Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-03-03

cert in the Gripman school house
Saturday evening.
Nv
The ladies of the Unity church
gave supper to quite number, in the
church Friday evening
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Prof. &. A. Oliver gave lecture on
" The Poetry of Home Life" at the
Morgan church Saturday evening.
Nv
The club dance on Saturday evening
was fairly well attended and very en-
joyable time was had by all present.
Nv
The social whist club meets next
Saturday afternoon with Mrs. Relf at
the residence of Mrs. Geo. @. Gardner.
Nv
There was a sacred concert at Luther
College on Sunday afternoon and
some very fine music was rendered by
the students and others.
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The ladies of the Congregational
church gave a supper in the new church
building last Wednesday. A goodly
number enjoyed the good, substantial
eatables they always serve.
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Mrs DIR. f. w. Conover entertained
about twenty-five of her lady friends at
duplicate drive whist last Tuesday
evening. This is new game for De-
corahians, and was greatly enjoyed by
all present
Nv
Mrs. b. f. Headington was very
pleasantly surprised on last Tuesday
evening. 1t was her fiftieth birthday,
and a number of her friends made her
happy by leaving beautiful banquet
lamp as memento of the occasion.
Nv
John Carver gave his popular lee
ture before the students of the city at
Valdez College Friday evening. The
room was well filled and he held their
attention i'm his usual satisfactory
manner for an hour and three-quar-
tiers.
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A large number of Calmar people,
about 100, gave the family of V. E.
Strayer very pleasant surprise at the
home of J. B. Kaye last Friday even
ing, and left several tokens of the es-
TEEN in which Mr.. Strayer and family
are held in that place.
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The concert at Luther College on
Saturday evening was certainly a
splendid one in all it's details. Each
number was executed in manner
complimenting the several persons on
the program, and as whole was one
of the best ever given at the College.
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Last Saturday, Feb. Goth, Miss May
Elzea of Bluffton had birthday-her
twentieth-and in honor of the event
invited in about twelve of her friends
to help celebrate the occasion. The
evening was very pleasantly passed
with games of all kinds, after which
refreshments were served and the hap
ply party dispersed.
W.
Mrs. j. w. Daubney gave very
pleasant party to about forty of her
lady friends at her home last Thursday
afternoon. The afternoon was spent in
most enjoyable manner at cards and
an elegant supper served in the even
ing. Mrs. Daubney is an excellent
entertainer and all who We're present
had royal good time.
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The L. o. G. II. District Lodge was
held at Burr Oak on Friday and Sat
urday, and was well attended by dele
gates from all the surrounding lodges,
upwards of fifty going from here. The
time was taken up with matters per-
tanning to the advancement of the or
der, and on Saturday evening gold
medal declamatory contest was held.
Preliminary silver medal contests had
been held at Cresco, Burr Oak, Frank
Vile, Castalia and DEBORAH and the
winners of these contested for gold
medal. The prize was won by Miss
May Carey of this city, and speaks ex-
ceedingly well for the ability Of one so
young as she.
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DR.. C. N. Thomas gave three very in
teresting lectures in the NJ. f. church
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
evenings on his travels in Europe. He
is very able young man, and has had
superior advantages in seeing the Eur
opean continent, and gives his audien-
ces a course of lectures that are highly