The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-05-04
Society Events

AT the Thursday meeting OF the w
c, r. U. the ladies found themselves
quite at home In their new room The
next meeting will be at the home oi
Mrs. Estes, The occasion being a fare
well reception to Mrs. bishop.
At almost every meeting some work
for the betterment of the individual
or for society Is planned or prosecuted.
AT the last meeting line Of work
which has been under way for some
time was endorsed in the form Of the
! following resolutions:
The woman's Christian Temperance
Union of Astoria, believing that more
efficient labor, greater financial prctit
and greater security to life and prop
erty will result If only persons of
steady hand and clear brain are EN-
plcyed. Re neving also that this meth
cd will be q great factor in promoting
honest and upright citizenship. and
that 1t will aid in prom Dting temper
ance in the youth Of our land,
Resolved that We advocate the nom
employment of persons who use intoS-
icating liquors, smoke cigarettes, or
FREQUENT saloons and gambling places.
Revolved, That we viii use our in
fiuence to educate public sentiment on
this subject and that We viii ask
through the press and otherwise the
earnest consideration Of employers to
this question. especially as II may be
learned from such companies as the
Chicago. Rock Island & Pacific R, R.;
Atchison. Topeka & Santa Fe r. R.;
George Smith & Sons Glasgow. Scot
land and of Mr.. Leavenworth. saw
min owner, Cosmopolis, Wash.
One of the happiest events or the
season was the surprise planned and
successfully executed by Mrs. ] f.
Ferguson in honor OF her mother, Mrs.
M. L. Hawthorn. on Thursday after
noon last. The pleasure OF the occas-
ion will long be remembered by several
elderly ladies TO whom the delights Of
society are often denied. and who were
conveyed from and to their homes in
carriages sent by the hostess. Many
OF those invited were unable, by rea-
son Of Illness or feebleness. to take
advantage OF even so favorable an OPP
portunity as this, Those present were
Mesdames Hawthorn Nowlen. War
field Abarcrombie, NJ. J. Fox. Badollet.
Young. A. c. Kinney. Boiler Wright,
CasseH, Busey Messrs. Mullen, Stewart,
Baldwin. Gerding. Bremner oberg and
Ferguson While most Of the ladies
are still young it was found that the
average age of 16 Of them is 60 years
In the guessing contests engaged in,
the prizes were won by Mrs. DIR. Kin
ney and Mrs. Gerding The excellent
hospitality Of the home the reunion
with friends, the handsome floral dec
orations. and the unusual effort made
for their pleasure were heartily en-
jOyed by those present and regretted
by those not so fortunate.
A great surprise was given DR.. Bish-
op during the week The doctor will
leave shortly for Honolulu, where he
will make his future home. There
were charades. refreshments and a
general social good time. Following
were among those present:
Dr.. and Mrs. Estes, DR.. Bishop and
family, Rev. Trumbell and wife, Rev.
Dell and wife, Mrs. Hawthorne. Mrs.
Byrd and Miss Bury, Mrs. Hartman,
Mrs Hardesty Mrs. Campbell, Miss
Campbell Mr.. Campbell, Mr.. A. Camp
bell, Mr.. and Mrs. Looney, Mrs. Shields,
Mr.. and Mrs Clarke and daughter,
Mrs. Barnes. Mrs. DeYo. Captain and
Mrs. Masnof, Mrs Extrom and two
Miss Extroms. Mrs. Captain Beard, DR..
aud Mrs. Ball. Mr. and Mrs. Crouchley
& Son, Mrs Lash, Master and Miss
Lash. Mr.. and Mrs Morse and son,
Mrs. Bussing, Mrs. Woods, Miss Katie
Woods. Mr. Willie Woods, Mrs. Ste
vens. Miss Huntington. Miss Lily
Tagg. Mr.. P. Tagg Tom Morton and
wife, Bessie Wooton.
On Thursday afternoon May Day
tea was held at the residence of Rev.
and Mrs. II. Oberg, under the auspices
Of the Ladies' Aid Society. The fea-
ture Of the occasion was the relating
Of the experiences of number Of
members OF the society in earning "a
each for the treasury. The amount
realized was about $50, and some of
the experiences were very entertain
ing. A program was much enjoyed, in
which Miss Lennah Parker gave vio- !
lin solo, Mrs. w. s. Kinney a vocal |
solo, Dorothy Montgomery and Miriam
Oberg reeitations, and Prof. Brewer !
vocal solos. Misses Busey and War !
field were accompanies. In an orig |
lnal musical contest Mr.. Oberg cap
tured the prize. Delicious refresh
ments were served and the large num-
ber in attendance voted the event a
success.
The Saturday afternoon tea given at
he residence Of Mrs. F. A. Fisher was
me OF the most pleasant social events
u the week. A splendid program was
endered. Among the selections were
he following:
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AFra 9 Maddock Mrs. n anittIn