The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-01-03
Pleasures of the Week,


preceding Lent.
Pleasures Of the Week.
The trainmen's ball Ia an annual
Norfolk event which each year seems
to have reached the limit of its pos
sible success but which each year
proves little bigger and little more
enjoyable than the year before. Civ
en- this year in Marquardt's hall on
Christmas night the twentieth annual
ball of the Brotherhood of Railway
trainmen furnished dancing and q
pleasant evening to more than half a
thousand people. The hall as usual
had the typical railroad decorations,
which with the dance as whole
brought credit to the committees.
Special trains carried the railroad
men to and from South Norfolk, the
Northwestern extending its usual
courtesies. w. II. Beck was master
of cermonies.
Miss May Johnson2on Thursday even
ing was hostess to party of twenty
friends invited to the home of Mr..
and Mrs. A. Randklev, complimentary
to Miss Johnson's brother, ]. A. John
son who Is visiting in Norfolk from
Rockford Ill. The party Thursday
evening was a novel peanut party"
the evening opening with a peanut
hunt while progressive peanut" occu-
pied the principal part of the evening
In the hunt" Miss Clara Rudat won
the prize while in the progressive game
the honors went to Mr.. Johnson. Re
freshments were served during the
evening.
Norfolk people who enjoy the comic
opera at its best spent a delightful
Christmas eve at the Auditorium where
'The Mayor of Toxic" with the best
In songs chorus, costumes and scenery
won the right easily to be classed as
the best attraction so far this season
at the Norfolk playhouse. 1t was es-
pecially in sharp wit and delightful
comedy that THE Mayor of Toxic"
excelled. Norfolk despite the other
attractions that commonly hold on
Christmas eve greeted the play with
large house.
Judge and Mrs. Barnes gave recep-
tion on Monday evening for their son
and his bride, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. B..
Barnes, jr., at their home on West
Norfolk avenue. Many friends called
to extend congratulations and best
wishes and enjoyed pleasant evening
at the Barnes home. Thursday even
ing the young people left for Casper,
Wyo., where the groom is already
meeting with success in practicing
law.
The senior class were very pleas
antly entertained Friday evening by
parents, 1904 Taylor avenue. A guess
ing contest was a feature of the even
ing in which Ralph Luikart carried
off first prize and Agnes Matrau the
BOBBY prize. Dainty refreshments
we're served at the close Of the even
ing.
Miss Korrinne Saunders had the
choir girls of Trinity Episcopal church
as her guests last Saturday evening
at birthday dinner, the occasion Of
Miss Saunders fifteenth birthday. A
three course luncheon was served.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Carter entertained
about twenty friends at Christmas
dinner at their home on North First
street in Edgewater park.
The annual holiday dance at the
Norfolk hospital was announced for
Saturday evening of holiday week.
Trinity social guild gave their first
dancing party of the new season Fri
day evening In Marquardt hall,
DIR. and Mrs. C. w. Ray were enter
tanned at Christmas dinner by Mrs,
c. II. Hibbon.
Miss Margaretha Boeck entertains
the o. NJ. C. club Saturday evening.
Mrs. w. r. Jones entertained few
friends at a party Friday evening.
Hymenial
A pretty Christmas wedding with
decidedly novel turn was the marriage
of Mr.. H. Kilmurry and Miss Eva Mi
hills, who surprised a score or so OF
friends who found themselves sudden
ly and unexpectedly changed from
puests at n Christmas marty to guests