The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-06-15
largest attended event ever held
by the organization.


The annual croquet tournament
at the Tacoma Tennis club viii
open tomorrow afternoon and
promises to be one of the most
fashionable events of the season.
Those on the tournament commit
tee are: Mrs. William Jones, Mrs.
Hacker and Mrs. A. e. Law. En-
tries for the meet will close this
evening at 6 o'clock. Among the
ladies who will preside and enter
tain during the week are Miss
Julia Harris, Miss Emily Coleman,
Miss Ollie Anderson, Miss McMa-
hon, Miss Agnes Bailie, Miss In
gersou, Miss Hudson, Miss Hewitt,
Mrs. Horace Fogg, Mrs. Walter
Harvey, Mrs. Edward Morgan,
Mrs. Grant S. Hicks. Mrs. Louis
Brehm, Mrs. Paul j. Fransioli and
Mrs. John McFadon.
In honor of Miss Katherine
Hickey, who is to be a June bride.
Miss Vera Campbell will entertain
tomorrow afternoon.
The closing event of the school
year at Aquinas academy will be
the graduating exercises tonight,
which take place in the academy
auditorium at O'Clock. A large
class Of young ladies will graduate
and a special program of music
and recitations will be given.
Miss Ray Tierney of Seattle is
the guest of Mrs. Frank Herbert
at her apartments at the Webster.
Miss Tierney will remain in Ia
coma the remainder of the week.
Trinity Guild will meet tomor-
row afternoon at o'clock in the
parish house. All members are
requested to be present.
Mrs. Dora >Busbridge and her
sister, Mrs. w. w. Thompson, are
entertaining Mrs. Henry McCrea
of Globe, Ariz., daughter of Mrs.
Busbridge. Mrs. McCrea will
probably spend the entire summer
in Tacoma.
The Woman's Guild of st.
Luke's church will meet tomorrow
afternoon at the home of Mrs. M.
J. Cogswell, 252 South G street.
Aal friends of the guild and parish
are cordially invited to attend.
The engagement of Miss Helen
Henry, for two years popular
teacher of the Whitman school
staff, to Frank A Parker of Puy-
aa1up, Is announced. Mr.. Porter
is engaged fh Puyallup in the mer-
camille business. Miss Henry's
uncle and aunt of Wilmar, Mimi,
her former home, are expected in
Tacoma the latter part of the
month.
Mrs. w. G. Freeburn will be
hostess for the June tea for the
Altar society of st. Patrick's
church, entertaining tomorrow
afternoon at her home, 1925
North Prospect street.
The First Presbyterian church
and Sunday school will hold It's
annual picnic at the Pacific Trac-
tito company's park, at American
lake tomorrow. Special cars will
leave Ninth and Commerce at
$40 and 1910 in the morning,
returning early in the evening.
The piano department of the
Tacoma Musical Institute win
give recital tonight at the First
Christian church, under the direc-
ton of Professor B. F. Welty.
Mrs. Bertha Pentecost Bellinger
will assist. and a chorus of little
folks will give a group OF kinder
|garten songs.
The Ladies' Aid of Westminster
at a tea tomorrow afternoon at
the manse, on South Fiftieth and
X streets. Miss Hillman, general
secretary of the Y. w. G. A. will
give an address on protective work
for young women.
The annual fraternity reunion
and banquet of the H. G. 8. fra
ternity of the University of Puget
lSound will be held this evening at
the Hotel Bonneville, covers being
laid for 25.
For the benefit of the Sunday
school of Mckinley M. d. church
a grand concaTt will be rendered
In the church auditorium tomor-
row night. The program opens
at o'clock. Several we'll known
persons will appear during the
evening, including Miss Gertrude
Homer, soprano, the vocal instruc-
tor for the U. P. g., Miss Mabel
Luke, soprano, Miss Ethel Pratt
alto and reader, Mr.. A. q. Martin,
tenor and reader, Mr.. w. n. Luke,
basso and soloist. Friends of the