Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-07-29


forts of hammocks and fine picnic
supper. e
The general public are greatly pleas
ed to learn that DR.. Matt S. Hughes
of Kansas City has consented to de-
liver the annual address at the COM
mencement Of the Southern Iowa Nor
NAL, which will be held in the Metho-
dist church Thursday, August IA.
Miss Lulu Clellan entertained
friends at a picnic Thursday at the|
Clellan farm east of the city. Quite al
number of friends from this city drove
out and spent a delightful evening.
The entertainment was complimentary
to Miss Leila Carruthers of Des Moines,
who is visiting at the home of her I'M
Gle, DR.. D. r. Allender.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Weiney enter
tanned friends at six o'clock dinner
Wednesday in honor of Miss Edith
Trew of Chicago, the guest of Mrs.
Henry C. Taylor. Those surrounding
the tables were, the guest of honor,
Miss Trew, Attorney and Mrs. Henry
c. Taylor, Dr.. and Mrs. A. H. Shelton
and little daughter, Travis, Miss Ella
Herr and Misses Carrie, Mary and Hell
en- Davies. After dinner pleasant
social evening was spent.
Mrs. U. S. Miller is visiting friends
and relatives in Germany county.
The girls of the Mapleleaf club
delightfully."- entertained the. boys at a
picnic Wednesday in honor of the fol-
lowing out Of town guests: Mr.. Hill
of Los Angeles, Cal, guest of Guy
Hardy; Mr.. Buser of Cedar Rapids and
Miss Helen Saum of Des Moines,
guests of Miss Laura Wilson, and Miss
Bessie Lorenz of Kirksville, Mo-, who
is visiting her brother Sol A. Lorenz.
The evening passed pleasantly and a
most delicious and appetizing supper
was served.
Smith Leonard of Ashgrove was a
business visitor at this place Thurs
day.
Miss Carrie Cook of Mt. Sterling ar
rived Thursday at the home of DR..
Lulu M. Gilbert and will also visit
Miss Ada Spencer.
Frank Buser, who has been spending
the past few days in this city as a
guest of Miss Laura Wilson, left
Thursday for Chicago enroute to his
home in Cedar Rapids.
Duff Burchett and James Smith
have returned from Hampton, Neb.,
where they have been spending the
past month.
Mrs. Walburn of Troy, accompanied
by Harry Conner of that place, and
Mrs. Ralph W. Lench and Mrs. Harry
Floyd of Greedy, Colorado. daughters
of Mrs. Walburn spent Thursday in
the city and called at the homes OF
l. c. Carroll and j. G. Lench,
Herbert King was a business visitor
in Lancaster, Mo-, Wednesday.
Messrs. Fred King and lnores Pat
| terson have returned from Valparaiso
where they have been attending col
lege during the past season.
Mrs. Millard Saunders and daughter
Mrs. Fred Wallace, received friends
and out of town guests Thursday at
ternoon at three o'clock at the Saun
ders home, which is admirably adapt
| ed to the entertainment of large mum
bers of guests. A number of piano
solos furnished by the guests added tc
the pleasurable entertainment of the
afternoon. Mrs. Theodore Taylor con
Quoted the guests to the dining room
where refreshments were served by
Misses Maud Dabney Helen Wray anc
Garnet Taylor, Mrs. e. B. Johnson and
! Mrs. Fife Rock presiding at the
| serving table. The decorations being
white and cream, strands of white ant
cream ribbon were drawn from the op
/ posite corners of the polished topped
serving table to the electric chande
lier overhead, while an immense bow
of exquisite cream tea roses furnished
4 most beautiful center piece upor
i which the eye rested with delight
Sprays of feathery asparagus adorned
the outer edges of the table. The par
lor decoration consisted of large
bowl of red roses which were great.
| admired Although the afternoon wa!
warm and sultry the social spirit o
the house prevailed, rendering the oc
casion one of unalloyed pleasure to al
present.
4 Miss Mae Hinkle of Selma is visiting
at the home of Mrs. Henry c. Taylor
with whom she will remain for few
days.
Miss Lettie Shepherd, daughter o
Rev. Shepherd, was operated on for ap
pendicitis at the Shelton hospita
Thursday morning and is in critica
condition.
4 Bloomfield, July 26. Miss Mar.
Dunn mas returned from milton, Wner
she has been visiting at the home o
her niece, Mrs. j. E. Weiney. Mis-
Dump leaves next week for Chilli
Gothic, where she will spend shor
time with relatives.
Waldo Jackson and sister, Mis-
Reva, of Chicago are visiting at tn,
home of their aunt. Mrs.J. w. Stark
Miss Saidee Dodge has returne
from Centerville, where she has beel
visiting at the home Of Misses Louis
: and Bessie Wiseman.
Invitations are out for reception a
the home of Mrs. E.. B. johnson mex
Tuesday in honor of Miss Mae Hin
kle Of Selma.
1 Mr.. and Mrs. HOWE Wahe of Moul
ton are visiting at the home of Mrs
Wahe's father. NJ. S. Johnson.
Mrs. T. ]. Walton entertained tn
]. Walton families at six o'clock Dime
. Friday in honor of Mrs. Vess Walto
r and sister, Mrs Cora Goss, of Unior
3 vile, Mo.
: Miss Maud Shelton returned Frida
from Keokuk. where she has bee