, 1892-03-06
SOCIETY NOTES.
The Commencement of Lent In
a~ugurates a Quiet Week.
Society Ladies' Interested in a
Worlds Fair Project.
Pleasant Happenings Among So,
cisty People at Fort Russell.

Mrs. T. X. Anderson entertained on
Friday evening a number OF friends at
her residence on Sixteenth street. Games
and charades were the diversions. Ele-
CANT refreshments were served during.
the evening.
The high FIVE club closed the season
With a pleasant meeting with Mrs. Reel.
Mrs. Organ and Mrs. Marks secured the
first prizes. Until after Lent the high
flyers will take a well earned vacation.
The ball of the order of Chosen
Friends which will be given tomorrow
evening at Keefe hall promises to be q
thoroughly enjoyable affair. The ladies of
the order have the party in charge and
in all its appointments of music. decora-
tions and supper it will be a brilliant
affair.
A movement was ~inaugurated yesterday
by a number of Cheyenne society ladies
which promises to be the source OF much
pleasure in the future and will at the
same, time be of permanent benefit. The
project Is the formation of the Ladies
Laramie county worlds fair association
and it will be extended to all of the
counties In the state. The object is to
furnish and decorate two reception rooms
or parlors 10 the Wyoming building at the
fair In a manner worthy the women of
Wyoming. Paintings Of the fora, scene
ry, birds and flowers of Wyoming. will be
placed in the rooms. and at the close of
the exposition will be given in trust to
the public Libraries of the state to furnish
the nucleus for a future art collection.
The reception rooms are to be hand
somely decorated and with easy chairs,
couches writing tables. and Wyoming
newspapers will be the mecca to which
Wyoming visitors will throng during the
fair.
The organization was effected yester-
day. A large number of ladies prominent
in social aud literary circles joining. En-
tertainments will be given at short inter
walls during the year to raise the neces-
sary funds to carry on the work. The
first will be at the residence OF Mrs.
Henry G.. Hay within the next two
weeks, when a literary and musical pro-
gram will be presented. Ladies who
wish to join the association should COM
muuicate with Mrs. Hale, one of the lady
managers of the worlds fair TOR Wyo-
ming.
FORT RUSSELL.
Lent has put a stop to the gayety at
Russell, but 1t is whispered that we ere
not to spend the whole forty days in
"mortifying the flesh." which usually
means in these degenerate times resting
and preparing for renewed efforts after
Easter. A large party from Fort Sidney
is expected within a week and then no
doubt the musicians of the orchestra will
have a chance to keen from getting out
OF practice.
Last Saturday the High Five club was
entertained by Mrs. Rogers. Enough
players for four tables were present and a
pleasant evening was enjoyed. Mrs. Wren
and Mrs. Frier carried off the honors-
and the spoons. The members of the re-
organized club are DR.. and Mrs. Walker,
Capt. and Mrs. Greene and Miss Greene,
DR.. and Mrs. Hazard and Miss Hewitt,
Mr.. and Mrs. Wren. Capt. and Mrs.
Rogers. Mr.. and Mrs. Grumley, Mr.. and
Mrs. Dashiel, Mrs. and Mrs. Dickinson,
Mr.. and Mrs. Schoeffel and Mr.. and Mrs.
Cheynoweth. Several of the gentlemen
named, however, do not play.
Sunday DR.. and Mira. Walker gave a
dinner to several of their friends, the oc-
casion being Mrs. Walkers birthday. The
garrison is a unit in wishing her many
happy returns.
The hop this week. as it was Ash
Wednesday, was very slimly attended.
Mr.. Jack Van Horne came back from
college at Boulder Sunday quite ill with
grip or something of the kind. He is
doing better now. however.
Master CYRUS Roberts. who has been
very i'll tor three weeks, is now much bet
ter, but it will be some time before he
can get up.
Messrs. Goodale and James OF Colo
RADIO, the former the son of Capt. Goodale
of the 23d infantry, were here during the
week undergoing the examination for ad-
mission to West Point. Both the young
gentlemen left as soon as the examination