The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-03-19

Tie lIulo Oh llllN0OCtu May Dc lhSuk0Q Noxv
to Shakespeare" The membership Of the
club now averages about fifty. with sneour-
aging prospects,.
Personal and General.
Mrs. John g. Paulsen has been quite Ill
of late.
L. G. stebbins spent several days in Butte
last week.
Chas. Warheld. of Butte. was In Helena
on Monday.
Miss s. NJ. Baker has taken rooms at Mrs.
A. G. Botkin's.
W. L. Wemott came into Helena Wednes-
day from Idaho.
Miss Wilcox entertained the Sextette club
Monday evening.
A. B. Clements sailed for Europe the
middle of last week.
Mrs. Henry Barbour, who has been quite
Ill. 10 now reported improving.
Miss M. II. Bohn left for Chicago on
Thursday. via tho Northern Pacific.
j. W. Watson spent about ten DAYS in
Butte. returning home the other day,
w. d. Wheeler left for the east the mid
die of last week via the Norshern Pacific.
Mrs. W.. H. d Dewitt. OF Lenox, enter
tanned friends at dinner Thursday evening.
Mrs. Mcintyre pleasantly entertained a
number of friends on Wednesday evening.
Ex-Gov. Tools spent several days in Deer
Lodge last week and returned home on Fri
day.
Miss Mayronne was confined to her room
several days last week with an attack of la
grippe.
q. l.. Tracy and wife returned on Thurs
day, after spending q couple Of weeks in
California.
G. L.. Tracy and Frank Baird are build
ing residences for tier families on Harri-
son avenue.
Miss Jessie Wittick. of Livingston, has
been visiting Miss Bessie Southmayd for
the past two weeks.
Mrs. r. p. CLARK and daughters. the
Misses Retta and Rena, left for Laporte.
Ind. on Thursday.
Gov. Richards. accompanied by Mrs.
kiokards. left on Wednesday morning for
Butte. They returned on Friday.
Ben King, who has spent about two weeks
visiting at his Helena home, left on Tues
day for q business trip to San Francisco.
Miss Maude Morris, daughter OF Daniel
Morris. Esq. Of santa Monica, CAL, IL Wis
ting Helena % the guest of Maude Piatt.
James A.. King and family expect to move
from Orc Elmo terraces about April l and
occupy the spacious residence at GIG Spruce
street.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. J.. SeIiRman, who have
been spending the winter in New York are
expected to return home some time next
month.
Mrs. II. E. Fisk left for New England on
Tuesday, where she was called by the seri-
GUS illness of her mother at the old Con-
neoticut home.
Frank Sharpe has zone to Havre, Mont,
70 accept the excellent position OF chief
c!etk to j. IL. Myer, superintendent of tho
Montana division. Great Northern.
Mrs.. Laura f.. Howav ona NJ +ba Id,
managers OF the Worlds fair. expects to
leave for Chicago. about April l. to be pres.
ent at the opening of the exposition.
Mrs. Richards and family expect to leave
about April 3 for Chicago. where Mrs.
Richards will attend to her duties as one of
the lady managers at the Worlds fair.
Thomas Herrick, of Spokane. has been
visiting his sister, Mrs. ". d. Wheeler. at
Lenox for several days. 1t is rumored that
his days OF single bless:dness are NUN.
bered.
At the Calumet masquerade on the 10th
inst, two costumes were omitted. The host
sustained character, IA Gypsy Fortune
Teller" Mrs. Allen, and "Msphisto." Sam
Singer.
Mrs. Brewer, Mrs. Crosby, and party.
who are now residing in Berlin, Germany,
were guests ut the notable wedding of Miss
Baxter, daughter of Sir Robert Baxter, to
Herr Herbig.
Miss Ryan, one Of our most attractive
and p!easing young teachers, was on the
sick list last week with la grippe. her sis
ter, Miss Madge, conducted her school work
in a very satisfactory manner
Mrs. Henry Cannon loft on Wednesday
for her homo in Connections. where aho e1-
poets to make q visit. Later, Mr.. Cannon
will join her and together they will visit
the Worlds fair and different sea shore re-
sorts.
Boz Botkin entertained the whist club
of which he is a member on Saturday even
ing. March II. Those present wore: Misses
Sue Chessman. piatt. b. league and
Fannie Child; Frank Chcssmon. Sam Zim-
herman. Horny Parchen, Charlie Adams
and Ruin Parohen.
1t has been learned with much pleasure
that tho Columbian Ceramic club has been
assigned a beautiful space in the liberal
arts building, and therefore the ladies of
the Helena club will get the. benefit OF OK
hibitina their decorated china. etc.. with
the Columbian club.
A very pleasant party was given Wednes-
day evening at the residence of Mrs. Dyer.
corner Of Beattie and First streets, tho oc-
casion being the birthday OF Miss Wittiok,
who IL at present the guest of Miss Bessie
Southmayd. Ths evening was spent in
playing whist, and a delightful time was
had.
Miss Cora Sanders. daughter OF j. G.
Sanders. who has been attending school In
Germany for two years past, has arrived in
New York and 10 tho Rust of Mrs. j. W.
Whitlateh in Brooklyn. Miss Sanders IL
expected to return in about a week, in oom-
psny with Col. and Mrs. Wilbur f. San
ders.
Miss lone C%rutchlsld. who has been
visiting her brother. tho Hon. @. NJ. Crutch-
field, Of Missoula, for some time. stopped
over in Helena on Thursday. on route TO
her home in Virginia. Miss Crutohtield IL
woll known In Helena. having been nj
different times tho guest OF Miss Mcconnell
and Miss Cruise during the fall and winter.
The ladies of the Worlds fair committee