Semi-weekly herald., 1907-09-30
Society News Of
the Past Week

Mr.. and Mrs. w. d. Lee. Miss Ma
tilda Haynes and Miss Florence /
Haynes will visit Durango friends
during the fair week.
Miss Hazel KIngsbury of Telluride
will be guest of Mrs. Lloyd Sheets
daring fair week.
Mrs. w. S. Pickerill will entertain
at duck dinner this evening. rhe
guests will be Mr. and Mrs. McCon-
nell. Mrs Fay. Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
White.
The ladies' Of the Presbyterian
church aid society met with Mrs.
Pickerill Friday afternoon. 1t was
decided that they will open their ex-
change two weeks from today. Their
patrons will find them in Graden :
grocery department where they VIII
have the usual table of well cooked
viands for sale.
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On Thursday Mrs. John Haggart Gu
tertnined AT a luncheon which was
unusually beautiful. original and elab-
ornte. AS Mrs. Haggart expected
twelve guests which would make with
herself thirteen. she conceived the
original idea of having second table.
n small one at which she would SIT
places with one from the large table
with each course. In this way no
one would be uncomfortably remindc
OF the old superstition and II would
also give n progressive movement the,
would add to the amusement of draw
Ing lots for the place. The unlucsy
thirteenth guest was unable to pe
present but Mrs. Haggart adhered to
her plan and ten ladies were seated
ut the large table and two at the
small one. The large table was very
beautifully decorated with lavender
and white sweet peas and broad Law
ender satin ribbons. The place cards
were cut In the shape of a sweet pea
blossom. daintily painted water color
souvenirs and from the center
of each looked an exquisite little face.
These were the work of the clever
hostess. The menu was In the most
perfect harmony with the color scheme
Of the decorations from the deep pur-
pie of the grape juice to the mints and
lavender cream. A short game of
bridge followed and Mrs. Lloyd Sheets
was the fortunate winner of the prize,
very pretty water color sketch, by
the hostess. The guests invited were
Mrs. Mcconnell. Mrs. Pickerill. Mrs
Kaufman, Mrs. West. Mrs. Duke-Tay
lor. Mrs. Jakway. Mrs. Lloyd Sheets
Mrs. McCloskey. Mrs Spangler, Mrs
Perkins. Mrs. Hahn, Mrs. Fay, Mrs
Balster. Mrs. Trippe. Mrs. Pulford
Mrs. Newman and Miss Weightman
Mrs. kruschke has returned from
a summer on the coast of New Jersey.
Master Leslie remained at Poughkeep.
sic for his fourth year.
The marriage OF Mr.. W. T. Kirk
patrick and Miss Nettie Collins was
solemnized at st. Marks church on
Wednesday morning Rev. VIM. Fleet
wood officiating. The church was
very beautifully decorated for the oc
casion with great quantity of flow
ers and trailing vines The carriage
containing the bridal party was es.
corted to the church by the mem
bers of Sedgwick post. all friends anc
comrades of the bridegroom. The
members of the post the w. r. C. and
st. Marks guild. together with other
friends. completely filed the church.
After the ceremony it was impossi-
BILE for the happy couple to leave the
church without holding an impromptu
reception and many old and dear
friends wished them Godspeed on the
wedding journey which will begin
with a three years trip around the
world. After leaving the church Mr.
aud Mrs. Kirkpatrick, Gen, Hollister
Mr.. 7. c. Graden and Mr.. lockwood
drove to the home of Mr.. and Mrs
G. c. Perkins where perfectly ap.
pointed wedding breakfast was served
at which. beside the bridal party. only
Immediately members of the family
were present.
Mrs. Geo. Spangler viii leave the
early part of the week for Leadville
where she will visit with Mrs. Guy
Kerr for week or two.
Friends of Mr.. Fleetwood will re.
sret very greatly to learn of his
resignation from the pastorate of St
Marks. Mr.. Fleetwood's IN health is
the cause of his resignation which will
take effect about the first of Novem-
Der. Mr.. and Mrs. Fleetwood will
be greatly missed not only by the
members of their church and congre.