The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1920-01-28
TWO PLEASANT PARTIES FOR
Benefit OF NEAR EAST
Mrs. Sterling Entertained Friday
Evening and Croft Ladies Gave
Party Saturday.

One of the most pleasant and en-.
joyable functions Of the season was
staged on Friday evening last when
Mrs. B. Sterling of the Sterling
hotel, threw her hostel open for the
enjoyment of the townspeople in the
shape Of a card party and dance.
The card game started at $3.50 p. m.
and was a keen contest from start
to finish, and located Mrs. Hussey
and Sheriff Lien as first prize WIN
ners while Miss Mccarthy and our
esteemed friend Sam Bally received
the BOBBY prizes which were very
handsomely presented by Mr.. God
frey >Lundquist. Sheriff Lien, Miss
Mccarthy and Mr.. Bally returned
their prizes to be auctioned off
for the benefit of the cause, whereon
Mr.. Lundquist's services were again
requisioned as auctioneer at which
he certainly acquitted himself realiz-
ing the sum of five dollars out IF
same. After the auction sale dane
ing was commenced to- the first class
music furnished by Messrs Nelson
and Hall who did not begrudge any
thing but kept the ball rolling
At l1:30 p. m. a dandy buffet
luncheon was served to which every
one did justice, after which dancing
was resumed and continued till 1:3O
Everyone present voted Mrs. Sterl-
ing a first class host and trust that
in the near future that she will re-
peat same.
The proceeds of the evening were
in aid of the Armenian Relief fund
and the gratifying returns showed
over $22.00 net to be applied on this
countys allotment Many thanks
are due to Messrs. Chas and Van
johnson for the handsome prizes do
mated, also for the use of card
tables and chairs, also to John Mel
son for his work in seeing that
everything was on hand and in
smooth working order.
A very pleasant evening was spent
on Saturday evening at Croftville
when Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Croft opened
their home for dance, the pro-
ceeds of which go to swell the coun-
ty fund Of the Armenian relief.
The evening was spent in dancing.
The music for the occasion being
furnished by Floyd Moses, Johnny
Nelson and VIM. Howenstine who
very willingly gave the best of their
services without any remuneration
in this worthy cause. Dancing was
kept up until IL p. m. when a very
bountiful supper furnished by the
ladies Of Croftville was served, and,
by the way, the ladies of Croftville
can certainly cook. Just as supper
was finished some one stepped to
the kitchen door and observed the
reflection of a fire and as it seemed
to be i'm Grand Marais, the visitors
from that point decided to return
thus spelling what promised to be
a never to be forgotten evening
George Brisson broke all speed reg
ulations in returning his passengers
to Grand Marais making the trip
from Croftville in less than ten min
utes. Jim Woods and his party were
not so lucky as they travelled that
fast they ran out Of gas and had to
complete the trip on shank's pony.
The following were the visitors
from Grand Marais: Mrs. L. H. Lien,
Mrs. Geo. Mayhem, Mrs. B. Sterling,
the Misses Walser, Rusch, E. Mon
ker, Gladys Carter, Mable and Helen
Jackson, Tillie Drouillard and the
Messrs. Jim Woods, Chas. and Weiny
Amundsen, John Nelson, S. Richards,
H. J. Helmerson, Val Dalbeck, Floyd
Moses and A. P. Anderson.
The collection taken at supper
time amounted to $11 90 which will
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