The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-12-29
Where They'll Spend Christmas.


Mrs. Mary Davenport will have
family dinner party on Christmas day.
Places will be laid for thirty nine
guests and it will be real home COM
ing Of all the children and their fam.
lilies. The table will be decorated with
bright poinsettas and holly. The guests
who are expected, include Mr.. and
Mrs. T. e. Odione and family, Mr.. and
Mrs. F. E. Davenport and family, Mr..
and Mrs. Carl Davenport and children,
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Pilger and child
rem Of Stanton, Mr.. and Mrs. w. c.
Davenport and daughter, Florence,
and son, Chester and Mr. and Mrs.
John Davenport and son Samuel Of
Sioux City and Mrs. Roy Read Of New
Orleans. Mr.. and Mrs. B. C. Gentle will
not be able to attend this family re-
union on account Of sickness IN the
family.
In the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. P. F.
Bell jolly company of twenty-five
guests will gather round the festive
board. The table will be decorated
with a centerpieCe of fruit and holly,
with added touches Of red ribbon to
give II all a brighter touch of Christ
mas cheer. The guests who will be
present are Mr.. and Mrs. II. f. Hardy
and family, MIR. and Mrs. C. II. Ian
ders and family, Mr.. and Mrs. l.. p.
Pasewalk and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs.
Corl Jenkins of Madison, and family,
Do
ton
Mr. and Mrs. ]. S. Mathewson will
preside at large turkey party. The
guests are to be Col. Cotton and Mrs
M. G. Mathewson, Mr.. and Mrs. d.
Mathewson, DR.. and Mrs. c. 8. Parker
and family, Mrs. Margaret Johnson
Misses Louise and Helen Mathewson
of Lincoln and Miss May Olney OF
Omaha. The table decorations will be
in the Christmas colors with beautiful
red roses to add their fragrance to the
holly.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Beels will en-
tertain a family party of fourteen
guests. The table decorations will be
very attractive, a large fruit center
piece with holly and mistletoe. Mr.
and Mrs. NJ, G.. Hazen and family
Frank Beels and daughter Helen, and
Robert Hodgman of Lincoln, will be
the dinner guests. A tree will add t
the pleasures of the afternoon.
Two long tables will be laid in the
home of DR.. and Mrs. II. ]. Cole, ant
two turkeys will be needed to serve
the twenty guests in this home. TIL,
guests will include Mr.. and Mrs. c. C
Cow and family. Mr.. and Mrs. w.
Cow and family, Mr.. and Mrs. Harold
S. Cow of Carlock, S. D., Mr.. and Mis-
Temple Of Wayne and 4. L. Campbell
of Araphoe, Wyo.
Mrs. Louise Asmus will preside a
a dinner that will include as guests
Mrs. Rudat and daughter, Dorothy
Mr.. and Mrs. Ludwig Koenigstein ant
daughter, Evelyn, Mr.. and Mrs. Bruce
r. Ramer, Mrs. Bridinger of Yves
Point and Mrs. ]. A. Johnson Of Rock
yoSd, III. The table decorations will b.
carnations, ferns and holly.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A. Ballantyne vii
hAls a large party of out of tow
guests, and Mr.. and Mrs. George I
Rallantyne and daughter, Nellie of Re
rah. Mont, Miss Agnes Ballantyne O
Warrington, Neb,, Mrs. James Ballar
,yne OF Crofton, Neb., and Rev. Georg
Sloan of Randolph.
In the home of Mr.. and Mrs. f. +
South turkey will be served TO Mrs
South's mother, Mrs. f. Pratt, who i
here from Fremont, III. Mr.. South
sister, Mrs. F. NJ. Cookingham o
Humphrey, Neb, and A. d. Hinma
and daughters, Maud and Edna, of s.
Edwards, Neb.
Mr. and Mrs. n. A. Huse will er