The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-04
NO MORE HIGH HATS
Their Conspicuous Absence Is Appre-
ciated by Theater GOers
A WEEK OF SOCIETY EVENTS
The Oid"Herald" Building Changes
Its ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Whist
at Mrs. Accommodating Nav
erick BalI-BiIlings Notes.

bllilngs, May 2-During the past
week there has been almost a Lenten
lull In social circles. The new opera
house attracts to Billings a class OF
plays which are so much superior to
what we have grown accustomed to,
that everybody goes to the theater, so
that one or two evenings in the week
are taken up with the plays 1t is
worthy of mention, and greatly to the
credit of the ladies of this city that the
high hat" at the play is conspicuous
ly absent; indeed fully half the ladies'
attend without hats at all. So that the
gentlemen appreciate the courtesy of
the fair sex so highly that they find 1t
unnecessary to go out between the
acts for the time-honored Glove FRI
day night the Texas Steer was play
/ ed to large and highly appreciative
audience. The play of Monte Cristo"
VIII be given next Saturday night. and
the advance sales promise a full house.
The citizens Of Billings require no
monument to keep the memory green
OF Alex Devine, the Standards towns
man, and so the destination of the I'M
pretentious frame shack, which he had
erected in 1882. and from which he
published for several years the Bill
ings Herald, does not awaken the in
dignation usually felt on the removal
of an old landmark. The building was
town, and was then considered highly
ornamental, when compared with the
tents and slab structures which sur
rounded IL, but the architecture of the
place has improved since those days,
and the material of the building which
was the birthplace of so many brilliant
editorials will go towards building a
home for one of our Billings citizens.
The last game of the Ladies' DupIi-
cate Whist club was played Friday
evening, the club being royalty enter
tanned by Mrs. Paul Mccormick, Mrs.
Chapple, who has been in the lead from
the first, scored the greatest number Of
points, and was presented with an ex-
ceedingly handsome and valuable ber-
ry spoon. Mrs Hill had ON the proceed
ing evening made a very large score
and was within six points of the win
ner, but last evening Mrs. Chapple
scored 20 points ahead at the finish
the club having completed the series
Is now dissolved.
A ball was given by the members of
Maverick Hose company No. / in the
opera house Friday night the object
being to raise funds to purchase an
electric striker for the big fire bell pur-
chased some time ago. The bell with
out the electric striker does not work
satisfactorily, and the fire boys who
failed to hear the alarm, have been
paying so many fines that they thought
IL economy to purchase an electric
striker About $3.50 was realized from
the ball last evening which was well
attended, and an enjoyable affair. The
music was furnished by local orches-
ira, and was said to be the most salts |
factory dance music heard here for a
long time
The regular meeting of the Ladies'
Ala society of the Congregational 1
church was held on Thursday afternoon /
at the home of Mrs. ]. r. Goss. The I
subject for discussion was Miss Clara /
Barton's Early Life" and the organiza-
pon or the Red Cross society was given |
by Mrs. j. w. Johnston. Mrs. Child /
gave a paper on Miss Barton's expe-
riences during the civil war, and a
sketch of her life subsequent to the
r1viI war was given by Mrs. ]. w.
Humphrey. Mrs. p. B. jackson gave
the history of the Red Cross society to
the present day. A general discussion
Oh the papers was had. The hostess
served tasty refreshments.
The San Antonio, Tex, Express gives
The name of Miss Edith Matheson of
his city among the "a maids of honor
n attendance upon the Cotton Queen"
IT the ball given at the close of THE
oattle OF roses" OR San Jacinto day. i'm
'ommemoration of the independence of
he republic of Texas. THE battle of
'oses," of which this last was the sixth
annual, Is beginning to rival in interest
ne celebrated "Mardi Gras" of New
Orleans, and brought about 20, 900 visit
IRIS to the city.
Bishop Brewer arrived in town Fri
lay night and officiated in ST. Luke's
hurch on Sunday, when he administer
"a the rite OF confirmation to a large
lass. The presence OF the bishop al
Ways insures a large congregation.
~ 1
urned from a sojourn at Hunters Hot
springs. necessitated by the state os
drs. Jackson's health. The reverend
Gentleman feels greatly improved by
lis stay at this popular health resort.
The members of Aldemar Command
ry, knights Templar, will observe As
ension day by attending church in n /
ody, when the ritual approximate 10
he day will be read at the Methodist
hurch, with a sermon by the pastor
rev. John Hosking
Mrs. j. b. Herford and children will
pend the summer at Mr.. Herford's
anch on the Musselshell.
Mrs. w. o. Parker of the valley Wis
ed friends in town this week
Mr.. and Mrs. Willis Spear of wvo-
ing Will move to Billings, where they
ave had a commodious house erected
ext week.
Mrs. Brown of Livingston was the
uest for few days of Mrs. Hosling.
nd left on Monday for a visit to Glen
i've.
Mrs. Dewitt Of Virginia City visited
n few days this week with her sis
n. Mrs. Paul Mccormick.
Mrs. r. T. Allen, who has been SPEND
u a month in St. Louis, Mo-, returned
st week. /
Mrs. A: l.. Babcock left on Monday
n a visit of two months in the East
he will stay for a while at Faribault.
inn, where her son is attending the
Hillary college. .
Hunting Deer In Cnha