, 1908-03-14
! SOCIETY EVENTS
OF THE WEEK
By BESSIE BAILEY COOK.


Lent has brought with it a most ac-
ceptable cessation of social activity
and the record, outside OF routine CLUB
work, gets briefer every week. Last
night the winter term recital of the
school of music at the university mark
ed the end of the semester's real work
at that institution, as next week will
be devoted to examinations, vacation
following, of course. Spring vacation
in the public schools falls a week later,
beginning the Both. Easter comes so
late this year that it hardly seems pos
sible to call either respite the Easter.
vacation" as has been the custom. Din
ners have been quite the fashion during
the week, as will be noted by the record
of the number of Importance of this
delightful form of hospitality. Posi-
bly, the unpropitious weather has some
thing to do with the dearth of societ J
events, as housewives are too busy
welding brooms and busters to have
time or inclination for much else. ANY.
thing wet would be enthusiastically
welcomed by ~harrassed humanity,
male and female, old and young, but
the clouds continue to withhold the
blessed boon.
4 & 4
Mrs. Nelson and Mrs. Bramhall en-,
~tertained the Social Union at the Mel
son residence yesterday afternoon, the
attendance being large in spite of the
d~isagreeable day. Miss Lee contribut,
ed several vocal solos which were re-
ceived with obvious pleasure by the
company, and there was an amusing
game of divided quotations, which in
volved the writing of poetry incorpor.
ating the names of both possessors of
fragments which matched. Dainty re,
freshments were served. The Union
will meet next time at the residence
of Prof. Knight, with Mrs. Knight and
Mrs. Gilkison officiating as hostesses.
& & &
Mrs. Harry Cordiner will entertain
La Tarde De Noche at it's next session,
which will be an afternoon thimble par
ty. The membership list of this club,
which is necessarily limited, is now
full and there is a long waiting list OF
young matrons who would be welcome
and welcomed into its good times were
it not for the bounds fixed by the size
of the homes, for it is the fixed puc-
pose of its projectors to confine its list
to a number which will admit of fire.
quent evening gatherings which hus-
bands can enjoy.
Hon Otto Gramm entertained a
party of about thirty at the Union Pa.
cifc at dinner last night, the guest list
including the following, who discusse |
the menu from 7 to 10 o'clock: Mr..
and Mrs. Fred A. Miller, Mr.. and
Mrs. H. D. Beemer, Mr.. and Mrs. e. 4
Beltz, Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Converse,
Mrs. Durlacher, Mr.. and Mrs. H. N,
Roach, Dr.. and Mrs. Tebbitt, N. X.
Boswell, Mr.. and Mrs. Ivinson, Mr..
and Mrs. Chas. w. DeKay, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Davis, jr., Mr.. and Mrs. s
H. Campbell, C. w. Berry, Mr.. aud
Mrs. John McGill, DR.. and Mrs. S. B
Miller, Mr.. and Mrs. e. ]. Bell, Warren
Beltz and Clark Pelton.
4 & Z
The Baptist young people gave d
very successful social reception last
Tuesday evening, at s O'Clock, in their
new church en- Grand avenue, Mr.. H.
l.. Carver presiding. The young PEG
pie from both the Methodist and Pres.
byterian churches We're invited, the
guests present numbering one hundred
and six. Rev R. A. Lansdell gave the
welcome address, Miss Moen of the Up,
worth League responding, also Mr.,
Hazenkamp of the Christian Endeavor
The programme was very much appre'
ciated and consisted of:
Male Quartette.
Concert recital, Tom, Tom the
Piper's Son." by six young men.
Reading. by Miss Holiday.
Short address by Mr.. A. Kent, a
member of the Baraca club.
"Philonthea," song, by the young Ia
dies class.
Reading, by Miss Ware.