Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-09-25
Party Every Day
for Miss Strain,
Bride This Week


Gertrude Strain, which will take place
week from tomorrow evening, has
been the motif Of many delightful pre-
nuptial affairs.
Many of the most attractive summer
events have been given to honor Miss
Strain and the past week, with party
every day for Miss Strain, has com
pleted season gay with entertaining
for the bride-elect. The week imme-
passed quietly in anticipation OF the
event.
The first social event of the week
to be given for Miss Strain was the
high tea at which Miss Josephine Dunn
entertained last Monday afternoon at
her home, 3O1 Fourth avenue north:
The guests were invited to call at 4
o'clock. The yellow IND white color
scheme was effectively carried out
with baskets of marigolds ranging III
shades from palest yellow to deep
orange. Illumination was furnished
by yellow candles. The place cards
in keeping with the occasion. we;e
heart shape bearing dissimilar Fign-es
Of the groom" -,
Elizabeth Frary, Miss Isabel Brown,
Miss Ruth Jarl. Miss Helen Warden.
Miss Katherine Longeway, Miss Sarah
McNair, Miss Jodie Wren, Miss Mar
garet Conrad, Mrs. Harper Jones,
Mrs, Arthur Strain, Mrs. John Me-
Ribbon, Mrs. Arthur Kelly, Mrs.
Richard Goldman and the honor guest
Miss Strain.
Fourteen intimate friends of Miss
Strain were on Tuesday afternoon the
guests Of Mrs, Warren Toole at ae,a z
high tea served in her home, 26l2
First avenue north, at o'clock. On
the center of the large dining room
table was a diminutive bungalow IN
front of which was an entire bridal
procession of the colonial period, each
member Of which represented one OF
the guests. The bridal procession
consisted Of the bride and bridegroom,
the mother, bridesmaids, best man, and
ushers, numbering twenty-one. The
table and refreshments were IN green
and white.
Mrs. Toole was assisted by Mrs.
Richard Goldman. Mrs. Joseph Kauf-
man, Mrs. George Ball, Mrs. Charles
Lowery, and Mrs. w. D. Walsh.
Wednesday noon Miss Elizabeth Era
ray and Miss Helen Warden were joint
hostesses at luncheon given at Hotel
Rainbow. The table arrangement rep
resented a miniature bridal party
Kswpie dolls, each one dressed in one
of the delicate shades which carried
out the rainbow wedding idea, were
mounted on silver stands bearing a
name which marked place for each
guest. A miniature bride and groom
designated the place of Miss Strain.
White candlesticks, tied with CORE
spending shades OF maline, the low CON
tainer of garden flowers and silver
bud vases completed the table ap-
pointments.
The invited guests were Miss Strain,
Miss Isabel Brown, Miss Josephine
Dunn, Miss Katherine Longeway, Miss
Margaret Longeway. Miss Natale
Townsend, Miss Helen Thisted, Miss
Charlotte Berger, Miss Martha Town
send, Miss Mildred Brown, Miss Mar
garet Conrad, Miss Billie Hill. Miss
Katherine Mitchell. Miss Anne Wilson
and Miss Anne Skylstead, both OF
Eayre; Miss Sarah McNair Miss Bes-
sic Clark, Miss Elise Lincoln, Miss
Margaret Johnson, Mrs. George Ball,
Mrs. Richard Goldman. Mrs. Warren
Toole. Mrs. John McKibbon,. Mrs. Err
nest Steele, Hrs. Arthur Kelly OF Con
rad, Mrs. Arthur Gies, Mrs. Fred pa
Strain and Mrs. Harper Jones.
On Thursday noon Miss Charlotte
Berger entertained at PRETTY a aIRr
Third avenue north. An attractive
floral centerpiece of yellow and white
garden flowers graced the table and
was bordered on each side with shaded
candlesticks. Dainty yellow nut bask-
cts and attractive place cards marked
places for the guests. The invited
guests were Miss Gertrude Strain, Miss
Josephine Dunn, Miss Isabelle Brown,
Miss Margaret Johnson. Miss Natlie
Townsend, Miss Elizabeth Fray, Miss
Jodie Lee Wren, Miss Aline Flannery,
Miss Gertrude Skinner, Miss Rather
inc LonReway, Miss Martha Townsend,
Mrs. Richard Goldman of San Fran
cisco, Mrs. Arthur Strain, and Mrs.
George Ball.
Miss Isabel Brown was hostess Fri
day afternoon at q delightful box party
at the Liberty theatre to which num-
were entertained Following the per-
Torrance the guests were taken to the
Hotel Rainbow where, a light luncheon
was served
Miss Browns guests were Mrs.
Arthur Strain, Mrs. George Ball, Mrs.
Warren Toole, Mrs. Richard Goldman,
Mrs. Arthur Kelly. Miss Josephine
Dunn, Miss Helen Warden, Miss Eliza
beth Frary, Miss Ruth Jarl, Miss
Sarah McNair, Miss Margaret Conrad,
Miss Katherine LAgeway, and Miss
Charlotte Berger and the honor guest,
Miss Strain.
Last, but not least was the party
given Saturday afternoon BY Miss
Katherine Longcway at the Longeway
home, sos Third avenue north. During
the afternoon the guests were occupied
In fashioning dainty green and white
gachct for the bridal chest. They were
presented to Miss Strain in a large
heart box which she found at her place
~ the guests were being seated for re-
freshments. Completely hiding the
eover was 4 miniature shower bouquet
Of pink and white baby roses. The
table appointments were carried out
IN rose and white the centerpiece Of
which was roses. The combination
almond dishes and place cards were
heart shape In rose and white. Lighted
candles 81 the same colors effectively
blended IN. The refreshments served,
in every course were either Of rose