The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1902-01-31

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Friday evening the ladies' of the
Congregational church royalty enter.
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The trip began with New Eng.
land supper, menu consisting q
brown bread, baked, beans, cold
meats and coffee, served in the Con-
gregational church parlors, represent
ing the seaport Boston. This being
at a meal hour and the viands being
so fine, the visitors heartily relished
the meal. This location was in charge
of Mrs. McCune and Mrs. S. V. Wyckoff
assisted by the Misses Blanch Mat
teson, Pearl Upper, Edna Goodrich
and Matte Bryan, repl esenting pur-
itan ladies. From Boston the guests
were taken in carriages, hacks and
buses to the residence of Mrs. EN-
ma Sibley which represented Hotel
De Vile, Paris, here the visitors
were received at the door by Lee N.
Shell, and then introduced to the
hostess, who was assisted by the
teachers, Misses Petit, Coke, Ruby
and Mabel Smith, after which tho
guests were seated in the dining
room, Mrs. Daniel sten pouring
cocoa, assisted by Misses Ethelyn
Conway, Helen Ludlow, Mr.. Clinton
Mann and Rueben Cakes. >ie@ 1 /
Avocal trio by Mrs. sibley and
the Misses Ruby and Mabel Smith
and a French song by Miss Ruby
Smith, was rendered at intervals
during the evening. Each room
was beautifully decorated in different
colors, with candelbras, festooning,
ported palms and cut flowers. From
here the vehicles we're again taken
to Picking, the residence of Mrs. 3.
G. Pannell, where the guests were
met at the door by Masters Harry
Pannell and Harold Cakes, dressed
in Chinese costume even to the cue.
The guests were then received in
the parlors by Empress Dowager,
Mrs. E. c. Pannell, assisted by Mrs.
J. N. Gould, both attired in Chinese
costumes. The tea table was pre-
sided over by Mrs. J. p. Matteson
assisted by Misses Laura People,
Virgo Matteson and Mae Upper, all
in costume. The rooms were dec.,-
rated in Chinese colors and arranged
about the parlor were Chinese curioe
beautiful fancy work and paintings
of various descriptions, many of
which were interesting and novel,
bidding adieu, the carriages were
again taken to Berlin, the home of
Mrs. CO.. smallwood, where the
sign Berlin" was suspended from
the porch. The tourists were re-
ceived by Mr.. and Mrs. G. J. Small
wood conducted into the parlors, and
introduced to the representatives Of
Geramny, Miss Hattie McCune, Mrs.
A. H. Clark, Mrs. J. P, Biltgen and
E. L. Schwartz az interpreter. Mrs.
J. E. salstrom, Misses Carrie Allen,
Margaret Biltgen and Jos. Mackay
representing the little German
band" all being attired in national
costume from head to foot. These
characters entertained the guests
with music, German songs and cor
versation which afforded great
amusement and pleasure. The guests
were seated at small tables in the
.'Cafe Bauer' where they we're SER,
| we'd with sauer kraut, weiners,
pretzels, kuchen and coffee by the
Misses Amy Darling. Fannie Hin
rich and Myrtle Newkirk, also
dressed in German costume. The
rooms were all decorated with