The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-03-06
Pleasures Of the Week.

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Pleasures Of the Week.
Mrs. Spear, Mrs. McNamee and Miss
Mason entertained a company OF
| fifty ladies at ! o'clock luncheon on
| Tuesday at the home of Mrs. Spear
on Koenigstein avenue. The hostesses
were assisted in serving a four-course
luncheon by Mrs. p. H. Salter, Mrs.
by. After lunch six-hand euchre oc.
cupied attention, high honors going to
Mrs. Wallerstedt and Mrs. w. H.
Brakeman. On Thursday evening
these ladies entertained another large
company at luncheon, Mrs. August
Kiesau, Mrs. Wallerstedt and Mrs.
w. ]. Gibson assisting in the serving.
The prizes at the siX-hand euchre
games went to Mrs. Shoemaker of
Omaha and Mrs. j. S. Mathewson.
The prizes each day were silver
spoons and dainty silver hat pin
holders.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. e. Burnham gave
a $50 dinner at their new home on
Norfolk avenue Monday evening. Gov
ers were laid for thirty-six persons,
and a four-course repast was served.
Miss Bridge, Miss Luikart and Miss
Burnham assisted the hostess in serv-
ing. After dinner the game of 900"
occupied the attention of the guests.
Mrs. r. A. Mittelstadt made the high
score among the ladies and DR.. Parker
among the gentlemen. On Wednesday
evening another $50 dinner was CIV
en-, this time covers being laid for
thirty-four. Mrs. S. M. Braden, Miss
Luikart and Miss Durham assisted in
serving the four-course dinner. Again
800" proved feature of the evening,
prizes being captured by Miss Bridge
and Geo. D. Butterfield.
Mr.. Fairbanks and family removed
from the Junction to Scribner during
the week. Previous to their depart
ure their neighbors and friends gave
them several demonstrations OF their
popularity in Norfolk. Monday even.
ing the Degree of Honor gave Mrs.
Fairbanks a farewell party. Miss
Hazel was the guest of honor at a
party given by her Sunday school class
and on "Wednesday evening the same
young lady was the guest of honor at
the Owl dancing club party.
The Longfellow social at the parlors
Of the First Congregational church
Thursday evening was one OF the most
enjoyable events of the week. The
party was given by the Christian
Endeavor society, and fully half OF
the guests were in costume, each one
illustrating some character in the
poems of the great American poet.
The church parlors were arranged to
harmonic with the occasion. Re-
freshments were served during the
evening.
Buelah Chapter, Order of the East
ern Star, entertained thirty members
OF the order from Creighton Thursday
evening, and a number Of other visit
ors. After degrees had been conferred
and the regular order Of business had
been transacted in due and ancient
form, a four-course banquet was serv-
ed. Clever toasts were a happy feat
ure of the event. The Creighton visit
ors were guests in Norfolk homes
during their stay in the city.
Heights pioneers" gave Mr.. and
Mrs. f NJ. Huntington and their
guests, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. c. Walker, a
surprise Monday evening that proved
a joyful event. The visitors brought
refreshments and after that feature
of the program had been disposed Of,
there was an imitation wax works eX-
hibition that was said to excel any
thing ever attempted even in the good
old days when the pioneers" were
new corners to the Heights.
Comparatively few couples live to
celebrate their golden wedding, and
when Mr., and Mrs. A. H. Wichmau
reached that anniversary they invited
a large number of friends to their
home near Hadar to help celebrate
the event. The celebration was held
on Sunday and was a happy event,
not only for the bride and groom of
fifty years ago but for all present.
Mr., and Mrs S. F. Erskine enter
tanned a half hundred friends at $50
dinner Friday evening in their home
on North Ninth street. Six.hand eu-