Miss Ruth Lewis will return from Bermuda the early part of this week.

Mr. William G. Winslow sails for Europe on La Savoie, May 18th. Mr. and Mrs.

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