Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-12-08
LITTLE BITSOF NEWS
SHORT TALES CONCERNING PEG
PIE YOU KNOW.
TIE VICINITY OF OTTUMWA IN BRIEF
Births, Deaths, Marriages, Movements
Of Your Acquaintance as chronicIed
by courier's Staff of Correspondents
/ Who Know Whereof They Speak.

K Who Know Whereof They Speak.
Bloomfield.
Bloomfield, Dec. THE last meet
ing of the w. f. NJ. S. of the NJ. p.
church was held Tuesday at the home
Of Mrs. A. B. Gilbert. A review of
Vice Christi by Mrs. d. II. Payne
proved very interesting to the large
number in attendance and the meet
ing was very enjoyable. The next ses-
sion will be held at the home of Mrs.
A., D. Gibbons the first Tuesday in
January.
Mrs. Emory Celland leaves Tuesday
for Stevensville, Texas, where she will
visit her father, j. M. Brewington. She
will be absent for a month or more
visiting relatives and friends in Okla
homa, Temple and Galveston, Texas,
and will also visit the gulf coast.
Mrs. Will Songer left Saturday for
Mehose where she joined her husband,
who has located there having some
time ago accepted a position on the
Saturday Record
The senior class of the Junior
League of the NJ. T.. church was ten
dered very happy evening Friday at
the Al Power home where they We're
!; entertained by their teacher, Mrs. Fam
: ME Gilmore and Alma Rominger, as
sfted the hostess. In addition to the
games and music which afforded par
tlal entertainment guessing contest
was conducted in which the honors
were won by Miss Esther Rawlings
who was awarded a pretty little book
let. Towards the close of the eve
ming dainty refreshments were served
Mrs. N. S. Johnson made short
business trip to Ottumwa Friday eve
ming.
Mrs. Howard Sax and Mrs. Jas. Mil
ligan We're recent visitors in Moulton,
4 where they spent short time at the
home of Mrs. Sax's sister, Mrs. Will
WiIlets.
Ralph Hatton of Moulton was a
business visitor at this place on FRI
day.
Miss Alma Dunn returned Saturday
from Locust Grove. where she has
been spending the past week visiting
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. 4. Den
ny, and attending the revival services
being held at the Locust Grove
church.
John AnySpurger and family of Pu-
laski, left Saturday for Stafford, Ari-
zoni. to spend the winter with rela-
tives.
The regular meeting of the reading
club was held Friday afternoon at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. +. c. Young and
was followed in the evening by the
usual monthly luncheon at which the
husbands We're entertained. The re-
past was followed by Il pleasant So
cial evening in which Mr.. and Mrs. G
T. Sewers were entertained as guests
of the club.
One of the most delightful social
events Of the winter season was the
pre- uptial entertainment in honor OF
Miss Mabel Palmer of this city
which occurred Saturday afternoon al
the home of Mrs. w. J. Steck-
el, who entertained number of young
women from $3.50 to S O'clock. Soor
after the arrival of the guests and the
bride-elect, the hostess read aloud a
beautiful little love story entitled
Marjorie Daw, which proved a very
pleasing mode OF entertainment.
unique feature of the entertainment
was the recipe shower. Each guess
presented her favorite recipe for pud-
ding, cake meats CANDY or whatsoever
her taste suggested and these daintily
tied with baby ribbon We're presented
the guest of honor by whom they wer,
read aloud. At S o'clock the hostes.
led the way to the dining room which
was appropriately decorated with rec
paper, hearts festoened from the cleo
tric chandelier to all parts of the room
candelabra flooding the room will
sisted by Mrs. II. c. Taylor, serve'
a. delicious luncheon in which hear
shapes prevailed as far as possible
When all were seated in the dinini
room the hostess presented sur
prise DR.. Lewis Dysart. the pros
pective groom, although the target o
dozens of bright eyes and many witt,
speeches, was quite at his ease. A
the close of the repast the party re
turned to the music room, where
pleasant social hour was spent
On "Wednesday evening Miss Ma
bel Palmer will become the wife @
DIR. Lewis Dysart. The ceremony wi
occur at the home of the brides moth
er, Mrs. Alnlra Palmer, and will b
performed in the presence of a larg
number of relatives and friends. DR.
and Mrs. Dysart will depart Thursda
to different points in the west. wher
they will live before going to Bisbet
Arizoni. where Dr. Dysart has bee
practicing during the past year an
where coy little cottage awaits thei
arrival. The best wishes of man
friends will attend them to their ne,
home.
Charlton,