News of Hollis

New York, 1895

Mrs. Williamson is visiting her daughter, Mrs. J. E. Phelps.

Miss Lou Thompson is visiting her friend, Miss Helen Livingston.

Mrs. Hough, of Lakewood is visiting her daughter, Mrs. R. Beebe, Jr.

Mrs. E. Martin has been entertaining her daughter, Mrs. S. K. Pugh, of Montclair, N. J.

A business meeting of Columbia hose company was held at the truck house Wednesday evening.

Owing to Presiding Elder Van Alstyn holding quarterly conference Thursday evening, prayer meeting was held Wednesday evening in the Methodist church.

Miss Edna Nagle celebrated her birthday by giving a pink tea Wednesday afternoon to a few of her friends. There were present the Misses White and Miss Hester Johnson, of Jamaica; Miss Lou Thompson, of Rockville Centre, and the Misses Zenobia Ely, Rebecca Nagle, Helen Livingston, and Edna Nagle of Hollis. In the evening the company, with their gentlemen friends repaired to the parlors of Miss Livingston, where a dance was indulged in under the direction of Richard Riker, of Brooklyn.

A special meeting of the King's daughters of the Methodist church was held at the house of Mrs. D. S. Purdy Wednesday evening for the purpose of electing new officers. The following were elected: Miss Christina Johnson, president; Miss Addle Munday, vice president; Mrs. E. D. Sibley, treasurer; Miss Mamie Watts, secretary. Miss Grace Clark and Mrs. E. Johnson were proposed as members. The meetings will be held Thursday afternoon hereafter instead of Friday, and the next one will be held January 24th at 3 o'clock, at the residence of Miss Julia Beebe.

Tuesday evening a large company gathered at the Methodist church to tender the pastor, Rev. Theodore F. Clark, and his daughter, Miss Grace, a reception. Under the supervision of the ladies the church presented quite a home-like appearance and a most enjoyable time was had by all. Several duets were given by Mrs. E. J. Johnson, organ, and F. F. Johnson, Jr., violin, and two selections were rendered by the choir, after which interesting addresses were given by Dr. Couch, of Brooklyn, and Rev. T. F. Clark who compared his first reception as a minister with the present one.

—The Long Island Farmer, Jamaica, N.Y., Jan. 18, 1895, unknown page.