, 1907-08-31
! SOCIETY EVENTS
OF The WEEK
BESSIE BAILEY COOK. Editress-

DsSSA SOSNs ! *
SSSSxS$SeSSSs see zee see S%>ss
Ring! bells Of September, your mer-
riest peal,
Though deep in the midst of III pleas
ures you steal;
We find, as our wandering steps you
recall,
Our greatest of blessings is home,
after ALL"
V~acationists are vending their way
homeward and there is a suggestion
of fall in the crisp air. Summer is
over and winter, with its peculiar du-
ties and pleasures. is knocking at the
door. The public schools begin on
Tuesday and, though the university
does not open for several weeks, in
structors and students are already be-
ginning to arrive. the demand for
boarding places and other accommo-
dations being very marked. While
there has really been no vacation in a
social way in the city this summer,
gayeties are on the increase. and an
open date is already at a premium.
Publicly, interest centers in the AL
bany county fair which will be held
early this year., the dates being Sep
TENDER 16, II and IS, n with pro-
pitious weather, the fall festival is
sure to be a great success At the
summer theater THE Bloomer Girls
was entertainingly presented this
week, and the bill %nnounce for next
Tuesday, Thursday and Friday is
above the Clouds" Several of the
church organizations will resume &C.
tive work with the beginning of Septem-
Der and the days of the first week of
that month are very full of announce
ments, as will be noted below.
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The home of Mrs. Robert Marsh
lends itself admirably to hospitality
and Wednesday afternoon Mrs. Marsh,
Mrs. G. w. Spalding and Miss Marsh
entertained a>large party of ladies' at
euchre, their guest list including Mrs.
Leslie Kennedy, Mrs. Fred A. Miller,
Mrs. Edward I%vinson, Mrs. John w.
Ernest, Mrs. DR.. A. B. Hamilton, Mrs.
DR.. W.. H. Douglas, Mrs. N. E. Corthell,
Mrs. Mills of Fort Worth, Texas, Mrs.
Emma Moudy, Mrs. Emma H. knight,
Miss Howell Of Lincoln, Neb., Mrs. F.
D.. Spaford, Mrs. John H. Symons, Mrs.
C. L. Patchell, Mrs. E. ]. Bell, Mrs.
G. A. Campbell, Mrs. DIR. P. c. McNiff,
Mrs. e. ]. Lehman, Mrs. J. Fred Daw-
son, Mrs. l.. S. Bartlett, Mrs. S. H,
Campbell Mrs. ]. H. Davis, Mrs. Eva
Downey, Mrs. r. G. Fitch, Mrs. e. E.
Fitch, Mrs. Hanna Durlacher, Mrs. N.
H. Roach, Mrs. DR.. R. L. Tebbitt, Mrs,
c. H. Colt of Denver, Mrs. P. c. Raun-
er, Mrs. M. N. Grant, Miss James of
Kearney, Neb., Mrs. ]. F. Soule, Mrs.
E. D. Latimer, Mrs. c. w. Spalding,
Mrs. G. w. DeKay, Miss Eta DeKay,
Mrs. H. A. Gonden, Mrs. Fannie Ma
nasse, Mrs. A. q. Holiday, Mrs. FREQ
George, Mrs. Harry Cordiner, Mrs. F.
J.. Terry, Mrs. w. B. Sutphin, Mrs. DR..
HE. eMcCollum, Mrs. W. C. Thomas,
Mrs. j. T. Peckenpaugh, Mrs. R. H.
Homer, Mrs c.. S. Greenbaum, Mrs.
j. W. Connor, Mrs. c. P. Arnold and
Mrs. Paul Pascoe. Achillea, gypsop-
hila and candytuft were used for decor
alton, and the masses of snowy white
were indeed exquisite. The favors
were Laramie postcards, favorite views
of scenes in the city and vicinity be-
ing depicted. To these were affixed
lovely corsage bouquets of sweetpeas
in varying tints, each lady being thus
privileged to select one which harmon
lied with her dainty summer toilette.
The luncheon was served in many
courses, the h~ostesses being grace
fully assisted by Mrs. Wilkinson and
Mrs. C. D. Spalding.
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An interesting event Of the week was
the thimble party given Tuesday at.
ternoon by Mrs. j. H. Davis, and the
happy company Of ladies' were delight
ed with the favors, which were place
cards bearing thimbles in pretty satin
bags. Nasturtiums and sweetpeas
beautified the attractive home and fill