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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-02-23

Master Ernest Enloe. violin. and
heartily enjoyed as was the decta-
nation on Washington by Miss Lucy
McCharen
Mr. X. ID. Knight. although labor
ing under disadvantage of severe
cold. gave very good talk touch
ing on the history of the Improved
Order Of Red Men from its origin to
the present day.
The address OF the evening.
Washington. was gem OF thought
and utterance. delivered by DR.. G..
G. Weith in his usual forceful and
happy humOr, and was listened to
throughout with marked attention.
The Red Men were congratulated
upon having secured such an able
scholar as DR. Weith on this occa-
sion
An informal social nour was then
INDUCED in when everyone got ac-
quainted with everyone else. Pro
grams for the dance became In evil
dcnce and those who did not care
to participate retired. leaving others
20 enjoy themselves 10 the fullest
extent. An excellent orchestra was
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-02-23
With Mrs. Straehly.

\ very pretty compliment to Ms.
Charles Lyman OF Michigan was the
luncheon on yesterday afternoon given
by Mrs. Arthur Straehley In her hon
or. Mrs. Lyman is visiting Mrs, Perry
Maxwell at Primrose Farm and was q
school mate in Michigan Of both Mrs.
Maxwell and Mrs. Straehley.
The early part OF the afternoon was
spent in embroidering. the guests hav-
ing brought their fancy work and a
few records were enjoyed on the Vic
tor graphophone.
At FIVE o'clock Mrs. Straehloy inyit-
cd her guests to the dining room,
where the table was beautifully set
with decorations In pink and white
Each cover was marked with hand
painted place cards OF little dutch
girls and each was OF different design.
Candies with pink shades were used
In lighting the table. The center
piece was especially attractive and
called forth many compliments Tor tue
hostess \ tail u'glass vase was MI
ed with sweet peas and a bow Of pink
ribbon tied around its stem. Surround
ing 1t were six tiny vases Of sweet
peas caught with ribbons to the larg'
mr. vase ~-r
A. the plate Of the honor guest
was a beautifully bound volume of
Emcrson's essay on Friendship, with
illuminated text.
Covers were placed for Ncsdamo
c. p. VanDcnberg, Carrie Maxwell
J. George Walker, John Teer, John
Dexter, l.. G. shelton, Mark Kirkpqt
rick. Bert Foster, John Whitcman
Perry Maxwell and Charles Lyman
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-02-23
FARMERS wife
HAD HEAP TO DO
Mrs. Shepherd Was in Bad Shape
When She Could Not Stand on
Her Feet.

Durham. N. C.-"I am farmers
wife" writes Mrs J. NJ Shepherd. OF
This city, "and have a heap 10 do"
-Four months ago ! could not stand
on my ieet. TO do anything much. but at
this time | do the most Of my work !
took Cardui and It did mc more good
than all the doctors.
"You don't know half how thank YOU
for the Cardm Home Treatment wish
that all women who suffer from wouanly
trouble would dirCatthcmScIvcSa As have"
Ladies can easily treat themselves at
home, with Cardui. the woman tonic.
Ii is easy to take, and ,1 gentle in its
action, that II cannot do anything but
good.
Being composed exclusively OF vege-
table ingredients, Cardui cannot lav up
trouble in your system. as mineral drugs
often do. lis ingredients having no
harsh medicinal effects. and being non
poisonous and perfectly harmless Cdrdmi
Is absolutely safe for young aud old.
Ask your druggist. He will tell you 10
try Cardul.
NB-Write 10. LADIES' Advisory Dcpt Chats.
noOgi Medicine Co ChajtanoogA. Tenn. inr Special
IrsiructiorS, and - page book Home Treatment
lor Women. sent IN PLAN wTalplI. on request
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-02-23
Open House Observed.

Rev. and Mrs. Connolly observed
Washngton's birthday ON yesterday
afternoon by keeping open house
from three until six O'Clock
No invitations were ISSUED, but
Rev. Connolly In his Sunday service
extended q general invitation to the
congregation TO be- present
No special decorations were used
in preparing for the entertainment,
except in the dining room whore beau
tiful carnations were used or the din.
ing table.
Mrs Bond OF Marietta, a house
guest of the Connclly's, dipped re-
freshing punch and in the dining
room refreshments were served. Tho
musicians present played some piano
selections for the guests and Mrs.
Connolly sang several beautiful vocal
solos These informal gatherings at
Rev. and Mrs. Connellys are greatly
enjoyed by their friends and congrega.
tion of the Christian church and give
the pastor opportunity of becoming
better acquainted with his church
members
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-02-23
Children's Colonial Party.

\ beautiful children's party VAS
given by Mrs. Orrir Redfield on ycG-
terday afternoon for her children,
Florence. Margaret and Jack at the
Redheld home on ID street southwest.
The party was a Washington Birth
day entertainment and all the guests
were asked to come In costume. The
i1ea OF special dress for the occas.
ion was haield with hilarious delight
By the youngsters and interested the
mothers 10 such degree that a mum.
Der dropped IN during the afternoon 20
see the children. George Washington
and Martha Curtis were reproduced
in various sizes and styles and the
girls and boys with their chubby,
rosy faces and quaint costumes were
pretty sight one seldom enjoys.
Some of the costumes had been
planned most deliberately and some
OF the little girls looked as ii they hai
stepped from quaint old comers.
The boys wecr brayely apparelled
in velvet with white wigs and ribbons
Or their back hair buckled slippers
and frlls and parboos on them at
their necks
Florence and Margaret Rcdhcid
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-02-23
Missionary Society.

The Missionary Society OF the Bap-
tist church met on yesterday after
noon with Mrs. Brady with an excel
lent attendance and q very enjoyable
program.
The subject of Bible study was
Brazil Mrs. Wallace was leader and
conducted the lesson In most inter
esting manner.
Conditions in Brazil and various
phases of missionary work there was
discussed by Mesdames Thurmond,
Scott and Miss Toy Mayhem and Rev.
Sanders. Mrs. Brady served delicious
refreshments.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-02-23

were dressed in white in colonial STYLE
with powdered hair Master Jack
Rcdh,ld wore black velvet suit am
white Wis
The RcdhoN hom, was KAY wiki
flags and decorations iu red. white and
blue
The Nir-.u Rec, was danced 10y
the children FIRST ny tho smaller and
then by ,hc larger Mrs Rcdhcld
then asked list of questions ON
Wushm.tou. which were answered by
the 'arp ones
In Oh, diuiue room refreshments
were served The table cloth WIS
fot:,d with little flags a,d rcd and
white and blue crepe p1p,. mad, @
charming scheme
\, each place va- uaudpo.rtcd
hatchcts. tho work Of tine Rcdncld
children
Ni,or AN The children had bees
served th, his JIc, lioru,r pie was
brought out and ". oh child a'bNcd
80 put iu his thumb and pull on; a
souvenir, either q haudpaintrd hatch
o.. or ha dpaiutyd cherries ON q carl
The party VIII never hc forgotten by
the little folks. bu' the memory of '
VIII Imgor as one Of the delightful cN.
pDicucDs OF his childhood which can
never be- quite cquallcd 10y any hos
pitality OF our later years
Among those who attended were
Dixie Gim,r, jewel Banks Flor'.cc
Vernon. James Dodson. Dorothy bod.
son. Ida Lee Sims, Wilmer Anderson,
Ern,stiuc Guillot. Francis German,
loro,hy Dups. Frances Belle Win.
bish. Margagc. Wimbish, Julia kaha
Eois, Saudlir. Rosa Kahn, Gladys
/ Cunlot. Frances Jones, Margaret Nil.
/ Ter. Joy Moore, James Thompson,
/ Simon Stcifol Kahn Chester Franklin
, Edward Fish. Ruth Randol. James
/ Pennington. William Jamison. Barton
. Moore. Emily Gilmer, Herr Lee Crock
ctt. L,ssic Palmer. JOHN Thompson
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-02-23
Luncheon for Mrs. Lyman.

Mrs. John Dexter entertained at
luncheon today for Mrs. Lyman,
guest of Mrs. Perry Maxwell and
Mrs. Arthur Straehley.
T.
Mrs. Bond of Marietta is visiting
Mrs Connolly on e street. southwest.
It
Miss Louise Love is in Sherman
visiting Miss Jennie Barry at Kidd.
Key College.
Il
Miss Liddelle Stewart returned
TO Fort Worth today after a short
visit T. her aunt. Mrs. VI. German.
Dr Garnett Johnson has begun the
construction of new home on G
street, southwest, next door to Mrs.
Bertha Whiteman's residence.
The Benevolent Society meets on
Thursday afternoon at three o'clock
~ Ns ~
attendance ot the society is asked.
u
Mrs. Ham y. Bee last night gave
a box party Al the Brooks in honor
OF her sister. Mrs. Lloyd Apgar. The
guests were Mrs. Ed Trap, Mrs
Claude Sidderly. Mrs. Harry Beeler
Miss Mary Cassidy. Miss Bess Gano
The performance was The Prince OF
Tonight. New State Capital.
II
Mrs. Charles Lyman of Wisconsin
the very charming guest Of Mrs
Perry Maxwell. leaves tomorrow fol
her home.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-02-23
True Hospitality

heard some one the other day
laudinE the person who Away
wears a sunny smile. It made me
think of the Boston woman who said:
Il do like to see people behave as II
they were glad to see me-. whether
they are or not. think a hostess should
speak IN a pleasant tone, even If she
only says. My dear Mrs. So-and,So. |
am perfectly delighted to see. you. DO
sit right down on this bent pin!'"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-02-23
~ MARY GYM WHITEMAN
TELEPHONE oNE-roUR-Two

visit. He received his visitor with a
dienified bow. while his hands were
so disposed Of as to indicate that
the sanitation was not 20 be accom-.
panied with shaking hands. This GER
cmony never occurred in these Wis.
its. even with his most near friends,
that no distinction might be- made
A. these visitors came In they
formed circle round the room. At
quarter past three. the door was
closed. aud the circle was formed
for that day. He then began on the
right. and spoke To each visitor call
ing him by name and exchanging
It few words with him. When he had
completed his circle. he resumed his
first position, and the visitors ap.
preached him in succession. bowed
and retired. by I O'Clock the cere.
mony was over.
On the evenings that Mrs. Wash
irgton received visitors. he did not
consider himself as visited. lie was
then. ls private gentleman. dress.
cd usually in some colored coat and
w1istcoat. often brown with bright
buttons, and black on his lower
limbs. He had then neither hat nor
sword he moved about among the
company. Conyersing with one and
another lie had once fortnight
an official dinner. and select compa.
nics on other days. He sat (it IS
,aid) at the side in central po
sition Mrs. Washington opposite; the
two ends were occupied by members
Of his family, or by personal friends
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-02-23

Red Mems hall was comfortably
dllcd last night with friends OF
th, order ana members Of the fam
lilies OF local Red Men. \ short but
quito interesting program was Civ
en- The music for the occasion
was furnished by Miss Katie Johnson
Eiapo; Miss Ida Enloe, violin, and
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-02-23
St. Philips Guild.

St Philips Guild met with Mrs. !
A. Mcknight and discussed their ba.
zaar to be given after Easter. Inter
est centers around the dollar and the
rhyme which is to conclude their Len
ten penance and while they are np,
thinking up schemes TO earn the dol
Aar. they are busy working Gp
rhymes to use when they present
this donation 10 the society.
The Guild meets next week with
Mrs. Allen.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-02-23
Club Reception.

McSdames Bumpass, Hanway, Bu.
lard, Strange and Criner entertained
the Ferndalc Review Club and few
invited guests with a very charming
Washington Birthday party at the
residence of Mrs. A. G. Young In
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-02-23

II troubled with indigestion. con
stipation, no appetite or feel bilious.
give Chamberlains Stomach and
Liver Tablets a trial and you will
be pleased with the result. These
tablets invigorate the stomach and
liver and strengthen the digestion.
Sold by all dealers.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-02-23
Mothers Club Meets.

The Fourth Ward Mothers club
will meet on Friday afternoon at the
school building. Important business
will be transacted and II is especially
urged that every member who pos
sibly can will be present
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-02-23
With Miss Simpson.

Miss Elizabeth Simpson very lc.
iightfully entertained a number oI
friends on last evening with a Harie.
quin party at the family residence On
G. street $. w.
Five tables We're set for play, &,
different game being at each table
authors, t'orty-Two, tiddlc-de.wink
and other games that are generally
known.
The playing progressed merrily,
! the score being kept on George Wash
| ington score cards Misses Georgia
! Simpson and Helen Sayre kept the
score and at the conclusion of the
! games awarded the prize Tor high
J score among the girls TO Miss Edith
Williams. Among the boys to -aos.
Gilmer. fish pond was another
advertisement of the evening when
each suest was allowed 10 try ,hc'r
skill in fishing
Refreshments were served Misses
Edith Williams, Gail Crucp, Eliza
Cruce, Loddhle Stewart OF Fo't
Worth, Mary Williams Maymc WI
iams. Virgi. Ia Blake and Rachel
Campbell. Frances Alexander. Messrs
Frank McAneny. Saunders, Fayet;c
B axe, Thomas Gilmer, Luther Ran
tol, Eugene Harreld Bcecher. Walter
Staples, Junior Murphy. Dow Walker,
Mss Mae LOwden, Georgia Simpson,
Helen Sayrc, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Nichols
f.
Carter Avenue Home Mission Society.
The Home Missiou Society or tur
Carter Avenue Methodist church held
very interesting meeting with MIS-.
Doyle on yesterday afternoon.
It was the regular day for a literary
program and a very interesting lesson
out inc was studied
The society meets again neAt Tues.
day afternoon.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-02-23
Ferndale Addition on yesterday after.

Ferndale Addition on yesterday after
noon.
The reception rooms OF the Young
home were gaily decorated with
flags and bunting and breathed the
very spirit Of patriotism in the pre-.
dominance of red. white and blue as
q color scheme.
\ short program was enjoyed.
Mcsdamcs Ikard. Cox and Hanway
sang The Star Spanglcd Banner
with Mrs. Carpenter as accompanist.
Miss Pauline Higdon read sp'cn
did paper ON Washington, reviewing
his services "A president. and clos
ins with beautiful tribute to- his
memory
Master George Bulard played a
beautiful violin solo. and was warm.
ly applauded by the club members
\ number OF children. whose par.
cuts were members of the club. sang
"America'
Five important dates in the life
of Washington were enumerated
by Smlic Joy Criner, GLADYS Car.
penter. Noah Stradling. Norma. Kri-
uor and Dewey Carpenter.
\ medley of patriotic airs followed
which had been arranged in the form
of Il contest
The guests were each presented
with program with blank lines
numbered
Mrs. Hanway played = verse each
from ten different patriotic airs and
the contestants were asked to write
the name of the selection in their
book. Mrs lkard received the prize
for getting the largest number cor.
rect.
the dining room, where the color
scheme was observed in club colors
green and gold; and the club
| fiower-th, fern used in decorat-
Ing.
From the chandelier hung u bas-
ket OF ferns, beneath which bed
Of ferns formed the centerpieco of
decorations on the table.
The place cards were hand-paint
ed cherries upon a cherry leaf the
very artistic work of Callie and
Clara Lilly. little nieces of Mrs.
| Strange.
\ delicious luncheon. including an
| oyster course. salad course and
an i,e was enjoyed. the latter
being served with cherries in com
! memoration OF the day.
Those who were present besides
| the club members were Mrs. w. B.
Frame. Miss Elizabeth Hammond.
Mrs. Jones. Mrs. Cecile Jones. Mrs.
| Ter Douglas.
The club members were Mesdames
! Geo. BulaTd. W. II. Bumpass, 4.
/ Carpenter. ]. L. Cox. Criner, S. 4
Douglas. Ash Douglas, Lloyd IIanway
NJ. lkard. John Owens. Oscar
Strange. A. G. Young Misses. Nellie
lkard and Pauline Higdon
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-02-23

Some men and many monographs
have records.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-02-23

engaged for the dance which old
and young participated in and en-
ioyed.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-02-23

The way for a man To have strong
opinions upon subject is not to
understand very much about It.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-02-23

You an save yourself lots OF troa
BILE by not borrowing II.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-02-23
Avoid the Taii Rush.

and save time by placing your loans
now. Eight per cent money on
farms and city property.
C. H. COOK.
Over Geo. Adams restaurant.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-02-23
WASHINGTON MONTH.

W ASlflNb lO-N hp.N II
FobrUary February
HuN your moods and actions vary,
Dr 20 seek or shun'
Now a smi., Of sunlight lifting.
Nov in chilly snowflakes drifting
Nov with icy shuttlcs creeping.
silver threads are spun
Now. with leadou torrents lcaping,
Occanpard you run;
Now with bells you blitnely sing.
Meath the stars or sun:
Now a blade of burdock bring
TO the suffering one;
February-you are very
Dear. when all il done
Nauy blessings rest above you,
iou one day (and so We love you)
Gave us Washington.
.:
President Washington's Reception.
William sullivan in describing the
receptions OF President Washington,
says:
He devoted one hour every other
Tuesday. from 3 to 4. TO these visits.
lie understood himself to be- visited
90 the president of the United
states and not on his own account.
He was not 10 be seen by anybody
ana everybody; but required that
oh. 1,A fnt Two
duCed by his secretary, or by some
gentleman whom he knew himself.
he lived on the south side OF Mar
kct street, inst below Sixth. The
place oil reception was the dining
room in the rear, twenty-five or thir
" feet in length. including the bow
projecting over into the garden. Mrs.
Washington received her visitors in
the Two rooms on tho second floor,
ron front to rear
~ . O'Clock, OF at any time With
in . quarter Of an hour aftcrward
he visitor was conducted TO this
dining room. from which all seats
had been removed for the time On
"nTering. he saw the tall. manly
figure of Washington, clad In black
velvet, his hair in full dress. pow
dered and gathered behind in a
barge silk bag; yellow gloves on his
hands; holding cooked hat with
cockade in ii, and the edges adorn
"a with black feather, about an
inch deep. He wore knee and shoe
buckles, and long sword with a
finely wrought and polished steel
hH. The scabbard was of white
polishc' leather.
he stood always in front OF the
fireplace, with his face toward the
door or entrance. The visitor was
Conducted 10 him. and he required
TO have the name SO distinctly pro
nounced that he could hear it. He
had the very uncommon faculty of
associating "a mans name and per
Scnal appearance SO durably in his
memory, ~ 10 be able 10 call any
one by name. who made second
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-02-23
At Mrs. NJ. c. Woods.

The Kosmos Klub party was post
poncd until this evening ou account of
he club not having been able TO fin
ish their preparations arl o.:cr frs.
ti,itics that had been pan"cd for that
date
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-02-23

Mr. j + Robinson OF san Fran
cisco Is visiting his mother. Mrs
Amanda Robinson and sister. Mrs.
G =. NanDcnbcrg.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-02-23
ToMoRRoW'S CALENDAR

Christian Circles at church.
First Ward Mothers Club
a; school house.
Second Ward Mothers Club
~ school house.
Fcrndalc Review club.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-18
CHECK COLUMBIA MANAGERS
Their Schedules Must Be An.
proved Hereafter.

Managers of Columbia teams will hav.
to change their ways, for James Myers.
graduate manager of the university afh-
letic association, has ordered them to SUBJ
init all schedules to him for approval
Hitherto there have been numerous con-
ficts between the various Columbia team.
and It has happened several times that tn,
baseball and lacrosse teams have cIafme3
South Field on the same afternoon for
scheduled games, while the same trouble
has been in evidence with regard to the
teams that use the gymnasium, especially
the swimming and other minor teams
An opportunity will also be given to boil
ster up some of the minor sports by COM
hining meets, such as fencing. wrestling
and swimming. 1t will also enable the ath
leuc association TO stage freshman contests
as preliminaries to varsity meets instead
OF holding them by themselves, with only
a handful of spectators and CONSEQUENT.
financial loss.
The new plan also includes. the non -ath-
lettc activities, which in the past have Al
most always managed to pick out dates
for their debates, concerts or dramatic pro-
ductions that had already been selected by
some team BY rearranging these dates II
Is expected that the line OF division be-
tween the non-athletic element and the ath-
letc element will be less sharply drawn
New-York tribune., 1910-12-18
Children Ride Pets in Ring
Master Stokes Wins Blue and Miss Kendall
Shows Nerve Over Jumps.
Children

". E. n. Stokes. jr., won the blue ribbon
III the saddle pony class at the Duriand
Riding Academy yesterday morning. when
the youngsters met fer their combination
cotillon, horse show and equestrian games.
Master Stokes also Won first prize in the
game of pushball, and If one may judge
from the way he rode yesterday he bids
fair to rival his elders in a few years. The
-year-old lad is much at home in the
saddle
There were two saddle classes, one for
the larger and one for the smaller entries,
and they were so we'll filed that it was no
easy matter fer the judges TO decide the
distribution of the ribbons Miss Wasser-
man, Mrs 6 NJ. Fanser and Mrs. NJ. l..
Robson were the judges, and after pick
ing young Stokess pony TO wear the blue
they gave the red 70 Miss Vera Cushman
and the yellow 70 Miss Tonpkins. Miss
Chaplin carried off the honors in the larger
class, with little Miss Helen Rider for sec
end choice and Master r. Douglas in line
for third place.
Miss Helen Shoemaker gave splendid
performance in the in-and-out race. She
was on a clever pony: and they formed
combination hard 10 beat. They dashed
around the stakes and wheeled around cor