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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1908
Page
3
A busy social week features Decoration Day driving parties and park excursions as many groups plan picnics and open summer meetings. The schedule lists dozens of club entertainments and gatherings from Monday through Saturday at local homes, churches, and public venues.
Miss Alma J. Sherman of Titusville will marry Thomas W. Phillips Jr. of Butler on Thursday May 28 in a quiet morning ceremony at 11 30 at the bride's home. Attending will be Mrs Thomas W Phillips and Mrs Charles H Johnson of Highland avenue and others.
Guests filled five tables at Miss Rachel Wallace's home on North Jefferson Street on Saturday evening to play 500. The guest of honor was Mrs Frank Noyes of Napa California. Mrs William B Gormley won first prize and Mrs Noyes received the visitor's favor. Mrs Charles Sankey of Cleveland was an out of town guest. Delicious refreshments were served at a seasonable hour.
The Daughters of Lydia of the First Presbyterian church met Saturday afternoon with Mrs. Frank C. Douds of Croton avenue. They heard reports from a recent convention and enjoyed music. Plans were made for a family picnic at the park on Tuesday, June 9. This was the last regular meeting of the summer.
All mothers of the Second ward with children at Highland avenue school meet Monday at 7:80 p.m. at 177 East Wallace avenue, to organize the Women's Betterment league. Miss Bessie Hoover, who studied instrumental music at Beaver college, returns to spend the summer with her parents, Mr and Mrs W M Hoover.
The meeting of the S. S. Kensington scheduled for next Thursday afternoon with Mrs. Clifford G. Chambers of Lincoln Avenue has been postponed for a week.
The ladies of the Golden Eagle are urged to attend the funeral of Companion Edward Longacre. Meeting at Charles Longacre’s residence 525 West Cherry Street Mahoningtown Tuesday May 26 at 1 30 o'clock. MRS ADA STOCKMAN N T MRS JENNIE KELLY G R
Miss Katherine Pierce and Dr Allan P Hyde wed in Universalist church Sharpsville with many local guests and fern and pink peony decorations. The couple, both well known in the area, plan a six month trip abroad aboard the Carpathia after a New York departure.
Arrangements are being made by the Chil dren's Day Nursery board of managers for a large garden party at Mrs. W. E. Porter’s home on Wallace avenue in the second week of June. It will likely be an invitation affair with amusements and refreshments, to benefit the nursery. Mrs. Joseph Cotton will host a girls’ party Wednesday evening in honor of Miss Margaret Bradford who is to wed Ford Fulkerson this summer.
Mrs Williams of Lincoln Avenue will entertain the Tuesday Afternoon Kensington gathering this afternoon in her home. Neighbors and friends are invited to attend and enjoy tea and conversation.
A stream of social items lists births and visitors. Names include Mr. and Mrs. George Tichborne and a daughter, McCown family in East Washington street with a daughter, Harold Barnett ill, John C. Jackson visiting Beaver Falls, G L Griffith visiting Pittsburg, Mrs J C Culbertson leaving for Indianapolis, Floy Crawford visiting Grove City, Sara Quigley visiting Miss Sallie Nixon, M W Leslie and I L Smith at Mt Jackson, Bess Dews visiting Miss Gertrude Pearson, Oak street school picnic, Miss Mary Williams the India missionary visiting with Margaret Williams, Mary Kelley and Myrtle Rowan returning from Youngstown, May Snyder visiting Stoneboro, Sharon, Hubbard, Harriet Reis leaving for Montclair, F C McCreary returning from Laurel street, Mrs C E Clappy and son Russell visiting Edmands in Sharon, Mrs Lawrence Platt leaving for Erie, Wylie McCaslin and party returning from Youngstown, Catherine Schultz and Prof.
Morris of Northside Pittsburg was a guest of Mrs Eugene Koonse on South Bay street for a short time with Mr and Mrs George Greer Miss Amanda Greer of North Jefferson street and Frank Marquis driving there. Misses Margaret and Martha Brinton of Pittsburg street, dental students at W U P, returned from Pittsburg after attending a play Saturday.
The New Castle Grocers association plans a meeting this evening to decide Memorial Day closing hours. Many grocers favor Friday evening openings and a Saturday holiday, and other city businesses may also close part of the day.
Fragmentary OCR lists names including Darlington Youngstown Winifred Phillips Cataqua Tarentum Charles L Wise Tarentum Melissa McDougal Grove City with no clear event or context. No dates or organizations are identifiable.
Anniversary services celebrate Emmanuel Baptist Church on Reynolds Street with Welsh language worship led by Rev. W T Francis of Wales. The New Castle Male Glee Society performs The Pilgrims Saturday night under David Lloyd, with English services Sunday afternoon and evening by Rev H J Whalen and Rev Francis. Choir directed by Tom Hopkins. Offerings for the building fund. Thomas Elliott left Monday for Buffalo, New York.
Mr and Mrs E L McGoun of this city are guests of Mr and Mrs Jesse Cartwright of Youngstown who are hosting them Friday evening Mr and Mrs Arthur B Kelley of Pittsburg were guests of the latter's parents Mr and Mrs John L Camblin of Wallace avenue over Saturday
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