The Monte Vista journal., 1916-11-04
SATURDAY. NOVEMBER A. 1916
SOCIE TY

Merrlment relgneu supreme uco-
day evening at the home of Miss
Kathryn Hadden. when a crowd OF
jolly young people responded to an
invitation to join in Halloween
frollc. Old time customs were re-
vived and many unique stunts"
were performed. variety of for
tune telling tricks, with the assist
ance of realistic ghost gave each
one promises OF future happiness or
woe. Oldfashioned refreshments
were served with the fortune cake
containing the usual symbols. After
supper the lively music of Turkey
in the Straw" set light feet tripping
through the Virginia reel The
guests departed at late hour de-
claring Miss Kathryn an ideal host
ess. The following young people
marked the occasion with red let
ter in their memory calendar: En-
ma Martin, Hannah Beatty, Ada
Heilman, Gladys and Garnet Spear,
Edith Mccormick, Sydney Howard,
Myrtle Gruver, Marvella and Marion
Zinser, Carl Henderson, Harold Hag-
gard. Dorothy Kinney. Edna Diller
Warren Jones, Clark Atteberry, Ma
rian Sims, Helen Beardsley, John
and Kathryn Hadden.
Miss Alice Stroup delightfully."- en-
tertained at miscellaneous shower
in honor of Miss Ida Mcconnell who
will be a November bride The
shower was given at the home of
Mrs. I. M. Johnson Saturday, Oct.
2S. The house was tastcfully decor
ated in cupids and jack-o-lanterns,
the Halloween scheme being clso
luncheon The bride-to-be received
many beautiful and useful gifts.
Those invited were: Misses Bertha
Boyd, Mamie Tynor Estclla Felmlee,
Ruth Batchelder. Helen Shaft. Helen
Kimble, Helen Myers, Om2h Wendt,
Hannah Beatty, Pearl Behil, Lucy
Popejoy, Nellie Johnson, Estcl!a
Cunningham. Hazel Whitmcr and
Ida Mcconnell.
The annual Halloween banquet of
the Home Embroidery club was
given at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
b. B. Wallace last Friday evening.
The rooms and large dinner table
were very attractive with decora-
tions pertaining to Halloween. Mu-
sic and story telling added to the
evenings entertainment. The mem
bers present were: DR.. and Mrs.
Moninger, Mr.. and Mrs. Hogle, Mr.
and Mrs. Bates, Mr.. and Mrs. J. B
Allen, Mr.. and Mrs. A. c. Kline, Mr.
and Mrs. c. J. Kline, Mr.. and Mrs
Paradis, Mr., and Mrs. Joe Busch.
Mr.. Lowther; the guests, Mrs. r. G.
Breckenridge, Mrs. Lehow, Miss Err
win.
On Thursday evening Nov. 2. Rev.
Martin l.. Mueller and wife were
pleasantly surprised by forty mem
bers of the Lutheran church. They
all came with we'll filed baskets and
a supper was served that was en-
joyed by all present Rev Mueller
was given a small present by the
congregation as his twenty-ninth
birthday gift and to show their ap-
probation for what he has done dur
ing the six years he has worked in
Monte Vista.
Rev. and Mrs. A. NJ Maclean en-
tertained few of the teachers at
dinner Monday evening. Decora-
tions suggestive of Halloween were
used and covers were laid for Misses
Boydston, Davis, Ford. Phelps, Web
Der and Mr.. Leicht.
Mrs. d. j. Elliott. assisted by Mrs
Nelson and the Misses Garrett. en-
tertained the Methodist Foreign
Missionary society Thursday after
noon.
The Larkin society met with Mrs.
Ed Maynes of Bowen last Friday.
After a business meeting two
course luncheon was served.