Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-02-15
HONOR ST. VALENTINE
Many Social Gatherings Held in
the City on St. Valentine
Day.
Careway Club Entertained at the
j. L. Carney Home-.A Chill
dren's" Party.
Numerous Smaller Gatherings
Afford Amusement to Many
City News.


good Saint Valentine was celebrated IL
Marshalltown in many ways. to suit the
fancies of almost any taste. One OF the
largest gatherings was that of the
Careaway Club, at the Carney home
while smaller celebrations, including
many by the children We're galore.
The Careaway Club and about fifty
guests enjoyed the evening hours Fri
day at the home of Mr.. and Mrs j. L.
Carney, Mr. and Mrs. Carney ana Mr.
and Mrs. Ralph w. Mcbride acting as
hosts and hostessess. The valentine
idea was carried out in all the decora-
lions, red hearts, pierced with arrows
predominating in their makeup Din
ner was served at $50, guests finding
their places by means or red hearts
Something to digest" was given each
in the shape of conundrum, placed In
a small capsule. and wrapped III red It's
sue, with the instruction that each
must guess his own conundrum. The
table decorations, as Well as those OF
the rooms. were of red and white car
nations. In the games of euchre, that
followed dinner, Mesdames c. II. Hull,
A. Janney, w. NJ. Choate, n. V. Speers,
H. a. Church, Nellie Newcomer and f.
r. Stewart cut for the ladies' sweeps
prize, Mrs. Speers winning. The Ladies'
progressive prize went to Mrs. l.. l..
Putzel, after deciding tie with Mrs.
Frank Willard. Mr.. f. E. North Won
the sweeps honors for the gentlemen
and Mr.. d. w Marston the prize for
e. SpeerS.
The cares and conventionalities of
the school room We're thrown to the
winds by number of the city's
''schoolma ans Friday evening, who
met at the home of Mrs. w. l.. White.
10SIa West State street, upon invitation
of Miss Zada White and Miss Carrie
Mcconnell. 1t was "children's party
and the guests We're the teachers of the
Woodbury. and Third ward schools, and
a number of those from other buildings
of the city. There couldn't have been a
more representative white Rat" ag-
gregation imaginable than the artists
pointed time. There was a little more
moon than was desired; yet the arc
lights were not burning and those who
encountered the children" didn't APP
pear very much frightened at the abb
breviations and shy more than half
way into the street.
In honor of ST. Valentine the decora-
tons were in keeping with the day,
pink hearts being used In profusion.
Partners for supper We're chosen by
finding sums and their results. At each
place was delightfully."- large stick of
colored candy stuck into piece of len-
on, for the little people to use at the ia
BILE in place of their fingers. A prize was
given to the little girl who could fold
her paper napkin in its original shape,
and went to Nellie Pemberton, of the
Woodbury. school, charming little
miss, who was fitted out in sailor cos
tune of navy blue, with her golden hair
hanging down in the accustomed place.
There We're no prizes given for the
costumes but some of them We're in
deed stunning, and If Sam T. Jack could
have been In the fly gallery there would
undoubtedly be some vacant places In
the schools next year-that Is IL salaries
cut any figure. Probably the most stun
ming Of the costumes was that of Miss
Farrand who appeared in the Partisan
suit imported direct from Paris by
Messrs. Densel and Cook, who secured
it on their tour of gay Paree" last
year. 1t was louder check than even
Tommy Whorley could have stood for in
his palmy days. Dividing the honors
with Miss Farrand was Miss Mary
Hostettler. who represented a colonial
girl with her short dress and dainty
white pantalettes. Miss Kelly was the
best ever" in fashionable array OF
and sweater, and Miss
Wildman "came out" in pretty short
dress with long waist resembling
French fashion plate. There was no
color line drawn during the evening,
Miss Goodale and Miss Beaver appear
ing in black face, as most charming of
dusky maidens, while their escort was
Miss Orpha Stephens in the latest Dixie
creation. Mrs. Liston was decidedly
winsome In her white bib and tucker,
with her hair braided In two long
strands in such manner that it stayed
on during the entire evening. Miss
Bakers costume would have moved
Cinderella to tears of envy, and Miss