, 1908-09-05
SOCIETY EVENTS
OF THE WEEK

ny 0Ac6AN 0AAAk4 SOOA.
The circus was the thing yesterday
and 1t was dificult to pin ipformanti
down to the ordinary events Of life
Jpat what charm haunts the. sawdus,
ring has never been discovered but
all the world delights In a circus and
it, glamour never grows old. Grandms
Blake remembers going to q caravan
or animal show seventy1hvs years
ago, her father taking her to gee the
wonderful sights. That was her first
ana last for fifty years, but she has
enjoyed them occasionally since com
ing west, although she was too busy
to visit the big tent yesterday. Labor
day will not be celebrated In Laramie
this year. SO now we are ready for
the big fair, and II this perfect weather
continues, as pioneers promise. 1t will
certainly be a record-breaker for In
terest and attendance.
Miss Laura Lee gave a linen shower
Thursday evening in honor Of Miss
Neva Nelson. who will become the
bride of Mr. Thomas B. Ford Of Wash
ington, D. C., next Tuesday morning
at 10 o'clock. Those present on the
happy occasion we're Mrs. Nelson. Mrs.
Lee, Mrs. H. G. Knight, Mrs Frank
Hepner, Mrs. George Patterson, Misses
Maude Moudy. Leichhardt. Ethel MIL
Ter, Anna Rice, Amy Abbot. Abbie
Drew, Helen Symons, Elizabeth Grow,
Evelyn Corthell, Matte Wallis, Ethel
Merriam, Clara Prahl and Eta Ken
needy. The bride-expectant received
pieces of linen in great bear6y and
variety and all had a delightful time.
Miss Lee distributed appropriate pos
tails among the girls and these will be
mailed in an agreed sequence to the
honor guest after her wedding day.
Dainty refreshments were served, the
hostess being assisted by Misses Helen
Nelson n Mary Jones. Tho We'd
ding on Tuesday will be a qnist home
affair. and the young people will leave
Immediately for Lawrence, kas where
they will visit Mr.. Ford. relatives be-
fore proceeding to their future home
at washington, where Mr.. Ford IL
connected with the government SER
vice.
The benefit recital tendere! Tuesday
evening to Miss Carrie Button by her
Laramie friends and admirers was sue
cesstul in every way, the audience be
ing appreciative and enthusiastic. The
program as published in .hese columns
was pleasingly, rendered and the per
formers were warmly applauded. be-
ing compelled to respond to frequent
encores. Miss Burton was at her best
and her auditors expect great things
from her when she returns from Wash
ington. Possibly her most popular
number was @the Last Hope" Colts
chalk) which she interpreted with
rare feeling and deVcacy. MIRA. 3. +.
Lander of Cheyenne, assisted Miss
Burton, and that the audience apprc-
ciated Wyoming's Block Patti" who
was heard here for The first time. was
evidenced by. the warmth Of her re.
ception. Mrs. Landor's high, sweet 70
prano voice has that haunting melody
peculiar, to her race, and n drifts on
Its soft cadences to the dreamy land
of hooking birds and magnolia blooms.
1t must certainly be a great source Of
satisfaction to Mrs. Landor and to
Prof. Rickel and the members Of the
orchestra which rendered numbers un-
der his direction that they have been
instrumental in assisting their talent
ed young friend in her ambition to
perfect herself in music. Over $50
was cleared from the concert and Miss
Burton expects to leave for Washing
ton the latter part of next week where
she will study two years at Howard
university.
Mrs. William Brands, who was too
i'll to have her usual birthday party
Gil the 31st If July. entertained the
Sixty club end other friends at her
home Tuesiay %sfternoon, those pres.
cnt Icing Ms. I,odat, Mrs. HIKE. Ms.
Mulholland, Mrs Miller. Mrs. Piair,
Mrs. Boyd, Mrs. Yelton. Mrs. R ese
Davis of Cheyenne, an honorary mem
Der Of the cub, Mrs. Brockway. Mrs.
Cordiner, Mrs. Bellamy. Mrs Cook,