Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-23
|SOciety Notes

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Tomorrow night win be the Last re
hearsal tor the Merchants Advertis-
ing Carnival that will be staged at the
armory in this city Thursday AMI Fri
day nights. over 80 girls and wCm-
en- have been busy during the past
+ week planning the costumes to rep
resent the various wares OF the city's
merchants. professional men and man
utacterers. Some OF the costumes will
be the most unique and original ones
that have ever been seen at any sort
OF an Ottawa entertainment before.
whites other girls will be dressed in
their ordinary street and afternoon
dresses and carry banners and sym
bCls 10 represent the wares of their
merchants? There promises to be
pie of all dispositions. There will be
style shows, advertising shows and Il
splitting eOmical sketch put On
by number Of dignitied men. prom
inent in both the business and social
side Of Ottawa life. These men have
not appeared upon the stage o. a
home talent show for a number Of
years, but will be in great demand as
entertainers after their appearance
Thursday night. The latest fashions
will be exhibited by members of the
Ottawa Drama Club. Miss Dorothy
Nertney has written some very clever
words to Goodbye Broadway, Hello
France" and as she sings her song
the different members of the Drama
Club walk onto the stage. displaying
styles suitable for each and every &C.
casion and for all seasons. There viii
be the Fall maid" with the Fall
Guy" The Summer Girl" The
School Lassie. The Society Belle. -
The Club Woman The Bridge
Fan and The Business Girl" all suit
ably gowned, hated and swathed in
iurs from the local merchants who
are giving their financial aid toward
raising money for the Red Cross Wis
ting Nurse fund. After the program
The floor Of the Armory will be opened
to the public and everyone attend
ing will be invited to dance. All the
money made in this entertainment
will be used to pay the salary OF the
visiting nurse, There are to be no
tickets sold admission to the armory
either night will be by paying the ad-
mission fee at the door which will
include admission to both the enter
tainment and the dance Refresh
ments will be served by the ladies OF
The Public Health Nursing Board for
those caring for them.
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Of Racine. Wis, to Lieut.. Raymond
G. Owens, OF the t. S Medical Corps
now stationed somewhere in France II
was made N Racine Saturday. NJ 81
Wait is we'll known in Ottawa having
visited here many times, the guest OF
Mrs. Stanley Wood, nee Helen Pad
eett, Miss Wait and Mrs Wood were
classmates at the Northwestern Uni
yersity
The Phianthropic Department of
the Woman's Club will hold an all
lay meeting Wednesday, October "a
at the home Of Mrs +. p Johnson,
1920 Paul street The day will be
spent sewing on articles for charitable
purposes and the hostess will serve
The lunch
number of people went from this
, city last night to attend the silver
wedding reception of Mr.. and Mrs.
Bedford, held last night in the ball,
room Of the kaskaskia hotel in La
Sale The beautiful ballroom was
p deliberately decorated with hundreds
3 Of roses, both pink and red roses be.
ing used in the color scene which
flowers together with the natural
beauty Of the room, made an impress
SIGN that will be remembered for a
long time by the guests present last
night. The reception was followed by
iancing and supper was served at a
late hour. The bad weather made it
necessary for the people going from
his city to change their plans, and
so 70 La Sale on the interurban in
stead of motoring over. Those attend.
ing from this city were Messers. and
Mesdames Ewing Porter. l. l.. Wood.
ward, Nevoy Strawn, Horace Hull, w
W. Nash. Lathrop Perkins. w. F.
Stanton, Dr. and Mrs. S. e. Parr and
Or, and Mrs. f. p. Hathaway and
laughter, Anne
The ushers of the Gayety theatre
b will give their annual dance tonight at
y the Willis dancing academy. An in.
vitation has been extended to the
general public to attend his dance.
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The Monday Club will have the first
"'eeting Of the year Monday afternoon
October goth, at the hCme of Mrs
David A, Cook. GO Chacel street. Mrs
George w Farrar will conduct the
study of the afternoon and read q
paper ON "Mormanism. the Religion
and Comparison Of Molmanism &c