La Junta tribune., 1917-09-20
Surprise Party


The home OF Mr. and Mrs. C. c.
Fernsel. in the Opera House Apart
ments. was the scene OF pleasant
surprise party last Friday evening.
for their daughter. Miss Susie Fern
sci. when about twenty-five friends
were invited to enjoy line party
and social hour In the home later
in the evening. The guest of honor
was detained at the home OF Miss
Norma Buckley until the young
friends had assembled at the Fern
sci home. Delicious refreshments
were served by Mrs. Fernsel. as
sisted by Mrs. Gauser.
The invited guests included Nor
ma Bucky. Geraldine Thiets, Hazel
Round. Lila Hratwell. Helen Cook.
Fern Mays. Helen Robinson, Gwen
doyn Sporleder. Pauline Gauger.
Julia Chiffon. Martha Millikan,
Edith Goodman. Roberta Jones.
Frances Young. Una Kirkland,
Vance Hubbell, Franklyn Thiets,
George Glysson. Newell Spear.
Leslie Jenkins. Charles Stubbs, Al
colt Brown. Andrew Halberg. Bue-
ford Hahs. Arthur Mccarthy. Herold
Eye. Earl Regan and Tom Coyle.
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Brown. Baker
A wedding which will he OF inter-
est to many In La Junta. occurred
last Monday afternoon At 2:3o
o'clock At the home Of the brides
parsnts. Mr.. and Mrs. W. l.. Baker.
in Dodge City, Kan. when Mr.. Carl
L. Brown and Miss Maude H. Baker
were united In marriage, Rev. Will
kinson. OF the Methodist church. Of
ficiatinE.
The bride was attractlvely Eowned
in white silk with corsage boquet
Of American Beauty roses. She Was
attended by Miss Grace BonnerlIne
and her sister. Marjorie Baker. with
only the immediate members Of the
family Witnessing the ceremony.
Mrs. Brown. with her parents. re-
/ sided in La Junta for several years
and was graduated from the local
high school In the class Of 1918.
since which time the family has been
living In Dodge City.
Mr.. Brown In the son Of Mrs. Le-
ander Brown and has been engaged
~ 4 coppersmith At the Santa Re
shops for several years. Both the
bride and groom have many friends
In La Junta who wish them much
Joy and prosperity.
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MlscellancOus Shower for Bs11c.tO-I3e
Many OF the social functions OF
the last fortnight have ccntercd
around Miss Clarice Cook. whose
marriage 10 Mr.. william Herbert
Legs Ii announced TO occur on Sep
tembcr 2sth. One Of the especially
enjoyable affairs WAS given for her
on Monday night by Mrs. y. Gard
Edwards. at which time rhe had ~
her guests about thirty mutual
friends. The rooms were beautifully
adorned In garden flowers Of various
kinds. the prevailing coiors being
red and white.
The guests enjoyed musical
treat furnished by Mrs. Edwards.
Miss Lee. Mrs. y. A. Smith. Miss
Bomsardner and Mrs. Coan Moore.
which was followed by an appropriate
reading by Miss VIII. After the pro-
gram Miss Cook was called 10 the
door and there presented with m
enormous basket filled with most
elaborate and useful gifts. when the
gifts had been viewed and enjoyed
by al. each guest was prescntcd with
. small card and requested 10 write
toast In rhyme. which were ex-
tremeiy clever and highly entertain
ing. They were read In order by
the guests after they were seated
around . small table on which . two
course luncheon was served. The
hostess vas Assisted By Miss Flor
sAce Bomsardner. Miss Helen Ed
wards and Miss Theolora Cook.
The radiant gusst Of honor was
eowned u white ereps-de-chiae with
silver slippsrs. Meadsy sight was
an especially appropriate tine for
The eeIebsatioa ef tAls hap0y svsat.
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