The statesman., 1900-01-27
HOUR CLUB
ITEMS OF INTEREST PERSON
AL AND OTHERWISE.
Gathered by our Correspondent
during the Week.

at the residence or Mrs. u. +. Gngs.
by, Thurs day afternoon.
L. j McKenna fell from his wheel
and broke several bones in his wrist.
The trustees of the Eight Street
Baptist Church gave banquet Thurs
day night which was we'll attended.
A concert will be given Feb. 6, by
five maids at St, Johns A. NJ E.
Church. The children of tie Sunday
School gave an excellent concert
Thursday night Miss Elsnora Har-
rison had spared no pains to sea that
each had b part well.
The familiar form of J. Dogge is
not seen around the opera house lobby
any more as they have decided to cut
expenses by hiring Chinese help.
w. J. Harrison is convalescing
from an attack of neuralgia and from
the looks of one side of his face it
does not look as though he had com
piled with the scriptures, or else he
would bave turned the other cheek,
The Ladies Court held very pleas
ant session at the home of Mrs. G.
Holmes. Lunch was served and
neat sum realized which will go to
the credit of the Heroines. We are
informed that similar entertainments
will be held at the homes of other
members of the Court.
Rev. Hardy preached two able SER
mons, his subject in the morning,
"Sojourners," at evening, God is
man of war; Rev. Byrd presented
to his congregation for his morning
subject, Luke 10Th chapter and the
latter clause of the third verse, Gao
chaeus and the Sycamore tree" In
the evening he preached from Isaiah
35-l The desert shall rejoice and bios
| SOuu DIS Iu6 EOSe.
The Masonic Building COMMITTEES
and Josephine Court No. 6, gave
banquet during the holidays The
feature of tie evening was the install
lation of officers by Grand Matron j.
S. Young assisted by Grand Master
/. ". Hayes.
Grand Matron Young of Leadville,
spent the holidays in Pueblo and was
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. g. P. Will
liams. She was royalty entertained
by the Heroines. MIR. and Mrs. G. G.
Holmes gave reception in her hon
or In company with friends she Wis
tied the asylum and on New Years
day addressed a large audience in
Bessemer. The following day she re
turned home delighted with her trip
Your correspondent was permitted
to be present at the first semi month
Iy meeting of the Pleasant Hour Club
which as you are nocoubt are aware is
confined to the members of the club
except the ANIMALS, but being a re
porter for THE STATESMAN, l was per
mitted to invade the sanctum sancto-
rum of the ladies', and listen to their
program which was as follows. The
opening number was paper by Mrs
E. G. Thompson, "Are we ImproV
ing?" Your correspondent WIS able
to catch the words of the speaker and
trusts that 1t will not be imposing on
you to reproduce them ID your paper.
"Dear Pleasant Hours, another
year has come and gone and the reap
er whose name is death, has not Wis
tied one of our homes We are all
here to greet each other in this cur
first meeting in the new year And
here thought arises as l glance
backward for a short period. Are we
improving? Are we keeping ourselves
poste on the current events of the
day? Do we read the Afro American
papers that we may know what is go
ing on among us in other towns and
cities? Is our club any improvement
to us? Does it broaden or cause rs
to grow narrow in our ideas, cr are we
simply devoting our time to sooia' en-
joyment for ourselves and few &C
quaintances7 Are we rising with the
tide of intelligence that is sweeping
the race onward in the march of time7
Although we are only amateurs in the
race vet we can make for ourselves
name that our children will rise up
and call US blessed. Our hours ought