The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-06-12
CLUBS AND SOCIETY
Various Happy Occasions Among
Town and Country Folk.

Tie younger pupils OF Pearle Flor
ence Porter gave a June Morning
Musical Recital yesterday at the Pub
lie Library club rooms of the Oska-
loosa Woman's Club assisted by Mrs.
Verne Siiyerthorn, soloist and Miss
Lynn Silverthorn, reader, before an
audience OF the relatives and friends
of the performers. 1t was a pleasant
occasion and the efforts of the enter
tanners were given the recognition
they so richly merited In addition
to those above mentioned, those OPP
pearing on the program were Misses
Ethel and Sarah Handler, Blanche
Roberts, Ida Shrago Rose Scheurer-
man. Catherine Smith, Madge Graft,
Edna, Popofsky, Sarah and Rose
Whiteman, Eva Porter Walter Whar-
ton, David Popofsky, Gilbert Roberts
and Donovan Rhynsburger. A second
recital by the older pupils will be CIV
en- Friday afternoon.
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Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Mcneil enter
tanned a small party of friends and
relatives at a dinner party at the
Country Club Sunday evening in hon.
or of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter McNeill of
Calgary, Canada. About dozen peo-
pie were present.
Col and Mrs. J. F. McNeill enter
tanned at the Country Club Monday
evening in honor of their son, Mr..
Walter McNeill, and wife, of Calgary,
Cnaada. Dinner was served at $50
o'clock, after which military euchre
was INDUCED. Over sixty guests
were present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Beach enter
tanned the Loyal Mems Bible class
of the Christian church on Monday
evening. Mr.. and Mrs. Beach were
too generous to enjoy their fine crop
of strawberries alone so they opened
their elegant home to the boys to
hold their monthly meeting and then
eat strawberries and cream and cake
until they were satisfied. Mr. VIM.
Holmes is president and called the
class to order for the routine of bust
ness. A new blackboard was order
ed for the teacher and other agrees
i've steps that would help to make
their work more effective When
everything had been dispatched &C
cording to Roberts Rules of Order, a
short program was called Mr.. John
Vannest talked OF the rural problems
in the development of better citizen
ship and spiritual life Mr. F. w Else
told OF some things he was pressing
on his large mems class on the NJ z.
Sunday school, and Mr.. Deadman gave
an interesting report Of some things
he had picked up at the state conyen
ton at Burlington Some twenty dol
lars was added to the treasury to be
used as, needed for benevolent pur.
poses, Then came the anticipated
pleasure that gladdened the heart
and loosened the tongue OF the whole
company. There We're forty present
and everybody was urged in generous
rural fashion to enjoy a second and
third dish which of course everybody
did So abundant was the supply
that when all had eaten there yet re-
MANNED large well filed platter of
the luscious fruit II goes without
saying that all had good time and
voted a hearty wish for long and hap
py years TO the home.
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twenty-five ladies of the Arts and
Crafts Department o. w. c., enjoyed
Monday afternoon In picnic style at
the Geo. Reynolds home near Uni
versity Park. The wind proved a
little sharp for out door festiyity. but
the sunshine was sought and some
old time games indulged In TO stir
things up" and q general good tine
was had. finished by the Interchange