The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-12-12
Notes Of Society

Mrs. H. E. Schraven entertained
yesterday afternoon very delight
fully at cards.
Social festivities are decidedly in
allegiance until after the holidays,
when a number of quite elaborate
affairs will likely take place.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. .. Chandler en-
tertained friends at dinner Tuesday
evening in their usual gracious man.
ner.
On Tuesday evening Mr. and Mrs.
S. w. Bedford entertained at dinner
for Mr.. and Mrs. Carhart, Mr.. and
Mrs. Slichter and Mr.. Watson. A de-
lightful evening was spent at the
charming home of the charming
hostess.
The third annual dance of the Uni
versity Club at the Rockhill-Shallen-
berger hall last night was largely
attended. The hall vas decorated
for the occasion with Christmas
greens, American flags, college PEN
nants and v~ari-colored electric lights.
Refreshments were served during
the evening and a very enjoyable
time had. The committees in charge
were: Entertainment, Rev. G.. C.
Hunting, B. L. Quayle and S. w. Bel
ford. Ladies': Mrs. G. G. Hunt
ing, Mrs. G. A. McElroy, Mrs. Arthur
B. Witcher and Mrs. Frank F. Ne
vim. Refreshments: Mrs. Charles
Chandler, Mrs. Arthur Smith, Mrs.
B. L. Quayle and Mrs. S. w. Bedford.
The vaudeville performance given
last night at the Ely Theater under
the auspices of the Epworth League
of the Methodist church of East Ely,
was we'll attended considering that
Ely had a prize fight and dance as
counter attractions. The efforts of
those who took part in the program
were we'll received. The program
included a violin solo by Mrs. c. w.
Woods; boys lecture on knives, by
w. S. Bailey; vocal solo by Mrs. F. F.
Nevin; piano solo by Mrs. Graham
Putnam; character monologues by
Alfred Tamblyn, vocal solo by Miss
Madaline Doyle, and a comedy sketch
in which Miss Doyle, ]. w. Meyers,
Thomas Smith and Mr.. Bailey ap-
peared. Mr.. Meyers, as Christopher
Columbus Fishback, gave a unique
talk on "Woman's Rights" The
performance concluded with a tab
leau, 81 Need Thee Every Hour" in
which Miss Airlle Hill appeared
kneading bread dough.
At the sale, dinner and dance
given by the ladies of st. Bartholo-
news church, Wednesday evening,
the hall was prettily decorated, the
various booths forming the chief
feature of the arrangement. Presid-
ing over the candy booth was Mrs.
Witcher, assisted by Miss Florence
Weber; at the handkerchief booth
was Mrs. G.. G. Hunting, assisted by
Mrs. Charles Reeves; the fancy work
booth, Mrs. A. j. Fesler, assisted by
Mrs. Frank Nevin; the domestic
booth, Mrs. Ed. White, assisted by
Mrs. Jerry Kent, Mrs. Dave Barley;
the baby booth by Mrs. Kidd, assisted
by Mrs. Richardson and Mrs. Weller.
The dinner was hugely enjoyed, not
SO much for the great amount of
tempting viands, which, alas, gave
out all too soon, but for the fair
goddesses of the church, who, dis
guised as dainty mattresses, presided
over the festive board, and made
mere man feel that he was dining on
Mount Olympus. Among the ladies
who diSpenSed the hOSpitality of the
cuisine were Mrs. A. B. Witcher, Miss
Gates, Mrs. Frank Millard, Mrs.
Cupid, Mrs. Richardson, Mrs. Fes-
Ter and others. Dull care vas dis
missed at the table and it was a very
honey little affair to which every