The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-01-11


competent woman to regularly write
this department have not yet been
secured, but hopes are held that
the vacancy will not long go un-
filled. In the meantime we ask
readers to kindly continue their
cooperation in the gathering of
social news by phoning or writing
in accounts of all parties, dinners
or arrival of house guests. .
Mrs. Edna Browning of Winnie
mucca, grand chief of the state of
Nevada Pythian Sisters, was a house
guest of Mrs. Frank l.. Baker of
Lovelock, who entertained her at
luncheon Friday. Mrs. James H.
Hart was also guest at the one
o'clock luncheon.-Reno Gazette.
The Senior Bridge Club met last
Friday afternoon at the home of
Mrs. c. W. Muller in Lay street.
Following cards refreshments were
served by Mrs. Muller and Mrs.
Leland Muller to the following
ladies who were present: Mesdames
w. G. Adamson, G. w. Brady,
Thos. A. Brandon, F. J. Button, E.
II. Gilman, Thomas Powell, S. Z.
Swezy and w. P. Stephenson. Mrs.
w. G. Adamson was the winner of
the prize.
Mrs. II. c. Oastler was hostess at
a bridge party held Tuesday night
in the CASTERS apartment. After
the card playing refreshments were
served to Mesdames o. Reinhart,
ID. L. Cooper, J. ID. Scott, f. Dyer,
!. v. Button, d. Christen, F. Her
line and V. Hersh, and the Misses
Helen Reinhart, Belle Cleary, Grace
Sheehan and Avery Davenport. The
first prize-one Tof those things
was awarded to Hiss Avery Daven-
port, while Miss Grace Sheehan won
the consolation.
The first of series of social
functions to be s;,en in honor of
Mrs. Thos. Powell, a greatly loved
society matron of this city who
with her husband, Deputy Attorney
General Thos. Powell, and son,
Charles Brown, high school stud
ent Of this city, who are soon to
leave for Carson City to make
their home, was a bridge party
given by Mrs. d. l.. Cooper at her
home in Bridge street last Monday
afternoon, another guest of honor
being Mrs. ]. d. Murchison of
Stockton, California, who is Mrs.
Cooper's sister and at present visit
ing at the Cooper home.
Guests in attendance were Mes
danes T. A. Brandon, G. w. Brady,
c. E. Swezy, c. L. Tobin, p. E.
Born, G. Muller, F. ]. Button, w.
p. Stephenson, ]. Sheehan II. L.
Marker, j. Southwark, j. G. Moore,
l.. Eester, and the honor guests,
Mrs. J. d. Murchison and Mrs. T.
L. Powell.
Prizes were won by Mrs. J.
Southwark, the first prize; Mrs.
I. Z. Powell, the guest prize, and
Mrs. T. A. Brandon, the consolation.
A surprise party was given last
week at the 7. A. Woodward home
in north Winnemucca, Mrs. T. A.
Woodward being the person sur
prised when a number of friends ar
rived with the announcement that
they were there for the evening
with the principal purpose in mind
of making Mrs. Woodward happy. A
diversity of entertainment made the
evening pass swiftly, followed by
refreshments. In attendance were
Mr.. and Mrs. F. L. Kelsey, Mrs.
Chas. Boyd, Mrs. Perry Boyd, Mrs.
Price Boyd, Mrs. John Young, Mr..
and Mrs. Stewart Henderson, Mrs.
c. E. Kennedy, Mrs. ]. d. Golf and
son, Albert Lewis, Mr.. and Mrs.
Elmer Rosevear, Mrs. John Breier,
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Woodward. Ted |
Rosevear and Miss d. Thompson.
Sweet sixteen and never been
kissed with her permission), and to !