The Cape weekly tribune. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1914, 1914-05-08

Ut nays, lnuTsudy dileTnOOn'
Mrs John Sackman is enjoying
delightful visit from her sister,
Mrs. T. b. Barnes and two children
of Memphis, Tenn.
Mrs. Henry Nogclsang entertained
Wednesday afternoon at her home on
South Ellis street with a most de-
Iightful euchre party. There were
five tables, and some excellent scores
made during the afternoon, the ladies
getting the highest being, Mrs. Leo
Bruening, first; Mrs. c. Brown,
second; Mrs. Otto Vogt, third; and
Mrs. Willis Martin the consolation
prize. A two-course luncheon was
served, which was most tempting
and delicious. The ladies playing
during the afternoon were Mesdames
Melvin, Rodibaugh, Gresselmann, c.
f. Brown, Leo Bruening, A. Vogel.
sang, w. Stout, NJ. f. Hazen
F. II. Kassell, o. Vogt, +. Fisher
Louis lsche, Henry Shelppeman, E
Brinkmann, Willis Martin, O'Connell
AL Brinkohf, c. Floure, Miss Basel
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Overlook
who have large farm near Burfords'
vile celebrated their China Wedding
Anniversary Sunday afternoon, with
many friends present to wish then
greetings on this occasion.
The guests arrived early in the
afternoon and at FIVE o'clock a stump
tuous dinner was served, after which
delightful evening was passed in
various amusements. Mr.. and Mrs
Overlook were honored with many
beautiful gifts. These who attended
this delightful affair were Messrs
and Mcsdames, Silas Lail, r. NJ
Cowan, Tom Lail, of Cape Girardeau
and Messrs. and Mesdames ingram
Barrett, Aug Overlook, and family
Albert Overlook and family, Fritz
Overlook and family, Chris Call
Joe Call, Ora Proffer and family
Guy Deck and family, Dick Niblack
John Niblack, Harry Frisch, OdiC
Hutson and family, VIM. Craig
Pete Holmes, and family, Alex vii.
son, Frank Medley, Edgar Miller
and family, Grandma Overlook, Miss
cs Mary and Lizzie Niblack, Dora
Leimbach, Hinkle Wilson, Robert
Wilson, Under Barrett.
At the meeting of the Civic I'm.
provement Association held Satur-
day afternoon in the Commercial
Club rooms, plans were made to con-
tinue the work Of improving the I'M
slightly lots and back yards, as best
they can, and to urge the people to
help have everything cleaned-up and
in readiness for the wagons next
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
After the ladies have labored so
vigorously in planting flower beds
and Transforming many vacant "eye
sores" into gardens of attractiveness,
Saturday afternoon witnessed a most
dscouraging happening, when one
of the members of the Association,
who took pride-and justly so-in
two large flower beds, she had per-
sonally supervised the construction
of, at the south end of the Court
House grounds, CHANGED to pass by,
and found to her dismay, that two
mules had been hitChcd right at
the side of the beds, and in their dis
satisfaction at having to remain
standing in the one place so long,
had paved great holes in the beds
and mutilated the new buds and plants
almost beyond restoration. This
should never have happened had the
city ofiicials-aftcr the ladies used
their efforts to help beautify the Court
House grounds-attendcd to their
duties and insisted that those who
are in charge of keeping up these
premises look to such instances.
These things are liable to happen no
doubt, but not so, if those at the
head of these affairs are attending
to their business and see to it that
those under them are doing likewise.
Then, too, there is the same old
chicken question arising again. The
Association does not wish to have to
kill these valued yet disturbing
fowls, but if they are permitted to
continue to run loose and destroy
the gardens and property of those
endeavoring to not only assist the
Civic Society, but perhaps their own
personal desires to have an attrac-
tive home, measures will be taken
which will undoubtedly keep the
offending birds from doing any more
harm.
Another subject brought up was,
how to get rid of the unsightly old
buildings that are doing no good
around town, except to be used as
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