The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-04-13

eneJ Wefe fnvtt9d to and that 1t
would take place on ''all FOOLS cve."
Mrs. Zollman met them at the door
and expressed herself delighted with
a visit from the Seniors snd succeed-
ed by assuming that q mystined air
because Of their call all in . bunch.
in making them believe they Rae
made q mistake. Just as they were
preparing to 60 the faculty walked in
and wished them a happy fools even
ing and invited them to stay and help
the celebrate the evening. No time
was lost in accepting and prepara-
lions for a delightful evening were
started. The young men were given
dolls to dress and the young ladies
were set to making tops. The poeti-
cal ability Of the class was then test
ed by each one composing q verse
with the words april fool" In 1t. At
ter this a hunt for beans scattered in
various places all over the house.
was instituted. Soon after this sup
per was announced and the seniors
were delightfully."- surprised by the
elaborate decoration the dining room
had received. The color scheme was
old rose and gray, their class colors.
but a liberal amount Of high school
colors were also in evidence while
the many beautiful cut flowers fol-
lowed no special color scheme. Much
merriment was caused by place cards
and took up considerable time, 80
when the company adjourned back
to the parlors little time vas left for
amusement. The party broke up in
the early hours of the morning all
agreeing that the most pleasant time
Of the year had been spent even If it
was an April food party.
Tuesday afternoon the commercial
club by means of a hurry up call
got together and decided to invite
their farmer friends. who were here
in great numbers for the sale and
leasing OF the school lands on that
day and Wednesday, to come up to
Montgomery's hall and enjoy them
selves with them in what they term-
ed a Smoker" The entertainment
was strictly of the most informal ma
ture and when the spirit moved any
one he told of his experiences and
trials in forging ahead in South Da-
kota and chiefly because Of South
Dakota real estate. Every one en-
joyed themselves immensely, the
more so as it was simply a get-to-
gether meeting and politics had no
place in it at all.
Mrs. N. E. Sherard and son Hiram
who spend most of their winters in
California, got back to Alexandria
the forepart of the week and were
heartily welcomed back among their
many friends.
Tuesday evening Mrs. NJ. vanDen-
burg, who has been visiting her
daughter. principal of the high
schools here, was rendered a farewell
reception by a number of her friends
whom she has made while her stay in
this city. before going back to her
home at armstrong, Iowa. After an
entertaining time had been passed a
delicious supper was served which
was thoroughly appreciated. The
company before breaking up all in
dividualfy expressed their regret to
Mrs. VanDenburg that she was leav-
ing the. community. A number Of
presents as tokens of her friends
esteem were presented to her.
J. The Epworth League held it's BUSH
ness and social meeting at the Gin
giles home Friday. which was large
ly attended. The faithful work of
the committees in making these
meetings as delightful as possible
for the attendance is helping and
making the league of interest to a
much larger number. The entertain
ment and refreshment committees
succeeded in doing their parts most
successfully and those entertained
reciprocated by enjoying themselves
immensely.
PHYSICIAN A SUICIDE.