Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-04

AL NEWS, SUNDAY. MAR,
Washington day program after their
| regular meeting Feb. 20. The program
arranged by Patriotic Instructor
Rhodenbaugh consisted of select read
ing appropriate for the occasion by
Mrs. Rhodenbaugh. Miss Mathews
| Mrs. Mary Mathews and others, Mrs.
Owens responded with a Washington
quotation. Short talks were given by
Senators Shields. Walker, Goodpasture
and Anterior which were much en-
| joyed by all present Patriotic songs
sung by the audience, especially the
trio" by Sisters Priscilla Barton.
| Sprague and Comrade Anderson was
much applauded. Miss Vera Daniels
presided at the piano and Gene Smith
the cornet After the conclusion of the
program the company assembled in
the banquet hall where refreshments
were served after which short stories,
led by General Roe, were told and all
present entered into the pleasures of
the evening with spirit expressive OF
an enjoyable one.
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Grand Opera Music.
The music department of the Column
bian club will hold an open meeting
the evening of March Is, at the club
house, Ninth and Franklin. The story
OF the two operas "LaBoheme" and
Aida will be given by Mr. Eugene
Farmer, whose work as a musical edu-
Gator is well known to the Boise pub
lie. To illustrate his talk the Keller
man Music company has kindly con-
sented to the loan of the Columbia !
records of the operate stars who will
appear here March 10. The club hopes
the public will take advantage Of this |
opportunity to become more familiar
with these operas and thereby being
able to appreciate them to q greater
extent.
Surprise Party.
About twenty five of the ROYAL |
Neighbors of America and a few in |
vited guests met at the home of Mrs |
H. Milleman Wednesday afternoon and
very pleasantly surprised Mrs. Lulu
Brown, who leaves soon to make her
home in Ontario. Games and fancy |
work filled the afternoon. Mrs. Amelia |
Anderson, district deputy, presented
Mrs. Brown with Royal Neighbors |
souvenir spoon as a remembrance from
Boise camp. Mrs. Brown responded !
thanking them for the gift Light re-
freshments were served.
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Snow Ball.
Members of the knights and Ladies' |
of Security received gay little rhymes |
inviting them to a snow ball on We'd |
nesday evening, Feb. %, the twenty |
fifth anniversary of the order. The |
specious X. of P. rooms were snowily |
decorated with immense chrysanthe-
mur"s. frosted boughs and grasses and |
glittering drifts of snow, while wild |
cotton beasts of the polar regions |
roamed around the hall. The enter
tainment was arranged by the social |
captains of the orders, Mrs. C. M. Tur- |
ner and Mrs. Lillian DeLapp. The |
decorations were made by Lucy Rey- |
nolds and Mrs. Clark led her degree |
team through the mazes of two very
pretty fancy drills. About 1875 guests
were seated at the banquet and after
ward listened happily to Mrs. Doolit-
ties exquisite singing and Miss Velma
Johnsons piano music. The birthday
cake was borne in triumph to the main
hall and the twenty-five candles light
ed, w. H. Tyer acting as toastmaster
to the delight of all. The members en-
joyed very much talk by Mr.. Peasley,
who organized the first four councils
of the order twenty-five years ago in
Ohio. There were also short talks by
President Belsher and District Man
ager F. B. Nelson. Fun and dancing
finished merry evening.
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Miss Van Kinks Talks.
The members of st. Johns parish
were afforded a rare treat in each of
the three talks given under the aus
pieces of the Catholic Woman's League
by Miss Lila Van Kirk in ST. Johns
hall--"Two Weeks in Rome" "A Walk
Through Florence Naples Vesuv-
ius, Venice and Pompeii by Moonlight"
These delightful and varied talks given
by one so thoroughly conversant with
the arts of Italy were charmingly IL
Illustrated in picture slides. The mem
bers of the parish showed their appre-
citation and regard of Miss Van Kirk
by attending in large numbers.
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Society Personals.
Mr.. Ben Pettengill of Seattle is in
Boise visiting his mother and will be
here for ten days.
Mrs. B. F. Neal. who went to Au-
burn, Neb., last January, returned a
few days ago to her home in Boise.
Mrs Doutney, who has been at the !
Sherman House for some time, left
Thursday for Salt Lake. There she
will join Mrs. Ravenel Macbeth, who is !
visiting her sister and the two ladies
will go on to Los Angeles together to !
until the weather is warmer
Judge and Mrs. John MacLane are
DAUGHTER OF SENATOR