Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-12-07

Mrs. Samuel Benn is at Melbourne,
visiting her aged father, ]. T. Red
man.
o. j. Engen made a business visit
to Seattle last week, returning Fri
day night.
DR.. Mayme MacLafferty has re-
tuned from a visit with her parents,
at Port Townsend.
Mrs. John Stafford and Mrs. Mr.
tin Spellissey visited friends in
,.cntesano Saturday.
A. I. Mccall is having plans drawn
for modern dwelling house, to be
erected on Third street.
Miss Dorothy Boutyette entertain
ed a party of her young friends Sat-
urday evening, on the occasion of her
twelfth birthday.
Mrs. E. X. Drake entertained at
luncheon Friday afternoon, in honor
of Mrs. A. c. Ennis, who leaves this
week for California.
~ G. Judson and family arrived
thursday from Seattle, being ca'le1
here ty the illness of Mr.. Juis 81 S
me lhel Mrs. Z. l.. Judson.
H. C. Smith lost the sight of an
eye while working on the Bonn block
at Wishkah and I streets, last week,
by running wire in the eye.
Several Aberdeen ladies attended
the meeting of Robert Gray Chapter,
d. A. R., at the home of Mrs. Kuhn,
Hoquiam, Saturday afternoon.
The Elks lodge will hold ladies
social session next Friday evening,
as a farewell reception to Mr.. and
Mrs. r. P. Brown, who are preparing
to leave for Spokane.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Collins left
Saturday for their home, at Ellens-
burg, after a visit with Mr.. Collins
sister, Mrs. Rice w. Hilligoss and
Mrs Robert w. Bryan.
The holiday displays in the shop
windows of Aberdeen would do cred
it to those of city many times
larger, and emphasizes the fact that
the day has passed when it was ne
cessary to send out of town for any
class of goods.
The local Eastern Star Chapter
has elected the following officers for
the ensuing term: Worthy matron,
Emma c. Hatch; worthy patron, T..
M. Watt Copeland; associate ma
iron, Mrs. Frank Hawkes.; conduc-
tress, Mrs. A. M. Wheeler; assistant
conductress, Miss Agnes McGillicud-
dy; secretary, Mrs. E. E. Shields;
treasurer, Mrs. w. E. Greene.
Mrs. V. P. Wilson, the aged moth
err of Mrs. l.. G. Humbargar, was
stricken with paralysis Friday. Mrs.
Wilson came from her home, in ABB
ilene, Kansas, recently to spend the
winter with her daughter. At her
age there is small hope of recovery.
r. w. Kirkpatrick and E. F. Pur-
dy, of Hoquiam, have incorporated
the Grays Harbor Concrete Co., with
a capital stock of $4,000.
H. D. Chapman has resigned as
secretary of the Elks lodge, to take
effect January /. The resignation
was reluctantly accepted, as Col.
Chapman was pre-eminently the
right man in the right place, but he
is obliged to change climate on ac-
count of his health. Col Chapman
was unanimously elected life men,
Der of the order for his valuable SER
vices in the past three years.
The Women of Woodcraft have
elected the following officers for the
coming year: Guardian Neighbor,
Leona Vamman; Advisor, Emma Hell
ling; Magician, Sylvia Coons; Bank
err, Minnie Nelson; Clerk, Mary Craw-
ford; Attendant, Matte Jones; Cap
tain of Guards, Virginia Mead; In
ner Sentinel, Nellie Neveux; Out
err Sentinel, Gertie Shields; Musi-
clan, Tessie Boyer; Manager, James
Mcnamara.
The annual Thanksgiving service
of the ladies of the Congregations
church, was we'll attended and was
very interesting. Papers were read
by Mesdames F. G.. Jones, c. H. AL
burty and J. B. Haynes, and Mrs. L.
L. Trask of the Presbyterian church
made an appropriate address. Two
vocal Duets were rendered by Mrs.
A. d. Wood and Mrs. II. H. Carter.
After the literary exercises refresh
ments were seved. Mrs. Fred Nye
presided at the meeting.