The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-03-24

TOmpk1nS n MISS Banks were the
accompanies. The addition Of a lit
tie music to the program was consid-
cred quite an improvement, adding as
id did variety and brightness to the
evening. Mrs. Rinehart and Miss Pr
RE were elected to membership.
The regular meeting of the Woman's
club Friday afternoon was under the
leadership of Mrs. Sherman. The club
took up the play much Ado About
Nothing for the Shakesperian study.
reading the first act and part of the
second. A lengthy discussion follow
cd, participated in by all the members
OF the club. Miss Rucker then gave
an excellent paper on the works OF
Phidias. Mrs. Rinehart followed
with a paper on the life of Praxiteles,
which was very good, and Mrs. SAILS
bury read an interesting article upon
trolley cars, showing how they are
largely taking the place of the regular
trains in the east. Mrs. Reece was the
visitor of the afternoon.
The American Order of Yoeman
held their second annual ball on the
evening Of st. Patrick's day. There
was a very large attendance and the
occasion was very much enjoyed. We'd
nesday evening they held a social SEES
sion in their lodge room and brought
the affair to a close with a banquet.
This is a very sociable order and the
success of its entertainments is al
ways assured beforehand.
Friday evening the Rathbone Sis
ters and other wives, daughters and
sweethearts of Rathbone Lodge,
knights of Pythias, hearing that their
brethren of the K. of P. lodge contem-
plated having an oyster supper after
their regular business meeting, de-
termined to give them a surprise.
They met at the Grand hotel and went
from there in a body to the lodge
rooms, where needless to say they
were given a warm welcome and invit-
ed to share in the feast to come. At
terward there was music and a de-
lightfully social, though impromptu,
dance, which continued until 2
o'clock.
Mrs. Hoyt entertained St. Luke's
Guild Wednesday afternoon, when
there was a large meeting and several
visitors present. Refreshment of waf-
and the usual 1O-cent collection taken
up. Mrs. Hoyt was assisted by her
daughter, Miss Jesse Hoyt, and Miss
Veva Luderman.
: A very successful meeting of the
Ladies Aid of the Baptist church was
held at the home of Mrs. Lord in
; South Thirty-First street when a 10
cent tea was served. The Congrega-
, tional Aid met in the parlors of the
| church, while the Aid society of the
Methodist church met with Mrs. Allen
! of Third avenut, north, who also serv-
ed refreshments for which those pres
ent were charged 10 cents each.
The young people of the Baptist
church held a social at the residence
, OF Mrs. Siminoe Tuesday evening,
I which was a financial success as we'll
as a very pleasant affair.
The Epworth league of the Congre-
gational church gave a very pleasant
sociable in the church parlors on Fri
n day evening at which they realized a
S good sum
s A very pleasant little club, known
as the "Neighborhood Fancy-work
Club has Deer organized in Twenty
= sikh street, north, and meets at the
homes of the different members every
Friday afternoon. Mrs. HYDE was the
hostess at the last meeting, the oc-
casion proving one of the much en-
v joyment and sociability.
Mrs. Leo Carper arrived in town
last Thursday morning and is the
IS guest of Mr.. and Mrs. j. j. McCor-
mick.
r. Miss Adelaide Segur left on the Bur
: Iiputop thic morning for Illinois
If where she will spend several weeks
visiting friends.