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BRILLIANT RECEPTIONOn Ntw Year’s Eve at^ the McTaggart Residence.One of the largest and most brilliant receptions of the year was tendered the 'Woman’s Club on New Year’s Eve at the residence of Mr. and Mrs.. William McTaggart., The entire lower floor of the beautiful home was artistically decorated for the occasion, and carnations,' ferns and evergreens, typified the color scheme of the club in pink and green; and the reception hall, parlors, dining, hall and smoking room, carried out in beautiful effect these colors.At the appointed hour- mine o’clock, the guests arriving were received' by Mrs. William McTaggart, who .was gracefully asaisted by the president of the chib, Miss Ethel McDiarmid, and the musical director, Mrs. William Taylor. .. After the social hour the., recep-tion haU was qiijckly .transformed .’into an auditorium, seating the' assembled .guests numbering approximately eighty persons. The following program announced by the secretary, Mrs. HarriB: 1 Piano duet— Beethoven Sympbo-waaGeo.ny—“Finale Mo Yemen te. ”—Mrs. E. W. McDiarmid and Mrs. Wm. Taylor.2. Vocal Solo: “Orpheus and HisLute”, Sir Arthur Sullivan.—Mrs. ■Carl ■Van Zandt.а. “Macbeth”, (reading) Shakespeare.—Miss Ethel McDiarmid.4. Vocal duet: “Come with Me”, Campanain—Mrs, Chris McTaggart and Mrs. McGftvor.lc.Piano solo: “Polonaise,” C sharpminor, Chopin —Mrs. William Taylor.б. Vocal solo: “I know that My Redeemer Liveth”, Handel.—Mrs. Chris McTaggart. -----, _7. Female chorus: “The New Year Dance,’’ Nevin.—Mrs. Chris McTag-■ gart, Mrs. McGavock,Mrs..T, K. Laing, Mrs. Ernest Merrill, Mrs. George Xiiir-ris, and Miss Anderson; aeeomp.—Mrs. McTaggart and Mrs. Taylor.The above classical numbers were enthusiastically received by the audience. The paper on. “Macbeth”, the great , Shakespearean tragedy, was a work of art and was contributed by Miss Me-Diarmic, who is a'post graduate of-fche University of Cincinnati and a litera-teur of marked -ability. Mrs. Van Zandt, whose superbly rendered aria, made such a deep impression, is a graduate of the convent at Baltimore, Mel., and her beautiful cultivated voice was a delight to the marked attentive audience.Again the scone was changed. The thoughtful host, Mr. Wm. McTaggart, moving among the guests, appointed groups of sixteen, to whom the dining hall was opened and a dainty collation of chicken salad, nut sandwiches and cheese wafers, olives, pickles, coffee and “pink and green” mints, were served very gracefully by Misses Mary ^yflaldwell and Katharine Warren, .At the midnight hour the “college yell” was given by the lads and “older”lads to the Woman’3 Club, and when goodnight was said to the gracious host or hostess each .guest was given a “but-tonniere” of carnation and foliage, a club color souvenir of the evening.Among those present were: Senator MeCreery, Dr. and Mrs. Callaway, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Taylor, Mr. and Mrs. Ewart,-Mr. and Mrs. Van Zandt, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Laing, Mr. and Mrs. Chris McTaggart, Mr, and Mrs. Wm, Taylor, Mr. and Mrs. Dearne, Mr. and Mrs. McCoy, Dr. and Mrs. Hume, Mr. and Mrs. Earwood, Mr. and Mrs. Harris, Mr. and Mrs. Merrill, Mr. and Miss Meade, Mr. and Mrs. Summerfield, Mr. anii Mrs, Hill, Mr. and Mrs. Firebaugh Mr. .arid Mrs. WarrergJWr. and Mrs. Allen, Mr, andlMrs. Jas, Laing, Mr. and Mrs. Chas, Callaway, Dr. and Mrs. Ellison, Mr. and Mrs. Rardin, Mrs. Jno. Anderson, Dr. and Mrs. Sutpbin, Mr. and Mrs; McDiarmid, Misses Anderson, .Rose, MeCorkle, Mrs. McGavock, Sen. LMatheoy; Senator-Joe lt;Smith,• IBowman, EarwoodrWiifopg, Pat’teredn,' Ware, Hutchinson.
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Raleigh Herald
Beckley, West Virginia, US
Thu, Jan 06, 1910
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