Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-12-12
DECEMBER EVENTS
OF SOCIAL INTEREST
Nuptial, Society, Church and Other
Happenings of Importance to
the Community.

At the conclusion of the regular
meeting of the Independent Macca-
bees in Elmo hall last evening, de-
licious lunch was served and a social
hour enjoyed. Cards and other di-
versions furnished entertainment.
The members were privileged to in
wife their husbands or friends to
this social gathering and all who at
tended spent pleasant evening.
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The Monday Night Coterie held it's
annual Christmas party last evening
at the home of Mrs. w. E. Brown on
Second street. The home was decor
ated with Christmas bells and other
seasonable decorations and the fes-
tivities began with $50 Christmas
dinner, the table holding for its CEN
trail decoration a diminutive Christ
mas tree covered with tinsel and
candles. A genuine old fashioned
tSuI lSCludS uluucA was chJoyCu w q
genuine old fashioned family party,
the members of the club assuming the
following roles: Mother, father,
grandmother, Tommy" the ten year
old son; "Susie," the twelve year
old daughter; "Fluvilla," the grown
daughter just home from college;
her beau, the hired man and
Bridget" and the deaf relative that
nobody wanted to come-Aunt Jane.
Following a two course dinner, the
evening was enjoyably spent with
music and some contests. An adver-
Using contest was won by Mrs. W.
E. Brown, who received the prize;
the memory musical contest was won
by Miss Meta Robinson and Miss
Esther Greenwood, who tied for first
place. The affair was one of the
most delightful in the history of the
club and will close the regular club
meetings until after the holidays.
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One of the merriest Christmas par
ties in the history of the Six O'clock
club was held last evening at the
home of Mrs. Eta Young, with the
full membership Of eighteen ladies
present. Christmas bells and poin-
settias decorated the rooms and a
large Christmas tree in the bay win
dow in the living room was brilliant
ly lighted and effectively decorated
with tinsel and pretty ornaments.
An elaborate course turkey dinner
was served at siX-thirty, the one long
table holding in its center a huge
angle-food cake embellished with red
candles spelling "Six O'clock Club"
white tapers, lighted, and sprigs of
smilax were scattered here and there.
Christmas post card folders, orginat-
ed by Mrs. w. G. Bale of Winnipeg,
marked the guests places and two
large bows bf red satin ribbon COM
pleted the Christmas color scheme.
After the guests had enjoyed the de-
licious dinner. "Mr. and Mrs. Santa
Claus of the club CON-
mittee who had charge of the Christ
mas party-appeared upon the scene
and made things interesting. The
ladies enjoyed this part of the even
ing's entertainment immensely and
some of them say they are laughing
yet. Santa Claus and his wife dis
tributed the gifts which had been
brought by the guests and numbered
beforehand in order that no one
should get her own present. The
Misses Mae and Sarah Wickware, Des
Moines, Mrs. Lottie Scriven-Ford, To-
ledo, Ohio, and Mrs. Whit H. Clark
| of Monroe, Washington, honorary
members of the club, were represent
ed in the gift giving. Later Mr.. and
Mrs. Santa distributed the things
which had been hung on the Christ
mas tree-comical little gifts which
created much merriment.
Each year a Christmas gathering
is held and during the year many
parties are enjoyed by the Six
O'clock club. These are always gala
Occasions but the holiday function
of last evening proved to be even
more elaborate than usual.
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The Literary Round Table will
hold no further meetings until after
the Christmas holidays.
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The Harmony club will meet for
rehearsal at the home of Mrs. o. j.
Henderson Wednesday afternoon at
I3:l5.
The Woman banquet and dance
held in the Woodman hall at KAN
rar Friday night was largely attend
ed by Kamrar people and many from
Ineighboring towns, including a
goodly number of Webster City peo-
pie. The banquet was served at six