Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-11-01

slpsiCg MY Rosary mrs. Starr
read q short sketch of the life Of its
composer, telling of the circumstances
under which the song was written.
Mrs. Pack then read Riley's ."An
Old Sweetheart of Nine" while Mrs.
Ireland finished the afternoons pro.
gram with one of Mrs. Beach's songs
Ecstasy" Light refreshments were
served By the ladies in charge, after
which the guests departed with many
expressions of pleasure for the after
moons enjoyment.
The Ladies' Aid society of the New.
man NJ. E. church had their social"
meeting in the church parlors. Tues
day afternoon, which was attended
and enjoyed by goodly number and
their invited guests. despite the in
clement weather. The rooms were
nicely decorated for the occasion and
an excellent program had been ar.
ranged for the event. However this
was unavoidsbly interfered with.
A piano solo was we'll rendered by
Miss Fora Perry, and Miss Arlene
Swestland gave an excellent recita-
tion, which added much to the pleas.
ure of the occasion. Then came the
social session, during which delicious
Refreshments, consisting OF pumpkin
and apple pies. with whipped cream
and coffee. Mesdsmes Hall, Norton.
Peterson. Mckenzie. Johnson, Ksster-
son and Martin we're the hostesses for
the delightful meeting.
One Of the most successful and at
the same time most charming Hal
lowe'en celebrations was that which
was given in the parlors Of the New
man Methodist church. under the aus
pices of the Standard Bearers of that
church. The edifce was artistically
decorated for the occasion, large fes.
toons Of laurel berries, hanging from
the ceiling, while corn. pumpkins
apples aud the like were much in
evidence. On the walls were to be
seen witches, moons, cats Eoblins and
other suitable tokens of the season
and large and merry crowd Assem-.
bled to enjoy the doings. During the
evening. Miss Arlene Sweetland COS
tuned rs ghost, gave an appropriate
recitation and later on Mrs. g. A.
Savage very successfully ippersonated
"a gypsy and told the fsytunes of the
gay thronR, .addmg muchSto the mer.
rimsnt of the event. The 'Ball Of
Fortune" aud other Hsllowe' en- games
were played and dainty refreshments,
consisting OF Waldorf salad 10 apple
cups, ssndwitche, with cocoa were
served. II was decided success in
every sense Of the word and the
Standard Bearers proved themselves to
he fine entertainers.
Sunday Mr.. and Mrs. Alva r. Gun
mel! entertained for the first time at
their new home on Mob Hill, Lin.
coin Park, having as their guests for
diuner, MIR. and Mrs. Thos. W. Pack.
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The formal opening Of the newly
remodeled opera house, which 10 to oc.
cur next Wednesday evening. when
local talent will hold forth there,
promises to be quite an important
social event Several hundred in
vitations have been sent out and 1t
will be a representative audience that
will gather on that occasion to enjoy
the rare musical treat that has been
provided.
When a humber Of Grant Pass peo-
pie were canped out at leamboat,
last summer, it was agreed among
themselves that in case they managed
10 come back TO the city and still hold
friendly relations, that each would
live party in honor Of the event.
They did get along nicely and the
"a social gatherings have been TAX.
ing place at intervals ever since and
e at one was R!ven Wednesday
ey ming at the home of f. NJ. John.
,oI, corner of 9Th and L streets, Clav.
ton RicSman being the host of the
occasion. The evening passed very
qoickly ana pleasantly with various
games and elegant Tefreshment wer,
forthcoming. Those who were for
tunate enough to be present to eujoy
J the novel event were Mr.. anc
Mr.. a. Z Martin, Mr. aud Mrs
W. II Patillo. Glen Patiilo and Mis-
Genevieve Patillo. Mrs. Gray, Mrs
Cleveland, Mr.. and Mrs G. d. Crane