, 1907-11-09
SOCIETY EVENTS
OF The WEEK
By BESSIE BAILEY COOK.

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Success is already assured for the
concert which will be given at the
Methodist church next Tuesday even
ing by Mrs. Trumbull and the Misses
Lee, Peabody and Brown, the ticket
sale having already surpassed expecta.
lions and indicating that the audience
will tax the capacity of the auditorium.
The vocalists are devoting many hours
to practice and will be in sweetest
voice, and the Accomplishments will be
rendered on a splendid new Baldwin
piano which Is being sent up from Den,
yer especially for this concert. Mrs.
C. D. Spalding, Dean Bode and Captain
Heavey will assist with numbers. The
concert will begin promptly at 1915.
and the doors will be kept strictly clos.
ed during the numbers-a metropolitan
custom which will meet with univer.
sal commentator. Messrs. Harold
Merriam, A. C. Jones and G. r. Kemp.
ton will serve as ushers. The clever
posters in the drug store windows are
the work of Miss Ethel Merriam and
the singers intend to keep the sketches
Of which there are just four, as souve
Mrs of the event. Congratulations are
APPARENTLY already in order, and he
young singers certainly have reason TO
feel complimented by the endorsement
they have received.
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Years to the number of four score and
four are vouchsafed to but few and1t IS
meet that such a birthday should be
celebrated with fitting ceremony. Mrs.
Blake-"Grandma' to a cityful-with
daughter, granddaughter and great
grandson, kept open house Thursday
afternoon, the guests enjoying to the
fullest the hospitality extended by four
generations, the frolicsome baby, Yves
ley Dixon, sharing the honors with his
greatgrandmother the difference of 80
years counting as naught. Luncheon
was served at ] o'clock, Mrs. Fox and
Mrs. Dixon being assisted by Mrs.
Judge Brown and Mrs. e. G. Holiday,
The delicious repast was leisurely en-
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quantities of fowers-chrysanthe'
NUNS, roses and carnations-present
ed by Mrs. Blake's friends, while the
position of honor in front of the hostess
was occupied by a splendid birthday
cake, smilax-wreathed, the gift of Mrs
Brown. This was a sunshine" cake
a happy testimonial to the character
of Mrs. Blake as all declared. The
fruit was the gift of Mrs. Haley, the
flowers being from Mrs. Fillmore, Mrs.
Wall, Mrs. Hardman, Mrs. Trumbull,
Miss Ethel Brown and others. Mrs.
the members Of the Sixty club and
other friends, was as follows: Mrs.
Bogart, Mrs. Brockway, Mrs. Boyd,
Mrs. Davis, Mrs. Brands, Mrs. bellamy,
Mrs. Hartman, Mrs. Blair, Mrs. Mer-
RAM, Mrs. Wiggen. Mrs. Chase, Mrs.
Mulholland, Mrs. Yelton, Mrs. Cook,
Mrs. Fillmore, Mrs. Cordiner. Mrs. Pas
coe, Mrs. Haley, Mrs. M. C. Brown,
Mrs. E. C. Holiday, Mrs. Godat and
Mrs. Miller. An interesting letter
from Mrs. Margaret Tritschiller of
Ch%ifiicothe, Ohio, was read, the epistle
accompanying a beautiful souvenir
spoon which Mrs. Tritschiller present
ed to the club as a reminder of the
delightful day she spent with them at
Centennial last summer. The letter
and gift were received by the club with
much enthusiasm. Regrets from Mrs.
Godat and Mrs. Stark were read and
greetings from Mrs. H%oughton, who is
now residing at Spokane. Mrs. Bogart
was voted into membership, complet'
ing the circle of twelve which now In
clude Mesdames Godat, Blake, Mulhol,
land, Brands, Chase, Davis, Miller,
Blair, Boyd, Yelton, Wiggen and Bo'
CART, ten of whom were present. Mrs.
+! Yelton will entertain the club soon
at the home Of Mrs. Converse, but At
was early candle-lighting" before the
guests babe their hostess farewell,
with wishes for many more as happy
returns of her natal day.
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Mrs. Fred A. Miller writes from Cen
tennial that she will return to city life
Monday night. She says also that
Madame Miller has been i'll, inc was
prevented by the sickness from com
ing in to attend Mrs. Blake's luncheon
on Thursday.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Wagner entertain.
ed charmingly al a goose dinner Tues
day evening, the pretty place cards be
ing adorned with appropriate hunting
scenes. The guests received exquisite
pink roses for boutonnieres and the
table was decorated with mammoth
white chrysanthemums. Covers were
laid for Mr.. n Mrs. c. H. Barnett