The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1909-02-10
SOME SOCIAL NOTES.

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visit. Carnations and ferns graced
the dinner table, Mrs. johnson being
assisted in serving most sumptuous
dinner by her. sisters, Mesdames Mar
shall and Mahoney. The guests were
Mesdames Partridge. Branch, Wood.
Burch. Young, Jensen. Gregory. Nc
Andrews and Mcmahon and the Miss
es Kate and Anna Schumacher. Mrs.
Mcmahon delighted the ladies with
some good music. Mrs. Malony's
friends had a delightful visit with
her. thanks to Mrs. Johnson's hospi
tally.
On Thursday Mrs. Chas. Bollen
was at home to large company of
friends. The house was beautifully
decorated with magnificent red roses.
their rich color blending with the
green made the rooms fairly tropical.
Mrs. Bollen's games consisted in
guessing the names of fabrics. Mrs.
Richardson received the first prize, a
very dainty shirt waist pattern while
Mrs. j. B. Romans was amply con-
soled by bingham apron. Mrs. Boil
lens refreshments were very dainty
and also novel and presented most
tempting array of good things. Miss
Lulu Saul and Ethel Cook assisted
Mrs. Bollen in serving. Thursdays
success was repeated on Friday. Mrs.
A. j. Bond captured the first prize
and Mrs. Lockmiller the consolation
prize. Mrs. Tucker and Mrs. Cook
assisted Mrs. Bollen in serving on
Friday. Mrs. Bnllen's parties were
most elegant and enjoyable from
every point of view.
A blizzard does not even interest
the S. S. Club. They turned out en-
masse last night and enjoyed to The
utmost the excellent supper provided
by Miss Anderson. Miss Gulick had
charge of the program and some good
music. and a good time followed.
Miss Vera Fluent was elected men,
Der to take the place of Miss Statler.
On Tuesday evening Mrs. C. l..
'Voss entertained the Queen Esther
Circle and the Standard Bearers at
her home. The guest of the evening
was Miss Elizabeth Evans. who gave
the circle an account of the work be-
ing done by the homes in which the
Queen Esther Circle is interested.
She is an excellent talker and gave
very vivid account of the good work.
Mrs. Voss served light refreshments
to the guests and did every thing to
make the evening enjoyable
The P. E. D. IS will hold an all day
session at the home of Mrs. C. j.
Kemming on Friday. The meeting to
have been held at Mrs. Pfarr's was
postponed on account of the blizzard
30 that this week double header will
be the result.
The snow flakes and the wind were
on frolic Monday evening, but they
were no more merry than the men,
bers of the Shakespeare Club as they
assembled at the beautiful home Of
Mrs. John Ainsworth, who had in
vited them to q dinner. When din
ner was served twenty ladies took
their seats. At the request of the
hostess, Mrs. j. W. Smith said
grace, and then EXPLANATIONS arose
over the beauty OF the tables. The
club colors of pink and white and also
hints of Shakespeare we're used where
it would add to the effect. The place
cards, the work of the gifted hostess.
represented gayly galloping horse.
caparisoned in pink. suggesting a
quotation familiar to readers of
Shakespeare. Mrs. Ainwsorth ably
assisted by Mrs. Lulu Woodruff served
dainty. delicious four course dinner
{ in which the colors of the club were
cleverly shown. AS an "appetizer"
by each plate was folded paper
apparently containing powder, but
on examination, proved to have riddles
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stook" them all. Dinner over, after
an interval, the president, Mrs.
George Richardson, called the club to
order, and the usual business of the
evening was taken up, the session
being opened by a beautiful duet,
sung by Mrs. Chas. McWilliams and
Mrs. Martin. which the club prompt
~ encored. Roll Call was an espcci-
ally hilarious feature. being answered
by jokes, which we're greatly enjoyed.
After matters of business had been
given attention. the fortunes of
Othello as set forth in Act l. Scene 3,
were read by number, and the ex-
ceedingly fine passages appreciated by
all. Next followed memory test
of quotations from the Immortal
bard and of the three whose mem
cries seemed best, Miss Bond was
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