Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-01-02
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fore being driven to their homes.
The Literary Round Table enter
tained their families at their annual
christmas and New Years party Sat.
urday night at the home of Mr.. and
MRS. A. NJ. Potter on the norlh side
About thirty-two were present, conf
Uprising the members Of the club and
their immediate families, and a
splendid turkey dinner was served at
1880 o'clock. The house was decor
ated with red and green and a large
Christmas tree held the gifts which
were exchanged after the repast. The
evening was spent with conversation
and q happy occasion is reported.
A goodly number of people were
delightfully."- entertained at the Mrs.
E. D. Colt home on Wilson avenue
yesterday. The guests were Mr.. and
Mrs. Kitchen and son Paul, and
daughter, Miss Palma, and Mrs. Nell
lie INDIAN, all of Fort Dodge; Mrs.
Louis Lager of Aberdeen, S. D.; Mr..
and Mrs. J. M. Richardson and son
Lewis and daughter, Miss Claire;
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Pettibone and
the latter's parents. Mr.. and Mrs. D.
D.. Oliver. A delicious turkey dinner
was served in courses at five o'clock
and the hours Of the afternoon and
evening pleasantly spent in social
conversation.
The High School Girls Bible class
held a watch meeting Sunday night
at the home of Miss Mildred Wet
kavska, after church services. The
girls spent the time in a song and
prayer service, making New Year
resolutions and enjoying music. Miss
Ruth Maxon sang "a Perfect Day"
with piano accompaniment by Miss
Muree Johnson and piano numbers
were rendered by the Misses Wet
kavska and johnson. AS the New
Year was ushered in. the Bible class
song, HE Knows it ALL" was beau
|tifully sung by the Misses johnson
and Maxon and after the dawn Of the
New Year dainty refreshments were
served by the hostess and her moth
|er. Mrs. Frank Wetkavska.
The High School Girls Bible class
is an outgrowth Of the Bromley tab
ernacle meetings and has a member
ship Of about t~hirtyrfiye girls, most
of whom are high school students.
The class meets every Sunday after
noon at the United Brethren church
and is led by Miss Loree Buxton.
The annual Christmas and New
Years party Of the Wednesday club
was held last night in the parlors
and dining room of the Universalist
|church attended by all members OF
1.-THE club and their families. A de-
I~licious turkey dinner was served by
Mr.. and Mrs. g. H. Comley at 6
O'Clock on tables beautifully decor
lated with Christmas trees, holly and
red candles. The evening following
the dinner was most enjoyably spent,
1.-THE younger members of the club
having prepared short play enti-
tiled, Mrs. Oakley's Telephone" This
was given by Mesdames j. A. Boeye
land Robert Beck and the Misses jess
sic McMurray and Margaret Cham
berlin and created much amusement.
The feature of the evening which was
perhaps more enjoyed by the MEM
|bers than any other was a fac-simile
of a regular Wednesday club session
given by the husbands of the mem
bers. This was a session given in
the manner the husbands suppose a
regular club meeting to be held and
was presided oyer by l.. A. McMur-
ray.
During the evening gifts were dis
|trihuted from a large Christmas tree
for all present and another chapter
added to the many preceding ones Of
annual Wednesday club parties.
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The employees of the Webster City
postofice surprised one Of their com
panions. F. J. Greenwood, one of the
postal clerks, last night at his pleas
ant home on Elm street, the occasion
being his birthday anniversary. At
tier Mr.. Greenwood's return from the
post Office he found his parlor filled
with the men, numbering about a
dozen. The home was tastefully and
deliberately decorated with holy and
wreathes and the evening was spent
with music and conversation which
included the telling of numerous