The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-12-30


This has been a week Of family re-
unions and gatherings of friends, of
entertainments and being entertain
ed; Of loving letters and the exchange
of gifts between friends far and near.
The usual meetings of the various
clubs have not taken place, but in
stead there have been Sunday school
entertainments, while in the public
schools much has been done to make
the children happy. Christmas is the
one season above all others during
the year when self-forgetfulness
reigns and when the children rule
preeminent. And all this love and
Joy exist and are ever on the increase
because a little child was born in
the village, of Bethlehem nineteen
hundred years ago.
Prominent among the dinners
which were given in the city on
Christmas day was that by Mr.. and
| Mrs. B.. G. Shorey in honor of their
guests, the Misses Buchanan. The
table presented a beautiful appear
| ance with it's sparkling cutglass and
handsome silver. Wreathes Of smilax,
intertwined with pink taffeta ribbon,
we're suspended from the chandeliers
and caught at the corners of the table,
on the center of which stood, On a
circular mirror, wreathed in smilax,
a cut glass vase filled with pink and
white carnations. The viands which
were served were thoroughly in keep
ing with their artistic surroundings.
The guests were the Misses Patti,
Bertha and Sadie Buchanan. and
Messrs. J.. Roche, H. Coleman, F. Blu
chanan and Randolph Pretorious.
Judge and Mrs. j. r. Goss enter
tanned at dinner on Christmas day.
Their guests were Mr.. and Mrs. I. D.
O'Donnell and family, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert Roeser and family.
The handkerchief sale held by the
ladies of st. Luke's Guild at the resi-.
dence Of Miss Panton last Saturday
afternoon was very successful. About
$45 was realized.
One of the numerous pleasant din
ner parties which took place Christ
mas day was. given by Mr.. and Mrs
J.. B. Elliot. Besides the members Of
the family, which included their
daughters, the Misses Inez and Rene
who are home from school for thei1
vacation, those present were Mr.. ant
Mrs. S. F. Morse, Miss Hattie An
drews, Messrs. N. G.. Carwile, J. G
} Carwile and Earl Morse.
With the addition of a few friends
DR.. and Mrs. Rinehart entertained {
family party at dinner Christmas day
Mingled with the beautiful holly will
it scarlet berries and the mystic
mistletoe, with which most houses ar,
decorated at this season, were trailin,
wreathes of ivy and vines of vari
GUS sorts, in striking contrast witt
> which we're great clusters of the bril-
liant orange Mountain Ash berry. Th'
latter were the gift of Mrs. w. H
Donovan Of Seattle, who remembered
a number of her Billings friends il
a similar manner this season.
u u Il
Mr.. and Mrs. E. H. Becker enter
tanned at dinner on Christmas day
Covers were laid for six. Besides tn
:. members of the family, those presen
were Mrs. G. H. Barstow. Miss LiZzi
Barstow and Mr.. Louis Whicher. L
the evening their little son, Edgar, il
vited a number of the children Of tn
neighborhcod to share in the delight
of his Christmas tree. There wer
gifts for everyone and the little peopl
had a delightful time.
:. One of the pleasant events of tn
week was the Sunday school ente:
tainment held in the Methodist Epi!
copal church Christmas eve. TIL
program, which was rendered by tn
y children, was much enjoyed by tn
8 many adult members of the congr'
cation present. It consisted of reciti
! tions, dialogues, singing, etc. Th
9 children were made very happy b
y the distribution of the many prett
y gifts from the brilliantly lighted tire
IL Mr.. and Mrs. j. T. Graham ente
u tanned a number of their bachele
u. friends at dinner Christmas day {