The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-17

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The sponsors for the tea and those
who assisted in the parlors were Mrs.
]. ]. Chapman. Mrs. c. F. Mcfarland,
Mrs. j. n. D. Dickinson, Mrs. Ralph
Brownell, Mrs. w. G.. Blood, Miss
Cora Parsons, Miss Anne B. Davis.
Mrs. E. Y Wills. Mrs. c. J. Kirch AMI
Mrs Ernest l.. McCoid. Ices and cake
were served in the dining room, by
Miss Hannah Hawkes., Miss Mary
Margaret Ayres, Miss Emma Weaver.
Miss Frances Sawyer. Miss Mary Col
lingwood Tucker and Miss Virginia
Dunlap.
Each member of the household or
the Benevolent Union home received
in her own room and those who a.
tended the tea went through the
building and met personally all OF the
old ladies.
Announcements Are Received.
Keokuk friends received announce
ments today of the marriage OF Hazen
1. Sawyer and Mrs. Margaret Greer
Brown, which occurred Tuesday at
Denver. They will be at home, 522
Orleans Ave-, after July Is.
Mrs. Candy EntertaIns.
Mrs. Joseph l.. Candy and Miss Mary
C. Collins at their home 612 North Thir-
teenth street, entertained this morn
ing at a breakfast in honor OF Mrs.
Sylvester Carter of Chicago. Mrs. A..
j. Matthias, of Minneapolis, Mrs. w.
H. Dunlap. of Minneapolis and Mrs.
Josephine Frost, of Davenport. Among
the out Of town guests were Miss
Jane Carter OF Chicogo.
kensinston This Afternoon.
A group Of women we're entertained
at a kensington this afternoon at the
home of Mrs. E. T. King, 1923 Con-
cert street, in sewing in preparation
for journey which Mrs. King will
soon make to Colorado. A bouffet
supper was enjoyed at the close of
the afternoon. Those present were
Mrs. A. Meador. Mrs E. A. Eaton.
Mrs Edward Lenhart, Mrs. John
Rogers. Mrs. John McBroom and Mrs.
A B. Grout.
Trinity M. e. Society.
The meeting of the Home Mission
airy society of the Trinity NJ. E.
church which was announced for
today was postponed because of a
death in the family of the president.
Miss Reed Entertains.
Miss Jessie Reed. of Hamilton en-
tertained a company of young ladies
at an afternoon party today in honor
of Miss Katherine McManus.
ST. Francis Ladies.
The Sewing society of st. Fran
els de Sales church was entertained
today by Mrs John McGrath, 5f3
Franklin street, who was assisted
by Mrs. James Cameron, Mrs. L. NJ.
Harding Miss Steele and Miss Burk.
Needle Club Meets.
The Needle Club was entertained
this afternoon, by Mrs. c. E.. Mackie
42S G street.
Ar Informal Reception.
This afternoon and evening from
two to ten o'clock. Mrs. Elmer Stowe
is hostess at an informal reception at
her home 416 Concert street. The
reception is a very interesting one
in that it celebrates a continuous res
idence OF sixty years in that home.
The house was built by her FIRST
husband, Horace H. Ayres, and on
June 18th, 1855. she came to it as a
bride, and has known no other home
since that time. The house has in it
still many quaint pieces OF furniture
which were part of the first furn-
ishings Of the house. The rooms are
decorated today in jardiniers of gar
den flowers, one particularly hand
some boquet contains a score OF dif-
ferent kinds of old fashioned bios
SONS known to our grandmothers.
Receiving with Mrs. Stowe today Is
her daughter Miss Henrietta Ayres.
her sister Mrs. G. H. Fritz, of Sharon
Penn, and Mrs. Samuel Ayres Of OAK
Park. Mrs. Edmund Jaeger and Mrs.
Elizabeth LeBron invited those who
called, to the dining room where re-
freshments were served No formal
invitations were sent out for the re-
ception, but many friends called to
express their good wishes and con-
gratulations.
Will Talk About 1t.