The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-05-21

lHu SoASlSteu VI ice cream ana CAKE
the ice cream being gold and white,
chocolate. coffee and other edibles.
Among those who were present were
the following: Mesdames Pinney, Mar
shall, McHargue, TAFT, Swan, w. B.
Fransham, Martin, Rich. r. Martin,
Van Zant, Baker, Aylesworth, Edsall,
Mackenzie, Featherston, Kay, Winters,
May, Waters, w. w. Wylie, Steele,
Kirschner, Moger. Finlay, Stanton,
Soper Koch, E. NJ Gardner, D. Will
son, l.. S. Wilson. G. Wilson, Burket
Hill, Benepe, Fielding, F. A. Fielding,
Traphagen; Misses Harkins, Gage
Martin. Mackenzie. Stevenson, Brewer,
Mary Gardner. Matte Gardner, Wylie,
Mckee, Travis, Nutting. TAFT. Josie
Miles and a number of other ladies.
The ladies of the Methodist Aid So
ciety met at the home of Mrs. w. B.
Bowen on Babcock street on Wednes-
day afternoon in usual session. There
was much larger attendance than
usual and the programme for the after
noon was rather a unique one. AS
rule. the programme is confined to the
business of the society and like mat
ters. but this afternoon Mrs. Bowen
read a "Caudle' lecture. Before the
lecture commenced each lady was
handed slip of paper with sentence
of some kind written upon 1t. and each
time Mrs. Bowen paused for an an
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responded with sentence. This, of
course, was very amusing, for the SEN
tence did not always fit exactly to the
context. After enjoying this whole
some fun for some time, the ladies We're
treated to dainty little repast pro-
vided by Mrs. Bowen. The next meet
ing of the society will be at Mrs. Van
Aiken's on Church street week from
next Wednesday.
Last Saturday evening Mr.. and Mrs.
Storrs entertained few of their friends
at whist in their apartments in the
Wakefield house. During the course of
the evening refreshments of a dainty
kind We're served to the guests The
following were present: Mr.. and Mrs.
e. B. Lamme, Mr. and Mrs. John A.
Luce and Mr.. and Mrs. Love.
The State Housekeepers association
met in the guild rooms of the Episcopal
church last Monday afternoon. The day
was the time for the annual election
of officers for the year 1899 and 1900.
The following were selected as the Off
GERS: President, Mrs. S. NJ. Emery;
vice president. Mrs. Charles Fell; Sec
rotary, Mrs. Sutton: treasurer, Mrs.
LETTERS, and corresponding secretary
and historian, Mrs. Thomas Lewis. The
meeting was wholly a business one
and no particular programme was CIV
en-. Arrangements We're made. how
ever, for the annual social session of
the society to be given on Monday,
June 4, at the home of Mrs. Ward Cock
rill. In stead of the usual banquet and
evening social session the social this
year will partake of the nature ii
basket picnic each member to bring
along with her some delicacy to help
in the way of refreshments. The af-
fair will take place in the afternoon
instead of the evening. The society
will then adjourn until fall.
John l.. Sullivan and his company
appeared in the opera house last Mon
day night. but did not have a very
large audience. Most of those who did
go were in the nature of curiosity seek
ers to see the big bruiser.
The entertainment given by the Ju-
nior Christian Endeavor in the Pres
byterian church last Friday evening
was a grand success in every way. The
programme was an excellent one and
consisted of marches, songs and other
events of similar character. More
than $55 was cleared from the enter
tainment. which amount is to be de-
voted to the fund for building the new
Presbyterian church With this money
five shares in the Building and Loan
association were purchased by the jul
Nor Christian Endeavorers and fully
paid up for two years. Each one of the
societies has pledged itself to give a
certain amount toward this good work
and the younger people are, not going
to be beaten by any of the others.
The annual college concert given by
the members of the musical department
will be given in the opera house on
May 26.
There will be two new professors in
the college next year. Prof r. D.
Cooley of Amherst, Mass, will take
the chair lately vacated by Dr. Will
cox in biology and entomology. and
the position of irrigation engineer will
be filed by Prof. Samuel Fortier, for
merly with the agricultural college of
Utah and also engineer for the Bear
River Irrigation company. Both of
these gentlemen will be great acquisi-
tions to the faculty of the college.
Quite number Of the members of the
B. P. O. E. went over to Helena last
Saturday to browse around with the
Helena Elks and to see an old towns
man, George l.. Ramsey, initiated into
the mysteries of the order From all
accounts they spent most enjoyable
day and half in the capital city Those
who went We're A. K. Yerkes, c. w,
Jackson, DR.. Foster, Sherman Philips,
Joseph Baker, W. White, Nelson story,
jr, and John Walsh.
Miss Cantwell entertained to luncheon
at the college on Thursday Mrs. Storrs,
Mrs. Lamme and Mrs F. A. Fielding.
dainty little luncheon to Mrs. Wilbur
F. Sanders and Mrs. Lester S. Wilson
in one of the departments at the col
lege
The Bozeman band boys are ractic-
ing again and will give a concert some
time during the first week in June,
weather permitting. They have received
an en'ticing offer to play for the Fourth
Of July at Livingston and will prob
ably accept as the chances for a
Fourth in Bozeman seem to be slim at
present.
Judge Frank Henry came over from
Livingston on Tuesday to spend a few
hours with friends, returning the same
day.
Miss Edith Black of Fridley spent
several days in the city this week Wis
iting her mother.
j. A. Savage of Livingston was ins
the city this week on legal business.
Charles Fransham and Captain Pone-
ford returned from their trip to Salt
Lake last Saturday. They We're both