La Junta tribune., 1914-05-16
pElSGuIvUL Nay PARTY

Quantities OF lilacs aid lavender
and white Iris she'd thetr fragrance
at Harmony Hail Tuesday Afternoon
and evening. vhsa Mrs. 4. J. Cook.
Mrs. J. n. Lamb. Mrs. H. W. Allan
aad Miss Clarics Cook extended their
Hospitality TO shout two hundred and
eighty Of their friends.
Harmony Hall has been the scene
Of many attractive parties and re-
csptions. bat Il was nsver prettier
than Il was upon this occasion viii
IL decorations Of spring flowers.
Three large psdestals with jarii-
ners Of lilaes separated the reception
hall iron the diniAg rooa while -
the center piece On the coffee table
In the center Of the room vas . large
basket Of purple iris. and 1t the rear
was another basket filled with white
iris.
Baskets of lavender and white 'iF11
we're arranged artisticslly on an
sldes Of The room and clusters Of u.
laes. held In pIses BY lavender tulls.
formed the shades over the many
lights. Large art squares and Nav
40 rugs covcrsA tie floor. Perhaps
tAe most attractive feature Of ths
sfternooa vas The mammoth bou-
quet Of liiacs which we're fSossa h
he large cake Of ies which was plac-
ID In The punch bowl.
Al he reception held II the after.
noon. the guests we're greeted a the
door By BILLY" and Elizabeth Lamb
and Helen Cook and we're received
In the reception room BY the host
essss. assisted By the Mesdames Poor.
Woodbridge. Haskins. and AcNeeu.
during the first hour. Presiding n
the punch bowl were Miss Marxuer-
lite wosderly and Miss Francis Ken
dali. and pouring coffee were Mrs.
MacKie and Mrs. Jones'.
The Misses Theodore Cook. Fran
els Wisdom. Mpdge Kxsten and Ma
rie. lnu5S 5bSv41 <ke lavender Ice.
white Ice cream. cake and mints.
During the sscoad hosr the host
ssass wses aslisssd In >rsceiving By
the Mss1anss y. .. Miller. Leslls
@anss. eeesa-oa9 4Asssss -
puncA howl wses Theodora Cook aud
Francis Wisdom and the coffee table
was presided over by MPx. u. A.
Smith and Miss Hanawalt. Serving
~src the Misses Marguerite Wonder.
iy. Frances Kendall. Helen Mcvay
and Allie Mae Fisher.
Mrs. W. A. Hart was In charge Of
the reception during the entire II.
ternoon. Music was furnished thru.
out the afternoon by Nash's orches-
ira. Upon this occasion Mrs. Cook
wore = beautiful gown Of cream ians-
don. trimmed In net aud burnt or.
ange messsiine. while Mrs. Lamb
looked charming In = pink brocaded
crepe and lace. White wolfe. trim
med In blue messaline. formed the
pretty dress worn by Mrs. Allen and
Miss Cook wore gown Of yellow
crepe de- cheese and shadow lace.
The out-of-town guests were Mrs.
X. X. Stewart. Of Albuquerque. n.
~. Mrs. Raster. Of Topeka. Kan.
Mrs. whittinghili. Of Pocatsllo. Ida
ho. Mrs.. Chalmers hiil. Of Council
Biuffs. Iowa. Mrs. u. r. Christie. Of
beaver. Mrs. Moore. Of Texas. and
Mrs. Bertha 0abiowsky. Of Seymour.
Wis.
In the evening" about sixty ladies
were entertained ~ an auction bridge
party. Charlotte Cook welcomed the
guests at the door and the hostsssss
were assisted dusias the evening By
the Mssdaaes- Edwards. Mosrison,
Rice. whittinghill. 0asvin and Mlss
Lee.
The punch bowl eas rsssidsd over
hy Mn. Dean Holmes aad Mis- 0raes
Kilsors. whiis Mrs.. Whlttinghlll,
Nlas kils0re and Mss. Hsasnsbss.
ser assisted In ssrvias.