The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-11-12

! tainment of the soldiers and expressed
| his deepest regard for their efforts in
| this direction. The quintette rendered
| Just as the Sun Went Down. and at
the close of the song Miss Vivienne
/ Hunter was called upon for reeita-
| ton. The young lady responded with
! an excellent selection, in which her
| well trained voice and splendid elocu-
| tionary ability showed to good advan-
/ tage. w. P. Mulholland, on behalf OF
| Farragut post and the Woman's Relief
| Corps, thanked Lieutenant Poorman
! for his excellent address and spoke a
| few we'll chosen words in welcome TO
! the returned soldiers. Following this
| feature of the programme the ladies'
| served an appetizing lunch of sand
| wiches and coffee.
The hall had been decorated for the
| occasion with bunting of national col
| ors, ard in the center of the room a
| stand of arms served to remind those
| present Of the deeds Of the men in
whose honor the affair was held. While
above the guns was raised an arch,
bearing in letters of red. white and
blue, the word welcome The affair
was one of the most pleasing events
that Livingston society has witnessed
in many a day and those present will
long cherish happy remembrances of
an evening of pleasure and Joy.
A delightful party was held Tues
of Mr.. and Mrs. William Carr. The
affair was given in honor of Miss Alice
Comley, sister of the hostess, who is
visiting in this city A large number
of friends assembled at the hospitable
home and progressive euchre was in
In this fascinating diversion Misses
Wakefield and Walton tied for first
prize and in cutting for the honors
the former young lady was successful.
The consolation trophy was won by
Miss May Nolan. Among the gentle
| men Harry McCue proved himself most
| proficient and was awarded first hon
ors, while the consolation trophy was
| carried off by Allan Watson. At the
| conclusion Of the games dainty lunch
was served and in the discussion of the
tempting collation. the guests found
considerable delight The party was one
| of the prettiest of this seasons social
whirl and the guests carried home with
| them reeollections Of an evenings en-
joynent that will make for after years
a pleasant memory. Those who were
present and enjoyed the genial hcspi-
talty of the hostess were: Mesdames
Caulling. McCue, Campbell Misses
Lamartine, Mallon, Nolan, Fitzgerald,
] Burg Belcher, Ra1ch, Foss. Mortimer
| and Nellie Black of Fridley, Messrs.
| Watson, Elliott, Stevenson, Wallace
| Carr. Alfred carr, Eaton, Pampel NC
| Cue, Hickman and Sperry.
| The Rocky Mountain club gave the
second of a series of whist parties at
! the club rooms in the Opera House
| block yesterday evening. About 80
| couples attended and Is tables were oc-
| cupied by the devotes of the ever pop
ular game. The greatest number of
| points made by any lady present We're
secured by Mrs. III. J. Horn, and A.
| T. Leopold headed the list Of gentle
| men players. At the conclusion of the
| card games dancing was INDUCED in
| by those present and the guests whiled
! away a couple of hours in the dreamy
| measure of the waltz and two-step.
! Music was kindly furnished by DIR. r,
M. Leslie. The affair was the most
| largely attended of any social func-
| ton given by the club this season and
the next effort of that popular organ
| ization is looked forward to with
! pleasure by the society people of the.
/ Gateway CITY. ST :
A pleasant surprise party occurredt
/ last evening at the home of Mr.. and
! Mrs. A. @. Vance on the west side,
| The affair was given in honor of Miss
| Castleo and a number of the friends of
| that popular young lady gathered at
| the hospitable home to enjoy an even
ing Of pleasure crokinole and other
| parlor games were played and Miss
| Leah De Groat was successful in win
ming the first prize for ladies. Among
| the gentlemen P. |. Scott was most
| proficient and he was awarded the
| honors. The guests were served with a
| tempting lunch and they regaled them
| selves with a zeSt at the board The
affair was a most complete surprise
/ upon Miss Castleo, but she soon recov-
| cred her conposure and oGiciated as
hostess in manner both gracious and
charming. Those present were: Misses
| De Groat, Woolcott, Lyall, Marshall,
| Messrs. Scott, Woodward, Firestone.
An Open Window" club has been
| organized in this city, the first of the
| kind to come into existence in Mon
| tana. The club Is composed Of little
| girls and the idea originated with the
| Chicago Record, which every Saturday
prints a page of matter relative to
s'open window clubs all over the Unit
| ed States. Prizes are offered for orig
inal stories and compositions, and there
are more than 5000 of the clubs in
existence in the different states. The
| club here has been christened the
| Rocky Mountain Girls, and last Sat-
urday the little tots gave a concert
and entertainment at the home of Mr.
| and Mrs. Roth on the west side. Sing
ing and Rotations contributed to
make the afternoon an enjoyable one,
and the little folks provided excellent
enjoyment for those present. A cake
walk was the closing feature of the
affair and the prize was awarded to
Irene Leopold and Gertrude Roth. The
club has a good membership and the
officers are: May Graham. president:
Gertrude Roth, secretary; Hetah Gran
mis-. treasurer.
At the parsonage of the Congrega-
tional church last Monday evening
Rev. v. F. Clark performed the cere-
mony which united in bonds hymeneal