The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-12-29

Attorney Holmquist went east on
Monday, to spend his Christmas
Mrs. H. J. Penney had family ga
thering at her home for turkey din
ner Christmas.
Miss Ernestine Fields is here from
Chicago, where she is studying music,
to spend the holidays.
Albert Burtcher is spending the
holidays with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Anton Burtcher.
W. A. Smith and family autoed out
to the Atwood ranch Christmas and
enjoyed Turkey dinner.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Heyl of
Solomon. spent Christmas with the
Virmond sisters IN West Hays.
John Mcmahon and family of Dor
rance came up to Hays, and Christ
mased with the Zeigler family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gus Havemann and
family enjoyed and old-time English
Christmas diner at Pa Carriek's.
Miss Evadna Kraus went TO Woods
ton, Kansas, Wednesday afternoon,
for a few days visit with friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stock took the noon
train Tuesday for Bunkerhil to enjoy
Christmas with their son, Harry and
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lou Croft were enter
tanned at the Kirkland cottage on
East Normal Avenue, at Christmas
dinner.
Geo. Swires and family and Miss
Beulah Devices spent Christmas at
the Adie Swires country home south
| of Hays.
Master Raymond Foster delightful
/ " entertained several of his little
friends at Christmas party, Monday
afternoon.
Jack Midlekauff, Ralph Ward, Chas.
Reeder, Jr., and Jack Hoffman were
home from their schools for the holi-
day vacation.
The Presbyterian Sunday School
gave their Christmas program and
treat at the Presbyterian church last
Friday night
The Ladies Aid Society of the Lu-
theran Church will meet with Mrs.
Malmberg on Thursday afternoon,
January 3rd.
Miss Margaret Cave IS spending
| the holidays with her parents in this
| city. Miss Cave is teaching in Con
cordia, Kansas.
W. A. Smith, wife and Miss Han
nah Kunz left Wednesday night for
Los Angeles, Calf, where they viii
spend the winter.
| Many candles were lit behind the
Red Cross banners in the windows in
| this city Christmas eve, and for
! tunateIy no fires.
MIR. and Mrs. Morgan of East Juni-
alta autoed out to Geo. ReidePs in
Pleasant Hill and had a good cheer
Christmas dinner.
Miss Prof. Stone is here spending
her Christmas vacation Likes heI
work visiting the schools, but still
considers Hays her home.
The Ellis County Real Estate Com
pany are moving into the Basgall
new building DR.. Herman will also
occupy rooms IN the Basgall build
ing.
Miss Olive Westbrook is spending
the holidays with her mother, Mrs
Westbrook, of this city. Miss West
brook is a teacher in the High School
at Ellinwood.
It was a cool, but beautiful day
Christmas and many family dinners
| enjoyed. The afternoon at the pic
| ture shows and evening at the Nor
NAL entertainment.
Mrs. Abbie Petite and daughter
Ruth, are here from Cherryvalet
| where Mrs. Petite is teaching, and
are spending the holidays with heI
mother, Mrs. Westbrook-
Mrs. Recette and little daughter
are here visiting at the Dr. Meade
home. Mrs. Recette was formerly
Miss Daisy Roper, teacher of Wom-
ems Physical Training at the Fort
Hays Normal.
Attorney Mcclure of the law firm
of Judge Monroe of Topeka, was IL
Hays, this week, in the Hoff will case
to be tried here in this court, they
being with Attorney Geo. Holland tC
break the will.
Lieut.. ]. K Moye stopped of a
Hays to see friends on his return
from Colorado Springs, where he
went to visit his mother. The doctor
looks well and says nothing could
induce him to give up the life IN the
service
The knights or columbus OF SC
lJoseph's Council Hays, Kans., viii ex
emplify the three degrees of their or
der at the College Hall Sunday De
cember the Both A class Of seventy
eight members will be initiated.
banquet viii be served IN the base
ment of the Catholic school IN th'
evening. A large attendance from
surrounding towns is expected
The Lutheran Sunday School gav'
an excellent Christmas program a
the Lutheran Church, Sunday even
ing The program consisted of sew
eral songs and recitations by the lit
tie folks Of the Sunday School, IN
! Guiding an excellent violin solo b.
Master Carl Malmberg. At the con
clusion of the program the little folk
received their usual treat, at Ehicl
time also the ladies of the church pre-
sented Mildred Elizabeth West, tn
infant daughter Of their pastor, wit
a fifty dollar Liberty Bond.
People are beginning to realiz
; that the metal weather strip on tn
openings of buildings is quite neces
sary IN this country to exclude tn
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