Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-13
SOCIETY NOTES

The Day Party held by the Tues ,
day Study Circle of the Ottawa Won /
ans Club. for all the members of The |
club, yesterday afternoon at The home !
OF Mrs. Carl Stackman In the Congre- !
gatiOnal parsonage, was attended by
more than fifty ladies'. The ladies |
had been requested to come dressed /
to represent a day. and almost one !
half OF the guests present we're very
cleverly dressed to represent day. /
The costumes were very original and
were so well designed in most cases
it was easy 10 tell AT first glance what
day they repl esented A guessing con
test was held at the beginning of the
afternoon. all the ladies pre- ent TAX
ing part and trying to guess az the
days represented. Following this a
very excellent program OF a patriotic
nature was given, in honor OF Lin
coins birthday. The song "Oh, Cap
/ TAIN" written on the occasion of l. in
coins death was sung. Mrs, Morey
/ Roberts sang several vocal solos
which delighted the ladies'; Mrs. Cor.
della Hathaway gave very impress
| sive reading of "Lincolns Gettysburg
/ Speech" Minis Vida BEEN gave
number Of very clever and interesting
little dialect readings. Following this
4 everybody joined in the singing of
America Keep the Home Fires
Burning, and The Star Spaneled
Banner rainty refreshments were
served by the committee in charge
of the party.
Mrs. j. w Petit was dressed to
represent Emancipation Day., Jan
uary 81, 1861. and wore very hand.
some silk gown made in 1861 Mrs.
Morey Roberts represented "Coum.
ba.' Mrs. w. s. Cracroft represented
Tuesday. Mrs. w d. Duncan repre-.
scented A Gay in Indian Summer.
Mrs.C. A. Reed was Sunday" Mrs. c.
t. Chapman represented Flag Day,
Mrs. John Barnard was Tuesday"
Mrs. Clarence Watts represented Ar
Dor Day" Mrs. Gus Knuessl represent.
ed Washing Dav," Mrs. f. p. John.
son THE Fourth Of July Mrs Frank
Slewder Fire Prevention Day." Mrs
Carl Stackman, Bargain Day Mrs
Duncan McDougall. Valentine Day."
Mrs. J. NJ. Berg, Flag Day" Mrs, Mil
ton Pope. valentine Fay" Mrs. /. |.
Hanna, Washington Birthday" Mrs.
Jchn Edgecomb, Any Day" Mrs. An
drew Rhodes, April Fools Day." Mrs.
Isabel Wallace, st. Patrick's Day:
Mrs. Cor0elia Hathaway Patriots
Day" Mrs. r. W. Esmund. Friday
Mrs. T.. z. Mercer, "Someday;:" and
Miss Louise Grove. "Forefathers'
Tav."
Mrs. H. w Brewer sill entertain
the members Of the Women's Relief
Corps with an all day knitting party
on Thursday, February 14th. at he.
home, GAL CONGRESS- street A picnic
luncheon will be served al noon All
members of the organization are in
vitod to attend.
The members OF the Just Us" club
will be entertained tomorrow even
ing at the home of Miss Alma Simml-
! er. 1912 Guion street.
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The u. A.. r. will hold their Feb.
ruary meeting on Saturday afternoon.
February 10th in the parlors OF the
Clifton hotel All members are urg.
ed to be present at this meeting. as
important business will be discussed
About 200 members OF the Senior
class, the Junior class, the faculty
and the r. G. students OF the Ottawa
high school attended the party given
by the Junior and Senior classes last
night in the gymnasium Of the school
The party was arranged to be in the
nature OF county fair, and music in
keeping with the occasion was turn-
ished by BLACK Brothers Jass Band.
4 very warmly contested basket ball
game was played by two feminine bias.
ket bah teams. dressed in all sorts Of
girlish fnery, which proved on in
vestigation to be composed Of some OF
the huskey youths from both classes,
After the game all the guests were
divided into four groups, making mp
four villages and track meet,
with all kinds Of races was held A
SILVER" trop cup was presented to the
village Of Hamlet. Refreshments of
ice cream cones were served, after
which the floor was cleared for dane.
ing, and the young people danced
from $3.50 until II o'clock Everyone
declared this party to have been one
of the best and most original ever
held at the high school
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A large number of people attended
the installation of the Olivet Shrine
No. Is, held last night at the Masonic
Temple Following the installation
Mrs. Julia Heinrich worthy High
Priestess presented each of the in.