The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-03-01
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ness in Bellingham this week.
DIR. R. N. Gordon returned from
California Saturday of last week.
St. Agnes guild met with Mrs
John Sutherland Friday afternoon
Wesley Langell was Bellingham
visitor Monday, returning Wednes-
day
Mrs. Blanche Baker has returned
from Seattle, where she spent the
winter.
Mr.. Elmer Waldrip spent two
DAYS last week with his father, Mr..
|. S. Waldrip.
Mrs. Frank Deerwestr of Bell
ingham, was The guest last week OF
Mrs. C. O. Rapelje.
Mrs. Harry Gafford is visiting in
Seattle. the guest of her daughter.
Mrs. Arthur Redmond.
Mrs. C. O. Rapelje enter tanned
most Informally at luncheon Wed
nesday, her guests numbering six.
Miss MoIlie Harrison, who is at
tending the Beillnghain normal,
spent the week end with her parents.
Mr.. Damus, of Seattle. who has
been the guest of Mr.. Gibson for
the past week, returned to his
home Monday.
Geo. E. Candy left Saturday for
Seattle. From there he will go to
Oregon on an extended business trip.
He may be gone the greater part of
the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harding Cow en-
tertained number of callers Sun
day afternoon. 1t was in the ma
ture of house warming; the beau
tiful new addition being thrown
open for the fist time.
The Womens' Civic Improvement
Society will meet Saturday after
noon at the Madrona club house.
The members of the Madrona club
have offered the use Of the club
house for all meetings of this socie-
ty.
The Citizens Improvement club
will have'a Bee" all day Saturday
and get the sidewalks and streets
mended. 1t is expected that every
man in town will turn out. The
Women's Civic Society will give
a chicken pie dinner at the hotel.
Miss Pearl Stoltenberg, who has
been visiting Mrs. Patterson for
several weeks past. has returned
to her home in Olympia. Miss
Stoltenberg's parents were among
the first white settlers there and re-
late many exciting tales of early
days.
The young people making up the
cast Of "The Prince Of LIARS" tc
be given soon, are rehearsing three
times a week. This little comedy
has laugh in every line and each
member of the cast is peculiarly
suited to his or her part. The
proceeds will go towards the noun
tain road fund.
The Madrona club enjoyed a rare
treat Friday afternoon, when in
stead of the regular literary pro-
gram. they listened to a recital by
Mrs. Frank Deerwester, of Belling.
ham, who has been the guest Of
Mrs. Rapelje. Mrs. Deerwester has
soprano voice of rich quality, cul
tivated abroad. She studied in
Paris and Berlin for several years
her program was composed Of three
groups of songs. Miss Showers act
ed asaccompanist.
Miss Jessie Tempin was the host
eos of most beautiful luncheon
Tuesday, given in honor of Mrs
VIM. Hunton, who has recently re-
turned from the east. The place
cards were water color studies OF
cherries, with funny story pasted
on the inside which each guest reac
as she took her seat, causing much
merriment. Miss Templin's guests
were: Mrs. VIM. Hunton, Mrs.
Frank Deerwester, Of Bellingham
Mrs. c. O. Rapelje, Mrs. W H
Benson, Mrs. Geu. E. Candy, Mrs
Harding Cow, Mrs. Harry Gafford
Mrs. John Sutherland. Mrs. Franz
Head, Mrs. l. H. Waldrir, Mrs. H
Templin and Miss Laura Waldrip.
The ball given on Washing tom.
birthday by the Citizens Improve
ment club was the most successful
OF the season, something over $1O(
being cleared for the mountain
road fund. The music was by loca
people and was excellent. those
who played were Miss Esther Will
Jams. Miss Blanche Knight, Mrs. j
{. Myers, Bert Williams and Arthur
Langell, who made no charge 70,
their services. The sumner was do