The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-09-11
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PHONE SOCIETY NEWS TO NO. 4.

PHONE SOCIE]
The Once a Week Bridge club met
Tuesday evening at the home OF Mrs
Paul Featherstone.
Mesdames Wylie Nelson and Jen
ME Wright entertained the mem
hers of the Congregational Guild
Wednesday afternoon at the home OF
Mrs. Nelson.
The members of the P. E. O. were
entertained Saturday evening at the
home of Miss Minnie Nelson in honor
ct the Misses Cecil Ward of Glendive
Mont, and Miss Mary Richie, who
left Sunday morning for Bandon, Ore
Miss Elizabeth Peake was hostess
Monday evening at her home to a
party of fourteen young people in
honor of Miss Helen Burch, Of Wash
ington, D. c., and Miss Viola Carlson
of Minneapolis. Dancing and general
merriment were INDUCED in follow
ed by a prettily appointed luncheon.
The prettiest event of the week was
the Lavender Dinner given at six
o'clock Friday when Mesdames Chas.
Peterson, E. R. Roberts and the Miss
es Florence and frankie Winterei
charmingly entertained twenty friends
at the home Of Mrs. Chas. Peterson
in honor Of Miss Florence Swenson,
whose wedding will take place tomor.
row. The afternoon hours were spent
on the spacious porch which was dec
Grated with jars and artistic baskets
OF nasturiums and brown eyed daisies
and time was merrily employed writ
ing kilograms to the bride and copy
ing receipts on dainty lavender tinted
cards for an index cookbook for the
bridal chest.
The dining room was exquisite in
lavender cosmos blossoms and sweet
peas and favors were also carried out
In the same shade. The place cards
were pictures Of Miss Swenson taken
on the steamer on her trip abroad and
these were also tied with lavender
boks. The room was softly lighted
with brass candelebrum with flower
shades Of the prevailing color and the
11onored guests place was marked
with beautiful bunch of lavender
sweet peas and subscriptions to mum.
Der OF the popular magazines were
also happily showered on her
The activities of the various civic
leagues of the state are attracting
vide attention, and they 90 to prove
what excellent honorary boards they
are to the various municipal govern
ments. The Mandan News gives the
following announcement of a new and
delightful form of entertainment,
which will prove o: great value as
suggestion to other civic clubs:
Robert Boice Carson will have
charge Of a musical program and
"tableau' to be presented at the op-
era house Monday evening, beginning
at 8 o'clock, for the benefit of the
Nandan Civic Improvement league
The receipts at so cents per seat, any
place in the house. will swell the fund
to be expended by the league for the
new central park and drinking foun-
tain, and the attendance at the show
should be good for two reasons-the
entertainment will be well worth four
times the admission price and the
cause is very worthy one.
Mrs. A. K. Tice of Larimore gave a
very pretty party at her home in
honor of her daughter, Miss Vesta
Tice, who will be an October bride.
Twenty-four guests were hidden for
the occasion, and a dainty color
scheme of yellow and white was car
ried out in all of the appointments.
The autumn flowers, asters and snap
dragons, were artistically arranged
Yellow hearts were festooned across
the rooms with streamers of ribbons.
Miss Helen Void Of Minneapolis sang
very charmingly and rendered several
piano solos, which were thoroughly
appreciated. Following the musical
programme the wedding announce.
ment was made in novel way, the
guests were taken into the parlor
where yellow crepe heart.shaped tally
cards were attached to ribbons. The |
young ladies were told to assist in
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