Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-06-17


dinner last Thursday in honor of Dir.
and Mrs. John William Clark.
Mrs. Guy Jacobs was hostess to the
Embroidery Club at an enjoyable
meeting Thursday afternoon, her
home on B street being the scene
of the pleasant affair. Dainty re-
freshments were served during the
afternoon. Mrs. Earl Hosler was an
invited guest.
A pleasant little neighborhood
party occurred in the southeast part
of town Thursday afternoon, when
number of the ladies of that vicin-
ity spent the afternoon with Grand
ma Farrer, the occasion being her
eighty-eighth birthday. Ice-cTeam
and cake were served during the
happy afternoon. Those present
were Miss Anderson, Mesdames Ball,
Dixon, Burns, Carpenter, McClaren,
Wright and Kleinhammer.
Mesdames Arthur Thompson and
c. j. Gallivan were hostesses at a
pleasant little afternoon affair last
Wednesday, when they entertained
few of the neighbOrs at the home of
Mrs. Thompson, on Granite street.
The guests brought their fancy work
and spent some enjoyable hours with
their hostesses. A dainty luncheon
was served at the close of the after
noon. Those present were Mesdames
Barber, Burns, Book, Alnutt and
Young, and Miss Evelyn Smith.
Mrs. j. p Sayles was hostess at an
elaborate o'clock dinner last We'd
nesday, when she entertained a num-
ber Of friends in farewell to Mes
danes Samuel Williams and Alfred
Young. Her home on Gresham street
was beautifully decorated for the oc-
casion, roses being the flowers used.
The afternoon was pleasantly spent
with the hostess, who served another
dainty lunch before the departure of
the guests. Those present were Mes
DANES Williams, Young, Easterly,
Rouse, Jennings, l.. Payne and Rocho.
In spite of inclement weather.
twenty-five ladies gathered at the
Congregational manse Wednesday af-
ternoon to attend a meeting of the
Siskiyou Social Circle, social or
ganization of the congregational
church. A dressmaker's guessing
contest occupied part of the time, and
created much interest among the
guests. Excellent music also formed
an important part of the afternoon s
entertainment Ice-cream and waf-
ers were served during the pleasant
afternoon by the hostesses of the day,
Mesdames w. A. Schwimley, VIII
Dodge and F. G. Swedenburg.
short missionary program with
Mrs. Stubbs as leader occupied part
of the afternoon Monday, when the
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
of the Methodist church met with
Miss Lulu Smith on Woolen street.
The remainder of the time was de-
voted to the making of work bags
which will be part of the contents of
a Christmas box which will be sent
by the society to Miss Lilley, a Meth
odist missionary in Asia. The work
bags are for the use of the girls in
the Industrial school there. Straw
berries, ice-cream and cake were
served during the afternoon.
Sixteen young peoplpe were in
vited to the Il. L.. Brown home on
Montana street last Wednesday even
ing TO assist Miss Marguerite Brown
in properly celebrating her sixteenth
birthday. La France roses were pro-
fusely used in the decorations for
the happy occasion. Jolly games oc-
cupied the time until quite late, when
ice-cream with strawberries, cake and
cookies were served, Miss Marguer-
lite was the recipient of many beauti-
ful remembrances during the, even
ing. Those invited were Misses
Helen Dickerson, Helen Cunningham,
Dorothy Musser, Ruth Brown and
Stella Peterson; Messrs. Burton Her.
rick, John Anderson, Fred Sherman,
Leith Abbott, Edward Stannard Joe
Cox. Max Schwimley and Leslie Cum
ningham.
The home OF Elder b. c. Tabor, at
459 Morton street. was the scene of
a quiet little wedding which was wit
messed by only close friends of the
bride and groom, Wednesday, at IL
O'Clock, when Miss Sadie Ethelyn
Jones and Mr. William c. McKinnis
were united in the bonds of matri-
mony Elder Tabor officiating The
groom, who has been known since
childhood by Elder Tabor, is native
of Jackson county. At present he is
living on ranch near Medford,
where the young couple will reside.
The bride Is. Medford girl, the
daughter of a retired farmer living
there. Both of the young people are
well known in that vicinity. In am
ticipation of the ceremony, the house
had been beautifully decorated with
roses by Mrs, Tabor, who, after the
wedding. also served a delicious
luncheon to the wedding party.
Miss Doris Loomis gave a pleasant
surprise party at her home Wednes-
day afternoon, in honor of Miss Luz
ella Herrick, who leaves soon for
Portland for an extended visit with
her sister. Mrs. Dunlap. The after
noon was most delightfully."- spent in
games and music. Mrs. Loomis, as
sisted by Mrs. Herrick and Miss Pearl
johnson, served dainty refreshments
OF ice-cream and cake, and punch was
also served during the afternoon.