Semi-weekly herald., 1915-01-04
SOCIETY
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New Years Celebration At the
Hotel Strater.
That Durango hotels are keeping
Hpsce with the large cities was pleas
ingly demonstrated by the New
Years fete at the Strater last night.
Fully one hundred and thirty society
folk participated in the event. Res
efvations were made for nearly a
score Of dinner parties. Throughout
the evening the Bostonian orchestra
contributed to the gaiety of the oc-
casion. After partaking of the elab-
crate dinner, the company assembled
in the lobby, where the latest things
that have found favor with the
terpsichorean devotees had part in
the program. The festivities con-
tinued until after o'clock, when the
mcrrymakers joined the throng Of
dancers at Redmen hall.
Newlyweds Dinner.
Saturday evening Rev. Father Cal
lnnan entertained at what he was
pleased to designate as a "newlyweds
dinner" The affair was in honor Of
Miss Angela Mccormick and Mr.. Jo-
seph Firebaugh, who were married
Wednesday morning. Covers were laid
for Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hogan, Mr..
and Mrs. John O'Rourke, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. E. Duggan, Miss Florence
Ruff, Miss Mary Cummins, the honor
guests and the host.
Pastime Dance.
1t was indeed happy company
that danced the old year out and the
new year in at Redmen hall Thurs
day evening. The hall was in gay
attire for the occasion and everybody
had just the best time of the season
Dinner.
DR.. and Mrs. B. j. Ochsner and
Miss Marie, Mr.. and Mrs. Morris
Stein and Mr.. Nathan Stein and Miss
Fitzgerald were the dinner guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Stein and ELLEN
Jeanette yesterday The occasion was
the little girls first birthday ami
versary.
Luncheon in Honor of Mrs. Rucker.
Mrs. John Mcneil entertained at
luncheon today complimentary to
Mrs. A. M. Rucker of Denver. Those
asked to meet the honor guest were
the Mesdames Richard McCloud, F. C.
Gilbert, E. w. Shaw and A. e. Knapp.
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In Honor Of the College Boys
and Girls.
The Misses Beulah Nelson and Ma
rie Wills and Mr. Francis Wills gave
a dance at Redmen hall Saturday
night for the visiting college people.
The evening passed most pleasantly.
The chaperons were Mr.. and Mrs. H.
T. HENDERSON and the Mesdames Pull
liam, Nelson, Coster and Wills. The
dancers were the Misses Jeanne Paul,
Teresa Real, Louise Henderson, Isa-
bel Mccormick, Irene O'Connell,
Evelyn Strohle, Zelma Bendure, Cath
erine Clements, Mary Chapman, Edith
Edwards, Eulalie Pulliam, Lille Har-
ris, Ruth Searcy, Helen House, Zeta
Reeves, Katherine Murphy, Dolores
Mccormick, Johanna Shaffer, Ger
trude Arnold, Helen Frity, Lila Nor
gan. Mary Lyons, Anna Oberich, WV
ian Barton, zadie Hill, Irene Folk,
Mary Cummins, Florence Davis, An
ma Otis, Eda Anderson, Sophia Paul,
Meta Wills and Louise Nelson, and
the Messrs. Frank Nelson, Walter
Nelson, Stewart Henderson, Mark
Nelson, James Cummins, Wallace
Mollette, Vernon Sanders, Richard
Macomb, Vernon Mckinney, Basil Is
gar. Leo Harrington, Fritz Wynn,
Walter Schumacher, Francis Wills,
Frank Smith, Talbot Smith, Charles
Pound. Richard Nelson, Gus Adrian
son, Wesley Alexander, John Rodgers,
Gerald Harrington, Felix Croke
Reese Davis, Arthur Pulliam, Forest
Sanders, Emery Tiffany, Alva Lyons,
Iver Hansen, Robert Dwyer, Byron
Skidmore. Glen Steward, Hubert
Wynn, Oscar Hanno and Glen Reed.
Complimentary to the Visitors.
The Messrs. Reece Davis, Wallace
Mollette, Vernon Sanders and Rich
ard Macomb extended their hospital
ity at a dancing party Monday even
ing for the college boys and girls
who spent the vacation with the home
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