Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-01-28
In SOCIAL CIRCLES.


The Geo. @. Gardner Camp, S. of V.
meets tonight.
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The fourth party of the Dancing Club
will be held next Saturday evening.
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Kate Protheroe next Wednesday after
noon.
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The Social Whist Club meets with
Mrs. w. L. Easton next Saturday af-
ternoon.
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Mr.. and Mrs. j. II. Baker entertain
a number of their friends at Whist this
evening.
The Ladies' Society of the Congre-
gational church will meet next We'd
nesday afternoon with Mrs. B. T. Bar
foot.
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A most enjoyable surprise party was
rendered Mrs. Mary Lambert at the
home of her father, Henry Wheatman,
last Tuesday evening.
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The mems supper at the Congrega-
tional church last Friday evening was
decided success. There was a very
large attendance, and they cleared $50.
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The young ladies of the M. E..
Church will give Silver Mite Social
at the residence of Miss Lou Sackett
on Water ST., tomorrow evening.
Everyone is cordially Invited.
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Brady Smalley gave very accepta-
BILE concert in the Burr Oak hall last
Thursday evening. Miss Nellie Boyd
of this city assisted him, and they
were greeted by good sized audience.
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Last Monday evening Mr.. and Mrs.
J. H. Bradish celebrated their fifth
anniversary by entertaining number
of their friends at Whist, Mrs. Port
man and c. w. Burdick being the VIC
tors.
Mrs. Col. Hughes entertained fifty
or more of her friends at Progressive
Whist Saturday evening. Partners
We're drawn by conundrums. The
winners were Mrs. l.. L. Caldwell and
Mr.. Henry Paine.
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Last Wednesday evening most
happy surprise was given Mr.. and Mrs.
Ed. Vine, the occasion being the thir-
ty-third anniversary of their marriage.
A number of their friends were present
and the evening was very pleasantly
spent. May they live to enjoy many
happy returns of the day.
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The home of Mr.. and Mrs. w. l..
Easton was opened to thirty of their
friends last Thursday evening at
Drive Whist. Paper head-dresses
were drawn by the ladies and paper
button-hole boquets by the gentlemen,
thus securing their partners. Mrs.
Henry Paine and Dr. Barefoot came
out victorious, each receiving very
artistically dressed paper doll as troph-
les.
Last Tuesday evening occurred the
event of the season, as announced in
our last issue, in the form of the Leap
Year party at Steyer's opera house.
About sixty-five couples were present
and with good music and good floor,
everybody had an excellent time. The
ladies did themselves proud in every
respect. The hall was beautifully dec
Grated, and everything was done that
could be for the entertainment of the
young gentlemen. A fine supper was
served at Daubney's restaurant, after
which the happy but tired crowd dis
persed.
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Last Friday evening several of De-
corah's young ladies took advantage of
Leap Year and secured rig and hunt
ed up an equal number of young gen.
tlemen and took them for a sleigh ride.
The following young people were the
participants: Misses Mae Cove, Mae
Mckay, Grace Adams, Stella Paine,
Nettie Merrill and Clela Bulls; and
Messrs. DR.. E. M. Woodward, Boy
Bulls, E. ]. Parman, Chas. Houck, /.
w. Brunt and Burt Adams. At 1870
they were unloaded at the hospitable
home of l.. Bulls, where light refresh
ments were served, and altogether a
most enjoyable evening was passed.
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On last Wednesday evening occurred
the annual March of the Valdez Col
lege students and faculty, and most
enjoyable occasion throughout was it.
The procession formed on Main street,
between Winnebago and Washington,