, 1903-03-28
SOCIAL HAPPENINGS

yited guests assembled at Mrs.
WEIGHS on Tuesday to enjoy the most
delightful of afternoons and to wish
for their hostess many equally happy
returns OF the anniversary of her
birth. Those present were Mesdames
Godat, Stark, Foote, Naismith, Blake,
Robinson. Davis, Stickney. Atkinson,
Miller, Pope, Wallis, p. c. Rauner and
lG. A. Cook, Mrs. Carpenter and Mrs.
Gates sending regrets. Mrs. Godat
read an amusing account from a news
paper of the unique chosen by
Millionaire Hewlett, of Syracuse, n.
Y, recently to celebrate his eighty
seventh birthday. Hewlett. who is al
legged to be the real David Harum,"
] cherishes a particularly tender feeling
for widows and gave an elaborate din
ner party for 1876 of them on the last
anniversary of his birth. Mrs. Stark
pl esented some interesting communi-
cations from another Sixty club at
South Peacham, VT. These letters eX-
tended fraternal greetings and outlin-
ed in a brief but comprehensive
ner the aims and customs of the far-off
Green Mountain Girls" 1t was decid-
ed that the Laramie Sixty club would
send greetings and congratulations to
which is the date set for it's annual
meeting. Mrs. Godat also read a lively
account of a calico Halloween party
which the Vermont Sixty held to cele-
brate the birth of n of it's members.
Next was noted the existence of a Sew
enty club, which was organized a dozen
remarkable body has at present a men,
bership of fifteen, the eldest being
IS years If age. All but one of the
members are widows and the one sur
viving husband has been elected to
honorary membership. 1t vas voted
to send greetings 70 this venerable club
also. The club extended a resolution
Of sympathy to Mrs. Brands in her
long and tedious illness, expressing
deep regret at her 1nforce6 absence
from the gatherings of the club and a
sense of sincere deprivation at the loss
OF her presence from the meetings. At
ter Mrs. Stark had read a newspaper
account of the wonderful "doings' of
Some Young Old People," Mrs. T. H.
Simpson favored the company with a
number of selections on the grapha-
phone. Later the Misses WEIGH Sc
cured several pictures of the party
which will make charming souvenirs
of the occasion. One of the notable
suppers of the club was served in the
dining room on tables beautified with
ferns and pink carnations. Souvenir
bouquets of the same spicy favorites
were arranged for each guest. The
browning feature of the feast was a
magnificent birthday cake, the gift of
Master Norman Simpson, which Grand
ma WEIGH proceeded to skillfully cut
in the presence of the company. 1t
was a pink and white function and the
minis, etc, were in the colors selected.
Mrs. WEIGH received from Miss Mai
smith and from Miss Tessie WEIGH ex-
quisite clusters of carnations, and the
love and congratulations of numerous
other relatives and friends were also
expressed in a wealth of gifts too mum.
erous to mention. At nightfall the
company reluctantly dispersed, hop
ing, however, to meet again at Mrs.
Naismith's on the 14th Of May. Mrs.
Brands. Mrs. Mulhollond and Mrs.
Chase were unable to be present Tues
day, the twelfth member. Mrs. Dunning
being this winer in the east.
900
P. C. Rauner officiated as host for
the Gentlemen's Whist club Thursday
evening, the ladies', as usual, being per-
mitted to attend and assist in demol-
fishing the dainty lunch served by Mrs.
Rauner after the game. Next Thurs
day evening the club will play with
Judge carpenter.
900
The most charming party Of the va
cation season was given Thursday af-
~lternoon by Miss Helen Symons at her
beautiful home. 1t was a Good Luck
party and golden horseshoes suspended
by scarlet ribbons were artistically I'M
ployed with f~our-leaved cloverinthe uni
que and effective decorations. And first
the winsome lassies hunted the mystic
| clovers which had been artfully con-
cealed in every possible nook and
Granny of the spacious rooms. and to
| Miss Annie Reid who found the larg-
est number was awarded an appropri-
ate gift. Next they pitched horse
shoes and Miss Neva Nelson won the
prize for strength of arm and quickness
of eye. Then all We unlucky company
were provided with the instruments Of
torture and sentenced to compose with
in a certain time poems on Luck"
And in this trial Evangeline Downey
was declared most successful, so she
received the first prize. the second be-
ling awarded to Miss Mabel Houston.
So all al last were permitted to gather
about the tea table, and In the center
thereof was a beautiful floral horse
shoe in the chosen colors. scarlet. gold
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