The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-06-19
EXCELSIOR CLUB RECEI7Es
In Honor of Mrs, Geo. II DOdsOn, Club
Delegate to Milwaukee.


Delegate to Milwaukee.
The Excelsior Club ladies entertain
ed guests yesterday afternoon from
to 5 o'clock at the home of Mrs. w. B.
Herod, 5O7 east Springer avenue. Mes
danes Guy Reynolds, Chas. Pond and
w. B. Herod received the guests at
the door. The reception was in honor
of Mrs. Geo. Il. Dodson, distinguish
ed mem Der of the wonen's club move
ment of Guthrie and Oklahoma Terri
tory. She was one of the FIVE dele
gates who attended the national fed
Grafton meeting at Mi wauke-; also
representative Of the Excelsior Club,
being its secretary.
Elaborate floral decorations were
made. Sweet peas, roses, carnations
and boneysuckle were in abundance.
Pink and white sweet pea bouton
niers were pinned on each guest on
arrival. The club cOlors, pink and
white were brought out In floral CON-
binatiCns in most tasteful way. Fink
and white ribbons in festoons and in
loops held curtains in place. In the
serving of refreshments the delicious
ice cream and cake were harmonious
in colors and were served in pink tint
ed china The color in the furnishing
of the elegant dining room were club
colors.
The main ature Of this event WIS
hearing Mrs. Dodson's report of tie
National Federation meeting. The
report is quite exhaustive and most
interesting one. She possesses an easy
grace of expression and original way
Of composition, mixing in bits of fun
that came to notice during the national
meeting, She covered in detail each
day of the big meeting, and spoke Of
the many eminent leaders in women's
club work In the finale of her report
she stated that the August uumb ber of
the official organ of the Federat on,
The Club Woman" wou,d be devoted
exclusively to Oklahoma and its Terri
torial f, deration meeting at Kingfsh~
er. The clubs of Oklahoma are to q e
600 copies of that months edition.
After the reading of the report the
ladies of the club saluted with the
! ChautauQna salute. This was followed
with a choice musical number at the
piano. Mrs. Dodson entertained the
club further by reading the annual ad-
dress of the president of the Nation a.
! Federation. The reception closed with
! the serving OF refr shments, at which
time each one personally thanked the
| honorary guest for her able report.
| The Out-of-town guests we're Mrs.
/ John Layton, of Dapv lie, H.; Mrs. J.
j. Hildreth, Of Newton, Kansas; Mrs.
! Edwin Tarr, of Jerome, Arizona; Mrs.
Dunn, of Harrisburg, Pa Mrs. Wise
haupt, of Port Royal, Pa. Miss Edythe
/ Shelton. of North Enid; Miss Winnie
,Merrick, Of Mckinley.
The guests of the club present from
this city were; Mesdapnes j. r. Cam o.
bell Harry Huston, j. j Houston. E.
o. Barker, Frank Dale, H. 5. Cunning
ham, c. T, Mansfield. j. X. Cotting-
ham, w. M. Jenkins, w. E. Palmer
w. L. Marsh, Frank Olsmith and U. G.
Guss
Misses Addie Copeland, Kate Herod
The Excelsior club ladies in at.
tendance were:
NJ sdame N, M. Carter, E. ]. Wilbur
John James, Jr.. Jared, Forest Nc
Kinley, Harry Whitbeck, Osborne, R
W. Black, Chss. Pond, Il L. Miller
Emma Miller, Dorland. M. Hart, r. w
Mckinley, Jos. Miller Col, Glazier, s
N. Hopkins, Jno. Stumpff, Geo. w
Cohegan, Guy Reynolds, ohas. Cum