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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-01
GAMES FOR THE VALENTINE
PARTIES
BY CYNTHIA GREY.
And you'll be married before an
other wear.

And you'll be married before an
other year.
Above the second hang this one:
To be engaged this very week,
Number two is the one take.
And the third
A sad, and awful fate awaits the
one who seeks me,
For he or she will ever a spinstef
or bachelor be.
On small table near by have a
large bowl filled with soap suds,
and clay pipes tied with tiny bows
of red baby ribbon. After making
the bubbles, try to blow them
through the rings with small fans
It creates no end of fun, for the
bubbles never go where they are
meant to go.
Another mirth-provoking game
is trying to draw heart with
chalk on a blackboard, when writ
ing ones name in the center of the
heart-while the amateur artist Is
Elindfolded. The most successful
guest gets a prize-of candy
heart or something else as friVo
iOuS.
A still livelier game is something
like the old-fashioned bean bag.
Place a low scrap basket in the
center of the room and divide the
guests into two opposing parties,
forming two half circles around the
I, rtc
the number red and the other halt
white, are given the players and ef
forts are made to throw the hearts
into the basket. When these are
exhausted, the hearts in the basket
are counted and the side having the
p,oct of course. wins the game.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-01

was kind to me, and now she is
to marry this knight and live in his
castle"
So saying, they took the maid to
the coach, and they say her unkind
employer has never seen her from
that day to this, but she lives in
greatest happiness in the Troll
knights castle.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-01
SURPRISE PARTY MONDAY
EVENING.

Miss Geneva Taylor was sur
prised last evening by number OF
her friends at her home, East 912
Second avenue.
A most delightful evening was
spent with music, games and dane
ing. Arthur Sargent, accompanied
on the piano by Miss Sadie McGin
mis-, played several violin solos
which were much appreciated by
the guests.
Miss Taylor was presented witt
beautifully engraved bracelet
John Sargent making the presenta
ton speech.
Late in the evening light refresh
ments were served by the hostess
assisted by Mrs. J. Sargent. Those
present were: Mr.. and Mrs. j. Sar
gent, Lillian Tingley, Ellen Liskin
Phoebe Johnson, Sadie McGinnis
Edith McGinnis, Anna Jefferson
Esther Stanley, Grace Marker
I.ovina Braden, Geneva Taylor, Ar
thur Sargent, Allen Sargent, John
Taylor, Charles Savage, Arthur
Oiley, James Halter, Ernest Nc
lntyre and Philip EntrOm.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-01
Social Gnents in Spokane

(Social news is a daily feature of
NSThe Press. Anyone wishing to in
ssSpsrt such news should send 1t. sign
Id, TO the society editor or teie-
phone it before 10 o'clock In the
morniEg.)
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-01
IA SHIONS

A new fancy for the decoration of
blouses to be worn with tailor-made
suits is a shallow yoke and stock
of heavy crocheted silk of loose
mesh and the same color as the
material of the blouse.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-01

Hats are more modest appearing
than they have been in several sea-
sons. Toques and turbans are the
favorite shapes for walking hats.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-01

cheted yoke of the same color looks
charming with an elbow puff sleeve
and crocheted silk used up the fore
arm in two bands and round the
puff.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-01
SPOKANE PEOPLE SAIL FOF
EUROPE.

A number of Spokane people
sailed last Saturday from New
York for Europe. Among the party
were, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Mason,
Mrs. o. G. Labaree, Miss Gladys
Labaree, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred B. Grin
nell and daughter, Miss Hazel,
These people are planning to spend
several months on the old CONT
npnt
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-01
NORWEGIAN SOCIETY ENTER
TAINC

The Norwegian Singing society of
Spokane entertained last evening at
their annual meeting at the Odd
Fellows Hall The affair was the
celebration of the birthday anniver-
sary of "Ole Bull" and an address
on "Ole Bull was made by Prof.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-01

NottorS

Dear Miss Grey: My sister is 81,
and | am 10. Two young men
bring us home from church Sunday
evenings, and they insist upon
staying until 11:30.. Is this too
late? SISTERS.
Al think 1920 or II O'Clock is
late enough, and I'm sure your
mother will agree.
Dear Miss Grey: l met a boy
last summer while on my vacation
whom | learned to love, and he
told me he loved me. He asked me
to give up other boy friends and to
quit dancing, which | did. After we
separated he wrote twice a week
for while; then stopped writing
altogether Since then I've gone to
dances and had other boy friends,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-01
FAREWELL RECEPTION FOR
MISS COMSTOCK.

Miss Mary COmstock, formerly
superintendent of the Deaconess
hospital, who leaves this week for
Chicago, was honor guest at an in
formal reception given last evening
at the First Methodist Episcopal
church. on the corner Of Third ave
nue. and Howard street.
A well selected musical program,
followed by several speeches, was
given and Miss Comstock was pre-
scented with a gold purse and a suit
case.
During the evening refreshments
were served by the ladies of the
church committee and the friends
and guests present enjoyed an in
formal social time.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-01
MRS. sTRAHoRN ENTERTAINS.

Mrs. Robert Strahorn was hostess
this afterneen when she entertained
the members of the Whist club at
her home on First avenue.
Dainty white flowers and green
foliage formed the decorations
throughout the rooms and adorned
the luncheon table.
AT o'clock court luncheon was
served and was followed by several
hours at the whist tables. Covers
We're placed for about 2S guests and
club members. The honor guests
included Mrs. ]. Beatty. Mrs. NJ. E..
Waters. Mrs. Fl. r. Laty, Mrs. Quin-
tard Johnson. Mrs. E. ID. Sanders.
Mrs. Martin. Mrs. Richie, Mrs.
Stearns and Mrs. James Clark.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-01
CLUB MEMBERS PLAY CARDS.

About S5 ladies gathered at the
assembly room of the chamber of
commerce yesterday afternoon and
enjoyed a few hours at whist and
five hundred. The affair was given
by the Woman's club as a benefit
for the new building fund. At five
hundred the high scores were made
by Mrs. A. w. Mckenzie and Mrs.
James b. Burchett. while at the
whist tables Mrs. G. A. Downs and
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-01

Large handbags are now out of
style. The newest are small and
made of undressed kid.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-01

Among the newest trimmings for
black MORE and velvet hats is
wheat of both the silver and gold
variety mixed with MORE ribbon or
aigrets. The stalks OF wheat are
formed into stiffly arranged aigrets
on some of the hats and look very
pretty.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-01
GUILD WILL MEET.

The North Side chapter of AL
Saints Guild will meet tomorrow al
2 o'clock with Mrs. d. S. Lucas
South 419 Washington street.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-01

Mrs. A.. L. Lundquist were awarded
the favors.
Light refreshments were served.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-01
" "
NURSES GRADUATE.

The graduating classes of the
Deaconess hospital will hold their
services this evening at the First
Methodist Episcopal church.
Twelve nurses have completed the
training course of two and one
half years and at this time will re-
ceive their diplomas.
Several speeches will be made
and musical program vii conclude
the evening.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-01
MARKET BASKET

Eggs have taken another
drop and the man who likes
ham and eggs or bacon and
eggs for breakfast will soon
be able to crafty his desires
so far as the eggs 60, provided
he can afford to buy the ba-
con or ham. The fresh home
eggs this week were cut to As
cents and the eastern selected
packed eggs to 35 cents.
No other reductions have
been announced but others are
hoped for soon.
Produce-Best eggs, 45c per doz. !;
eastern eggs, 35c. Butter. best
creamery grades, 45c. Local flour,
Sl.Se per 80 pound sack; Montana
flour, $l.90. Lard, 10000 pound
Vegetables - Potatoes, S509Oc
per sack; in small quantities, 1c
per pound; cabbage, turnips, car.
rots. parsnips, 80 04c pound.
Dressed Poultry-Turkeys, soc
pound; hens, zoe; geese, 20@22c;
ducks. 25c.
Neutrality-suspicious. steak, 1870
&c pound sirloin, 15c; round
steak, 1919 q 15c; chuck steak,
8 l-3Wllc; rib roast, 1S@22c; pot
roast, 1oG12 1-2c; boiling beef, Ga
Sc, Lamb, shoulder, 15c; chops,
20c.
Jaron HANDBAGS ora now, out of
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-01

p. M. Glasoe of Spokane college.
Miss Mable Johnson sang a vocal
solo and violin solo was given by
Master Victor Charbulak. The man
dolin club of the Lutheran church
rendered several selections.
Following the program, a social
hour was enjoyed and refreshments
were served.
4 & &
EMBROIDERY CLUB MEETS.
The members of the Woodlawn
Embroidery club will meet tomor
row afternoon with Mrs. A. r.
Brown at the Brown residence, 1S4S
East Twelfth avenue.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-01
MRS. KEITH is HONOR GUEST

Miss Clara Hughes is entertain
ing thri;s-s,s++crnoon in~hon0r of Mrs.
Charles Keith at the Hughes home,
1927 Sixth avenue.
Mrs. Keith will be remembered
here as Miss Vera Smith, a bride of
December.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-01
CARNATION CLUB MEETS.

The Carnation club members are
guests this afternoon of Mrs. ]. A.
Maxwell at her home, 1417 West
York avenue.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-01

There is some favor shown
toward white Jokes. especially of
tucked tulle on collarless gowns
of black velvet or satin. But with
a colored gown a colored yoke looks
well. Upon a blue cashmere de
sole blouse, for example, a GRO
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-25

enough to climb through
But this is such a hodgepodge age! Cities keep
spreading out and up Buildings poke their cornices
into the clouds and threaten to break the points off the stars
and most people can't afford dwell all by themselves
at least the poor folk can't
They live in layers, thousands of families to the
square mile, and even the floors of the tenements
divided into separate outfits of rooms.
And for chimneys they don't make many real ones
any Just fues of them small that the little
New Year has all that he do to squeeze through.
Soyou how easy it is for dim eyed old Santa
Claus to lose track of boy girl so.
OF course he found YOU You rich enough to afford
BIG chimney but here and there throughout the pitt
able crowded lanes of poverty there's many empty
stocking this morning and many empty heart and many
a woman with empty purse trying to explain how
Santa Claus got lost the way Did you try to
explain to half starved baby why the fairy tale didn't
come true? The hydrostatic paradox is much simpler.
But for that matter the hydrostatc paradox is much
simpler than the problem of existence.
Working women and women without work never did see
life through the rOsehaze and in this year of Our Lord
1910, with and bread and rent and clothes costly
i'll wartime pennies have been especially hard to hold
You can't understand how anyone could possibly
have trouble setting aside the price China headed
doll, ten-cent horn, pound of candy and orange
But if you and would like to have such
strange thing explained to yOu there any number
OF well posted carwOmen and seasreSses at home to-day
who quite competent post YOU They are devot-
ing considerable thought to the subject just about
And they wanted to think of other things (such
to-nghts cast at the opera whether blue panne
velvet will make charming reception gown than
lavender messane) little pnched faces with aching eyes
keep recalling the subject. And it wouldn't be nearly
such engrossing theme for reflection if Memory
whispering gently down the ases of Yesterday remind
ing of ghood of homes in far away gens and dales and
hamlets of Christmas mornings in the Once Ago.
Hunger is biting at their souls and hunger is gnawing
somewhere else too. They're starving in ways
than one
Why, you just can't imagine how many mistakes Santa
Claus
he's gone back home and has checked his lists and found all
the And he's callingcang you, calling your
heart asking you for the love of God 60 his stead
and find the empty stockings and fill them in His Name.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-25
THE LOST SANTA CLAU
II Asst night at the Hour of the
Thousand Stars, when the
BY HERBERT KAUFMAN

oanQ Man went sailing by
in his Ship of Dreams, when the last little muddied
boot dropped the floor and the last little toused
head had been lifted for mothers KISS he was lost.
Perhaps heard his reindeer rambling your roof
maybe you caught the tinke of their ancient bells he
drove about IN INDIGESTION. His eyes must have failed
him. He's growing DID, is Santa Claus Why, he s nigh
on to thousand age For nineteen centuries he
has from his castle in the Norhand to bring oy and
hope and mrth and kindness to the heart of the world
SO it's only natural that he should be bit feeble and
absent minded If had abored long and patiently
if you had spent millions and millions of hours contriv
ing jigamacracks and whirlimagigs, devsng racket
raisers, building trains and wagons, carving Noahs
arks and guns designing dolls and umpingjacks-why
you'd be likely to overlook occasional duty, too
Its mighty hard task to keep pace with everything
everywhere to watch all the children of ali the
lands cardlndex their warnings read through their mail
I'LL their ORDERS boss six thousand factories full of elves
and pixies and gnomes, and not make mistakes.
Inc JOB IS enough to PROSTATE vigorous youth of
sixty or seventy much less doddering graybeard of
nineteen hundred and ten.
Chance YOU a mere railroad president blOated
with Importance because you handle thousand miles of
traffic Or you may be nothing than
merchant prince, with dinky little y-story
y building actually believing that you bur1ened
with responsibility because YOU must select a
few million dollars worth of merchandise month
J But, If you want your real measure, contrast
p yourself with this rosy checked old gentleman
4 who produces the Christmas wares of a uni
verse and not only keeps in touch with his
~, trade but keeps up to date besides
What is railroad after all? A patry
specially which simply requires you to
!: J: : i
~ prehend a single branch of activity!
IN He must infinitely investigate all the in
IN ventions of every twelve months. He must
duplicate the latest airshp and automobile he
SA must be in rapport with the seasons smartest
~ creations in gowns and millinery, and garb Mad
~ ) emoisee Bisque in the correct mode, from her
thumb sized muff to her infnitesma toque
Why, the range of his research alone is appal-
q lng It's wonder that he carry
+: !: q !: ::
- 81 little of it in his mind. It's marvel
S that he does finish his labor
n SG He found his work much easier when
y q you were boy. There weren't nearly
~ 80 many houses then, and they weren't
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-10-10

company TO locate there. In addi-
ton To a free site, the city agreed TO
pay 1--WE per cent OF the pay roll un-
Il! II reached $4,000. The shipbuild.
ing company is one of the heaviest
taxpayers In wyandotte. being as
sessed for $4,000.
The Delray Salt Co. Is again In
court alleging that discriminatory
rates are charged by the New York
Central lines on freight between De-
troit and Buffalo common points, and
Detroit and New York common points.
Some time ago this company secured
reduction OF the rate from Detroit
to Buffalo to six cents a hundred, and
from Detroit TO New York to fifteen
cents hundred by order OF the inter
state commerce board. II is alleged
that corresponding reductions were
not made to other points along the
line. Evidence was taken yesterday
before Examiner Mitchell of the in
terstate commerce board and will be
presented to that body for considera-
ton. George w. Moore appeared for
the Delray Salt Co. and the railroad
was represented by o. K. Butterneld,
assistant-general counsel for the New
York Central lines.
Notice Of an increase OF capital of
the Detroit Shear Co., from 500, 900
to $4,000. was filed with the county
clerk, Saturday. or the total capital
subscribed $4,000 has been paid In
cash. The Hydraulic Oil Storage Co..
which starts out with q paid-up cap
ital Of $4,000. has filed articles OF as.
ISOLATION. The company is authorized
to manufacture and erect tanks TO-
the storage and delivery OF oil. How
ard Brooke. AZ trustee, holds 497 OF
the 500 shares of stock.
Businsss-lfke PrintinS. No fuss and
no feathers. The plain. neat kind that
a. II ~ a
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-10-10

Businsss-like PrintinS. No fuss and
no feathers The plain. neat kind that
looks right. Ttmes Pranting Co, Is
John R.-st. Main i4ss or City sass.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-10-10

The New York bank statement for
this week shows large curtailment
Of loans, amounting TO s1S.219 900
Deposits decreased s27.s46.O00. Th
increase In reserve was only s4,334,.
900, showing that the loss In cash has
been heavy during the week.
WEIGH Bros. announce the sale for
outof-town owners OF the nvestory
brick and stone building at Nos. 51-56
Woodward-ave. to l. Applebaum. The
has a frontage OF SO l-2 feet on Wood.
ward and extends back 10 the. alley.
The building Is now occupied az q
warehouse by the Riverside Storage
Co., which will probably remain az
tenant. as the property 10 said TO have
been bought as an investment.
The recent issue of notes by the
General Motors Co. amounts to t20,.
100000, but only the $15,000.000 men
toned In earlier announcements, will
be foated for the present The re-.
nlainder of the issue will be held In
reserve to be put out II needed. Al.
though the: firms OF Lee II. Higgin-
SON a Co.. and ], and w. Seligman,
are the only ones mentioned In the
cfncial notice OF the financing, It 10
well-knowne that Kuhn, Loeb q Co.
and the Central Trust Co., are really
back OF the deal.
The Detroit Shipbuilding Co. secur-
ed q temporary injunction in Judge
Hoemer's court. Friday afternoon,
restraining the city OF Wyandotte
from making q gift OF a building site
to the Detroit Valve & Fitting Co. and
from carrying out certain financial
obligations entered into to induce the
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-06-02

help but come down about he offices
whore for 50 many years they CAME "a
duty. They watch those who are stu
able to save enough to live on. u
working, for the most part tho young.
er and more efficient men and women,
going in TO their labor-but they are
doomed to stay outside and take what
comfort they can from the sunlight
where in vain they try to blink away
the |torturlng thought of what the fu-
tire holds.
1t Is only a few years now az the
best of it for most of them. But IN
the days to come, God help them,
they have no place to turn.
Few OF those discharged have been
many OF them, men and women who
have spent the best part of their lives
III the civil service OF the government,
discharge mean the grim spccter OF
naked want, and there seems to be
no relief. only such relief as can be
afforded by their old associates who
are tender with sympathy and quick
TO respond with such meagre help as
they can afford. But IL Is not much
ut the best OF il, and, though the COM
ing Of the machines was inevitable
ana retercnchmcnt necessary, there Is
much that is cruel about ii, neverthe-
less.
These necessary retirements, neces-
snry as they seem to be from the
standpoint of the officials, come at a
time when they lend peculiar and
poignant emphasis to the movement
before congress to secure some sort of
legislation looking to q retirement
fund for superanuatcd civil service
employees.
The clerks themselves, who hope
for relief from such Il source, are not
a unit on the bost method for secur-
ing such relief. There is one class or
clerks who believes that inasmuch as
the salaries of government clerks
have not been raised for over fifty
Nears-the same scale In the various
divisions obtaining as it did half q
century ago-he IS Justified In asking
FOR Il straight-out pension system.
Others who have gone INTO the mat
ter more deeply ana who have lis
tened 10 the advice Of higher officials.
have made an especial study OF
the subject, believe that Il retirement
iund TO which the employees should
contribute would be all right; while
there are vet others who maintain
that If the clerks are t. be asked to
pay q percentage of their salaries in
to retirement fund, they should have
their salaries raised first, somewhat in
accordance wit hthe raise Of pay
which has been voted recently to tho
officials and TO the members OF
themselves.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-06-02

Park Commissioner Slower has been
besieged by applicants who are anx-
ions to turn the park into n greater
Concv Island. fiji 1t with shows and
charge admission To 1t. Fortunately
for the public there is no likelihood
of any such schemes being consid-
cred. In their variety and novelty,
however. they present many interest
ing features. one OF the earliest APP
plicants his spring proposed to pull
off a real railroad wreck daily. He
planned To construct a mile of track,
purchase old locomotives and cars and
run them together in a head on col
lision. for the delectation Of n large
and remunerativc crowd. Equally in
genious is the proposal 10 utilize the
great Croton reservoir in the park for
naval battles, at which ships filled
with dynamite would be blown up
every day. But in spite Of the novel;
IL of such suggestions. New York is
not likely TO see railroad wrecks or
marine disasters in the park even
though the originators IF the schemes
would willingly pay tremendous pric-
es for the privilege. The only attrac-
tons OF the kind ut present are the
swan boats and the goat carts and
they seem to continue their unmolest-
ed monopoly.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-06-02

Mayor Magcc Of Pittsburg vas talk
ing about IN obstinate man.
"lIe is 'sot' in his ways said the
mayor. 'iIe is o0 bad as the old plant
er Of history.
AN old planter In the palmy days
before the war was blown IN IN 2
steamboat accident on the Mississippi
They fished him out Unconscious. AZ
the end of an hours manipulation he
10.
Where am re- he asked, lifting his
head fcebly.
Safe on shore. the doctor told
him.
Which side of the river?' be in
quircd.
The Iowa side. the doctor replied.
THE planter frowncd He looked az
the turbid. yellow stream. Then he
said.
Just my luck to land i'm a prohi-
bition state. Chuck me In again, w.
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