, 1907-04-06
SOCIETY EVENTS
OF The WEEK
BESSIE BAILEY COOK. Editress.

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Easter has come and gone and the
brilliant Easter Monday ball is also a
thing of the past. The week has been
a gay one, as will be noted from the
chronicles below. private and public
functions rivaling each other In inter
est and importance. 1t is very evident
that the social calendar will be crowd.
ed during the next two months, and
there will be little If any respite until
after commencement, when the noun.
tains and streams come to their own
again.
The McNif residence was the scene
of two Of the largest parties of the
week, these charming Easter functions
occurring on Thursday and Friday,
Thursday afternoon Mrs. McNin was
at home to a gay company Of ladies,
her guest list including Mrs. E. D. Lat
inner, Mrs. H. N. Roach, Mrs. R. l..
Tebbitt, Mrs. w. S. Vance, Mrs. w. ].
Kelly. Mrs. E. ]. Bell, Mrs. S. H. Camp.
bell, Mrs. William Hodgeman, Mrs.
A. H. Cordiner, Mrs. l.. s. Bartlett,
Mrs. A. e. Holiday, Mrs. Fred George,
Mrs. j. S. Atherly, Mrs. N. E. Corthell,
Mrs. F. G. Let's, Mrs. P. G.. Rauner,
Mrs. A. C. Hogbin, Mrs. R. E. Fitch,
Mrs E. D. Hiskey, Mrs. Mary E. Dill.
enbeck, Mrs. F. D. Spafford, Mrs. A.
B. Hamilton, Mrs. Fannie Manasse,
Mrs. W. H. Douglas, Mrs. Hannah Dur.
lacher, Mrs. j. j. Schilling, Mrs. C. P.
Arnold, Mrs. l. w. Trumbull, Mrs. F.
j.. Terry, Mrs. C.. H. Barnett, Mrs. w.
c. Thomas and Mrs. 1. R. Swigart. A
part of the ladies devoted themselves
to euchre. while others became SO en-
crossed in the fascinating occupation
of constructing Easter hats out of
crepe paper in various shades that they
could hardly be persuaded tt desist
when luncheon time arrived. Mrs. Nc
Milf was assisted in entertaining by
Mrs. Nice and Mrs. G. A. Campbell
and the delicious menu suggested .Eas-
in its succeeding courses, the
ices being aprettily decorated with
glowing daffodils.
Last night DR.. and Mrs. ,McNiff enter
tanned, euchre being again the game.
Easter suggestions were charmingly
in the appointments of the
event, and fragrant daffodils made
most appropriate souvenirs. Among
the guests invited for this occasion
ere Mr.. and Mrs. E. E. Fitch, Mr.. and
Mrs. R. G. Fitch, Mr.. and Mrs. J. T.
Peckenpaugh, Mr.. and Mrs. James
Mr.. and Mrs. C. d. Spalding,
Mr.. and Mrs. Will McMurray, Mr..
and Mrs. A. deV. Baldwin of Gleneyre,
Colo, Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Campbell,
Mr.. and Mrs. J.. w. Ernest, Mr.. and
Mrs J. H. Davis, Mr.. and Mrs. c. A.
Ballard, DR.. and Mrs. H. E. McCollum,
Miss Leslie Swigart, Messrs. F. s. Bur
George R. Kempton and Captain
W. Heavey.
Mrs. John B. Kendrick and Mrs.
Francis C. Williams of Sheridan, the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. F. H. Eggleston,
have been the recipients of many So
cial attentions during their visit here,
and quite a number of the events Of
the week were planned in their honor.
Mrs. Eggleston gave a cosy Easter
party for them last Saturday afternoon,
the favors being snowy rabbits and
downy chickens which were much ap-
preciated by the participants. The at
ternoon was devoted to five hundred
and those who played were Mrs. Ken
bricks, Mrs. Williams, Mrs. Bell, Mrs.
Ernest, Mrs. Douglas, Mrs. Symons,
Mrs. knight and Mrs. G. A. Campbell.
Monday evening Mrs. DR.. Douglas
entertained in honor of Mrs. Williams
and Mrs. Kendrick, other guests being
Mrs. G. D. Spalding, Mrs. L. A. Will
kinson, Mrs. A. H. Cordiner, Mrs. Hun
ton, Mrs. Gibson, Mrs. knight, Mrs.
Bell, Mrs. Symons and Mrs. Latimer.
Five Hundred" furnished amusement
and a dainty luncheon was served by
the hostess.
Mrs. Eggleston invited the Tuesday
Afternoon Reading circle to meet her
friends at a social session and the
gathering proved to be n Of the most
enjoyable of their delightfulvisit. Mrs.
Williams, who is an elocutionist Of *.
ceptional ability, delighted the coterie
with a program. Her selections were
1.-The Rosary" Little Boy Blue" and
mighty Like a Rose" and they were
effectively rendered with a musical &C
compartment, Mrs. Latimer being the
sympathetic ianist. Mrs. Spalding
contributed three brilliant piano solos.
Mrs. Latimer being the vocalist Of the
occasion and the entertainment was
pronounced perfect by the ladies Of the
circle.