Semi-weekly herald., 1914-11-02
To Spend Winter in California.

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To Spend Winter in California.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Lewis leave
tomorrow on their annual pilgrimage
to California, where they plan to re-
main until the warm weather months
return again. Their many friends
trust their sojourn in the land of tour
lists will prove as delightful this win
ter, as it has in the years gone by.
Linen Shower for Miss Steinegger.
Miss Lena Steinegger, who is to
become the bride of C. A. Barnett
next week, was the inspiration for the
linen shower given by the Degree of
Pocahontas last evening. There was
instrumental music, singing, pleas
ant conversation, dancing and eats.
The bride-elect was sho wered with no
end Of beautiful presents by the large
number of members of the order
present.
Delightful Visit.
Mrs. w. H. Bryant has just return
ed from two months stay in her old
home in Illinois, where she was feast
ed and feted, wined and dined by her
hosts of friends. She reports most
delightful time, every moment being
filled with interesting features. Those
who have partaken of the hospitality
of the folk "back home" can best ap-
preciate the pleasures that were her
portion.
kensington Club.
The Kensington club ladies were
entertained by Mrs. F. C. Perkins
Wednesday afternoon and instead of
needle plying on dainty bits of fancy
works as is the club members GUS
tom, the affair was an old-fashioned
rag bee" and pounds and pounds of
carpet rags were sewed, that will la
ter be woven into carpet for
family who lost all their belongings
in fire short time ago. Dainty
refreshments carried out in yellow
and lavender color scheme were serv-
ed In the late afternoon. In addition
to the club members, Mrs. Grover
Damon and Mrs. Perkins, Sr., were
included in the company of industri-
GUS ladies.
The Reading Club.
Mrs. Richard McCloud was the hos
tess of the Reading club this week.
Nearly every member was present.
The club is studying Egypt this year
and q feature of the afternoon, which
proved to be of unusual interest, was
Rev. Father CallanaIi's account of his
travels through that country. He
gave graphic word pictures of Thebes,
the ancient capital of Egypt, describ-
ing the different villages of Luxon,
Karnak, Medinet Habu and Kurnek
and the magnificent ruins that line
the River Nila in that vicinity for a
distance of seven miles, dwelling at
length on the different temples, the
tombs of the kings and other things
Of historical value. An account of
his trip up the Nile was included in
the address.
Gay Halloween Party Tonight.
Little Miss Frances Jakway will
entertain her special friends at Hal
lowe'en party tonight. The spacious
Jakway home will be prettily deco
rated in Jack-o'-lanterns, black cats
and witches. Even the games and
refreshments will not depart from the
Halloween idea, and we suspect that
not few white sheeted ghosts will
be found in the company. Those ask
ed to partake of the little lady's hos
pitality are the Misses Jean McClos-
key, Gail McCloskey, Majorie An
derson, Frances Hord, Mary Soren-
son, Frances Walters, Graham Pin
grey, Natalie Tyler, Letha Russell,
and the Masters Charles Coulson and
John Haggart.
Merry Celebration.
To Master Edwin Major Smiths
mind, birthday anniversary and
Halloween are identical terms, as
the lad was born on October 31st, four
years ago. He is celebrating the
event today with real party which in
cluded an assemblage of ghosts and
black cats. The home of his parents,
Dean and Mrs. F. C. Smith, is fairly
ringing with gaiety this afternoon.
The games, decorations and eats are
all in keeping with Halloween. Those
who are enjoying the hours with the
Damon and Mrs. Perkins, Sr., were
ner, Marion Sheets, Margaret Ger
vais, Bonnie Turner, Amy Pingrey
Marie Campbell and Roy Gervais,
Jim Turrell, Clifton Gilbert, Commo-