Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-03-24
ENTERTAINED AT RIDGEWAY.
"A Progressive Reception Given nj
Home of Mr.. and Mrs. Nj. O.
Libbey on March II.

Libbey on March Il.
On Wednesday evening. Marc,
Il, more than forty members of tn,
Rldseway NJ. E. Adult Bible elias,
were delightfully."- entertained at :
Progressive Reception" given b,
the Reception Committee of tbt
class, at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
NJ. o. Libbey in Ridgeway.
The guests were received by Mrs
Schuetz, Mrs. Libbey, Mrs. Hickey.
Miss Fosse, Miss Teskey and Mrs.
Shoemaker.
Much merriment was INDUCED in
when each guest was permitted IN
open the slip Of paper which dlsclos-
ed the genuinely Irish name which
he or she was to bear during the
evening, and as the various family
groups of McGintys, McGoverns, o.
Ryans, O'Flahertys, &c, endeavored
to find the other members of their
family groups it certainly could be
truly said that the Ridgeway Adult
blDle class members were good
mixers
FINALLY the tables were filled and
ten minutes given for each guest to
solve the mixed menu, Professor
Carruthers and Mrs. G. Bowers car
rying off the prizes which brought
forth peals of laughter.
Next came 1.-THE real thing''-deli-
cious refreshments in sixteen cours
es, served by six young ladies-the
Misses Barthel, Paley, Schuetz,
Nellie and Mile Drum. all
of whom looked charming in their
white caps with decorations of green
in honor of the day.
Mr.. o. E. Libbey, Secretary of the
class, read extracts from letters of
regret from Rev. Sylvester of Pres
ION, Mrs. Walter Paley of Oelwein,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Hoyt all OF
whom are among the "out OF town
Mr.. G, w. Brinkman, assistant
eacher OF the class, acted as toast
master and gave very complete,
and amusing history Of
he class up-to-date.
The pas or, Rev. G. NJ. Shoemaker,
vas next called upon and responded
,heerfully in few brief and pointed
Mr.. n. c. Putnam, teacher of the
lass as well as C. NJ. and st. p. De-
got Agent, responded very happily
md suggestively to the toast Safety /
First"
Mrs. G. NJ. Shoemaker, President
Of the class, being a woman, had the
last word-"The Glass Outlook =
N which she expressed her great
pleasure in being associated with an
Adult Bible class whose past had
been so successful, whose present.
vas so delightful and whose future
s SO hopeful
Some new lines of work were sue-
rested, and the announcement that
Mr.. Libbey would give to the class
md young people of the town the
lse of his lawn, where two tennis
courts may be at their disposal dur
ng the summer, brought forth pro-
onged and hearty applause.
Too much credit can not be given
o the chairman of the committee,
Hrs. n. Schuetz and her helpers in
this unique reception, to
DR.. and Mrs. Libbey for opening
heir home and sparing no plans to
make this a most pleasant affair; 10
he ladies of the class for furnishing
UGH good things to eat; to the
Dung ladies who so charmingly
erved; to the efficient POSTMASTER,
o the gentlemen who furnished the
unds, and all who attended and
elped to put into actual practice
he class motto 'All at it and always
{ it," to all who so heartily joined
4 making this a long to be remem-
cred social event of the Ridgeway
.dult Bible Glass.