, 1908-05-23
SOCIETY EVENTS
OF THE WEEK
BY BESSIE BAILEY COOK. \


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BY BESSIE BAILEY COOK. y
Invitations are out for the sixteenth
annual cadet ball and that brilliant
society event will inaugurate a COM
mencement season which promises to
be remarkable in many Ways. The
changing OF the commencement ex-
ercises proper TO the morning hours
puts the university in line with SINH
lar institutions and is received with
general favor, while the Inauguration of
President Merica and the reception
which will be rendered to him and his
wife add especial interest to the day.
Indeed, the university and its func-
lions are already occupying the center
of the stage and the scribe of that in.
stitution, with her long chronicle of
receptions, parties and picnics, leaves
little for the ordinary society report
err to say. The clubs are completing
h work for the year and illness has
interfered in several cases with clans
made for private functions as we'll as
with regular sessions of the clubs
themselves.
SIS
A large and sympathetic audience
witnessed the rendition of Pinero's
Sweet Lavender at the Opera House
last night the pretty piece being clev
erly presented by members of the Sc
nior class of the Cheyenne high school.
Mrs. Hart directed the production and
the cast was as follows:
Horace Bream Arthur Black
Godfrey Wedderburn - Nelson Boice
Clement Hale. Harold Vaughan
Richard Phenyl. Walter Doyle
ID. Delaney Frank Jones
Mr.. Buiger. Will McInerney
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Minnie Gilfhian. Miss Claudia Taylor
Ruth Bolt. Florence Rugg
Lavender ............ Bessie Jones
Mrs. Gilfllian .......... Ruth Griffen
Each part was well taken and all the
young people worried together to make
a pleasing and creditable performance.
The entertainment was given under
the auspices of the athletic association
and the mandolin club. Miss Carrie
Burton, who assisted as pianist, re-
ceived many enthusiastic
Miss Burton is one of the most gifted
musicians in the state. The young &C
tors were accompanied by a party of
friends and many staid over for the
ball game this afternoon. Laramie
needed rain, but all were sorry that
nature did so much weeping on this
particular occasion.
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The "Spafford bunch have had a
gay time all winter and the fronc cuJ-
minated in a dance which they gave
Thursday evening, the party being ar
ranged as a farewell for Mr.. Sliney.
The "boarder boys each invited a
friend and each gentleman brought a
"faire 1adye," the company including
Jim Towar, Muggie Knight, Frankie
Hepner. Jack Hill, Smithie, Shiny,
Presto, Wheeler 1, Mellin's Food, De-
vie Roberts, Babe NOR, Lizzie Crow
ley, Speck Worthington, Edeane Hun
ton, Misses Miriam Doyle, Nettie Pope,
Nellie Snyder, Harriet Abbot, Gladys
Cothell, Abby Ddew, Jean Douglas,
Nellie Marsh, Gertie. Pointing and Tes-
sic Langheldt. Mrs. Douglas and Mrs.
Corthell served as chaperones and
to other parties of young people out
for a lark. Hunton and Niethe play
ed for the dancing. the Jolly Student"
being rendered for the grand march.
Oh, say! Have you heard about that
grand march? Jim Towar led it and
some of the stragglers haven't been
found yet. All of the dancers declare
they had the time Of their lives and
everybody cheered everybody else, the
list including the university, the hosts
of the evenings, the Spaffords and their
house, the chaperones, ETC., etc. Dain-
ty refreshments were served and the
young ladies We're presented with car
nations by their jolly hosts.
SIS
Mrs. Harry Houston is suffering
from an attack of measles with COM
plications and the session of La Tarde
de Noche was not held with her this
week as planned. Mrs. Oliver Wallis
the club next Wednesday afternoon
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