The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1912-11-06
SOCIAL NOTES.

II seney entertained large number o
t enjoyable party and delicious refresh
I ments We're served.
The H. II. club had splendid meet
: ing at the club room Thursday even
$ ing. Miss Margaret Champion was
< chairman and fine supper was pro
! vided.
Last Tuesday afternoon Mrs. Will
f Miller entertained a number of little
+ folks in honor of her daughters sec.
+ ond birthday. 1t was also the birth
day of Margaret Aebischer so Mar.
garet and Waldine were seated one at
each end of the pretty table, which
was loaded with good things, and dec
Grated with Halloween favors, which
were given to the children, much to
their delight
Mrs. McConnaughey gave two very
beautiful Halloween parties last
week on Thursday and Friday after
Moons. No trouble had been spared
to make thees parties unique and en-.
joyable. Black cats Con paper) We're
in evidence everywhere, while witch
es and bats decorated the bon-bon
from the drawing of cats by the guests,
prizes being awarded those who were
voted the best. A straw vote the first
day resulted as follows: Roosevelt 16,
aft ~, Wilson 9, Debs 2. On the
second day: Taft II, Wilson 10, Roose-
welt 5, Debs 4 A clever game of conun-
drums was discussed during the lun-
cheon. The refreshments were very
elegant and served by the hostess. as
sisted by Misses Agnes King and Ber-
nice Osborn. Mrs. Sewell assisted
her daughter in caring for the guests
during the afternoon.
The P. E. O.'s celebrated their
tenth or tin anniversary Friday even
ing at the pleasant home of Mrs. Geo.
Jprecher. The house was profuse:;;'
decorated with bats, witches, black
cats and pumpkins. About forty were
present and INDUCED in all kinds of
games. The old fashioned game of
tin-tin, with forfeits. caused much
fun. Each guest wore something en-
blematic of some secret organization
and the representations were clever.
A box supper was enjoyed, tin plates
and cups were used, while cream and
, sugar was served from tin receipt
acles and the coffee poured from a
large tin coffee pot. 1t was just the
jolly time that the p. E. O.'s always
enjoy at their parties. Mr.. and Mrs.
Barber, from Charter Oak, drove over
for the fun.
Mrs. Caswell will entertain the !
Coffee club Thursday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. julius Bale will en-
terrain at bridge Thursday evening,
complimentary to Mrs. Meyer, of Oma-
ha, and Miss Meyer, who will arrive
on that day from a years sojourn in
Europe.
Miss Emma Brogden gave a delight.
full Halloween party Thursday even
ing at her pleasant country home. |
About twenty-five young people were
present, most of them from town, and
they considered it a rare treat to drive
out to such lovely party. All kinds
|of games and pranks were INDUCED
in and fine supper served.
John A. Logan Relief Corps, of Den
ison, held an inspection Saturday. No
vember I'd, in the G. A. r. hall, Mrs.
Georgia Wade Mcclellan acting as in
spccting officer. After the inspection
a reception was held in honor OF Mrs.
Mcclellan at the residence of Mr. and |
Mrs. N. l.. Hunt, 312 E. Broadway
Members of the three patriotic orders,
G. A. r., w. r. C. and S. of ", were
invited and about eighty were pres
ent. Mr.. and Mrs John S. Hall, prom
inent workers in the G. A. r. and w.
R. c. orders at Woodbine, We're hon
ored guests. After partaking of re-
freshments considerable merriment
was had in taking a straw vote for
president Mrs. Mcclellan was placed
in nomination in neat and spicy
speech by Mrs. Thomas Pearson on
the woman suffrage ticket, and imme
diately declared the nominations
closed. The men objected to the
steam roller process being used. The
result of the ballot showed that Mrs.
received a larger majority
than Taft. Wilson or Roosevelt. The
balance of the afternoon was spent
in listening to war songs and other in
teresting talks by Sears McHenry, J.
L. Richardson, A. D. Wilson and Mrs.
On Wednesday evening the mem
bers of the Booster club of the Deni-