Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-11-07
PLEASANT GATHER
|NGS OF INTEREST
Social Events Of This City and vi
cinity Of Society, Church and
Lodge.

The E. O. w. club will meet witt
Mrs. Ed Lindsay Wednesday after
noon at her farm home, three and
half miles west of town.
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The Thursday club will be enter
tanned at one o'clock luncheon at tn
home of Mrs. F. A. Edwards OF
Thursday.
The Harmony club will meet will
Mrs. r. w. Pote at $3.50 on Thurs
day afternoon.
The One O'clock Auction Bridge
club will be guests of Mrs. Sam Shell
don Wednesday for one o'clock lunch.
con.
The Wednesday club will meet
with Mrs. G. T. Chamberlin on Wed.
nesday, luncheon at one o'clock.
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A company of eight ladies and
gentlemen enjoyed a delightful so.
cial time Friday night with Mr.. and
Mrs. Peter Papas, in honor of Mr..
Papas' birthday anniversary. Five
hundred occupied the hours and at
the conclusion dainty refreshments
were served.
The Puritan Girls of the Congre-
gational Sunday school will enter
tain their fathers and mothers and
a few invited guests this evening at
o'clock at the home of their teach
er, Mrs. C. D. Carpenter, on south
Wilson avenue. The occasion is in
celebration of the second anniver-
sary of teacher and pupils and a
general good time will be enjoyed.
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The pupils of the Doty school,
northeast of Webster City, and their
teacher, Miss Marjorie Loring of this
lefty, entertained the patrons and
friends of the school Friday after
noon with pleasing program which
savored of the Halloween season.
The numbers were very capably CIV
en- and showed much careful effort in
the preparation. Al. treat was fur
nished by the teacher for both pupils
and guests, consisting of red cheek
ed apples, popcorn balls and candy.
An unusual feature which gave spec
ial pleasure to the children was the
toasting of marshmallows over indi-
vidual candles fastened to each school
room desk. The fail term Of this
school is of longer, duration than
many, not ending until after Thanks
giving. An appropriate program
will mark the close of the term.
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Thirteen ladies out of a member
ship of seventeen Past Matrons of
the Order of Eastern Star enjoyed
their first social meeting for this
season Saturday afternoon and even
ing at the home of Mrs. F. H. Alex
|ander in Kamrar. The ladies went
to the Alexander home on the g.:
train Saturday afternoon and after
"a short business session spent a
couple of hours socially with fancy
work, after which a delicious course
dinner was served. The daintily
laid table around which the guests
were seated was frightened with a
|centerpiece of pink chrysanthemums
while the color idea of pink was car
ried out in the menu. Mrs. Alexan-
der was assisted in serving by Miss
Palma 'Hendrickson and after anoth-
Ter short time spent in conversation
the guests took the evening train for
home.
The Congregational social given
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McMurray Friday night, under the
auspices of the October committee OF
the ladies aid society of the church,
was decided success. The large
and beautiful home was filled with
people and everybody enjoyed the oc-
casion very much. An interesting
program was carried out, consisting
of a travalogue, mostly of historic
English scenes, given by Rev. Arth7
ur Metcalf by use OF the stereopticon,
followed by a few comic pictures
thrown upon the screen especially
for the little folk. Some highly en-
Pertaining musical and literary Sc
lections, in which Mrs. w. l.. Mac
goey, Miss Hester Huff and Mrs. H.
L. Hampton appeared, were then
given, Mrs. Macgoey, dressed in cos
tune suitable to the sentiment of her
selections, sang very sweetly two
groups of old time songs, and Miss
Huff rendered beautiful vocal So
so, also in costume. Mrs. Hampton
favored the audience with two most
excellent readings. Mrs. w. A. Gran