The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-11-04

color and shade known in the center
was a large silver basket filled with
the flowers and at each place was a
huge blossom. The delicious menu
was served in four courses. Those
present beside the guest of honor,
were Miss Isabelle Meade of Kansas
City, Mrs. w. /. Mckee, Mrs. Bert
KinGsberry of New York City, Mrs
William Berry, Mrs. Joel Benton, Miss
Lois Benton, Miss Margaret Lyford,
Marie Stahl, Miss Helen Osborn, Mrs.
A. e. Rogers, Mrs. Emil Halbach, Miss
Katherine Williamson, Miss Catherine
Montgomery, Ellen Sinnock, Mrs.
Ralph Gardner and Miss Florence
Bastert. . -.
To Marry keokuk Man.
Quincy Journal: Announcement was
made today, that early next week,
Miss Eva Reckmeyer, daughter Of H.
H. Reckmeyer 339 South Fifth street,
will be married to Clarence Olinger,
formerly Of this city, but for the past
three years of Keokuk Ia. The news
comes as a great surprise to many
of Miss Reckmeyer's friends, who, al
though they knew that she was to be
married, did not anticipate that the
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The wedding will be the. culmina-
ton of courtship lasting over a
period Of about six years. Miss Reck-
meyer is a charming young woman.
and we'll known in this city, where
she has many friends. Mr.. Olinger
came here about seven years ago
from California, where his parents
live. and about three years ago went
, to Keokuk, where he has a respon-
sible position as travelling salesman
for the Armour Packing company.
| The couple will reside in Keokuk.
Last night. the members of the
! Young Ladies' society of the Salem
Evangelical church surprised Miss
Reckmeyer at her home. they present.
ing her with many pretty and useful
gifts. The affair was the first Of the
/ pre-nuptial parties to be given in her
honor.
Hay-raok Party.
| Miss Helen Oertel entertained about
thirty girls and boys from the German
Evangelical church at a Hallowe'e en-
! hay rack party Monday evening at her
home on the Hilton road. most en-
joyable time was spent by the guests
and their hostess and delicious re-
freshments were served.
An Attractive Party.
| One Of the most unique and enter
tanning parties given during the Hal
lowe'en season was the masquerade
given by the two classes of the First
Baptist church, the class of young
women taught by Mrs. Geo. S. Mer-
riam and the class of young men
taught by the Rev. F. B McAllister
The guests were the young mems and
young women's classes of the Trinity
NJ. E. Sunday school and the FRS
Christian Sunday school. Those who
attended, presented their invitations
at the door and were required to pass
through a chamber of horrors before
reaching the parlors, which were at
tractive enough in their decoration to
compensate for having shaken hands
with a kid glove stuffed with wet
mud and other dreadful experiences
The unique and attractive decorations
were the work of Arthur Lumberg, as
sisted by a committee of young men
The electric globes were shaded by
yellow jack-o'-lanterns, a witch seat
ed on a broom was suspended by an
invisible wire and it didn't take
much Imagination to fancy her sweep
ing the cOD-WeDS out or the SKY
Black cats were perched about the
room and on the cabin where fortunes
were told. The costumes were some
of them very handsome, and all were
clever representations of some char
acter or idea. The young women OF
Mrs. Merriam's class served pumpkin
pie and coffee to the two hundred
young people who formed the "breaC
line" The young people of the First
Baptist church are famed for theil
parties and entertainments and this
ione was particularly successful one
Presented with Silver Service.
The Ladies' Aid society of the Swed
ish NJ f. church surprised Mrs
Frank Anderson, a bride of few
weeks, at her home, 1912 Orleans
street, yesterday afternoon and pre-
scented her with handsome chest O.
silver. Mrs. Anderson is a member O.
the society, which took this method o.
\ congratulating her on her marriage
A very pleasant afternoon was spen
and refreshments were served.