The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-05-28

| sat down to partake of the good things.
| Six little boys dressed in fancy cos
| tunes. with faces to match, performed
! the office of walters with dexterity
| only attained by long practice or good
! teaching. After dinner each young
| lady was presented with card on
| which she was asked to. draw a pic
| ture of her favorite animal and make
| a few remarks on the picture after
! ward. The prize, an Easter egg full
OF candy. was won by Miss Mildred
| Livingston and the animal she liked
| best was boy. While the young la
| dies were devoting their attention to
| their cards and other matters the
! young walters made a call on Mr. and
Mrs. Davis Wilson, and extended their
| congratulations on the celebration of
| the 18th anniversary Of the marriage
! of Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson When they
returned both the boys and girls adj
| journed to the hall in the Courier
! building and enjoyed an hour or two
in dancing. The guests were the fol-
| lowing young ladies: Misses Beulah
| Yerkes, Vera Anderson, Frances May
nard, Ellen Benepe, Alice Chisholm,
Genevieve Benepe, Edith Armstrong,
| Mildred Livingston, Laura McNaugh
ton. Edna Fridley, Myrtle Foster, Mar
| Jorie McNaughton, Madeline Phillips.
The walters were Herman Wilson,
Walter Livingston. Paul Yerkes, Vivian
| Ntti Va, Sidlllc anu p" AlFdIu.
Rev. and Mrs. Davis Wilson of the
| Presbyterian church celebrated the
25th anniversary of their wedding last
| Friday. The day previous number
! of friends and well-wishers came up
from the valley to pay their respects to
the couple, who have labofed in their
midst so long and with such good re-
| suits to many. A presentation, on be-
| half of the Presbyterian congregation
a
| token of a substantial character, was
! made by w. D. Bell Rev. and Mrs.
| Davis Wilson were united in marriage
on Friday evening, May 10, 1874 by
| Governor Potts at Virginia City, Mont,
| and last Friday evening entertained
| their many friends and relatives to
| pleasant evening in honor of the ami
| versary of that suspicious occasion.
The evening was spent in talking over
| the days of the past and the hopes OF
| the future, and congratulations and
| best wishes for another long term of
married life were rendered by all to the
| host and hostess.
The Utopia Whist club met at the
| home of Mrs. " A. Cockrill last Fri
| day evening at the guest of Miss Stella
Flowers and Miss Ola Ruffner. very
| enjoyable evening was spent by the
| club with it's favorite pastime-whist.
| When the scores were counted 1t was
| discovered that Miss Blanche Macken-
zie was the winner of the lady's prize
| and Elmer Ray secured the gentle
mans. The former was a ladys cut
glass perfume bottle. and the latter's
a silver-mounted wisp broom. After
| the games refreshments of a dainty
| character were served, and the re-
| mainder of the evening devoted to
| other amusements. mostly of a musical
character. The following We're present:
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Ray Mrs. Doane,
| Misses Flowers. Ruffner, Gage, Mac
karzie. Cantwell Nettie Maxey and
| Messrs l.. L. Howard, F. Williams,
Currier, Shaw, Mccormick, Patton,
| Hoffman. jackson.
At the usual meeting of the Womens
| Relief Corps last Saturday afternoon
| the arrangements We're made for Me-
mortal day. The pastor of the Baptist
church will preach the sermon on Sun
| day for the G. A. r. and w. R. c. On
! Tuesday the programme in the opera
| house will be about as follows: Blessing,
by the chaplain; music; adjutant's
| reading of orders: post commanders
address; music; grafton, by DR.. Reid
music MY Country" benediction.
During the meeting on Saturday af-
/ ternoon Mrs. Hellinger read letter
I to the w. r. c. written by Mrs. Binde-
| wald from Havana. The letter was a
very interesting one stating among
| other things that the residence in which
| the writer lived was finished with mar
BILE and was lavish in it's decoration.
| Mr.. Bindswald has a very nice position
under the government in Cuba, and the
| whole family seem to like their new
| surroundings.
At a meeting of the Gallatin Valley
club on Tuesday night the following
were elected as officers to serve for the
ensuing term: President, Col. O. P.
Chisholm; vice president, George DER;
secretary and treasurer, John Walsh.
| DR.. Reid G. w. Hoffman, Walter Coop
er and Charles Sales. together with the
| above mentioned officers, will form the
| executive board of the club. The club
has increased it's membership to about
so members, and before winter there
| will doubtless be close upon hundred.
! A small party consisting of Mr.. and
| Mrs. I. L. Kirk, Mr.. and Mrs. Egbert
Cockrill and Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Ray
We're entertained on Tuesday evening
| by Mr.. and Mrs. w. l.. Holloway. The
company spent a delightful evening
which was brought to a close with re-
freshments being served.
| A new club, called the Ladies' Club
/ and Gymnasium, was formed on Mon
day and the following officers elected:
Mrs. Award president: Mrs. w. w.
| Livingston, vice president, and Mrs. AL
rooms formerly occupied by the New
| Issue Publishing company have been
rented and fitted up and they will al
ways be open for the use of members
who wish to play basket ball. gymnas-
| tics or what not, and whenever not used
| for social purposes the key is placed in
the keeping of the president. The rooms
may be used for giving dances and
| parties by others than members. but a
| small fee will be charged for the use
| of the rooms In the fall a teacher of
/ gymnastics is to be employed for the
benefit of those wishing TO take course
| for their health or personal enjoyment.
The funds with which to start the club
We're derived from the proceeds Of the
lady MINISTRIES. This is an opposition
club to that lately started by Colonel
| Chisholm and. like the Gallatin Valley
club has a bright future before it,
THE Devils Auction was not what
| it was cracked up to be and hardly up
to the average show of this character.