The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-11-04
THE WEEKS
SOCIAL DOINGS

appointed for this purpose, by Mrs
Rallsback, the president. IT'S member:
are Mesdames Arnold, Clement ant
j J. Mccormick. Next Wednesday,
will be Club day. A special program
has been arranged for the occasion
The first weekly meeting of the Rag
Time Whist club was held Saturday
evening at the home of Miss Georgia
Mcconnell, in North Thirty-Firs1
street. The highest score was made
by Miss Laura Reed, and she was
rewarded with Mark Twain's Double
Barrelled Detective Story" Before
breaking up, refreshments we're serv
ed. The meeting of tn club will be
held at the homes of the different
girl members, in turn. On each oc.
casion a prize will be given by the
young men, for which only the girl
members will compete. The next
meeting will be at the home Of Miss
Lillian Allen.
These who were present Saturday
evning, were the Misses Georgia Nc
Cornell, Reta Hickman, Lillian Allen,
Marion Panton, Blanche Mickey,
Laura Reed, and Messrs. H. Wilson,
T. Stout, w. P. Matheson, Kelsey,
Warrington and Hoyt.
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A merry party of little girls assem-
bled last night at the home of Mrs.
+. Marble, in North Thirtieth street,
when she gave a Halloween celebra-
ton in honor of her little niece, Miss
Mary Bushnell of Chicago.
The parlor was decorated with pot
terd plants and Jack-o'lanterns,
while from loops and festoons of mar
row green and yellow ribbons, in the
archWay between the rooms, hung ap-
pies, all ready to be bitten. In the
dining room the color scheme of yell
low and green was repeated. From
the center of the ceiling, and from
the chandeliers, were suspended mar
row green and yellow ribbons, which
were caught with knots at the corners
of the table. The chandeliers were
encased in a large yellow paper Jack
o'-lanter, which softened the light,
and cast a golden glow throughout the
room. The centerpiece was a Jack
o%'-lantern cut from a yellow and
green pumpkin. Like Janus, it had
two faces. The snowy damask cloth
was scattered with green rose leaves.
Here and there, they were prettily
grouped together, with rosy apples
nesting amongst them. In the name
cards, the children had a delightful
surprise. After they were seated at
the table and picked up the circles
of white card board, upon which their
names were inscribed, they found
grinn;ng at them, from the other side,
the funniest of little Jack-o'-lantern
faces. They were the quaintest con-
ceit possible, and were the work of
Miss Lillian Allen. A large cake COW
cred with white frosting. upon which
crawIed numbers of little black tur-
ties, made from raisins fiattened out,
with cloves for feet, proved as nice
TIC eat as it vas pretty to look at.
Other refreshments, consisting of ice
cream, cake, candies, and sailed nuts,
were served. After leaving the din
ing room, the children joined in a
peanut hunt. Miss Kate Mathoson,
who was successful in finding the
grea est number, was decorated, by
hcr hostess, with a knot of yellow
ribbon. Each little girl received, as a
souvenir, a little fancy bag filled with
peanuts, and, tied with pumpkin col
ored ribbon.
Mrs. Marble was assisted by Mrs.
TenEyck, Miss Marble, and Miss Kate
Matheson. The guests were the
Misses Marie Segur, Aggie Burton,
Bessie Dunlavey, Cecilia Bayerd, Het-
ty Crawford, Olive TenEyck, Bess
TenEyck, May Leckner, Geraldine
Panton, Mamie Grow, Esther Birely,
Hattie Andrews, Harriet Rowley,
Frances Rinehart, Nell Toole and
Kate Matheson.
Unique invitations were received
by citizens during the week to a Hal
party, which was to take
place last night, at the home of SEN
ator and Mrs. Meyer of Red Lodge.
1t was to be a Mother Goose" party.
was requested to go in char
The invitations were decorat-
ed on the outside with a picture of
a goose, and a flock of goslings. They
were fastened with a quill.
Miss Iaura Reed gave a very n1naS-