Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-02-15
Valentine Party.

yesterday afternoon, when Mes
FLAMES J. A. Roland, Carl Hcisc.
Steven Glen and James Rae were
hostesses to forty four ladies at
a Valentine party. this being the
third and last OF their series of
parties which they have so sue
|cessfully carried out during fine
past two weeks.
The guests were met al the
door and directed to the cloak
room by little Miss Ellen Ileisr.
daintily gowned i'm white.
Most artistic work was found
I'm the way of decorations i'm The
Various rooms. The designers
had appropriately used as their
decorative scheme the attractive
idea of Valentines and blue birds.
while gorgeous bouquets of rod
and white carnations. ferns and
roses filled the air with perfume
that instantly created i'm the
minds of the guests this picture
of springtime:
Buds of trimming sweetness
bursting everywhere:
Rlppllng notes of rapture break
ing on the air:
Swallows round the barn caves
how they whirl and dive:
oh. The Joy of springtimc. just to
he alive.
In two of the rooms tiny red
hearts and bluehirds were prcl-
lilly arranged. and cords with
birds and hearts We're suspended
from the chandelier. I'm the Ii
brary an original idea was pro-
ducrd i'm the way of Valentines.
winch We're hung i'm each window.
hrSc being large red hearts neat
ly trimmed i'm white. while i'm the
center was found a quaint old
/ fashioned tin-type photo of each
OF the hosteSseS.
shortly after O'Clock the hos
tesscs presided over an elaborate
four course luncheon. cheerfulIy
assisted by Miss Zclla Richard
son, Mrs. w. T.. Prurss and Mrs.
Arthur Roland.
The ladies found their places
at small tables by means of tiny
place cards. on which were neat
ly written, much TO the surprise
of many, their maiden names.
The hostcsse's had patiently
searched them out by coaxing and
bribing the husbands TO tell them
and then keep il secret until after
this event.
A pretty feature i'm the table
decorations were the blue birds.
These were given as favors.
The luncheon hour was fol-
lowed by a short musical pro-
gram. Mesdames N. b. Spafard.
Robert Harvey and Arthur Roll
and graciously favored the as
sembly with several of their new
est and prettiest selections, Mrs.
Harvey playing the accompani-
ments on the piano, each lady be-
i ing heartily encored. In response
| to Mrs. Roland's encore she
played the accompaniment on her
ullalele, which was IL rare treat.
Large red hearts and pencils
were then passed around to be
used in the contest game, which
consisted of making the creates
number of words from the name
/ Valentine Day Mrs. Guy
Smith proved herself most cflic-
|ient and produced fifIy-sever
i words, while Mesdamcs Ambrose
! Burke and F.. A. Heath tied Will
1 the total number OF fifty -four
for the second prize. For this
Il strenuous labor each lady wa,
||presenied with bouquet of rose.
Ijbuds.
One unique stunt which caused
considerable merrimcnl was. TIT
reading of several acceptance
written i'm rhyme in response Il
he invitations received earlier il
the week, which We're also writ
/ ten i'm rhyme.
At lhr close of his most pleas
J ant afternoon the hostcsScs wer
voted as most royal entertainers
The -of-town guests wcr
| Mrs Arlhur Roland from Amn