The Republican journal., 1916-04-06
THE D. A. R. In MONTANA.


From Home Letters and Bozeman papers.]
BOHEMIAN. March II, 1916. LAST night we
had our u. A. r. anniversary party at Mrs.
Brewers. | was on the supper committee.
There were Ia present, all the active members
in town, and we had nice time. The tables
were lighted with blue candles in glass CANDLE
sticks. and each one had little candle in
little candlestick. The centerpiece was red,
white and blue carnations. The place cards
were cut out teapots, with our national num-
bers on them instead of our names, and inside
little verse anecdote which we read
aloud. We had little emit Hyalite" made of
rock candy at one end of the table and a log
cabin of candy sticks each surmounted by
flag. at the other end The menu was pressed
chicken, sliced ham, creamed potatoes, hot
biscuit, pickles. jelly tarts. red, white and
blue ice cream. sand cookies, little sponge
cakes, tea and old fashioned candies. Every
one seemed to have good time" A Boze-
man paper gives the following report of the
meeting:
A Colonial tea was given by Mrs. W. F.
Brewer, assisted by Mrs. E. H. Riley and Mrs.
W. F. Schoppe, Thursday, March 10th, for
American Revolution. 1t was the anniversary
of the Chapter, and all the members living in
Bozeman were present and enjo yed the meet
ing. Misses Gertrude and Helen Brewer,
daughters of Prof. and Mrs. Brewer, dressed
in colonial costume, did the serving.
The rooms of the Brewer home were deco
rated with American flags for the occasion.
and the table was decorated with red and
white flowers, blue candles and miniature
spinning wheels. Among the good things to
eat that were served, were sand cookies and
sponge drop cakes of grandmother's time Mrs
W. T. Thompson, Mrs W. F. Brewer, Mrs. W.
F. Schoppe and Miss Helen R. Brewer enter
tanned the company with patriotic readings.
AT this anniversary it is worthy of note
that the ladies gave picture of George WASH
ington to be placed in the Y. M. C. A. building
At the February meeting they gave large
American flag that fioated over the Y. M. T..
A. building for the first time on Washington's
birthday anniv ersary, February %, 1916.
MARCH 10 Bozeman's ''Baby Week"-two
weeks later than the National account of
the Tournament-began yesterday. Billie and
| went down in the Whipples to see it and
we counted IS autos in line 1t was quite a
sight and some of the cars were really very
pretty. The parade was led by the Montana
State College regimental band. Bozemsn
paper says:
The youngest baby in the parade was Juanite
Rose Whistler who was but thirteen days old.
There were several babies in the parade that
were less thar six months old, and large
number less than a year old. There was no
| limit made by the committee regarding the
age of children entitled to ride, and when all
the babies and their mothers who cared to ride
were provided with seats, the cars were filled
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we're on the street with their little ones in
| their baby bugges and carts, and they seemed
to prefer to watch the others rather than ride
in the line, but it was certainly evident that
it was baby's day out.
There was no attempt at elaborate decora-
| ton on any of the cars, though many of them
| looked attractive with the pennants made for
the occasion, and others were decorated neatly
| in the blue and white baby colors. baby s
cradle decorated with pink and white chrysan-
themums adorned the front of one automobile
and in this cradle rode little Margaret Kayser,
One car was prettily decorated with sweet
peas.
Gallatin county's first baby was in the par
| ade William Nelson, pioneer, who is better
known to his friends as pike Nelson, who
was born in Bozeman in the summer of 1864,
had his family with him in a large car on
which hung card with the words "Born and
Raised in Gallatin County" There were sew
eral cars carrying three generations, and a
number in which rode men and women who
were born in or near Bozeman. slow They
Grow in Bozeman," "Bozeman's Best Crop,
and other appropriate posters were carried ny
some of the cars. A pioneer woman had with
her four daughters and one granddaughter,
all natives of Bozeman.
Sunday afternoon we went for walk into
the country little way and got some pussy
willows and saw bluebirds and boboIinks and
heard prairie larks-the prettiest bird song
know-and saw gophers; SO spring is really
here. The roads are dry and have been drag
ged, SO are in excellent condition. We are
getting ready to plant sweet peas. Everyone
is asked to plant an extra quantity this year as
they are planning for carnival. Last year
the Carnival Club furnished the N. P. with a
good many. M P S.