The Anaconda standard., 1897-12-20
In Billings.


Billings, Dec. lion Friday evening
Mrs. j. j. Mccormick entertained about
fifty of her friends at her home on
Twenty y-ninth street and the occasion
was an exceptionally pleasant one. Pro-
gressive whist was played and after
brilliant series of games it was found
that Mrs. Goss and Mrs. Chapple had
an equal number of points, and on cut
ting the former won. Mr.. s G.. Rey-
nolds won the gentleman's prize. Re-
freshments consisted of escalloped oys-
ters, Saratoga chips, salad, hot bis
cults, olives, salted peanuts, ice cream,
cakes and coffee. The following is
list of the invited guests Messrs. and
Mesdames Allen. Bair, Becker, Babcock,
Burton, Child, Chapple, Donovan, Frat,
Garvin, Goss, Gruwell. Goddard, john
ston, Linton, Moss, Paul Mccormick,
Parker, Reynolds, Ryan, Railsback,
Rowley, Segur, Selbrede, Spear, Tomp-
kins. Tooles, Woodson, Williams, +. ID,
Mccormick, Mrs. Whitney Mr.. Ross;
Misses Colvin, Hayden, Mead and May
Mccormick.
On Tuesday evening the election of
officers of Edna chapter @. +. S. was
held. and the following Were elected:
Mrs. Preston B. Moss, w. NJ: Sidney
f. Morse, w. p. Miss Edith Matheson,
A. M; Miss Ella Hayden. secretary;
Mrs. d. Boyle, treasurer: Mrs. Charles
Spear, conductress; Mrs. L. +. Frizelle,
associate conductress. The installation
will probably be held on ST. Johns day,
Dec. p. After the close of the chapter
a social session was held when a musi-
cal programme was presented in which
Misses Boyle, Lillian Allen, Lora Cod
dard and earns and Mrs. Goddard and
Mr.. II. NJ. Allen participated. and
recitation was delivered by Miss Evans.
The several numbers were we'll rem
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and the occasion was very delight
full one.
Last Saturday the town was taken by
the Best People on Earth" on which
occasion a lodge of Elks was consti-
tuted and thirty-seven "fawns" We're
duly initiated into the mysteries of the
order. The following visiting brethren
came to assist in starting the lodge on
its way a. ID. Edgar Lewis Penwell.
George Miner. IL. A. Benner, w. Z. $.
Hawk, A. l.. Reeves, IL. Somers, w. 7.
Smith, j. w. Dodds. c. NJ. Winter and
Donald Bradford, all of Helena; w. IL.
Campbell George Wright and Lee Els
enberg of Livingston, d. q. O'Shea of
Red Lodge. Sidney Fox of Big Timber
\ magnificent banquet was spread at
the Grand hotel. and various toasts
Were proposed and responded to. The
lodge starts strong in material and
with the following officers: A. l. Bah
cock, exalted ruler: Cass Prudhomme.
esteemed leading knight; +. b. Con-
nelly, esteemed loyal knight. T. IL.
Foster. esteemed lecturing knight; S. q.
reynolds. treasurer: j. j.. Herford, sec
retary; Thomas Linton, tyler; and j. ID.
Losekamp. Paul Mccormick and Geo.
Settler. trustees.
The Maverick Hose company's annual
ball Will, according to custom, come off /
on New Years eve.
\ Christmas party will be given at
Handefs hall, Musselshel. ON Christ
mas eve, on which occasion the children
Of the neighborhood will be treated to
presents, and there is Il good time prom
ised for all.
A very successful baZar and oyster
supper was held by the ladies of the
Congregational church last Wednesday, /
at which the sum of St75 was realized.
The ladies of st. Luke's church gave
n supper at the Armory hall last +
Thursday and sold a great many
dressed dolls To early Christmas buy |
crs.
literary club under the direction f
of Rev. q. c. Stull and which from it's I
habit of partaking OF refreshments he /
has facetiously demonstrated THE Lit /
erary Digest met Wednesday evening /
at the Cottage Inn, on which occasion I
the members We're the guests of Miss /
Fileher. the subject Of the evening /
was Alaska in which the seal ques- /
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Light refreshments Were served
Mrs Packer. who has been visiting /
her daughter. Mrs. A J.. BabCock for +
several months. departed for her home i
at Pontiac. Ill. on Sunday. Mrs Bah I
cock accompanied her.
Miss May, daughter Of Il. w. Toole. +
who is a student at the Wesleyan uni
Vcrsity, Helena. returned Tuesday
morning for the Christmas vacation.
". +. Strait. the Musselsher stock
man. was in town this week to meet
Mis Strait on her return from a long
visit in Europe They departed ON
Wednesday fer the ranch.
Miss Emma Roeser arrived Monday
evening from her home at Saginaw,
Mich, and is visiting her sister Mrs
/. u. O'Donnell. Miss Roeser has been
spending about a year I'm Germany
Mrs. Mckay of Custer county. accom- =
panied by her two children, is the guest
of Mrs, w. II. Donovan.
Editor Boutun If the Post and Mr.
SViadlehurst We're visitors from Liv-
iEEston This week.
Deputy state Treasurer HaNS vas
visiting his Buliuss friends his week
Daniel +. Sullivan If Canyon creek
left Tuesday morning for Atlantic.
Mass, tp visit relatives Tor a mouth
or SO.
l., Y. Railsback. who has been Tor