The Republican journal., 1912-12-05

dynamo in his mill which generates electricity
enough through storage battery to light his
mill and residence. j.. Rev. D. L. Wilson Of
Belfast, who supplies our church pulpit Sun.
day afternoons. was absent last Sunday. He
will be present next Sunday. Mr. Wilson has
been preaching excellent sermons, which all
the people of the community ought to hear.
MRS. REED ENrERrAINs. The following
clippings from Minneapolis papers will inter-
est the many friends here of Mrs. Sampson A,
Reed, who before her marriage was Miss
Abbie E. Eells Of Belfast. The Minneapolis
Evening Journal of Nov. 25th says:
Mrs Sampson Augustus Reed and Mrs
Richard Everett Boutell were bostesses at .
bridge luncheon today at their home 24O8 Wesa
Twenty fourth street. As decoration
throughout the rooms yellow had been chosen
and the color was lovely, expressed by masses
of yellow chrysanthemums that were abloom
in baskets and vases. Luncheon was served
at ten tables and on each table stood Candida
bra with yellow tapers with large butterfly
bows of yellow tulle. The menu was in vel
low and also the confections. Mrs. Reed and
Mrs. Boutell were assisted in receiving by
Mrs. James S. McEIlroy and Mrs George Hoaq-
lin. After the luncheon bridge was played
The following is from the Nov. 26th edition
of the Evening Journal:
Mrs. S. A. Reed and Mrs. R. E. Boutell were
hostesses at bridge tea this afternoon at
their home. 2408 West Twenty-fourth street,
when they first entertained guests at twelve
tables and later gave a tea for about fifty ad-
ditional guests, from 4 to o'clock. Receiv-
ing with Mrs. Reed and Mrs. Boutell were
Mrs. James S. McElroy and Mrs. Fred M.
po11i ok H.
Mrs. A. R. Owre and Mrs. Eugene Sprague
The decorations were in yellow and the rooms
were bright with yellow chrysanthemums; the
tea table had large basket of flowers abloom
under yellow-shaded tapers, the holders being
tied with bows of yellow tulle.
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