Semi-weekly herald., 1909-11-29

Seven yJung ladies' enJoyeu u uciicio"9
turkey dinner. the first course being
served at o'clock. by means oil one
of the fundamental processes OF arith'
metic, using the number ten and the
number of young ladies' present. the
number of summers the hostess has
seen will be attained. Can you guess :
The place cards were dainty Puritan
ladies' driving turkeys. As some one
remarked II was the incest kind OF
time to have a birthday so near
. Thanksgiving, since every one would
be glad anyway and birth day was
just that much more excuse for Jolly
time. After dinner the hostess told
the girls fortune. You'll be surprised
before long. Why-but we promised
not to tell that. Then there were
some magical performances and the
jolliest games you ever played till a
late hour. Besides the hostess those
present were: Misses Isabel Brewer
Linda Kellenberger, Marguerite Jack
son. Ethel Sheets, Maud Spear and
May Spargo.
Wednesday evening Miss Helen Bal
ster, the pleasing daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. F.. s. Balster. entertained a few
friends at chatting dish party Those
enjoying her hospitality were the
Misses Roberts, spargo, Bell, Jackson
Sheets, Kellenberger and Bryant.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Ware entertain
ed at dinner Thanksgiving day. 1t is
privilege TO be a guest at this de-
lightful home and those present enjoy.
ed the occasion to the utmost. In ad-
dition TO the family there were
Rev. and Mrs w. s. Crozier. Mr. and
Mrs C. T. Hopkins, Ruth and Pau
Crozier, Charles and Louise Hopkins
Mr.. and Mrs. j. h. Ball entertained
Mr.. and Mrs. p o. Walker and daugh
ter. Vida. at dinner Thanksgiving day
II was pleasant informal occasion
dinner being served at 2:30 o'clock
The table decorations were yellow
chrysanthemuns Covers were lait
for seven.
Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Knapp were
host and hostess at a 2 o'clock dinne
or Thanksgiving day Pink and whit,
carnations decorated the table. Tn,
guests were Mrs. J. w. Wrigley, Mis-.
Hazel Wrigley of Factoryville. Pa.
and Miss Edith b. NJ. Young.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Rossiter entertain
ed at dinner Thanksgiving at thei
pleasant home on Fifth avenue. The
color scheme was yellow, the table
being handsomely decorated I'm chry
santhemums and ferns. An elaborate
six-course dinner was served at Gao
O'Clock. Covers were laid for twelve
The guests were Mr.. and Mrs. W. I
Clifford. Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Weaver
Mr.. Harry Weaver. Mr., and Mrs. Grant
Sanders, Masters Richard clifford. and
Vernon and Forest Sanders.
The Founders day reception given
by the board of directors of The Du
range public library Thanksgiving ev
ening. was one of the largest, and al
the same time. one of the most delight
full events ever held in Durango. A
public reception is one of the mos
difficult affairs in our complex socia
system to handle successfully. Yer,
few of them are enjoyable. and SC
most of us have learned to tolerate
such doings and make a practice o
attending when we cannot possibly d,
otherwise. People come and go-mee
the celebrities-eat a little-talk NOR,
or vice versa-and go home-vowin,
never to do 1t again-till next time
The evening reception upset all ou
preconceived notions on the subject o
receptions and unravelled all the edge
of our experience. People went a
all hours, 1t is true, but when the,
reached the library they stayed. Their,
was plenty of coming but no going
The result was an enormous crow,
that filled the first floor TO repletioi
an interested and appreciative gath
ering who received each number of tn,
excellent program enthusiastically in
spring the performers to a high It'd,
OF effort that. flood-like, swept every
( thing before them. The reception wa
very Informal. and as result ever,
one was at ease throughout the even
ing. This put the audience in happ,
frame of mind and made them so an
preciative that the program went witt
Verve and Il snap we have rarel
seen equalled. We are sure that tn
men who made the Durango llbrar
possible-the founders, Andrew Cai
negie and General Palmer, could the
have been present-would not hav
found the exercises in their homo
lacking in the subtle qualities whicl
tend to make such affairs successful
We do not know whose was the happ