A Basket Sociable (Ocean Hill Baptist Church)
7 November 1891 · Brooklyn Times Union (Brooklyn, New York)
Citation: "A Basket Sociable," Brooklyn Times Union (Brooklyn, New York), 7 November 1891, p. 8; image, Newspapers.com (clipping 33605884 by mattjameswade, 6 July 2019).
Transcription
A Basket Sociable.
A basket sociable, given under the auspices of the Young People's Society of Christian Endeavor of the Ocean Hill Baptist Church, was held on Monday evening last at the residence of John L. Burst, 996 Halsey street. A very enjoyable evening was spent in playing games, singing, &c., after which the "baskets," which contained enough supper for two, were distributed and their contents made to disappear. Among those present were the Rev. W. J. Mosier, Mr. and Mrs. William Thompson, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Burst, Mr. and Mrs. George Blauvelt, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Bonnell, the Misses Jennie and Emma Decker, Edith and Nellie Thompson, Nellie Henley, Martha Lynas, Edith Bonnell, May Higgins, Mamie Calvin, Bessie and Kittie Wilfert, Mamie and Sadie Malson, Ada Nelson, Emma Mosier, Martha Calvin, Kate and Ada Mernt, Messrs. Carl Grant, Charles Lesson, William H. Wade, Sr., William H. Wade, Jr., Thomas Sloan, Clarence Bonnell, William Johnson, Waldo Hunter, Gustave Kissling, Charles Hill, George Hoezag, Edward Leek, Payson Hunt, Charles Brewster and Harry E. Wade.
What it says, against the tree
| Person | Fact | Document says | Tree says | Assessment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Henry Wade (1848), William Henry Wade Jr, Harry Elisha Wade | Church | Ocean Hill Baptist Church young people's society event, Nov 1891 | — | context |
| Ellen Mathilda Thompson ("Nellie"), Edith Alice Thompson | Family | "Edith and Nellie Thompson," with Mr. and Mrs. William Thompson | Daughters of Eliza Keel; adoptive daughters of William Thompson | agrees |
| Martha Heaney Lynas | Church | "Martha Lynas" at the same event | Married Harry Elisha Wade, Nov 1900 | context |