The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1922-03-24
WHEELERS
TOASTED AND
ROASTED
Order of Eastern Star Holds Inter-
esting Business and Social
Meeting.

The Stars held an interesting meet
ing at the Masonic Hall Wednesday
evening in honor of Mr.. and Mrs. J..
d. Wheeler who will soon move to
Wenatchee. Mr., and Mrs. Wheeler
are among those who put this lodge
on a firm footing here, being charter
members, we believe, and although
they are not going so far from Leav-
enworth that they may not often at
tend lodge, those who remain here
desired to indicate the high esteem in
which "Sisters Pearl and John are
held by their fellow members.
Plans to have the different stations
filled with early officials of the lodge
were carried out and after a briet
business session was held dancing was
INDUCED in until the pianist struck
Members and visitors had been ask
ed to hand in old photos of them
selves and at this time all were asked
to view these pictures and identify as
many as possible, each making a list
of them as numbered. Later the list
was ready and compared with the lists
made out. Mrs. Sutton received TIE
prize for having the largest number
correct-2S out of 43. Mrs. T. E.
Brown received the low prize. Some
of the pictures were interesting and
comical. One showed Buster Brown
in the old days when one suspender
and bare feet were fashionable. Pic
lures of Mr. and Mrs. Wheeler were
among those difficult to recognize and
there were many others that the own
ers were scarcely able to identify,
once they were mixed up with others.
Another interesting feature of the
evening was that several of the ladies
had dressed in old costumes, ranging
from few years back to the historic
days of the narrow waists and what
in these days might be called "ton-
neaus." Old methods of hairdressing
were also exhibited. Mrs. n. /.
Brown was awarded the first prize.
being robed in an old wedding gown.
announced by the judges to be of the
period of thirty years ago-but
rumored to have been actually worn
by the grandmother of one of the
present-day grandmothers, on her
wedding day. Mrs. @. r. Day wore a
becoming gown of perhaps about the
period of 1885. Mrs. Harry Geerds
was also gowned in a habit of about
the same period. Mrs 7. f. Brown,
who was awarded the "booby," prob
ably selected her habit from styles
common some twenty years ago. Mrs.
Featherstone, Mrs .Maston and several
others were attired in costumes more
or less ancient. The observers may
have kicked in the past about the
short skirts, but when one actually
sees some of the old costumes along
with present-day styles it becomes
evident that the new styles are just
as becoming and more sanitary and
convenient.
A splendid luncheon was served
and then with Mr.. Motteler acting as
toastmaster, toasts and roasts were
delivered by many of the old friends
of the honor guests, Mr. and Mrs
Wheeler, among the best being that
by Guy Stage, intimating that they
were following the poor farm to Wen
atchee and that they would probably
be properly taken care Of But many
glowing and tender tributes were also
given by the Worthy Matron, Mrs.
TIE. Brown, had presented the Wheel
ers with a token of the esteem in
which they are held by the Stars, to
which Mrs. Wheeler responded.