Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-01-08
COUNTRY CLUB AS HOSTS.
Annual Reception and Ball Wednesday
Eve Event of Season.

The third annual reception and
ball given by the Country Club at
Reeds opera house Wednesday night
of last week was up to the standard
of the delightful social functions
this organization is noted for plan
ming and carrying out. Everything
was suspicious for the occasion and
a large attendance Of invited guests
partook of the hospitality furnished.
The opera house was most exquis
itely decorated for the occasion.
Conspicuous above the stage was
huge bell suspended, formed in green
and from the clapper hung the Club
colors, red and green. Four brack-
cts situated in various parts of the
room each contained six candles that
glowed during the reception. Dam
ty decorations Of q union nature
made the hall vervitable bower OF
beauty. Immense wreaths suspend
ed from the chandeliers, composed
of on sthern smilax, h oily and
ground pine added to the scene.
Music for the dance was furnished
bv Hackett's orchestra Of BaraboO,
and luncheon was served at the
Grand Central with John S. Wright
as caterer.
A number frC n broad were
Dresent. as follows:
Mr.. and Mrs. Alex Ivey. Estherville Ia,
Louis Renecke, S. A. Thomas, Jennie Fure
Mary Seaton. Potosi ohm Blaine, Boscobel,
Gertrude Buck, Platteville, Mrs. II. b.
Morse Mankus, Colo, Clara Humphrey,
Allie Humphrey, Oshkosh, Fred Irwin, Be-
lott Wis. Ella Hicks, Nellie Hicks, Rockford
Ill. Miss Harrison, Hazel Green, Mr.. and
Mrs Paul Humphrey, Patch Grove. Lee
Greer Katharine Carey, Don Carey, Bess
Lewis, Alice Flynn, Bloomington, Robt
Clack. Clear Lake, Ia, g. G. Gould, Schaler,
Ia. Evans Nye, Amelia Krog, P1attevllle.
Mrs, John Chase Viroqua, Wis, I. J. Lee
Van, Bride LeVan, Dubuque. Ia. Mrs. f. j.
Wheeler, Cape May, N. j.
Patrons and patrOnesses from
Lancaster were:
Mesrs. and Mesdames Theo. Calvin, A. j.
Wiedenbeck. f. Never, Jr., r. B. Showalter,
Geo. Casper, E. E. Mccoy, M. Mcdonald, Sam
Joeckel p. Seaman, G. H. Basford, Fred
Barnett A. G. Knapp, E. B. Goodsell, Lee
Eastman, H. w. Brown, Frank Schreiner,
G. w. Burr, Geo. Baxter, Harry Barnett, r.
H. Grifis, G. @. Sykes.
Fay Baldwin, Hubert Alt, Frank Orion,
Louis HenKel, G. j. BOrah, Will GarthWa1te,
Will Morse, Roy Chatfeld. Julian Bellows,
Herbert Pendleton, Geo. Cook, Roy Carter,
Ed HYDE, Will Mackey. M. BurriS, Jr. Oscar
Wright, Wieland Oswald, Jas. Webb. Harry
Carthew, Jas McBrien. Jr., Archie Basford,
Geo. B. Clementson, John S. Wright, E. M.
Lowry, L. Gronier Mrs. II, c. Orion, Mrs. j.
H. Baldwin, Mrs. L. F. Orion, Mrs. George
Rockwell, Mrs. Joe Wright, Maud Carthew,
Nellie Dickinson. Anna Philips, Fan
Schmitt, Bess Clementson, Sena Barber,
Alice Smith, Delphia Schmidt, Blanche
Nathan, Lou Dolphin, Linda Rhodes, Alice
Clark, Pearl Mcdonald, Minnie Wright, Hell
en- Reed, Emma Schreiner Leta Kinney,
Laura Walker, Alma Walker. Ruby Dyer,
Tela Calvin, S, s. Watts, Alice Edwards,
Agnes Wiedenbeck, Grace Morse. Anna
Briehl, Portia Showalrer, Nettie Mey er, Jes-
sic Meyer, Myrtle Pendleton, Carrie Wenzel.
Ethel Carter, Mable Bieg. Charlotte Lowry,
Beth Lowry Blanche Burris, Daisy Burris,
Mildred Ivey. Pearl Wright. Laura Barber,
Kittie Webb, Mamie Calvert, Bess BROKER,
Geo. Potter, J. H. Root, Harry Bidwell.
Members of the Country Club with
ladies assisting present were:
Clark Emery, Geo. Garside, Roy Ivey, o.
Brady, E. BROKER, j. B. Calls. N. A. Gar
ner. Jas Hatch, E Ivey, j. Nathan John
orion, Harry Orion, Hugh Orton r. G. San
der H. E. Schreiner, W. W. Wer, II. G.
Walton v. L. Showalter, Mesdames Hatch
Walton, Jay Nathan, Misses Catharine Don
nelly. Carrie Schreiner, Martha Baxter.
Cora Bell, Sada Lewis, Matte Rogers, Helen
BROKER.