Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-11-05
COCIAL
~ and Club Matters

Mrs. l.. l.. McInnis and Miss Me-
Innis gave an elaborate reception on
Thursday afternoon which served 10
open the season IN most suspicious
manner. and 10 compliment the
score OF charming girls whose names
compose the Bachelor Girls Club
roster, OF which circle Miss McInnis
Is president. Edgar Derden opened
the door TO the ladies', Miss Frances
Hall held the silver card receiver
and Miss Lila Adams took the
wraps in charge. Everywhere the
good taste Of the hostess was mani
fest, the decorations being both ef-
fective and elegant, and forming a
dainty setting for the number OF we'll
gowned women who called during
the receiving hours. The reception
parlors were done In green and pink,
effected in the candles, the La
France roses and the ferns.
In line with Miss McInnis in the
parlor were the honorees, Misses
Jessie Garth, Sadie Cavitt, Elma
Harbers, Lavinia McConnico, Irene
Keeling. Marie Adams. Lucy Board,
Edith Rhodes, Lynn Crudgington,
Emily Thomas, Arris Cole, Alma
Cole, Monte Adams and Mary Pitts.
Mrs. McInnis received IN the IL
brary, assisted by Mesdames Bran
don, Julia Wipprecht, Harrison,
Lanham and Maggie OF College, Han
way, Adams, Ed Hall and Robert S.
Webb. In the dining room, which
was brilliant with color, the follow
ing young ladies locked to the re-
freshment of the guests: Misses
Jennie Howell, Ethel Cavitt, Norma
Calhoun Of Houston, Virginia West,
Lillian Parks, Elsbeth Wipprecht,
Alberta Adams and Malcolm McIn-
mis-. The refreshments were cream
and cake, carrying out the club col
ors Of pink and green. A decorative
feature OF significant sentiment was
the large pink mousseline love knot
In the center Of the table, tied by the
president of the girls club, and be-
speaking the unity of feeling exist
ing. among the members. The ex-
tensive popularity Of the hostess and
her daughter was attested by the
large number OF callers, more than
one hundred ladies having left cards.
One OF the most unique and sue
cessful entertainments Of the week
was the Halloween party given
Tuesday night by Miss Monte Adams,
complimentary 10 Miss Norma Cal
houn Of Houston. II Is a recognized
fact that an invitation to the Adams
home is a guaranty Of good time,
and on this occasion the prestige en-
joyed by Miss Adams as an enter
tainer was well sustained.
Halloween games were INDUCED {
In and excitement ran high. A ]
witch stirred a cauldron aud chanted
the mystic words that wrought a
spell on men and maids.
Jack o. lanterns and pumpkins ,
with fiery eyes grinned everywhere.
Fortunes were told by "bobbing" ab- ',
pies and floating tiny lifeboats on 2
seas. As the silver tongue :
II the .witch's chimes tolled twelve y
o'clock, both men and maids started
,ut IN quest OF their fate by going
around the house In opposite direc- o
ions. Before happy solution was &
-eached two ghosts scattered the u
yayfarers in search Of their fortune, >
md the problem remains unsolved. a.
Miss Calhoun, as honoree, received a.
The Spinster Book" as a guest u
,rize, for having failed TO secure a u
ortunate reading by the fates. A I"
alad course was served on table u
lighted with tiny candles In the =
FOWL of apples. The place cards i
we're unique, and the whole effect =
vas genuinely clever. "
Those present were: Misses Nor "
ma Calhoun, Jennie Howell, Louise y
Brown OF Houston, Lila Graham y
IcInnis, Irene Keeling, Jessie y
Earth, Marie Adams aud the hostess; ~
lessrs. Saunders, Howard Cavitt, -
,obert Harrison, Coulter, Stevenson. -
robinson. Oliver and Sam Neon "
leo.
The first open meeting Of the Mu- :
ual Improvement Club for this sea- %
on was held Wednesday afternoon >.
d the clubs rooms In Carnegie =,
library A Russo-Japan program "a
ad been arranged for the afternoon 80
nd quite number Of invited guests 80
ere present TO enjoy it with the n
nb. A,
In the absence OF the president, n