The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-02-13
,soclALN NOTES.

The. Rebecca club met with Mrs
Fred Drummer and Mrs. Alice Aims
worth as assisting hostess, Friday
February Sth. A delightful social time
was enjoyed and fine supper was
|served at o'clock.
The Current Event club will meet
this week with Mrs. Fred Drummer. A
special Valentine day program is plan
ned.
Friday club will meet with Mrs. p.
iW. Harding on Friday. February 18th.
instead of with Mrs. l.. Seemann, as
previously announced.
Mrs. Fred kadoch delightfully."- en-
Itertained the Priscilla club at her home
on Tuesday. The afternoon was spent
as usual with knitting and a very en-
jOyable social time was had, at the
close of which the hostess served a
delicious supper.
| Mrs. Ira Gillmor was hostess to the
Office club on Thursday afternoon. The
ladies busted themselves with various
kinds of handiwork and enjoyed de-
ilightful social time At 6 O'Clock they
wereseated at tables and a sumptuOus
three course dinner was served. Mrs.
Chas. Pembleton. of st. Charles, ILL.,,
was an out of town guest.
| The Rebecca lodge held their regu-
lar meeting on last Monday evening
with very good attendance. After
the usual business OF the evening was
transacted an enjoyable social hour
was spent. 1t was decided at this
meeting that the first meeting OF each
month which occurs on the first Mon
day, will be a social meeting. while
the meeting coming on the third Mon
day of the month will be a strictly bus
| mess session.
A number of Mrs. VI. L. Branch's
friends and neighbors very pleasantly
surprised her at her home this after
noon with a covered dish party. The
afternoon was spent in visiting with
this good lady, and an enjoyable. time
was had.
Mrs. Theresa Cochran entertained
the members of the WOodman Circle
club at her home Thursday afterOnon.
The afternoon was pleasantly passed
with social conversation and fancy
work. and at 5 o'clock the guests We're
seated at the table which was beauti-
full in its Valentine decorations, and
served to delicious supper.
The Berean Sunday school class of
luS ANclllOulSl Cuul I'll NdS CHICll ellLCu
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
delightful time was spent Games and
other entertainment helped to pass
the evening and nice lunch was
served at late hour.
Miss Marie HOwarth entertained the
X. X X. club on Tuesday evening,
when a most enjoyable time was spent
by those present A nice lunch was
served later in the evening.
Penelope club was delightfully."- en-
tertained at the home of Mrs. c. NJ
Jensen Tuesday, with every member
of the club present who was in the
city The parlOrs were decorated with
a prOfusion Of patriotic emblems and
colors and hearts in keeping with the
day. These first four lines of a clever
original poem which was read by the
hostess show how ingeniously were
combined the patriotism of the times
and Lincoln's birthday and the sweet
sentiment of Valentine day:
Just now when things are so chaotic
1t behooves us all to be patriotic,
And if the situation | understand.
Love and patriotism go hand in hand"
The latter part of the poem instruct
ed each lady present to find among the
decorations a valentine unmistaka bly,:
appropriate to herself This furnished
no end of amusement and with the
social hour served to pass a most de-
lightful afternoon, which was cOnclud-
ed by delicious supper.
A social item worthy of special
mention. but which was overlooked in
our last issue, was the WOman's club
banquet. which occurred on Monday
evening, February 4tl, at the home OF
Mr. and Mrs G. L. Caswell The ban
quet was served at 6 o'clock to thirty
guests who were seated at one long
table which was very pretty indeed in
it's decorations of red and white. A
most delicious menu was served
throughout which the color scheme
was also evident. At the close of the
repast Mrs. A. Helsley delivered very
cordial address of welcome to which
G. l.. Caswell responded in a pleasing
manner. This was followed by vocal
solos by Mrs. r. o. McCOnnaughey
and Miss Lillian Garrison, which were
greatly enjoyed and encored. Mrs. J.
B. Romans also favored the company
with clever reading. The amuse-
ment of the evening was created by
Mrs. J. ShawVan. Mrs. n. l.. Hunt and
Mrs. J. B. Romans. who were attired
in regular gypsy fashion and proceed
ed to tell the fortunes Of the guests.
The annual guest night Of the WO-
mans club is an affair which is al
ways looked forward to by the men,
bers of the club and this occasion was !