Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1898-03-23
In SOCIAL CIRCLES.
Announcements and Reports of Enter
tainments, Social Gatherings, Etc.
of the Current Week.

A debate will be held tonight in the
hall over the Marsh Music House. All
are invited.
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Mrs Henry Elvidge very pleasantly
entertained.a party of friends on Thurs
day evening.
Miss Addie Marsh entertained a
party of young folks at her home in
West Decorah Friday evening.
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A st. Patrick's Day dance was
greatly enjoyed by large number at
Steyer's hall Thursday evening.
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Rev. F. G. Hopkins, of Dubuque,
will lecture on "The Golden Fleece" at
the Congregational church April Sth.
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The Kickapoo Indian Medicine Co.,
have been holding out all the week at
Steyer's and will continue for another
week.
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A large number of friends surprised
Mrs. j. Seegmiller Saturday evening,
it being her birthday. A very pleas
ant time is reported.
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The st. Agatha's Guild will hold an
apron sale and serve supper on Thurs
day, March 3lst, in the Asseln build
ing. Supper 25 cents.
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The Ladies of the NJ. f. church will
serve maple syrupxand hot waffies at
the parsonage this Wednesday, even
ing, at the usua! hour.
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Charlie and Arthur Morton enter
tanned large company of boys at tea
last Wednesday evening before leaving
for their new home at Calmar.
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Prof. f. III. BlOOdgOOd, of West
Union, will deliver lecture before the
Teachers Institute in the high. school
building, Friday, April lst. Admis-
sion free.
An entertainment given by the stu
dents of the normal department of
Valdez College on Thursday evening
was well rendered and enjoyed by
large audience.
Several of the friends of Miss Angus
ia Kreuter gave her very pleasant
surprise party last Wednesday even
ing at the home of her uncle, w. II.
Symonds, in West Decorah
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A large crowd was in attendance at
the Colonial Party" held at the Beard
residence on Friday evening. The cos
tunes of those representing prominent
characters of colonial days were all
good, and many of them prepared at
considerable expense. The entertain
ment netted its projectors over $40.
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The Wagner Male Quartette, of Grand
Rapids, Mich. ,swith lady reader, will
give an entertainment at the Congre-
gational church on next Friday even
ing, March 25th. This will be treat
for the music loving people of Decorah.
This company comes to us highly re-
commended. The tenor, Mr.. Fleming,
was formerly with the famous Boston
Quintette and the reader, Miss Barn
hard, wears the National diamond
medal AS this is the end of their sea-
son and they wish to become known in
the west, they come to us with this in
troductory concert. 1t will pay you to
hear. them. Admission % cents; child
rem Is cents.
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Alden Benedict's "Fabio Romani'
will be presented at the Grand Sat
urday, April I'd. Grace Hunter, the
dancer, is one of the most clever
women in her branch of the profession;
she is notable as being the inventor of
the well-known Stereopticon Dance.
She is charming little parsonage and,
though she would not give away many
of the effects of the graceful and pretty
dance, she talked very freely of the
thing itself. She is naturally of an in
ventive frame of mind, and i'm her first
two specialties, Loie Fuller's Fire and
Serpentine dances, has introduced
many new and beautiful bits of work.
Her own idea in regard to the stere-
opticon portion of her programme has
been probably more extensively copied
! than either of the other two. lt is de-
cidely simple, being worked only nom
the front, but nothing prettier can be