The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-12-18
SOCIETY

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Queen Esther Circle of the Metho- |
dist church met with Miss Anna |
Thayer at her home on Norfolk ave.
nue. Tuesday evening. Election of Of |
ficers was held. resulting in Mrs. +. G.. !
Gettinger for president, Miss Ethel
Doughty, vice president; Miss Edna
Loucks recording secretary; Miss
Lena Mills, core Jponding secretary
and Miss Ella Bland, treasurer.
Miss Smickley, a deaconess in the
church read paper and then followed
the planning of a years work. These
young women are doing a practical
and helpful kind of missionary work,
having undertaken to pay the school
ing for one year for a young orphan
girl, sixteen years old in the Bennett
school in Jackson Miss. They will
also send their protege Christmas
box filled with acceptable gifts and
nd twenty-five dollars in cash. There
are twenty-five young women who are
members of the circle and they GER
tainly deserve great deal of credit
for the splendid work they are doing
Miss Thayer served light refresh
ments at the close of the meeting.
Mrs. ]. PLANT and Mrs. W. A. Kings
ley were hostesses at delightful af-
ternoon on Wednesday, at the Pacific
hotel After social visit in the par
lors the guests were invited to the din
ing room, where a splendid supper
was served The table decorations
were in pink and green, with pink
carnation at each plate. Candles with
pretty pink shades were used to light
the tables and added very much to
the effect. In the guessing contest
the honors went to Mrs. Orris and
Mrs. Appleby of Stanton. Seventeen
ladies came up from Stanton for the
afternoon and a company of fourteen
Norfolk ladies were present.
The Methodist ladies' birthday club
in the Heights met with Mrs H. l..
Snyder on Tuesday to celebrate the
birthdays of four members. Mrs. NJ.
c. Hazen, Mrs. c. Il. Doughty, Mrs.
Joseph Alberry and Mrs. Snyder were
the fortunate ones this time and each
received a beautiful spoon from the
club. A splendid luncheon was SER
we'd at 1 o'clock and then followed an
afternoon of visiting over pretty bits
of work that were being fashioned
for Christmas giving.
The Economic department of the
woman's club met with Mrs. II. l..
Snyder on Monday afternoon. 1t was
an open meeting and a mothers meet
ing. A number of guests were pres
ent and enjoyed the program which
was an interesting one. Mrs. NJ. A.
Mcmillan, Mrs Coryell and Mrs. Viele
read papers and these were followed
by a general discussion on subjects
of interest to mothers.
The Woman's Missionary society
of the FIRST CONGREGATIONAL church met
with Mrs. II. j. Cole on Tuesday after
noon. Mrs. C. S. Parker and Mrs. A
N. McGinnis had charge of the pro
gram. Papers were read by Mrs
Mary Mathewson, Mrs. NJ. A. McMil
Ian, Mrs. ID. S. Bullock, Mrs. S. F
Erskine and Mrs. Parker.
Mrs. G. d. Butterfield entertained I
company of sixteen ladies at
O'Clock luncheon on Tuesday. After
the lunch a picture contest was en-
joyed Mrs. C. H. Reynolds and Mrs
p. II. Salter won the favors Mrs
Butterfield will give another lunch
con on Tuesday of next week
The ladies' auxiliary of the B. of l.
f. and f. met at the home of Mrs
w. II. Dean Wednesday afternoon
The afternoon was very pleasant!
spent in discussing and maxim!
Christmas presents. At the close o
the afternoon a dainty lunch was
served by Mrs. Dean.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Drebert cele
brated their twenty-ffth wedding an
niversary on Monday evening. !
small company of friends We're in
vited for the evening which proved
very pleasant one. Mrs. Dreber
served nice little supper at i
o'clock.
Miss Leona Raasch and Hedwis
Raasch entertained the choir of tn
st. Paul Ev. Lutheran church OF
Tuesday evening at their home on
and one-half miles west of the city
The evening was very pleasantly
spent at music and games.