The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-20
MANY NICE PARTIES
How Billings People Enjoyed Them
selves Last Week.
HOSTESS HELEN GODDARD
A Pleasant Gathering of Little
Ones-Miss Coiwell's Birthday
The Q. (. ,. Reception
Social Entertainments.
Special CORRESPONDENCE Of the Standard.

Special Correspondence of the Standard
Billings, May 1.-THE home of ex-
Senator and Mrs. o. f. Goddard was
the scene of a pleasant gathering of
little people on Saturday afternoon,
when their youngest daughter. Helen,
celebrated her ninth birthday. The
young folks enjoyed a pleasant time
and left with their little hostess many
tokens of their love. The refreshments
were dainty and were thoroughly en-
joyed. Those present were: Bertha
Combes, Helen Rowley, Edna Will
Jams, Laura and Ben HARDWOOD, Eliza
beth Trischman, Lelah Allen, Roscoe
Allen, Patty Allen, Lulu and Edna
Railsback, Blythe Johnston and Frank
Smith.
On Friday the young friends of Miss
Ida Colwell assisted her to celebrate
the 18th anniversary of her birth, and
gathered to the number of about 20 at
the hospitable ranch home of her pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Colwell,
near Billings. The afternoons diversion
was thoroughly enjoyed by the young
people, who brought to the bountiful
table which was spread for the appe-
titles worthy of the occasion. The
young hostess was the recipient of nu-
merous gifts from her friends, and
played the part of hostess to perfec-
tion.
One of those pleasant gatherings for
which the ladies of Edna chapter, o. E.
s., are famous was held last Tuesday
evening at Masonic hall after the regu-
lar work of the chapter was disposed
of. Those present were seated at the
card tables in parties of four, and on
each table was placed an envelope con-
tanning four portraits of people with
whose visages people are supposed to
be familiar, the back of each portrait
heinz numbered Then aaph oSf q
on a sheet of paper the names of as
many of the portraits as he or she
could recollect, and then each. party
moved on to the next table and guessed
at four more names until the circuit
of the tables was made. At the close
of the game Mr.. Matheson was award
ed the first prize, a supply of perfum-
cry, and Miss Maud Boyle the second
prize, a very pretty rose A literary
programme had been prepared, but the
literary people failed to materialize.
excepting s. f. Morse, who read with
good effect Dutch dialect poem, Vas
Marriage a Failure" and j. L. San
ford, who acceptably read a piece in
Irish dialect. However, the appear
ance of the tempting viands which the
ladies had provided amply atoned for
the disappointment occasioned by the
failure of the other numbers on the
literary programme, and a jolly good
Much credit for the success of the af-
fair is due to the committee of man
agement, Mesdames Railsback, Will
Jams, Smith. Vaughan, Jackson, Morse
and Boyle. Those present were:
Messrs. and Mesdames Hays, Child.
Frizelle, Moss, Summers; Vaughan,
Railsback, Donovan, Jackson, Morse
and Chapple; Mesdames Lamport,
Boyle, Townsend, Clement, Sperry of
Red Lodge, williams, Talcott, Smith
and Tompkins; Misses Chapple, c. Fra
ser, Teenie Fraser Ella Lamport, Maud
Boyle, Ella Hayden, Winifred Riscon
and Ogilvie; Messrs. ]. Chapple, Mathe-
son, Sanford and Power.
On Saturday Mrs. Wells b. Smith en-
tertained at afternoon tea number of
her friends, who brought their fancy
work with them. The refreshments
were served about p. m. Those pres
emit were: Mesdames Ash, Beardsiey.
Child, Garvin, Goddard, Hammond,
Jackson, Jones, Lamport, Morse. Rails
back and Walk.
The remainder of the month
promises to be dull for theater-
goers. The last play was the
farce comedy. "A Railroad Ticket"
which was presented for the second
time in two months at the opera house
house, but to the credit of the company
they played as we'll as If the seats had
all been filled, and those who attended
a second time thought the players as
funny as ever
A number of young people were very
pleasantly entertained at the residences
of Mr. and Mrs Daniel Boyle on Fri
day evening. on which occasion their
daughter, Miss Maud, was the hostess
The first part of the evening was de-
voted to the tea test" in which g
number of questions were propounded
the answers of which were to end In
some pun on the letter T. as liberty
charity etc. Miss Winnie Riscon was
the most expert in answering, and was
awarded the prize. handsome book
Whist was next played, and afterwards
delicious refreshments were served
Those present were: Misses Tess,
Fisch, Lois Fagaly. Maud Gruwell
Marion Goss, Tessie Hirsch. Alice Nc
Cormick and Winifred Riscon. and
Messrs. Charles Chapple. Theodore
Griggs. ]. Mccormick, Fred Rixon
William Rixon, L. V. Sheaver and w
Wykes.
Police Magistrate Fraser paid to th'
city treasurer in the past year $2,257
the fines collected.
gregational church met "Wednesday
with Mrs. Hugh Evans. The mora
training of children was discussed b,
Mesdames Boyle. Rixon. Jackson an'
Hahn: Mesdames Morse. Chapple, Friz
ellie and Allen spoke on the hygien
of this important subject. while Mes
danes Rixon and Davis spoke on III
intellectual culture Of children. Othe
members read from the works Of diff
ferant writers of children's poetry AM
prose. The hostess served refresh
Ynents. Those present were; Mesdame
Allen. Boyle. Chapple. child, DAVIS
Evans. Frizelle. Funk, Hammond
Hahn. Humphrey. Jackson, Kirby. l.
Roy. Lovatt. Morse. Moss, McCuliougn
Rixon. Stebbins. Thomas Townsen'
and Vaughan. and Miss Chapple. Tn