South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-02-15
SOCIETY

The Epworth league Of Trinity IT.
T. church entertained with "a valen-
tine party Monday evening at the
home OF Miss Oleta Herrold. Port
age av. in honor Of the new con-
yerts OF the recent revival meetings.
The house was prettily decorated
with hearts and the guests present
numbered As. The evening was
given 20 games and music and an
archery contest. after which refresh
ments were served.
Miss Edna Dome. I27 y. La
fayette St.. was given a pleasant sur
prise Monday evening by 20 friends
in honor Of her 10th birthday ami
versary. Music. games and refresh
ments made the evening a most en-
joyable one. Several pretty gifts
were presented the honored guest as
remembrance Of friends. Albertes
futile Of WalkertOn was an out-of-
town guest
Members Of the Live oak drill
.eam pleasantly surprised Mrs. W.
Monday evening The affair was o.
the nature of a masquerade valen-
the party at which IA members
took part Games and contests were
featured and Mrs Smith and Mrs.
Rickeis captured the prizes. AZ the
close of the entertainment delicious
Refreshments were served In two
weeks the team Will meet with Mrs.
oscar Lindgren. +. Colfax av.
Fifteen guests were entertained at
the home Of Mrs. Ivan Edwards.
1914 = Carroll St, Monday evening
at a valentine party. The evening
was spent with games and music
and socially. Al the close the hostess
served dainty refreshments. Miss
Elva Close OF Nnshawaka was
among those present.
A special meeting Of the Visiting
Nurse association was held in the
association building Tuesday morn
ing. A business meeting was held
and the election Of officers took
place as follows: Mrs. George "A.
Mayr. president; Miss Mary Mae
White. vice president: Mrs. Harvey
IT. Ginz. secretary, and Mrs. Otto
Bastian. treasurer. The next regu-
lar meeting Will be held March z.
Eighteen bachelors. quantities Of
southern smilax (four bales Of it di-
rect from sunny Georgia, to be
specifc), and a profusion Of spring
flowers combined their charm to
make the leap year valentine dance
at the Indiana club last evening one
of the most Delighted as well as
uniqu@ functions which has been
given in the city for some time Not
that the smilax. much as there was
OF il. or the spring flowers, lovely as
they were. We're particularly unique,
but Is bachelors as hosts at a leap
year valentine function shed "a
glamour OF heroism and possible ro-
nance about the occasion which
made IL most unusual.
Then. too. the decorating was done
entirely by the hosts themselves.
They were very modest about the
thousands of dollars worth OF talent
that went into the decorative
scheme. but they were not imper-
vious 70 the admiring comments of
the feminine guests.
Late Monday afternoon. il is un-
derstood. they called one young
woman into hasty consultation con
corning the decoration Of a large
wooden heart which formed a booth
for the distribution of valentine fav-
ors. They approached her very
humbly-she thought-and she re-
ioiced secretly that they found il i'm
possible To get along entirely with
out a feminine touch. She suggest
cd that the wooden frame be wrap
ped in white crepe paper. They
thought, however. white paint would
ba much easier to apply. Then she
suggested a huge red bow on one
side with one long streamer drawn
diagonally across to the other side.
They feared. however. that the
streamer would interfere with the
distribution of the valentines. bet
ter have the bow alone. Then she
caught up a large spray of smilax
and twined il about the frame
They caught the idea. but wasn't the
spray a bit stin? Wouldn't the IA
the rope smilaX be better? She
acQuiesced. IL is understood and
thereafter held her peace but is
ready TO vOuch that the artisticaUy
adorned ball room. dining room and
reception rooms represented mascu-
line taste and talents entirely.
The ball room was done entirely
IN green except for the touch Of red
on the booth previously mentioned
\ border OF smilax was arranged
about the wall just below the ceiling
with thick clusters of il i'm the cor
ners. From the dome IN the center
OF the room hung a fringe Of smilaN
partially concealing an inverted red
narasol The balIuStrade of the
stairway ascending TO the reception
rooms was concealed almost entirely