Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-10-24
SOCIAL AFFAIRS.

The P. E. o. will meet this even
ming at 1880 with Mrs. w. c. Pyle.
Mrs. Geo. N. Garth will entertain
the ladies of the Thursday Circle at
one O'Clock luncheon on Thursday.
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The meeting of the. Queen Esther
Circle of the Methodist church has
been postponed from Wednesday ev-
ening, Oct. 25th, to Thursday even
ing, Oct. 26th.
Miss Helen Gilmore has issued In
vitations to her friends for Hal
lowe'en party at her farm home six
miles south of this city, on Tuesday
evening, Oct. 31st.
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Mrs. R. G. Clark and daughter,
Miss Sibyl, have issued invitations to
a company of ladies for a one O'Clock
luncheon and afternoon at bridge at
their home on Division street Friday,
October 9th.
The ladies of the Women's Relief
Corps will entertain the members OF
the G. A. r. and their families at a
family gathering of the two orders
to be held in Elmo hall on Saturday
evening. Supper will be served by
the ladies at $3.50 o'clock, followed
by social hour during which a
short program will be given. Plans
have been made to make of this
event most enjoyable occasion.
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The Universalist Sunday school
announces a Halloween party to be
given at the church Friday evening
of this week. The program for the
event includes pulling taffy, popping
corn and .other suitable forms of en-
tertainment and amusement and a
merry time is promised to all who at.
tend. The young people will be par.
ticularly interested, but all friends
of the Universalist group are most
cordially invited.
Miles Stanley, little son of Mr.
and Mrs. C. L. Stanley, residing on
east Third street, celebrated his fifth
birthday anniversary Saturday af-
ternoon by entertaining twenty OF
his little friends at Halloween
party. The guests came masked and
a most delightful time was spent in
playing various games. A dainty
lunch was served by the small hosts
mother assisted by Mrs. L. F. Bos-
|sert. The birthday cake, which was
adorned by five wee candles, was the
gift of one of the guests. Other re-
minders of the pleasant occasion
were left by the little folk.
The regular meeting of the Mon
day Night Coterie was replaced last
night by six o'clock picnic dinner
at the home Of Miss Luella Kephart
in honor of Miss Ethel Halfway
who soon will leave for Chicago for
private secretary work, to remain
permanently. Miss Halfway and
her mother were invited to dinner
at the Kephart home. there to be
surprised by the members of the
club who had already taken charge
of the dinner arrangements. The
home was decorated with Halloween
emblems and a delicious two course
repast served. CONNECTIONS were
served in dainty brown and yellow
baskets and the remainder Of the
evening spent socially. A short club
business meeting was held after
which Miss Halfway was presented
with a large ivory handmirror as a
token of affection from the members
Of the club in which she is a charter
member
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Mr.. and Mrs. Will A. Foster, who
leave soon for their new home in
Algona. were the honored guests at
delicious turkey dinner served at
$50 o'clock Thursday evening at
the DR.. J. E. Williams home on Sec
ond street. The guest list included
Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Black and the
formers mother, Mrs. Isabel Black