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VOL. 1., NO 9.
WILMINGTON, DEL., DEC. 1S. 1883.
PRICE ONE CENT.
SIGN AND GRIP.
—New Hampshire contains 67
lodges of the I. O. O F., with
8,605 members, an increase of 148
during the year.
—Among the things to be chanced
for at the Knights of Pythias fair in
Middletown, in January, is a build
ing lot on Ja prominent street.
—The I. O. R. M. will dedicate
their new hall at Trappe, Md., Janu
ary 9, 1884. J. C. Millikin, Esq., a
lawyer of Easton will make an ad
dress.
—Wilmington l.odge, No. 1,559
G. U. O. of O. F., will give an
entertainment and festival in their
hall, on Friday and Saturday even
U. W. Had
ings next.
—Cincinnati contains 32 lodges of
the 1 . O.O. F., with 6,000 members,
an annual revenue $60,000, and
valuable assets worth $300,000. Odd
Fellows Hall is valued at $8o,ooo.
—The Chicago Knights of Pythias
are about to build one of the finest
lodge halls in the country. St. Louis
has a fine one already in course of
building, and San Francisco is not
iar behind. Hannibal, Mo., has
several flourishing K. of P. Lodges,
with about 500 members and a large
hall valued at $6,500.
—Hiram Grand Lodge has elected
the following officers: G. M., Rich
ard H. Weeks; D. G. M., George
H. View ; G. S. W., Thomas S.
Anderson; G. J. W., Caleb C.
Jones ; G. S., Joseph T. Bass ; G.
I ., Daniel P. Hamilton ; D. D. G.
M., Henry S. Jenkins, George W.
Hamilton, and Cyrus W. Moore.
—The members of Industry
Lodge,
another good time on Tuesday even
ing last when they discussed the
advantages and applicability of com
pressed air as a motive power. Prof.
Reynolds, L B. Jones, Edgar H.
Cook, W. N. McCormick and others
spoke iheir views.
— The order of Knights ot Pythias
was organized at Washington, D. C.,
February 19th, 1864, by Justus H.
Kathbone, who is recognized as the
founder of the Order. Its growth,
at the beginning, was by no means
rapid, for although several Lodges
were formed during that and the
succeeding year, they weie but short
lived, and at the close of the year
1865, there remained but one Lodge,
having a membership of 52. With
the year 1865, the growth of the
Order became more substantial, and
that year closed with 4 Lodges and
379 members. The next year was a
very prosperous one, and the Lodges
grew to 41, having a member
ship of 6,847. J n *868 began the
marvulous growth which first at
tracted the general attention of the !
country, and which has continued j
steadily ever since, showing the vi 1
tality and need of the Order. At I
the end of 1868, there were 197
Lodges, and 34,62 > members, and I
the Order began to find recruits in I
other fields than the immediate vi- ;
cinity where it first saw light. In a j
few briet years it was planted in every |
State and Territory of this country, ,
and active Lodges are now at work !
in 44 States and territories, the Dis- ;
trict of Columbia, the Provinces of
Ontario, New Brunswick, Manitoba, j
and British Columbia, and the Sand
wich Islands. At the beginning ot
the year 1833 there were 1876 Lodges,
witli a tola, membership of 126,274 |
Knights, and the Order is increasing
at the rate of about 25,000 members
annually —Pythian Banner.
Full diess parles are all the rage
Over a dozen are announced
now.
to take place.
SOCIETY.
—The party that was to leave the
Lafayette Hotel and go to New Cas
tle, on Tuesday evening next, has
been transferred to Wilmington, and
will take place in Webster's Academy.
—A very pleasant party was given
at the residence of Mr. John Alden,
Second and Washington streets on
Thursday evening, all present en
joyed themselves very much. An
abundant supply of refreshments
was served.
—Persons holding tickets for
Prof. Fraim's Christmas matinee will
please bear in mind that the exercises
will commence precisely at 2.15
o'clock.
—One of the social events of next
week is the literary and musical en
tertainment of the I. R. I. S. So
ciety, of the Wesleyan College. The
programme is excellent, and after the
entertainment a social hour will be
spent.
—Mr. Fraim informs us that his
Christmas matinee will be conducted
on the same planas his Thanksgiving
matinee. " No one admitted with-
out a ticket." The tickets are good
only if used by those whose names
appear on them.
-—Prof. Fraim will open his "se
lect" sociables on Wednesday
evening, Jan. 2d. Tickets will be
issued for each one separate, thus
insuring a select party at each soci
able.
—A very select dance was given in
Prof. Webster's dancing academy,
last evening. The affair was full
dress, and a brilliant array of beauty
and iashion presented itself.
<—We understand quite ? social time
is enjoyed by those who attend the
entertainments given by the Young
Peoples' Society of St Paul s M. E
Church.
—Prof. Fraim extends an invitation
to parents contemplating sending
their children to school, during the
winter, to visit his academy, and
compare his mode of teaching with
the others in the city. He desires to
say that he gives especial attention to
small children.
! umishes the music, which gives the
j assurance of ;i first-class article,
1 —Prof. Webster's Academy is in
I great demand for parties, as there are
seven to be given there during the
I next three weeks, and all of them
I full dress,
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—At the close of the Bazaar of the
Provident Society, last evening,
quite a delightful time was enjoyed
by a number of ladies and gentle
men in Prof. Fraim's dancing acad
emy. Dancing was the feature un
til as reasonable hour. The affair was
very select, and given by the mana
gers of the Bazaar.
—On Tuesday evening last, Profes
sor Fraim started a class of 52 at
Seaford. The class is composed of
some of the best people of the town,
and is one of the largest ever got up
in the State. Prof. George Albert
—Another select and full-dress
party given by the same party of
| young gentlemen who gave the one
, on Friday evening last, was given in
! Prof. Fraim's dancing academy last
; evening. The party wasgiven in honor
( ,| a number of gentlemen from the
j surrounding country and was both
larger and more brilliant than the
previous one. An orchestra from
p.nladelphia consisting offline, vio
| 1 jn and harp, furnished the music
Webster's gentlemen's
class for the second quarter now
numbers over seventy members, as
about twenty-five new scholars have
joined since the second quarter
began. And with the aid of his
three able assistants they are all pro
—Prof.
gressing nicely. On Monday even
ing for the first Urne in Wilmington,
he introduced the military waltz,
something entirely new and graceful,
having such a military bearing, and
the scholars pronounced it elegant.
He also has received his association
dances and they will be taught e.\- ,
clusively to his scholars during this !
quarter. These dances ate bound to !
become popular as they are taught by |
all the association teachers in the j
country, and they must be teachers ot !
experience, as no one can join unless !
they have been a teacher for five !
years, and then stand a very rigid j
examination. I he scholars in the
gentlemen s class have a great ad
vantage in having three evenings in
the week instead of two as heretofore
as they will advance much more
rapidly. The ladies and gentlemen
met together on last Thursday even
ing fot the first this season, and as
most all of the gentlemen had
ladies. It filled the room entirely
and gave it the look of a party
instead of a school and all with one
accord pronounced the opening night
a decided success in every particular,
And the Prof, flatters himself with
the idea that with the large number
that is in this class, that it is the most
strictly select class of gentlemen
that he has ever had since he com
me need teaching twelve years ago.
The invitation cards for the Christ
mas matinee, are as much sought for
as they were on Thanksgiving, but
as the number is limite, there will
not be so much of a crowd as there
was then, and will be as usual strictly
se * ect -
—About sixteen of the friends of
the Misses Anna wad El... Oa
sembled at the residence of their
father No. 612 West F'ifth street on
Monday evening last and started in
J. D. Gorman's large hack with four
horsesattached, for the Beaver Valley
Mills. The happy spirits of the party
would not long allow them to remain
in such cramped quarters,and by the
silvery light ofthe moon they trudged
for quite a distance on foot. Arriv
ing at their destination, they com
pletely surprised Miss Ella Herves,
to whose residence the party pro
ceeded and who then immediately
recollected that she was just nineteen
years of age. The merriment soon
began and was kept up until early
the next morning. Refreshments
were served. Miss Herves was also
the happy recipient of many presents,
both ornamental and substantial. Be
sides those already mentioned, the
following were present. Miss Josie
Garrett, Miss Emma Brown, Miss
Carrie McDaniel, Miss Essie Righter,
Miss Lizzie Waddington, Miss Annie
Traynor, Miss Annie Butcher, Ed
w ird ,E. Garrett, B. Frank Taylor,
Ellsworth Mi Call, George Patterson,
John M. Garrett, Howard May,
Howard Palmer, William E. Garrett
and Frank Mayne.
Miss Helen McCartney, Miss
Annie A. Ford, Miss Sarah McCor
mick and Miss Lizzie Jest, gave a
delightful dance party on Wednes
day evening, at the residence of
John Sasse, at Fifth and Orange
streets. The party tripped the light
fantastic until an early hour the
next morning. Refreshments were
served. Among those present were ;
Miss Bella Hurd, Miss Delane, Miss
Lizzie and Lucy Frarer, Miss Martha
Bader, Miss Mary McGovern, Misses
Lena, Hannah and Mary Miller,
Miss Emma Hoffman, Miss Jennie
Walton,Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Walton,
Janies Cannon,Martin Keogh,Joseph
Bader, William Ryan, Frank Phalen,
Thomas Earner, Austin V. Gaynor,
Eugene McDermott, Robert Healey,
Alfred Wingate, Joseph McCormick,
a
William McCartney. Jefferson King,
James Ford, Thomas Keogh, Henry
and John Sasse, George Bleyer,
Joseph Frarer, George Jourdan, John
Seiler. Andrew Mulrine, Charles
McAteer.
—Despite the stormy weather,
, there were about 200 visitors at the
! closing of the first quarter of the
! ladies and children's class, on last
| Saturday afternoon, at Prof. Web
j ster's Academy, and was certainly a
! success in every particular. As the
! dancing of the little children was
! remarkable, so perfect did they go
j through the waltzes and square
dances, that we would have thought
.hey had been taking a much longer
time. And as we were looking on
and saw how particular the Prof,
with them and at the same time kind
with all, we could readily see how it
was that they were so proficient,
After dancing about 6 numbers the
Hyland Fling was danced by 2
Misses who had just taken the first
quarter, and were taught by the Prof,
for an entertainment outside of the
school, and they certainly did him
great credit. A fter that the Tambow
Jig, a very beautiful and difficult
dance was executed by 4 Misses,
Also the Hyland Fling again bv two
little Misses only 6 years old, which
was the event of the afternoon, as
we had never seen anyone so small
dance anything of the kind before,
and they went through it without the
slightest mistake and all of the
parents were delighted with the |
progress the scholars had made in
the quarter, and they one and all
allowed them to continue for the next
quarter. And the orchestra under
the direction of Prof. Worth, dis . |
coursed such fine music that we |
thought that anyone could dance to 1
it. Good time and entirely new j
music is Prof. Worih's motto. !
The Misses Maggie Ford and 1
was
Ada Councell, on Wednesday even
ing, gave one of the largest private;
masquerade parties of the season.
The company met at the residence:
of Mrs. Rawnsley, at Sixth and
Monroe streets, and proceeded to
the residence of Miss Maggie Ford.
No. 828 West Fourth street, where
the evening was spent in social en
joyment. Refreshments were served
The majority of the party masked.
and many of the costumes were hand
some. Among those present were,
Miss Marne Sweeney, Misses Flora
and Phoebe Zebley, Miss Marne
McCafferty, Miss Millie Scott, Miss
Marne Shaw, Miss Ella Wall, Miss
Mary and Josephine Ginder, Misses
Nan, Maggie and Mame Taggart.
Miss Mary Cottingham, Miss Fannie
Gill, Miss Mary Kane. Miss Mary
Ford. Miss Cecilia Price, Miss Mag
gie Sweeney, Miss Agnes Coulton,
Miss Emma Keelins, Miss Agnes
Reilly, Miss Lucilla Allen, Misses
Lizzie and Katie Borrell, Misses
Sallie, Ella ami Lizzie Gibbons, Miss
Mary Menton, Miss Kate Clark,Miss
Mary O'Meara, Misses Lizzie and
Ella Dougherty of Chester, Mr. and
Mrs. Thomas Ryan, Mr. and Mrs.
Joseph Morrow, Mr. and Mrs. John
Mullen, Howard Stevenson, Dr
John and Edward Fahey, John
Newell, William Vance, Aaron Ker
sey, James Keelins, William McCaf
fertv, Frederick and George Hodges,
George Albert, W. M. S. Brown,
Frank Sevier, James Kane, John
McCracken, Ulysses Pierson, Michr el ,
Peter and jarnes Taggart, Michael
Lynch, Thomas Flynn. John Flynn,
Dilworth Wells, John Wood, Wil
liam McLaughlin, Frank Hasson,
Martin Ryan and John Adams.
—The ladies and children's class
that meets on Saturday afternoon,
now numbers sixty-five scholars,
having had twenty new scholars to
., . _ . ... . _ ,
Maggte Campbell Maggie McGndy,
Ann.e Conner, and Moitié Mafioftçy.
Dancing was v.on».:i.:.«uc
° cl ° ck an(1 , ke Pt u P until tae wee
ima , hours ' Refreshments were
* rved - Amon g the many costumed
, ad ' 5 s a ' ld gentlemen, were : Miss
Mollie Earner, "folly ; Miss Katie
"orphan"; Miss Maggie
join since the second quarter began,
and among the number are a great
many ladies as well as children and
the Prof, pays special attention to the
instruction of ladies and children to
make them graceful dancers. The
classes in Chester a
re progressing
nicely under lue luuiou of Pro!.
Webster. Their new quarter com
menced last Tuesday evening, and
in addition to those that had been
taking in the evening, there were ten
more joined making the number
forty-six, and the ladies and children
on Saturday morning twenty-six.
—One of the most enjoyable select
social parties of the season, consisting
of about 17 couples, met at the resi
dence of Mr. W. W. Wilson, No.
517 Tatnail street, on Thursday
evening the 13th, and proceeded to
the residence of Mr. Lewis Wilson,
No. 932 Poplar street, where a most
delightful time was spent in playing
games, interspersed with vocal and
instrumental music. About 11:30
o'clock the party adjourned to tne
dining room where an excellent col
lation had been prepared. After
spending an hour in discussing the
delicacies, they returned to the
parlors where the festivities were re
sumed till the " wee sma'hours,''when
they all took their departure for their
several homes well pleased with their
entertainment and hoping to meet
again in a like manner in the near
future.
—A very largo and enjoyable mas
querade party was given in Sevier's
dancing academy last evening by the
Misses Mollie Earner, Katie Doyle,
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' " easn - nt , » Maggie
McÇrady "spamsh girl, ; Miss
Alin j e , . »? e , r ' "gipsy ; Miss
M.° Mihoney, "negress ,
^ lss Mary Campbell, Highland
assie > Misses Maggie Collins and
^'.' ce r ,? a XI? e ' " F ' dlaI * queens;
^ lss F a Patton, Miss Mary Dolan,
Agnes O loole and Mary McDevitt,
^' ss i\ etta l; uton '
Mollie Gorman, Miss Maggie Me
Car thy, Miss Elbe Da.ey, Miss Kate
Mahoney, " peasants ; Miss Annie
Devlin, Miss Laura Russell, Miss
Rmraa Ford > Miss Man,ie Farner >
'* »egresses ; Miss Martha. Logue,
" Martha Washington ; Miss Sallie
L°g ue >. Miss Annie Meaney, bpan
ls ? niaidens ; Miss Mary lord and
Mlss . Ma gg*e Doyle, "night ; Miss
A ' ime Gill, "old woman; Miss
Annie Ryan, " daughter of the regi
ment > ' M, *j Ma 8B» e Earner, "or
P]? an » Misses Maggie and
Mar - V Conner > " bndes ï
Sall,e Daley,, ''evening star;
^ Iss Mar >'. L >' nch - "milkmaid;
Katie Hefferin, "kitchen
maid > James Earner, ^ rank
M u ! v a n e y, negros ; James
Cannon, and Jefferson King, "song
and dance men >" A!fred Ring
J 0Se P h Co.nbs, Benjamin Hammer,
" schoo > boys ;" Thomas Davis,
" devl1 Harr >' Monaghan, 'down ;'
John Mulvaney, "Indian ;" Thomas
shannon, John Shannon, "dudes ;'
^ ran ^ Dillon, Scottish Chief;*
f cter , Sa,m,el Bail > al ' d
J ose P h Dougherty, "negro women."
There will be a large and select
party given in the dancing academy
of Prof. Webster on Friday evening
next. The affair will be full dress'.
It will be given by the same parties
who have given several previously
this season.