The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-11-18
THE WEEKS
SOCIAL DOINGS

day, celebrated them jointly by enter
tanning a few of their friends at cards,
Wednesday evening, at Mrs. Hunger
ford's, in North Twenty-ninth street.
Refreshments were served and the oc-
casion was much enjoyed.
The reception last Saturday even
ing, in the high school gymnasium,
given in honor of the visiting foot
ball team, by the High School Girls
Athletic association, was very sue
cessful. OF course, the Billings, as
well as the Livingston boys were
there. Besides various games, there
vas dancing. Refreshments were
served, and the affair was so much
enjoyed that it did not break up till
almost midnight.
The ladies of. the different churches
are hard at work preparing for Christ
mas sales and Thanksgiving suppers.
Mrs. Hoyt entertained the Episcopal
| guild Wednesday afternoon. Their
sale of fancy articles and chicken pie
supper will be held in Odd Fellows
hall, on the evening of Saturday, No
vember 20. .
The Ladies Aid of the Baptist
church met the same afternoon, at
Mrs. Vests, in South Tw%enty-ninth
street. They will have a sale of
goods and a chicken-pie supper the
last week of this month.
The ladies of the Congregational
church, who met with Mrs. E. Camp,
Wednesday afternoon, also are pre-.
pairing for a sale and supper, to be
held the first week in December.
The Methodist Episcopal ladies held
their weekly meeting in the basement
of the church the same afternoon.
Their Christmas entertainment and
sale of goods will come off a little lat
err in December.
The regular meeting of the Billings
Woman's club was held yesterday,
Mrs. Sara Crawford was leader for
the afternoon. The fifth act of
"Twelfth Night was taken up and
read by the members to whom the
different parts had been assigned at
the last meeting. The leader read
extracts, relating to the play, from a
work by Hamilton Maybe, which len
an additional interest to the after
Moons study. An excellent paper on
the lift of Holbein, which had been
prepared by Mrs. M. A. Arnold, was
in her absence, then read by Miss
Hetty Crawford. Mrs. F. H. Hathhor1
followed with a carefully prepared re
view of ''The Lady of the Lake." which
included choice selections from thai
beautiful poem. During the business
session which followed, Mrs. Spar
ST., was elected an associate member
of the club.
Il 4 Il
In the society column of one of the
Seattle papers appears the following
account of a function in which the
principals are well known in this
city:
Zone of the most delightful parties
Is ~ -@o~0, ,ror tho .0hvuCt0 al yuA6.
ding anniversary of Mr.. and Mrs. w
H. Norton, at their beautiful home
in C street, which was %profusely deco
rated with native flowers and vines
The reception hall was ornamentec
with autumn leaves and red dahlias;
the front parlor with masses of white
and pink roses and carnations, while
il the back parlor sweet peas anc
yellow dahlias were the flowers used
The dining room presented an artistic
appearance with the mantle banked
with mountain ash berries, while the
same berries, in~terspersed with Gle
mats, outlined the archway. Fifty
guests were present. Among then
we're Mrs. Paul Mccormick of Bill
ings, Mont, and Mr.. and Mrs. w. II
Donovan, also lately of that city
Whist was the game of the evening
The winning lady received a cut glass
dish and the gentleman an opal glass
tobacco jar. The BOBBY prizes con
sisted of a German cameo jardiniel
and a German cameo match safe. Mr.
and Mrs. Norton were generously re
membered with numerous pieces O.
cut glass and hand painted china"
geous ornamentation and their point