Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-12-05
Wednesday Afternoon Club.

home on Oak street, the hostesses
being the third and last of the three
committees of twenty ladies each ap-
pointed last spring by Mrs. Warner,
the president, the plan being that
with their united effort to secure
enough money before the end of the
year to pay off the last of church
debt of $500 that the Wednesday
club assumed about six years ago.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Pres
byterian church has contributed
$210 to the above. Aside from that,
the Wednesday club has by constant
and faithful effort finally paid the
last dollar of that rather large obli-
CATION, and also has a balance on
hand of over $40, which is certainly
gratifying to all. During the six
years past they have often contrib
uted to other urgent calls, one being
contribution of $25 to the organ
recently purchased for the church
principally through the efforts of the
Ladies' Aid Society.
The committee of yesterdays do
ings had just intended putting on
play as the other two committees
have done, but owing to this being
the busy season, decided if each lady
of the committee would contribute
dollar the required amount could be
secured and the old-fashioned carpet
rag social held yesterday was their
| feeble attempt at an entertainment.
There were many invited guests pres
ent who contributed generously to
our free-will offering, thereby swell
ing our fund to $2S.35 for the after
noon.
All were invited to attend in old
fashioned attire and bring their bags
of carpet-rags to sew. Many entered
into the spirit of the day and came
gowned to suit various characters.
The spacious rooms were at their
best with autumn flowers and foli-
age
After the audience had gathered
! the committee in costume began to
arrive and were received at the door
by the chairman, Flora McFlimsy
(Mrs. o. ]. Stone), the next arrival
being Elizabeth Cady Stanton Mrs.
j. X. Van Sant) Betty Rose (Mrs.
E. A. Sherwin) with her niece Rosa
mond (Dorris Bagley), Jane Tomp-
kins (Mrs. H. T. .Chisholm), Mrs.
Katzenjammer (Mrs. w. H. Day. ,
Mrs. Wigs (Mrs. w. NJ. Poley)
Lovey Mary (Mrs. Abby Lennart,
Samantha Allen MRS. H. Barne-
burg), Miss Bassett Miss Amy Ram
sey), Jemima Jones miss Mabel
RusselD, Jerusha Jones MRS Otto
Winter), Mrs. O'Flannigan (Mrs. A.
Schuerman) Dolly Warden (Mrs.
Walter Blalock), Priscilla Perkins
(W. H. Reynolds), Drusilla Doo-
little (Mrs, Judd Miller).
The entertainment for the after
> noon consisted of solos and readings.
Jenny Lind (Mrs. F. E. Conway
sang Bonnie Sweet Bessie, Maid OF
Dundee" and Coming Through the
Rye" Auntie Doleful (Mrs. F. E
Ramsay a reading Her Visit tC
An Invalid Friend" also a darky Sc.
lection. Rosamond (Dorris Bagley)
solo, "Then You'll Remember Me,
| Mrs. Stewart Saunders presiding al
, the piano Annie Laurie (Frances
: Hamlin) sang Nellie Gray" anC
Little Boy Blue" (Her pa had hel
voice trained to the organ, so she
, couldn't sing to the piano. Las
, but not least Mrs. H. T. Chisholm
sang mo One to Love-" most touch
t ingly rendered.
A suitable luncheon was served o.
gingerbread, doughnuts and apple
juice, and all declared it the jollies
| time ever
r So ends one more success for ou'
, ambitious Wednesday club.
: Special mention should be made o
the beautiful costume worn by Mrs
, e. A. Sherwin, which was an elegan
3 wedding gown over half a centur!
g old. She carried bead bag seventy
l five years old, and all needed acces
9 sories were in evidence, making
= very quaint and charming picture.
J., A pleasant surprise was received
g by the ladies at Mrs. Van SAINTS Wed
| nesday afternoon when a small en-
= velope addressed to the club was de
livered and found to contain a gen
: erous check from our good friend
f w. H. Day. (He is not eandidat,
f for mayor or any other office.
Many thanks for Mr.. Day from th
n Wednesday Club.
= To Buy White House of the Confed
= eracy.