Semi-weekly herald., 1910-05-30
SOCIETY.

Judging from the number of en-
gagements that have been announced
and those that the Interested and GU
rous predict are to he announced in
the very near future, the merry ring
ing of wedding bells in Durango will
be continuous performance during
the month OF June.
Tuesday afternoon Mrs w. $. Pick
erill extended her inimitable hospital
ity 10 a number of friends al bridge
party The invited guests were the
Mesdames H. Clark j. Pearson, Chap
-qman, Chase, Wingate, Nathan. Tulley.
Snyder Shaw. Gilbert. Gagg. Kauff-
man, Krusc chke, Potts. Fisher Clarke.
Herr and Henderson and the Misses
Hunt and Farewell.
The announcement of q popular
girls engagement is time of reioic
ing and festivity for her friends. Since
The announcement OF Miss Ethel
Sheets engagement to MIR. Walter
Wood she has been flooded with show
ers. Miss Sheets is one of the best
liked girls in our city and her friends
are numbered by her acquaintances.
The linen shower given for her We'd
nesday afternoon by Mrs. Harry Nc
Dewitt and Miss Visa Lake was a
most pleasiDgly arranged affair. A
color scheme of green and white was
carried out The placing OF the gifts
on q Christm tree was one of the
novel features of the afternoon. Those
enjoying the event were the Mesdames
Sheets. Reynolds. Pickerill, Goodman,
and McDevitt and the Misses Sheets,
Lake, Isabel Harris, Mary Harris, Red
man, lockwood. Wall. Hayden. Rob
erts. MoDevitt, Jackson and Brewer.
Miss Edna. the popular daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A. Trask, celebrated
her fifteenth birthday Wednesday by
inviting a number of her friends to en-
Joy the event with her. The artistic
pink and white decorations were only
riyaled in beauty by the flower like
faces of the members of the com
pany The guests came at and re-
mained until D. A buffet supper which
consisted OF good old-fashioned edi-
bles was served. The pink and white
birthday cake was ornamented with
fifteen candles. The joliest kind of
games were played. Those enjoying
the event were the Misses Marjorie
Naylor, Edith Brown Anna Wyman,
Gertrude Arnold. Martha Wingate,
Mary Rockwood. Alice lockwood, Jene
Waldraven. Mary Chapman, Gretchen
Waldraven, Christine Hansen, Evelyn
Stroehle, Beatrice Link. Melva De Sha-
gar and Edna Trask.
Miss Lucille Roberts was the pleas
ing hostess of the s. s. club Thursday
afternoon. Miss Lucille is the vice
president OF the organization.
Mrs. John w. Wingate entertained
few friends at dinner Thursday even
ing in honor of Mrs. H. Wayne Rus
sell Among others entertaining Mrs.
Russell during the week were Mrs.
A. Hahn, Mrs. G. H. Clark, Mrs. w.
C. Chapman and Mrs Snyder and
daughter, Miss Angie Hayden.
Reading club affairs are always
events in the social world Twenty.
four OF Colorado's bright women com
prise its membership They are Intel.
lectual. charming from a social stand
point and ever and always interesting
Thursday was the last club day of the
year and ns a grand finale to a most
profitable and delightful season the
-- members enjoyed an auto trip to Trim
bic where they did ample justice to
the elegant luncheon served by Mrs.
Day Covers were laid for eighteen.
The honor seats were reserved for the
outgoing president, Mrs. Kaufman
the new president, Mrs. McCloskey
the poet, Mrs. Pulford. and the his
torian, Mrs. Kruschke. The intellec
tual menu OF the luncheon consisted