Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-09-04
From the Freeman Tribune Sept.
1897.

| reception was held at the new nome
of Mr.. and Mrs. Crandall in the ear
| lier evening, after, which the COM
pany repaired to the Pray residence,
and most enjoyable and delightful
| time, followed. Two large tents
were erected on the lawn, with
platforms for dancing-the whole
being brilliantly lighted with cleo
trio lights. Miss Mabel Richardson
| presided at the piano, furnishing ex-
cellent music for the occasion.
Sumptuous and toothsome refresh
ments were served at 1890. About
seventy guests were present, includ-
| ing the Misses Bessie Hutchinson and
Mary Mcpherson of Lake City.
| The breakfast given by Mrs. L..
| A. McMurray at her home on Will
son avenue Thursday morning was
a most enjoyable and unique affair.
About twenty invitations We're is
sued, the guest of honor being Miss
| Olive Harrison of Granville, ILL.,,
who gave delightful talk upon her
| Mexican Memories" The floral
| decorations were profuse. Palms
and vines adorned the drawing
room, where large banana plant
| spread it's huge leaves, while the
| breakfast table bore bank of flow
ers extending the entire length in
rows of red, white and green, the
Mexican colors, Mexican rat-tail
| cactus rising from the center. Tiny
Mexican flags Of silk served gas
place cards, each bearing the name
| of a guest written across it, and be-
ing used by the ladies as hair orna-
ments, gave the assemblage a most
picturesque appearance. After a
delicious breakfast the guests were
entertained by Miss Nellie Herrick,
whose rendition of Scharwenka's
Polish Dance" was very pleasing.
Miss Harrison then addressed the
company, describing a recent tour in
Mexico in a most vivid and inter-
esting manner. Her keen observa-
ton and lucid descriptions, added to
a winning personality and a delight
full sense of humor, enabled her to
hold the undivided attention of her
audience, and instruction and
amusement werc most skillfully
combined. Miss Harrison brought
| back with her number of Mexican
curiosities, many photographs of
the country and peoples, and some
exquisite specimens Of the famous
Mexican drawn work, which she
| used to illustrate her remarks. Her
account of Mexican home life, and
| the manufacture of tortillas and
tomales was especially amusing, and
the horrors of Mexican bull fight
were graphically portrayed. Altos
gether it was an exceptionally
brilliant affair and one that will be
long remembered by those so fortu-
nate as to be present
The pleasant and commodious
home of Dr. and Mrs. F. E. Whitley
was the scene of delightful social
function Friday afternoon, the occa.
sion being the reception given by
Mrs. Whitley in honor of her moth
er, Mrs. l.. N. Call, and the Misses
Leona and Myra Call, of Sac City,
sisters of Mrs. w. One hundred
and twenty invitations were issued
to Webster City ladies, and as very
few regrets were sent, the house
was well filled with old friends and
neighbors of the guests of honor.
The spacious rooms were handsome
ly and deliberately decorated with
palms, smilax, ferns and flowers in
profusion. A floral PORTER hung
across the east bay window, forming
charming nook in which Mrs.
Whitley's two daughters, Grace and
Gladys, served fruit frappe. The
dining room decorations were of
maiden hair ferns and white flow
ers, and here Misses Lottie Scriven
and Maude and Emma Cash served
coffee and cake. Mrs. Whitley was
assisted in entertaining by Mrs. w.
C. Burleson and Mrs. e. P. Scriven.
The weather was perfect and an air
of cordiality pervaded the affair
which made it one of the most en-
ioyable social events of the season.
Mrs. r. E. Fairchild expects to
move into her coy new house in
Lawn Hill in a few days. She has
sold her old dwelling in the rear of
the First National bank to B. G.
Mason. This was one of the pioneer
residences of Webster City, and orig
inally stood about where the Free
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