Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-10-09
Social Affairs

/ The Thursday Circle will meet at
the home of Mrs. Lubbert Lubbers
Thursday afternoon.
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The Thursday Home Needlework
club will be entertained at the home
of Mrs. w. R. Daniels Thursday at
ternoon at $3.50.
The Past Noble Grand association
will meet at the home Of Mrs. /. B.
Stafford, 9O3 First street, at $3.50
Thursday afternoon.
The first meeting of the Wednes-
day club for this season will be held
at the home of Mrs. A. N. 'Boeye,
| the president, Wednesday. Mrs.
Boeye and Mrs. John A. Boeye will
entertain at luncheon.
Mrs. Chas. Nelson, two miles south
of town, entertained w. o. McCon-
| nell, Frank Mcconnell, w. H. Crosby
| and S. Huddlestun and their families
Sunday in honor of her birthday and
also as a farewell for her niece, Miss
Elsie Younger, who left next morn
ing for her home in Chicago. The
occasion was very pleasant one.
Mrs. Lillian Bohning-Soop, a Sep
TENDER bride, was lionored Friday
evening when the members of the
Mercantile clerking force, with
whom she was employed before her
marriage, and several other friends,
enjoyed a delightful party at the
| Geo. J. Meyers home on west Third
street. Mrs. Scoop was given a can
ned fruit shower, welcome gift to
any housewife, surely. Cards fur
nished the evenings entertainment
and a delicious luncheon was served
in two courses at the conclusion of
the pleasant social time.
The Dorcas class of the Methodist
church were delightfully."- entertained
Saturday by Mrs. John A. Will
Ike and Mrs. Rufus E. Nelson at the
home of the former, complimentary
to Mrs. w. ]. Todd, who leaves next
week for her new home in Algona.
The hours were spent informally
| with conversation, the guests Occu-
plying their time doing fancy work.
Delicious refreshments were served
and pretty souvenir spoon, en-
graved with a picture of the Meth
odist church, was presented to Mrs.
Todd by the ladies. all Of whom
| deeply regret the departure of their
classmate.
Mrs. Ray w. Miller and Mrs. ]. A.
Dunkel were joint hostesses at l
o'clock luncheon yesterday at the
formers home on Boone street, en-
tertaining complimentary to Mrs. R.
w. Pote, who will leave soon for the
| family's new home in Virginia. The
guest list included group of init
mate friends. Places We're laid for
twenty at the two long luncheon
| tables, which were very attractive
with decorations Of autumn flowers
and fine service. Miniature soldiers
marked each cover, lending the pre-
vailing military touch to the affair
| A delicious two course luncheon was
daintily served and the afternoon
hours were spent in social CONVEX
sation, while the ladies occupied
themselves with knitting for the
Red Cross.
| A company of twenty Kamrar
| young women were entertained last
evening at the Ben Cordes home in
Kamrar when Miss Hannah Cordes
| : lOuSis ~ CSloCu az q " SkoNh
dinner. The large table had for a
center decoration a huge hollow
| pumpkin filled with flowers, and
crepe paper streamers extended from
the chandelier overhead to the big
yellow flower holder. The guests
were guided to their places with
name cards that attracted their un.
| divided attention because they were
attached to bright green ribbons
that evidently had something of i'm
portance on the end which was hid
den in the pumpkin. Upon pulling
| the ribbons white card embe!lished
with black cat came into view and
| the date-Oct. 25-written on the
card. disclosed the approaching mar
riage of Miss Cordes and Rev. D. H.
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