The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-05-04

Mrs. Robert McClelland and
baby spent a few days in Denver
this week.
Fraternal Aid Union will give a
benefit card party at Odd Fellows
hall Saturday evening. May ).
Charles Christensen has been
spending bis time in Denver lately
but came up the first of the week
to look after business matters for a
few days.
There will be an entertainment
and choice music at the NJ. F..
church Friday evening. Nav Is.
for which the slight charge of 10
cents will be made to adults and
cents to children.
DR.. John Atcheson received word
this week that his nephew, George
Atcheson Jr. had been appointed
editor OF the Pelican the school
paper at Berkeley, California.
This is considered quite an
honor as George is only a Sopto-
more and it is the first time in
fourteen years tina, anyone lower
than Senior has held the post ion
OF course the bad weather of
last Friday and Saturday inter
ferred with the work of Clean Up
day. Those who had cleaned up
during the nice days earlier in the
week were not affected by the
storm but others have not yet
completed their task and Sat-
urday, May ). has been set for the
new Clear-Up day. A mum Der
of Bow Scouts have been
engaged to perform the unfinished
work and if the weather does not
interfere again. they will do the
Job up brown.
John W. Weldon and Eugene
Mcdonald, formerly proprietors
or the Economy variety store in
Idaho Springs. but of late years
doing business in Loveland, have
failed, and petition in bankruptcy
has been filed. Until a few years
ago they did fine and growing
business in Loveland and in 1913
enlarged their store TO fully dou BILE
its former size. Since that time
they experienced a continual de-
cline and found theiy trade slipping
away to new competition that had
entered the field. Their failure
will be regretted by many Idaho
Springs friends.
Mrs. Merit. Miss Willard, Mr..
Winnie of Denver, Signora Ange-
lima of Italy and Mr.. and Mrs c..
1. Spessard had a verv ENJOYABLE
luncheon party at the Hot Springs
hotel Thursday noon. Signora
Angelina is al present lecturing in
this country and doing some Red
Cross work in behalf of the Italian
soldiers. Her husband has been
knighted by the King of Italy for
his moral and sanitary work among
the Italians. Signora Angelina
told many interesting tales of
Italian life and gave the compan
peep into the home life of tn e
Italian royalty. She will remain
in America until the danger of
crossing the waters is past.
The Social Ethics club met last
Friday with Mrs. Ventre ss.
Election of officers was the work
of the day. Mrs. T. A. Jones is
the new president; Mrs. Heller,
vice president; Mrs. Wave Wright,
treasurer; Mrs. Malone. recording
secretary and Mrs. Hayes cor
responding secretary. Mrs Cur
now is chairman of the new pro-
gram committee. DR.. An n a
Woods Clymer was a guest.
The next meeting will be with
Mrs. HAYES assisted by Mrs.
Phillips. This meeting is antici.
pated with considerable pleasure
because of the trip and of the
welcome and entertainme pro-
vided by these unusual hostesses.
1.-The wedding of Miss Leonore
Catherine Donovan and William
Stephen Stringham took place
Saturday morning at St. Phil
omena's church, the Rev. Father
NJ. W. Donovan officiating. The
bride. who is a graduate of Wolfe
Hail, is possessed of sweet and
attractive personality and has a
wide circle of friends 10 Denver.
THE bridegroom is a graduate
of the School of Mines and was
| captain of the football team. He
is an expert mining man.