Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-11-12

IA HE closing days of autumn have
yielded more generously of the
fruitage of pleasure than So
ciety had ventured to hope. For
many days there had been
dearth of the enlivening influences of
polite assemblings. of teas and dances.
of afternoons of bridge and the usual
relaxations which have pleased the So
cially inclined.
Halloween broke tn i, spell and from
now till the end OF winter there will
be something OF the old-time gaiety.
The most interesting event of recent
date is the approaching marriage of
Miss Elizabeth Hays, eldest daughter
of Mayor s. II. Hays and Mrs. Hays
of Boise. and Leon Morton Decker of
Lincoln, Nebraska, which will take
place at the home of the brides par
ents on Wednesday evening. The
bridegroom and his mother, with a
party of friends, will arrive on Mon
day, and relatives of the brides family
are already in the city.
Guests Arriving for Wedding.
Among the out of town guests gath
ering in Boise for the Decker Hays
wedding Is Mrs. T. =. Hays of Port
land, grandmother of the bride elect.
Mrs. Hays sister. Mrs. Gallagher,
former Boise girl and her young son
arrived from Portland Friday night,
and the Misses PAMELA and Gertrude
Hays. twin sisters of the fair bride
to- be came down from the university
Saturday evening.
Mrs. Borah Visits Boise.
Mrs. Borah was a distinguished visit
or in Boise during the week. Some
pretty little affairs were given in her
honor and society in general regretted
her early departure for Washington.
To Entertain on thursday.
Mrs. T. j. Jones has issued invita-
lions for bridge party Thursday af-
ternoon.
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Shrine Dance On Wednesday.
The Shriners will dance on Wednes-
day at the Mosque. There will be spe-'
cial features which arr to be most at
tractive. Tompkins' orchestra will
play.
Beautiful Dancing Party.
Miss Marie Cuddy and Miss Hender-
son were charming hostesses Saturday
evening week at q beautiful dancing
party at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Dean Perkins. Red carnations and red
shaded candles gave the house very
pretty effect. The table was crowned
with a centerpiece Of the bright bios
SONS and lighted by the red shaded
candles. Punch was served all the ev-
ening from a table covered with a
handsome cloth of open work and de-
corated with the red carnations and
red shaded candles. A buffet supper
was served at IL o'clock to the 80
guests. Just before supper Miss Creed
and William Crawford sang several
pleasing solos Little Miss Dean Per
kins dressed in fluffy pink silk frock
and with a big pink tulle bow in her
hair received the guests at the door.
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Y. w. C. A. Notes.
The vesper services of the Young
Womens Christian Association will in
clude a talk from Dr. Van Dusen of
Collister and a piano solo by Miss
Jennie Davies. The social hour over
the cups of refreshing tea will follow.
There will be elevator service from
to ) o'clock.
The First Aid class will have its first
lesson for the season on Tuesday even
Ing. DR.. Titus instructing.
The members of The Association are
looking forward to the coming of Miss
Anna V. Rice, national secretary of re-
ligious work for the Young Women's
Christian association, who will con-
duct conference in relation to her
work in the Association rooms in the
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ginning Sunday. November 26 at 1870
o'clock in the afternoon with the YES
per service These meetings will con-
tinue all through the week. afternoons
ct $3.50 o'clock and evenings at 1880
o'clock with Thanksgiving day omit
ted. All women are cordially invited.
Miss Catherine Vance, who taught in
the Boise high school two years ago
and who was in charge of the Y. w. C.
A. High School club, and who is now
secretary in Tientsin. China, writes in
terestingly in the Association Month
"" of her work there. She says in
part: THE week ends stay in Tientsn
TO visit my family witnessed the OPP
ening of the new Association quarters.
Ny enthusiasm over the roomy assem-
bly, hall with it's 400 new chairs, the
CHEEKY, livable reading room, the Of
fices. class room and the glassed in
porch, the game room and tiny little
roof garden could not but be most
spontaneous and genuine. My heart
was warmed by the cordial reception
by the board members and foreign
friends and l thoroughly enjoyed the
two big meetings. the opening and the
dedicatory service, evel approaching a
few of the jokes in the Chinese ad-
dresses"
Miss Ruth Emerson is the secretary
in Japan, which Is supported by the
northwest field, composed of the states
OF Idaho, Oregon, Washington and
Montana.