Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-02-16
Valentine Dinner.

The dining room of the Mil
Ter Hotel last night was the
scene of one of the most beauti
fully appointed dinners ever
given in this city. Thirteen
young women who have been
entertained at various times by
the gentlemen in the Fifteen
Club" were the hostessess for
the evening. The dinner was
called for eight o'clock but it
was about eight thirty before
the company proceeded to the
dining room. The young Peep.
lie were seated at one long table
which was resplendent with
cut glass and silver. In honor
of the Mythical st. Valentine,
red was the predominating col
or both in the decorative scheme
and in the menu. Streamers
of red ribbon were stretched
in various designs from the cen
ter of the table to the ends and
punches of Maiden Hair ferns
were placed on the ribbons.
Cut glass vases on table mirrors
were filled with red American
Beauty roses and they graced
each end of the table. A large
colonial glass candelabra con-
tanning lighted red candles fur
nished the attractive center
piece Individual glass candle
sticks with lighted red candles
were stationed at each place.
The favors were attractive lit
tie affairs in keeping with the
day. The dinner furnished by
Mr.. and Mrs. Heckert, was SER
we'd in four courses and it was
truly delicious in every sense
| of the word. Before retiring
from the dining room, each one
was presented with AIRED Amer.
lean Beauty. Adm Brown took
'averal photos of the company
The following menu was
erved:
Tomato Boui'lon with Whipped Cream,
Celery Olives
Veal Birds
Is ,alloped Potatoes
Warm Rolls
Dreamed Asparagus Tips in Heart Snap
ed Timba1es
Radishes
Salad Garliished with Maraschino Cher
rieS
Raspberry Ice
Maple Parfaet Light and Dark Cake
Coffee Walters Neufchanttel Cheese
The company later dispersed
| to the home of Miss Edith
Amen where various stunts
made the remainder of the
evening pass very enjoyably
Each man was given a care
with some topic written OF
and he was to find the girl who
had the corresponding topic "
her card. A bell was then ru ,g
and he was told to converse
with his partner on that subject
for three minutes. The gentle
men were then invited into the
parlor and told to write a min
ute description of the young
lady with whom he had CONVEX.
sed. The color of her hair, eyes
dress and the way the latter
was made. After they were
taken up, the descriptions were
read and guessed. After some
beautiful descriptive work
about the gowns particularly,
1.-THE vote was taken and it wa:
found that Donald Graham, AID
in Brown and Harold Cook were
the most observing among the
men and after the cut Harold
Cock received the prize a DO,
of cigars. After various musical
selections, the party broke up
but not until the gentlemen
had expressed themselves tina
| the "girls" sure could entertain
Covers were were laid fol
Misses A m n, McGavren
Rourke, O'Conner, Beagle, Fer
guson, Roden, johnson, Welch
shepard, and Milliman of Log
an, Murphy Of Council Bluffs
Mrs. Mahoney.
Messers Kirlin, Brown, Har
mon, Fields, Booher, Erickson
Cook, Fensler, Mclaughlin
Amen, Graham, Mahoney ane
johnson of Logan.
Children Cry
FOR FLETcHER'S
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