The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-02-08
SOCIAL NEWS


The birth anniversary of S. w.
Gruber was made festive by more
than hundred callers who came un-
expectedly to his country home and
perpetrated a complete surprise upon
their happy host. Mrs. /. j. Grub
or, Mrs. j. II. Gruber and Miss
Bertha Fetter were the conspirators
and their plans were successful i'm the
extreme. An elaborate spread. pro-
duced from the recesses or well filed
lunch baskets, was n feature of the
midnight hour.
The guest list included Mr.. and
Mrs. Martin Adams and family: Mr.
and Mrs. Miller Key and family: Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Fletcher and family;
Mr.. and Mrs. j. ID Fetter and family:
Mr.. and Mrs. Omaga Allmendinger
and family; Mr.. and Mrs. Amsy Suit
ana family: Mr. and Mrs. Manus
Boyer and family; Mr.. and Mrs. VIII
liam Gruber and family; Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Smith and family; Mr.
and Mrs Frank Elarrum aud family:
Mr.. ana Mrs. u. Hecker and family;
Mr.. and Mrs. / j. Gruber and fam
lily; Mr.. and Mrs. Thew Wittred and
family; Mr.. and Mrs. j. II. Gruber
and family: Mr.. and Mrs IL. Rem
nert and family: Mrs Grace and
family; Mr.. and Mrs. i. hummer.
Misses Christie Rinnert, Grace Key.
Bertha Fetter, Ina Epley. Edith Cline.
Florence cline, Esther smith, Belle
Merchant, May Key, Ida Clagett. En-.
ma Long, Esther Syckes. Grace Grub
er, Alta Grace, Onna Wager, Edna
Hurr. Laura Rinncrt, Minnie Camp
bell, Winifred Nispan, and Messrs.
G. b. Merchant, Roy Epley, Harry
Key. Herbert Gruber, Gail smith,
Wesley Mitchell. clyde Smith, VIII
liam Fletcher. Harry Il. Trout. Ches-
ter Trout. George Gruber. owen
Fletcher w. M Rush and Mr.. Murl
May, of Salmonia, Indiana.
In celebration of the birth anniver-
sares of their daughter Miss Mary.
and Mr.. Mlcheal Griffin. Of Plttsburg.
Mr.. and Mrs n. II. Giimin secretly
invited company of friends to call
mt their North Oak street home last
evening The two honored guests were
taken entirely unawares but rallied
to extend cordial greetings
to the callers.
Tables We're placed for cards and
after a series of games, various diver
sions of social nature were enjoy
ed. Later a delicious buffet luncheon
was spread in the dining room with
Miss Mary Griffin and Mr. Micheal
Griffin presiding. As final pleasure,
Miss Mary was showered with many
beautiful gifts and responded with II
pretty little speech of thanks in which
she spoke of the fifteen happy years
of her own life and the forty happy
and useful ones of the other honor
guest who in spite of forty years to
his credit, was as youthful in spirit
as herself.
There were twenty-five present to
in the festivities.
MIR. and Mrs. Charles C. Fisher en-
tertained quite informally at bridge
last evening mt their Mt Vernon
avenue home for the pleasure of their
card club. After the interesting scores
Misses Hope and Ruth Fisher presid-
inB' All'I supper HouTS WtTe lluDDlly
social and conversat tlonal.
The Women's club regular weekly
program was presented at the Churcn
street east home of Mrs. w. G.
Butcher Monday afternoon.
Extremely interesting and instruct
i've in theme were the roll call re-
sponses. condensed descriptions OF
Great Feats in Engineering Cecil
Rhodes, the Empire Builder was BIZ
ographized by Mrs. f.. d. McKn.
Miss. Mrs. Frank King told of Rho
desia, Victoria Falls, Salisbury and
I" Miss Hattie Taylor's pa
per described vividly the Great
Lakes of Central A>rica. " Mrs.
Allen contributed the only
number, an appreciable vocal
selection. Current events, round table
and the critics report closed
the program.
Mrs. John Whddell VIII entertain at
The next meeting