Semi-weekly herald., 1915-04-12

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E. E. Hobby, who left on the Eastern
on his way to his old home in Iowa
City, where he will reside. Mrs.
Hobby and little Mary Mead join him
in Denver, where they have been Wis
iting the Russell Reynolds.
The Masons were treated to some
surprise and most delicious refresh
ments Thursday night when the East
ern Star sisters entered their hall in
body and turned their usual staid
business session into a social one.
There were instrumental music, stories
and songs and general jolly time.
F. Hopkinson Smith, the noted au-
thor, artist and civil engineer, was an
old time acquaintance of Mr.. and
Mrs. B. w. Ritter, and the news Of
his passing came to them as q dis
tinct shock. Even TO those who only
knew this mans delightful personal
ity through his novels, short stories
and books of travel, his death was
almost personal sorrow.
Someone has said, there Is nothing
new under the sun, but this does not
apply to the popular Smart Set Min
strel company which will appear at
Redmen hall April 23. Do not for
get the date. This is the seventh
farewell appearance of this company
and they will be seen at their best.
The cast is composed Of twenty peo-
pie. The music is of the lifting, lin
gering kind and the local work in its
entirety is on par with any offer
ing presented here in long time.
Cornelia Baxter Tevis Mckee,
known personally to several Duran
go people and by the newspaper med
ium by nearly all Of them, has enter
ed upon her third venture for life
long happiness in the matrimonial
harness-thus her fame for versatil-
ity in welded bliss wanes not at all.
The cablegram announcing the event
was received by Colorado friends
early in the week. Her most recent
ly acquired husband is Mr.. Evely
Tomley, Lloyd's representative in
Paris.
Shower for Bride and Groom.
The Misses Eva and Eda Idle Of
the Animas valley were joint host
esses at miscellaneous shower Sat
urday evening for Miss Edna Frary
and Mr.. Herbert McCaw on the eve
of their marriage. From invitations
to refreshments every feature Of the
entertainment was cleverly arranged
and carried out, and the hours passed
most pleasantly. The company includ.
ed nearly all of the young people who
make up the social life of the AMI
mas valley.
Presbyterian Mission Circle.
Mrs. R. B. Whitaker entertained
the Presbyterian Mission ladies on
Friday, the regular meeting day.
''The Child in the Midst" is study
book of absorbing interest. Mrs. Ny
ers presented the lesson contrasting
the home of nons Christian lands with
its suffering child-mothers and help
less children and the beautiful object
lesson of the missionary home. Mrs
Wallace, guest, added much to the
interest of the meeting with her var.
led experiences as missionary
among the Indians. Mrs. Coppinger
will be hostess next month.
After forty days period in sack
cloth and ashes, it was expected so.
ciety would bud forth in all its glory
at the Pastime dance last night, the
event that was supposed to be the
grand finale of the service. Prepare.
rations were made for thirty-five cou.
pies and only eighteen appeared, and
with these the usual spirit Of gaiety
was noticably absent. The most pleas.
ant feature of the evening was the
dainty REFRESHMENTS served by the
guild ladies. Dancing lasted until !
O'Clock, when the participants betook
themselves down town and dined 9
second time, as is their custom.
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The Civic club will meet Tuesday
afternoon in the public library at the
usual hour. The ladies are doing ev.
erything possible to create more en-.
thusiasm in the work for the city's
welfare and for a greater display OF
civic pride. They believe the attrac.
tive home surroundings tourist visit
orsh find here will have an important
part in inducing many of them to be-