The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-06
Society Events
ofPast Week

The nearness of the season of
lent is causing a lull in the social
realm of festivities and society is
already beginning to anticipate that
penitential attitude and enshroud
itself i'm the Quietude of sackcloth
and ashes.
1t was expected that society folks
would make the most of the period
prior to the 40 days of sacrifice and
self. denial and crowd many cosial
affairs into the last few weeks, but
such was not the case, and each
week has been more quiet than the
one preceding, until the smart set
have become very retired.
There has been only few large
functions this week, but number
of charming informal affairs have
marked the weeks calendar with
pleasure.
Monday afternoon the members
of the Woman's club gathered at
the chamber of commerce and
spent a delightful afternoon at
whist and five. hundred. The affair
was given as a benefit for the
building fund. About IS guests
were present and joined in the fes-
tivities of the afternoon.
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Thursday saw many pretty, in
formal affairs. Complimentary to
Mrs. Charles Keith, Miss Clara
Hughes was hostess at an informal
bridge luncheon. Covers were
placed for II guests.
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Mrs. Robert StrahOrn was host
ess the same day, when she enter
tanned the members Of the Whist
club and a few guests at her home
on First avenue.
The appointments were charm
ingly carried out, with a color note
of green and white. and covers at
the luncheon table were laid for
about 2S guests. Following the
luncheon the afternoon was de-
voted to whist.
The Hall of the Doges was the
scene of merry gathering Tues
day evening when the members of
the Country club entertained their
friends at the last of their series of
dancing parties given before lent.
The hall was beautifully decorated
for the occasion and the $50 young
people present for the evening
danced until the wee hours of the
morning.
Gaylor, day, the social day of the
year among the members of the
Cultus club, was celebrated Tues
day afternoon at the home of Mrs.
Robert Glen. The ladies devoted a
few hours TO the enjoyment Of a
good social time.
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A prettily appointed affair was
given Wednesday afternoon by Mrs.
John Ellerson when she entertained
q few friends at an informal dinner
party at the Ellerson residence on
Eighth avenue. Six guests were
present.
Mrs. Ferdinand Heine was motif
for charming affair Thursday
evening when Mrs. Patrick Clark
entertained complimentary to her
1t the beautiful Clark home. 220S
Second avenue. The guests spent
the evening at whist.
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The new Reinhardt home on Can
non hill was the scene of an excep-
tionally pretty affair Thursday
| afternoon when Mrs. ]. A. Rein
. hardt entertained informally at
| cards. About 40 guests were re-
celved during the afternoon.
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Mrs. John b. Hassen was honor
guest at an Informal affair which
occurred last Thursday afternoon
. when her mother, Mrs. Allen Smith.
entertained few friends at her
home on South Elm street.
Tho affair was In. form of an
61<ernoon tea and the guest list in
lnded about IS friends Of the host
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One Of the smartest affairs of
<\Ia weeks social calendar was the
fatr xtyen Thursday afternoon by