Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1924-02-14
HOSPITALITY NIGHT AT
THE NEW ERA CLUBI

The gathering of the members OF
the New Era club and their, guests
last Thursday evening, on the oc-
casion of the Hospitality Night OF
the club, was a fine social event.
The affair took place in the Ameri-
can Legion hall in the Morris build
ing. The room had been put in fine
shape for the occasion, white cur
tains having been hung at the WIN
dows, floor lamps placed mere ana
there about the room, and SO on
giving it very cheerful and peau-
tjful effect.
There are 25 or more members
of the club, and each lady nad
little table of her own, marked WIN
her place card, and on eacn tanle
was glass candle stick with goluen
candles; also a nut basket contain,
ing salted peanuts-the colors OIL
the club, white and gold, being car
ried out at each table. Each taDle
had been furnished with its array OF
linen. dishes, and silver, by the LADY
who had it in charge. Eacn mem
her of the club had three guests.
The executive committee, Mrs. y.
]. Arrick, Mrs. J. d. Erwin and MIS-
A. III. Mercer, constituted the recep-
tion committee, and soon after the
cluh ladies with their respective
guests entered. the members of eacn
eroup located themselves at thelr
own table. After all had been
seated, Mrs George Lowell, the pres
ideut of the New Era club, made the
welcome address. She referred 10
the fact that this is woman's era
she is more and more coming INTO
her own field of activity. She IN
dicated what club work means 20
many women, and explained what
the Hospitality Night Of the New
Era club is-a night each year Wheh
the club dispenses with the regular
routine work and the members meet
for a strictly social evening. with
nroprar, of entertainment for their
friends.
The orchestra which had been
playinc while the guests were enter
ing and being seated, furnished oth-
er selections throughout the even
ing. Those composing the orches-
ira were Miss Eleanor Erwin, pl-
ano: Dean and Edgar Northrup, ylo-
lin and saxophone, and Edwin Low
ell string bass.
Following Mrs Lovell's address
the club put on play our Nelgn-
bors." the members of the cast te-
ing Mrs. Fred Coulson, Mrs. Ola
Fouts, Mrs B. D. Richardson, Mrs
J. A. King, Mrs. c.. S. Dye, MISS
Margaret Durbin, and Messrs. j. X
Alderman and HI. A. Phillips. the
play was given under the direction
of Mrs. Lennard Sears, and was
quite interesting, being well bal
anced in humor and pathos. The
other numbers of the program in
cluded readings by Miss Durbin,
flower dance by Miss Italia Sears,
Scottish dance by Miss Catherine
Sharp, and a classic dance in whlcf
both girls participated. Miss Er'
win also gave fine violin solo, re-
spending to an encore.
After the close of the program
the refreshments were served, th'
members of the committee havint
them in charge being Mrs. j. X. Al
derman. Mrs. Stella Durbin. Mrs. }
f. McKeown, and Mrs. Ola Fouts-
in conjunction with the ladies al
ready mentioned as members of th'
reception committee The refresh
ments consisted of chicken sand
wiches, cake, ice cream In white
and gold. and hot coffee. They were
delicious in quality and abundant IL
quantity and furnished a most en-
ioyable feature of an evening Wnlci
was delightful in every way.
There were 10 persons present il
all, and the hours were from
o'clock to about midnight. Out o
town persons among the guest
were Mrs. T. H. Sugden and Mis-
Bessie Sugden and Mr.. and Mrs w
V. Van Metre, all of Marietta; Mrs
Sarah Hawkins of Coshocton, ant
Mr.. Harley Smiley of GAINESVILLE.