Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-12-03
GOSSIP OF SOCIETY

A Thanksgiving wedding Of inter-
est is that OF Miss Mary Beulah DAILY
and Mr.. Pete Meagher OF Solomon at
Denver. They will live In Solomon
where Mr.. Meagher is engaged In the
hardware business with his brother.
One of the most elaborate OF
Thanksgiving affairs was the one
given by the ladies Of the Rural
club. their husbands and families,
honoring Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Ma
lone at their home four miles north
west of town. A committee compos-
ed of Mrs. w. H. Hansen, Mrs. How
ard Cooley and Mrs. p. ]. Grove,
and Mrs. r. J. Bidwell planned
this delightful affair ana
assisted by the other members, pre-
pared and served one Of the finest
dinners ever given in the Vicinity
as II included everything that goes
to make a Thanksgiving feast COM
plete. The rooms Of the Malone
home were decorated In fitting
manner for the occasion. The din
ing room being especially attrac-
tive. over the lace draperies, across
the upper windows were hung imi-
tation curtains of crepe paper, haV-
ing a finish of Thanksgiving sugges-
tions and the same idea was car
ried out in the place cards. Just
below the window decorations and
appropriate for the occasion were
mined sprays of the pretty red ber-
ried turkey bush, this also Delng
used as a finish for the table COW
ers. while the tables held as center
pieces small pumpkins decorated
with oranges, apples and bananas.
Mrs. Malone used for the first time
her fine chest of silverware, gift
from her mother, Mrs. Chas. Null
hern, of Beattie, Kan, who recent
" visited here. The charming al
fair was given in the nature OF
farewell, as the Malone family ex-
nects to leave in a few weeks TOT
their new home southwest OF town.
At the close of the delightful day.
approaching the kind thoughtru-
ness of their friends, Mr.. and Mrs.
Malone returned the compliment N
a novel manner by inviting the
guests to spend the evening with
them, and after serving delicious
G O'Clock luncheon several hours
were pleasantly passed with CARDS
and dancing, excellent music being
furnished by the R. j. BedweA or
cbestra. At eleven o'clock as the
strains of the Home Sweet Home"
waltz we're heard, the guests took
their departure, thanking Mr.. ana
Mrs. Malone again and again TOT
their kind Hospitality. The follow
ing were present: Mr.. and Mrs. Orln
Atkinson and little son, Mr.. and
Mrs. R. ]. Bedwell and Glen, Mr..
and Mrs. H. Middleton and Laura
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Hansen, Mr..
and Mrs. Chas. Hamel and family
Mr.. and Mrs. P. J. Grove and fam
ilv. Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Cooley
and family, Mr.. and Mrs. John
sleichter and family, Mr.. and Mrs
C. F. Binder and family, Mr.. and
Mrs. B, F. Mize and family, Mr. and
Mrs. ]. r. Jones and family, Mr.
and Mrs. F. c. Makins and family
Mr.. and Mrs. Sidesinger and family
Mrs. L. Cradle and family, Miss
Ruth Freeman, Miss Ethel Free
man, Miss Reba Johnson, Mr.. Ralph
Cooley, Mr.. Peter Longsee, Mr.. Rus
sell Allen of Colorado and Mr.. John
Martin of Indiana.
The senior girls of the Topeka
high school have pledged themsel'
YES to wear graduation gowns which
are to cost not more than fifty cents
a yard. The money saved by setting
this limit will go to the Belgian
fund.
The city federation Of women''
clubs met in postponed session las
evening at the library. A constitu
ton and bylaws we're adopted. Mrs
f. A. wilcox rendered her resigna
ton as president on account Of II
health. Mrs. o. A. Sterl was elect
ed president. The attendance q
the meeting was good.