, 1902-12-20
SOCIAL HAPPENINGS

Jacques Laramie chapter. Daughters
OF the American Revolution. met De-
cember 16, at the home of Mrs. r. E.
Fitch, chapter regent, to celebrate the
anniversary of the Boston Tea Party.
The Stars and Stripes decorating the
rooms, with the added fragrance of the
"belligerent beverage" suggested a
party of Revolutionary as well as
modern times, only the tea served on
Tuesday was not iced. A talk and
reading from Ffske on The Deeper
Significance of the Boston Tea Party"
were given by Miss Grace Raymond
Hebard. Following this Miss Amy Alb
bot, one of the university students.
told of her recent visit to New England.
Paul Revere's daughters, is an ances.
tor of Miss Abbot. He was one of the
Indians who made the original Tea
Party possible. Miss Abbot's father
owns in Andover, Mass, one of the
homesteads which was in an original
grant from George III, and the land
still stands on record in that form. no
sales or transfers having been made,
the property being handed down from
father to son 1t is interesting to note
that the family of Miss Locke. profess
sor in our university 1S9S-99. lived in
one of these houses. Miss Abbot dis
played a splendid set of photographs
she had taken of the old homestead,
showing all sorts of colonial and revo-
!utionary furniture and kitchen uten-
sils, which are in use at the present
time. The hall paper in the home has
been preserved for over a hundred
years, and the photograph plainly
showed the quaint patterns OF marine
and land views, a veritable art gallery
in itself. Mrs. Lucy George Green.
chapter treasurer, interested the chap
ter in an account of recent d~edicatory
services in Washington, D.. c., where
the sod was turned on the site for the
Continental hall to be erected by the
Daughters of the American Revolution.
The spade used in the ceremony vas
presented by the Montana chapter, D.
A. r., and vas made of Montana cop
per, silver and gold, and the handle
from a tree taken from the path of
the Lewis and Clarke expedition. The
hostess presented the members with
dainty and appropriate souvenirs made
from tea paper.
900
A merry party of relatives, intimate
friends and business associates of Mr..
Fred A. Miller gathered at his home
Wednesday evening to assist his wife
and daughter Zoe in the celebration
OF his birthday. The daintiest of chat
ingdish suppers was served and the
evening passed swiftly in congratula-
tons upon the ~ces achieved by
the host in years past and confident
predictions of future honors to be won.
Mr.. Miller received many appropriate
gifts from his hosts of friends in Lar
annie, including a magnificent cluster
of American Beauty roses but the most
noteworthy incident ofthe occasion was
the presentation to him by his wife and
daughter and intimate friends of an
exceedingly beautiful and valuable
Masonic charm. The jewel bears the
significant double eagle of the thirty
second degree cunningly wrought in
gold and is completed by a superb dia
mond of purest water. The Republi-
can adds its congratulations to those
already lavished upon Mr.. Miller, and
trusts that he will spend many coming
years in Laramie, where his agreeable
personality and enterprising business
methods have already won for him the
sincere regard and respect of all with
whom he has come in contact.
600
Mr.. and Mrs. E. J. Lehman entertain
ed at dinner Sunday evening cOmpli-
mentary to DIR. Harris, who has been
s%ojourning briefly in Laramie. The
elaborate menu was served in courses
and was heartily enjoyed by Mrs. Dur
lacher, Mrs. Hodgeman, Miss Dur
lacher, Miss Hilda Durlacher, DR.. Har-
ris, Mr.. Colt and Mr.. and Mrs. Lehman.
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