The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-10-31

Inc ~. OF L. lOQSe gave anOtner
one of their informal dancing parties
Thursday evening: Owing to the
rain, there was not very large at
tendance but those that attended en-
joyed themselves very much. After
the dance lunch was served in the
lodge dining room Music was fur
nished by the Bowen orchestra.
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The Beckman orchestra gave a
dance in Armory hall Thursday even
ing. There was good crowd in
spite of the bad weather and every.
one was greatly pleased with the
dance.
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Mr.. and Mrs. C. D. Gamble enter
tanned a party OF about fifty friends
lat euchre party Thursday evening.
Six hand euchre was played and a
very delightful evening was spent by
Jail present Mrs. DR.. MCLEAN won
the first prize for the ladies', while
Mrs: E. A. Cunningham and Mrs. Ern-
est Shaw divided the consolation hon.
ors For the gentlemen, Frank Ew-
ing took the first prize and G. Z. Pike
tho consolation.
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Mrs. w. r. Lacey entertained a
large company of ladies this after
noon at her home on First avenue
east, at bridge.
Terminating a series of FIVE parties
given at their hospitable home, No.
603 First avenue east, Mr.. and Mrs.
F. D. Boyer, Mr.. and Mrs. JohnBlakes'
lee and the Misses Boyer united in
entertaining company of about six
ty guests at six-thirty o'clock dinner,
i'rday evening, and six hand euchre
vas made the means of meeting be.
tween the guests during the evening.
Honors for the ladies went to Miss
Mary Brady of Knoxville on cut
with Mrs. F. F. Parker and Mrs. r
n. Penders. b. G. Williams claimed
first points for the gentlemen. Mrs
A. M. Hixson and Walter McQuiston
had consolation attentions.
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The Senior class OF the High school
entertained at a social function in tbe
High school building Saturday even
ing in honor of the faculty "Tlny
pulling" was the order of the evening
and even the staid professors laid
Iasidc their dignity and pIil"d aud
stretched to their hearts content II
was then suggested by the hosts mat
Professors Watson, kupk@ and Hi0rt
should each favor Che company with
a talk upon some pertinent topic. awh
topic to be SELECTED By some peranG
other than the speaker. The genue
men consented and. the, subjects as
signed were of such a nature that
many good speaker would have been
put to rout before beginning, but the
professors acquitted themselves with
an eloquence unsupported of them
The function was a get-together affair
and served it's purpose admirably in
getting the faculty and the members
of the upper class acquainted outside
the class room.
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Mrs. W. J. Thomas, No. SIC Sixth
avneue west, entertained the Kings
Daughters in regular session at her
home Friday afternoon and a pleas,
ant time was experienced. Entertain.
jig and helpful reports were made of
the annual state convention held at
Waterloo on recent dates, to which
Mrs. A. L. Howerton and Mrs. viii
Stump were delegated. Three new
members were received. Refresh.
ments were served by Mrs. Thomas
and the session was marked by so,
cial pleasantly as well as by business
accomplishment.
Mrs. w. Il. Lacey inaugurated a
series of entertainments Saturday al
ternoon at her home on First avenue
East, when she was hostess to a com.
pany of about forty guests. Lunch
con was served and bridge whist
was the vehicle of the afternoons so,
cial iutermingling. HonOrs rested
with Miss Beulah Drinkle and Mrs.
John Crookham. Other entertain,
ments of the series will be given Tues
day, Thursday and Saturday of this
week. ... ..
The Ocean to Ocean Road.