Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-11-17
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All preparations are being com
plctcd for the Fail Festival To be given
under the auspices of 81 Nayier's
pupils for the benefit OF the Sisters
OF Mercy at H. Of c. hall. Nov. 2lst
aud 22nd Especial time and work
have been devoted 10 the Japanese
Tea party which will be clever
feature of the first afternoon, NV.
2lst. The library and The parlor of
the X. of G, rooms will be decorated
profusely With Japanese lanterns.
screens and chrysanthemums It Will
be Il yeritablc Japanese garden, where
tea and waters will be served by
Jap ladies in their native costumes.
During the afternoon cunning dance
will be interpreted by little Jap maids
This is an especial feature of the fes-
tival. In the evening the Riddles will
have ii real party. where candy. pop
corn balloons and other things which
delight 4 child may be procured, \
suitable entertainment is being pre-
pared for their pleasure Thursday
afternoon. Nov. 20 military cuchre
Cor the large doll, Thursday after
noon, Nov. 22nd, military euchre
, party for the ladies will he given The
l ICES will be two beautiful hand
painted pictures The St Columbia
pupils will give an entertainment on
Thursday evening which undoubtedly
, will prove rare treat The remlin-
, der OF the evening will be devoted to
dancing for which lientrichs orches
, ira will furnish the music.
: Fourteen ladies' attended the all day
meeting OF the Ladies' of the COngre
gational church held yesterday at the
, home of Mrs Duncan McDougall The
day was spent in sewing on articles
for The December Bazaar. On next
Friday, November 2Srd. .the ladie,
: wiz Hoiu an al u"s htttiiiS At iIi'
church Each lady is requested to
bring a box lunch.
y Announcements have been received
: in this city Of the marriage Of Miss
/. Emily Genevcye Elmer, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Elmer of San
: Francisco. Cal, and Eugene Hen
, bricks Leslie, former Ottawa young
: man which occurred in San Fran
cisco November 18th. Mr. Leslie is
T. the son of the late j. O. Leslie, prin
cpal of the Ottawa High School fol
! many years. He and his mother, Mrs
! Florence Leslie, moved to CaliOrni,
two years ago. where he is employee
: as a chemical engineer, He was raised
in this city and attended the Uniyar
sily of Illinois and the University o
Columbia.
The Red Cross shipped today a ship
- ment Of Surgical dressings TO the Chi
+. cago headquarters. This shipmen
r contained bandages and other dras
q for hospital use. The women of th
l. city that have been working Is III
@ gauze dressing classes have urnc
q out-a large amount Of good work sine
# the beginning Of the classes A shiI
& ment of knitted articles and othe
$ Red Cross sewing was also shippe
s this week More machine sewers ar
;, needed every afternoon in Red Cros
y headquarters 70 use the machin
y woman does not have 10 be goo
sewer and almost any woman Wh
can stitch straight seam could 1t,
sewing of this kind
The Forlnehtly Club vii Inject 81
7 Monday evening. November 18Th, a
The home Of d B. Snow, ms Congress
street J. 6 Snyder will have III
= paper Of The evening, his subject be
( ing AN Idea
- The Woman's Relief Corps held a
all-day knitting party yesterday at IN
l. home OF Mrs. Noses Sticfcl. ON Cor
> ercss street A very fine lunchco
II was served TO Is ladies at moor
u Enough ladies came in The arlcruo0
TO swell the attendance 10 sixty
program that WAS immensely cnjoyc
by all was given by Rev G. A Irigc.
1 lr Mrs. Cordclia Hathaway and Mis-
Mildred Kocler. The next kniitm
b. party will We held Friday. Noycmbc
, E0 at the home of Mrs. joseph Ham
! SON. on Van Buren, street.
: > - -
J. The ladies' auxiliary of the Congr,
Il gaional church viii be entcrtaine
ut the home of Mrs. Carl Stackmal
Friday afternoon, November 23rt
The meeting will be held AT ocloc
!, and the afternoon win be spent j
: sewing on articles for the bazaar. .
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The ladies OF the FIRST Methods
church will hold an all day tmcciin
next Thursday at the home Of Mr.
u G. A Briggs Jr. The day will b
< spent in sewing on articles for III
II December bazaar. Each lady is r.
Y ulnSlnl 10 hiring a boy hlnch