Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-03-10
Season of obligation and Fast
ing Does Not Interfere With
Plans of Society
MANY AFFAIRS FOR NEXT WEEK
Mr.. and Mrs. Hisen and Mr.. and Mrs.
Hoag Entertain Large Company
Thursday Nighttime. and Mrs. ST.
mon and Mosdames p. S. and j. W..
Balch Issue Invitations--ln the So
ciai World.


Despite the fact that the Lenteh
season has begun, and 1t is usually
considered that society takes u rest
after a. busy winter and prepares itself
for the social whirl of Easterside, the
first ten days of Lent. ut least, give
promise of being busy ones. More than
the usual number of social alia'rS are
already promised for next week ana
q. busy week is in store, beginning on
Monday night with the third party
given by Our Club,
Mr.. and Mus. A. Higgin and MI. ana
Mrs. u. L.. uoag entertained a company
of seventy friends Thursday evening
Mt the Higgin home. 1917 North Sec
ond street. at 80 o'clock dinner fol-
lowed by cards. Ut was II pink and
white affair, the rooms being beauti-
fully decorated In u pretty arrangeineht
of carnations and ferns. Master
Eugene Higgln admitted the guests
and q $3.50 dinner IN five courses was
served by Misses Peryle and Florence
Harris, Kate Downing. Lola PutHel ana
ELSA Stern and Master Higgihl Five
hundred was the diversion of the even
ing. and II required the decision on q
tie before Mrs. w. III. Thompson was
awarded the head prize for the ladies'.
Mrs. Thompson cut for the prize with
Mrs G. r. Wiley, Miss Florence Harris
and Mrs. W.. M. Raymond. Mr.. y. II.
Keller won the honors for the gentle
men, and Mrs. A. q. Edwards secured
the consolation prize for the ladies'.
The gentemen's consolation was won
by Mr.. Wiley, who cut for the prize
with Mr.. A. Il. Balch.
Threatened with kidnapping. to pre-
vent him acting us host to u few of his
friends among the high school girls.
Master Harvey Payne Griffin was conn
PEELED to leave school Thursday after
noon before the noon adjournment was
called, remain In hiding until the
streets We're emptled of students, and
stay away from school in the afternoon.
Thursday was the 10th anniversary of
Master Griffin, and In honor of the &c
casion me invited six OF his girl friends
to take supper with him. Some or the
high school boys learned of the plans,
and made an sattemptsto kidnap the In.
tended host and keep him I'm custody
until too late to do the honors. The
plans of the high school boys We're
frustrated, however, and the dinner
party at the Griffin home was carried
out without molestation. A very pleas
ant evening was enjoyed by the guests,
Misses Fannie Sandoe, Kate Balch,
Charlotte Sprague, Marion Forney.
Florence Hopkins and Ella Garvin.
Mrs. Griffin served delicious dinner
at $3.50.
Mrs. M. y. Gard, 1O2 North Ninth
street, was surprised by the members
OF the Jolly Few Club at her home
Thursday evening. Mrs. Gard will
celebrate an anniversary within a few
days and, fearing that she might sus
pect the intentions of her friends if
they waited, the affair was planned
and carried out in advance Cards and
dancing afforded the amusement for
the evening, and a supper, brought by
the guests, was served. Mrs. Gard
was presented with beautiful gold
lined silver sugar and creamer.
A similar surprise, in that 1t was
cat'ried out in advance, was given
Miss Gerna McCluer, daughter of Mr.,
and Mrs. b. B. McCluer, 107 North
Fifth street, Thursday evening. Miss
Gerna will be 16 in a fortnight. and
twelve of her school friends. members
of q social club of girls, appeared at
the McCluer home to spend the even
ing. Games We're enjoyed and re-
freshments were served by Mrs. Nc
Cluer, assisted by her sister, Mrs.
William Grumme.
Miss Edith Woodward was hostess
to the members of the 7. M. r. Club
and few guests at her home IL South
Fourth street, Thursday evening. Five
was played, and the honors
fell to Mrs. Fred Van Week, of Ken
mare, N. d., who was q former mem
Der Of the club and a guest of the eve
ming. Refreshments were served by
the hostess, assisted by her sister Miss
Gertrude. The other guests wers Mrs.
Wilbur and sister. Mrs. Grier,
the later Of Blunt, S. d.
On account Of the 9Th anniversary
Of their marriage Mr.. and Mrs. George
Downing, I'll South Ninth street,
entertained a few friends at
q o'clock dinner Thursday evening.
Miss Agnes Thomas, North Fourth
street. was hostess Thursday evening
to few friends at O'clock dinner.
The hours after dinner were spent
The Colonial Cinch Club met Thurs
day afternoon with Mrs. Margaret
Raymond, 205 South Third street The
prize went to Mrs. Bertha Jentzen.
Light refreshments were served by the
aostess.
The Witenagemote Club was enter
aimed at it's regular meeting Thursday |
afternoon by Mrs. NJ. F. Andrews, cor
ner of Fourth and Church streets.
The Royal Neighbors met Thursday |
afternoon with Mrs. Charles Doty, 112 |
North Sixth street The attendance
was large. and refreshments were |
served by the hostess at the close or
The session.
The annual meeting of the Harmony
Aid Society was held Thursday after
noon with Mrs. A. G. Brenneck, at her
lone, over 119 East Main street. Mrs.
Cora Lawrence was elected president |
or the ensuing year; Mrs. Abbis