The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-02-10

In SOCIETY,".

HG tu0l1 uULu0s luCSudy otCA1uS
The A. o. u. W. social session on
Wednesday night was a pleasant occa-
sion. After the usual lodge business,
dancing was INDUCED in. This society
is growing in popularity, new members
being added and others awaiting accep-
lance.
Mr.. and Mrs. O. F. Goddard enter
tanned informally at their elegant new
home on north Thirty first street and
Fourth avenue Tuesday evening in hon
or of Hon. N. z. Griggs of Lincoln.
The guests were entertained with vocal
aud Instrumental music. Mrs. Bar
stow, Miss Martha Tompkins and Mr..
Griggs rendered several fine vocal selec-
tions =, while Mrs. Tompkins and Miss
Laura Goddard executed some beauti-
full piano compositions. H. A. Van
Horne played "My Old Kentucky
Home on the cornet. Mr.. Griggs,
who has written some splendid verses
entertained the guests at intervals with
some of his productions and kept the
guests in an uproar. 1t is seldom that
a writer can recite his own verses with
effect, but Mr.. Griggs proves an excep-
ton. His "Hell's Cayon," "Jack, the
Evangelist, Maverick Joe" and "Si-
lent Joe and his Broncho'' are among
his best verses and they are winning
fame for their author. Those present:
Mesdames Barstow, W. A. Allen, R. T.
Allen, Paul Mccormick, Ryan, M. II.
Tompkins, Hassler, Stevenson, Misses
Hayden and Tompkins, Messrs. Bar
stow, W. A. Allen. r. T. Allen, Hass-
Ter, H. A. Van Horne, @. H. Dietrich
Of Hastings and N. K. Griggs Of Lin
coin.
A marriage license was issued Tues
day to John A. Culbertson and Rather
ine Scott nee Countryman. Both tile
parties are from Columbus, where the
marriage will take place if it has not
already.
Rev. ". D. CLARK ofiiciated at a cere.
mony Wednesday night at the Cottage
Inn, which united the lives Of James A.
Henry and Minnie Hyder. The groom
is a resident of Red Lodge, while the
BRIDES home was Richmond, Mo. The
latter arrived in Billings on the Bur-
lington passenger from Missouri and
was met by the groom and were shortly
afterward married. They left the
next morning for their future home III
Red Lodge.
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Without doubt one of the most pleas
ant social lodge sessions was that of the
Elk order Oh Wednesday night. The
members and invited guests numbered
over u hundred and the entire eve
ming abounded with merriment and hui
NOR. J. B. He1ford admirably filled
the important office of ntoastmaster. A
splendid musical programme had been
prepared. The Logan orchestra played
throughout the evening, rendering some
fine overtures and these persons sang in
a pleasing manner Miss Denham,
Mrs. Barstow, Lee Mains and Frank
Damsell. N. K. Griggs of Lincoln re-
cited a couple Of his verses, and the
guests were loud in their praises OF the
authors efforts. Fl. Dietrich Of Has
tings responded to a toast "The La
dies" paying a deserved tribute to the
leaders of the age. Judge Matheson's
toast 1.-THE Visitors was given in a
happy vein and we'll received. A
spread, the equal of which has seldom
been given. was served by the Eastern
Star ladies. The guests were waited
upon by Messrs. James Johnston, Sayer.
Holmes, HEREFORD and James Fraser and
they were envied by their fellow beings
for the successful manner in which they
accomplished their duty. The. tables
decorations were beautiful, there being
large clusters of roses, carnations and
lilies. The menu was as follows:
Salads, olives, pickles, sandwiches, cold
meats, fruits, coffee, lemonade and
cake. The Elks are to be congratulated
on the entertainment afforded their
friends.
The members Of the Billings Club
will fairly rival all former efforts in
entertaining on next Tuesday evening.
Friends and lady are being in
vlted for a social time in which cards,
dancing and games will afford the chief
amusement.
The De-su-ah club will hold another
dance at the Armory hall on tomorrow
night, cards having been issued to that
effect. The dance last Saturday night
was poorly attended, owing to the in
clement weather.
A PLEASANT OCCASION.