, 1903-01-03
SOCIAL HAPPENINGS:


>G>o,
The following thought jewels are
from he gifted pen of Ella Wheeler
Wilcox: DO not begin the lev ear by
recounting to yourself OIL others all
your losses and sorrows. Let the past
go. Should some good friend present
you with material for a lovely garment
would you insult her by throwing it
aside and describing the beautiful gar,
ments you had worn out in times past?
The new year has given you the fab.
ric for a fresh start in life, why dwell
upon the vents which have gone, the
joys, blessings and advantages of the
past. Forget the money you have lost,
the mistakes you nave made. the in
juries you have received, the disap-
pointments you have experienced. Real
sorrow, the sorrow which comes from
the death of dear ones, or ONE great
cross well borne. you need o forget.
But think of these things as sent to en-
rich your nature, and to make you
more human and sympathetic. 1t is
weak and unreasonable to imagine that
destiny has selected you for special
sufferings. Sorrow is no ~respector of
persons. Say to yourself at the begin
ming of this "a that you are going
to consider all your troubles as an edu-
cation of your mind and soul; and that
out of the experiences which you have
passed through you are going to build
a noble and splendid character and a
successful career"
900
A gay week was most auspiciously
inaugurated by the Christmas doins'"
given at the residence of Miss Alice
Holiday Monday evening under the
auspices of the WV. C. A. and Y. NJ. C
A. of the university The committee
having the affair in charge included
Alice Holiday and Dorothy Reed. Prof.
Read and Julius Merz. and they are
certainly to be congratulated upon the
success of the event. A spirit of cor
dial informally ruled the evening, and
seventy happy young people occupied
the spacious apartments, amusing
themselves in ways too numerous to
mention. Parlor games were in evil
dence and a graphaphone was a pop
ular feature. An admirable musical
program was rendered by Misses
Laura Lee and Luella Patrick, whose
vocal selections were highly a%ppreciat-
ed, and Mr.. Robert Merz also delighted
his auditors with the melody of his fine
new Christmas flute. Elegant refresh
ments were served.
900
Gem City Hose company gave its
Maennerchor hall Wednesday evening,
there being a goodly attendance of the
members of the company and their
friends. the members in uniform. The
dance program included twenty-four
numbers. The affair was managed by
the following committees: Arrange
ments-Charles Mast, A. G. Elliott.
George Knadler, Louis Larson and
Charles Brands. Floor-W. E. Yelton,
John Watt. Joe Small. Lee Kidd and
Harry Prahl. Reception-Gem City
Hose company. Door-Charles Bran
dis, Louis Larson and Charles Mast.
Program-Morgan Knadler jr., and
until early Thursday morning, the New
Year being fttingly ushered in.
900
Misses Tessie and Ivy WEIGH gave one
of the ~pleasantest parties Of the week
Wednesday evening, when a large num-
her Of their friends assisted them in
properly greeting the new year. The
event was novel in many ways. all the
decorations, souvenirs, etc, ingenious
ly carrying out thes pirit of the even
ing. The parlors were decorated with
festoons Of foliage, and each parttcf-
pant was thus enabled literally to
turn over a new leaf when at the
stroke Of twelve old Father Time ap-
peared with a g%listening "3" which Miss
Ivy WEIGH received from him and sub
stituted for the "2" in the date 1902
which adorned one side of the
Master Norman Simpson distributed
the souvenirs, which were dainty New
Years card. also decorated with leaves.
Early in the evening the company
matched dissected pictures to secure
partners, and the hours sped swiftly in
novel contests of various sorts. Among
other things, "snowballs" were passed,
and each cotton globe directed its
owner to do something for the amuse-
ment Of his fellows. Some were SEN
fenced to draw, and as a result the
family preserve an automobile and a
COW which strikingly resemble each
other and nothing else on this earth.
lainty lunch was one of the features
evening. Those present were
MRS. Washburn, Mr.. and Mrs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stevenson, Mr..
Condit, Misses Fife Nal
AGerig, Barker, Edwards,
Edna Simpson, Messrs.
George Naismith,
szencamp. Bergeron