Semi-weekly herald., 1908-11-16
Clubs and Parties

A very pleasant dance was given
Wednesday evening at Perin's Peak
by number of the Durango friends
of superintendent l.. Mccormick, as
sisted by friends at the mine. Some
twenty people went from Durango,
taking the music. which was elegant,
with them. 1t was a fine moonlight
night, and the drive to the peak which
was made in hayrack was quite an
occasion. After reaching their desti.
nation. the crowd called on Superiu.
tendent Mccormick and his bride. re-
Gently returned from their wededing
trip, and then repaired to the hall
About fifty couples tripped the light
fantastic in honor of Mr.. and Mrs.
Mccormick and after refreshments.
danced some more. But you needn't
ask how early they quit. for well not
tell.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. C.. Sanford enter.
tanned number of friends Informally
Wednesday evening in homer of Mr.
and Mrs. John Casey. who left Thurs.
day for Castelar,, Ireland.
Wednesday evening Mrs. Maria Io
gan entertained some twenty-fiys Df
her friends informally at her home
on Seventh avenue. While very in.
pretentious. the guests report the af-
fair as one OF the most enjoyable ever
attended. 1t was Scotch evening
entertainment, refreshments and eyen
the guests, since with two exceptions
all present hailed from the land OF ,he
thistle. Nor could the exceptions be
blamed for they really did :heir best
under the circumstances they each
married countryman of Bobbie
Burnsl The evening passed pleasant
ly with Scotch games. songs, recitn.
tions and dances. Refreshment time
came all too soon, but like the rest
of the evening 1t furnished an oppor.
tunity for pleasure. The party broke
up at a late hour.
The Wednesday Whist club met this
week with Mrs. Fred Balcom
The Reading club met Thursday af'
ernoon with Mrs. Sam Henderson. Mrs.
Milton Kaufman had charge of the
program, and gave comprehensive
resume of early English history. Mrs
DR.. Driver followed with an interesting
paper on Bunyan and Pilgrims Prog
ress as well as the social and ecclesi.
astical guilds of the time. Mrs Egan
subject was Architecture" illustrated
with numerous photographs OF archi.
lecture of all types. A fine review of
Schiller's Joan Dare" was given by
Mrs. 4iesenberg. During the
year the club will hold four open
meetings on the four patron saints
days Of England, Scotland, Ireland and
Wales. st. Andrews day is on Nov. 30, |
and Mrs. Haggart has charge OF the
program for that day, which will be
especially fine.
Misses Minnie Lowenstein and Flor
ence Salabar entertained the II. 7,
club and few guests on Thu 'sjay at
their home at 1903 West Thlcd avenue
1t was simple but very charming
card party, the game being 500. Those
present were: Misses Schafranka
Biggs, Senechal, Rogers. Todd, Sulli
van, Losing. Stevens, Piquenot, Tay.
lor. and Mesdames Liesenberg, Bill.
ings and Norman Thompson.
Thursday evening the friends Of Mrs
II. d. Mcbride surprised her on her
birthday, by calling in a body, bringing
refreshments as well as some hand.
day, with them. After the guest of
honor had recovered from her sJr.
prise, the party played high five. Os-
car Adrianson carried off the first g IN
tlemen's prize, and Willie Lear was
consoled for his bad luck with mig.
ger baby. Mrs. jerry Griggs was the
happy recipient of a lovely hand.em
broidered dolly, worked in white. ard
Mrs. M. House carried off the booby
prize. a pound of candy. Delicious 70.
freshments were served.
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