The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-11-19
In Billings.

Billings, Nov. 1S.--On Thursday after
noon Mrs. Rixon and her daughters held
a reception, which was attended by
abouts15o ladies. The house was charm
ingly decorated with cut flowers and
potted plants. In the parlor the flowers
used We're roses and carnationss vary
ing In shade from the palest pink to
the deepest crimson. Here Mrs. Rixon
received, assisted by Miss Rixon and
Mrs. Gerald Panton In the dining
room chrysanthemums were the chosen
flowers, bowl of magnificent blossoms
resting on an embroidered centerpiece
on the table. which was scattered with
ferns. Ropes of smilax were suspended
from the ceiling and caught at the cor
ners of the table. Here Mesdames FL
lott and Burton presided, assisted by
the Misses Winifred Rixon, Inez Elliott
and Winnie Burton. Mrs. Elliott, seated
at one end of the table. from a block of
ice, followed out and wreathed in snli-
lax, served the sherbet while coffee
was dispensed from the other end by
Mrs. Burton. Various cakes were also
served. The following is a list of those
who left cards during the afternoon:
Mesdames Barr, Chapple, Holmes, Gam
BILE. Townsend. Rademaker Chryslcr,
James Mccormick, Rinehart. Barstow,
Hungerford, H. M. Allen, w. A. Allen,
w. o. Allen, Schad, Boal. Graham, Bou-
ton, George, Ten Eyke, Whitney, Rails
back, r. Mccormick, Lynch, Fraser.
Williams, Babcock, Gruwell, Spear.
Young, Linton, Gould, Cardwell SperTy,
S. Hammond, Gardener, Goddard, Bur-
ton, Childs. Ash, Carwile, Dr. Clarke,
Greene, Newman, Garvin. Snidow, Fritz
zle. Segur A. c. Tompkins. Rowley,
Birely, Rrayton. Morse, Boeger, Goss.
Smith, Elliott, Leavens. Cothron, Pan
ton, Vaughan. Matheson, Clement, Her
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roster, Thum, Ross, Ryan. Hardness,
II. Fish, J. Fish, Hastings, j. Davis.
Walk. j. Ramsey. F. Ramsey, w. Ram
sey. Marshall, r. T. Allen, Logan.
Boyle, A. p. Smith. Schlosser, Selbrede.
Calhoun, Steel, Mickey, Whaley. w. D.
Robbins, Champion, Evans, Mckinley.
J. Mccormick, w. Parker. Boardman.
Reynolds, d. Parker, Hathorn, Barth.
Cardwell, Kennedy, Moss, Fratt. c.
Spear, Zimmerman, Donovan, Stebbins,
Gallaher, Lamport, Williston, Johnston,
Field, Baxter A. L. Babcock, Hogan.
Foster, Toole, Stockwell, Miller, Han
del, P. Mccormick, f. Camp, Camp, ST.,
Lane. Armitage, O'Donnell. Hogan.
Goulding, Becker, White. Studenicker,
George, and Misses Gamble, Chapple,
Colvin, Gordon. Robinson, Edwards,
earns, Fem, Roesen, Hayden, May Nc
Cormick. Ramsey, Wilkinson. Ogilvie,
Panton. Matheson, Pitcher, Hood. Call
houn, Tarbell, Edith Walk, Alice Walk,
Denham, Mcconnell, Jones, Crawford.
Fraser, Losekamp, Beninghoff. M.
Brown and Lawrence.
The ladies of the Order of the Eastern
Star held particularly pleasant social
session on Tuesday evening in the Ma
sonic lodge rooms. First there was
short musical programme, opening with
a duet on the piano by Mesdames Glenn
emit and Hardness, which was warmly
encored. Mrs Tompkins delighted her
hearers with piano solo and charmed
the audience with her rendition of
Mary of Argyle" In response to an
encore she sang Annie Laurie" Miss
Martha Tompkins also gave a vocal solo
so sweetly that she was encored. In
response she sang 1.-THE Moth and the
Flame" The remainder of the evening
was devoted to drive whist. There were
IA tables. At the close of the game the
prizes We're awarded to Mrs. Frizzle and
Mrs. Sperry, each receiving a handsome
book. Mrs. Vaughan and Miss Chapple,
counting next highest and having made
an equal number of points, We're each
presented with a bouquet of flowers.
Delicious refreshments were seryd, con-
sisting of salads, sandwiches, olives.
cakes and coffee. Among the guests
We're several out-of-town VISITORS Pres
ident Craig of Missoua, State Super
intendent Carleton and D. E. Sanders.
pr, sident of the state normal school.
being among the number.
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