The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-03-18
st. Patrick's Day Tea
Honors New Members
Of st. 'Mary's Parish

New members Of the St. Mary's
parish were honored guests at tea
given Thursday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. E. H. L. Vesperman,
410 Avenue B West by officers and
members Of the Bismarck court,
Catholic Daughters of America.
More than 100 women called dur
ing the tea hours, which were from 3
until s o'clock. Receiving the guests
were Mrs. E. B. German, Mrs. J. l..
Enright, Mrs. ]. B. Smith, Mrs. E..
7. Haglund and Mrs. Joseph Or
chard, while officers and members
Of the court assisted in the rooms.
Mrs. L. H. Carufel, regent of the
court, and Mrs. L. A. Tavis, pre-
sided at the tea table, and later their
places were taken by state and local
officers. Among them were Mrs.
B. 0. Ward, Mrs. F. L. Knowles, Mrs.
L. R. Priske, Mrs. Max Kupitz, Mrs.
N. N. Hermann and Mrs. L. A. La
Rue.
Centering the tea table was an
Irish harp decked with ferns and
shamrocks and arranged in a setting
OF moss. Surrounding this were
bouquets Of Ophelia roses in Dres-
den vases, while the table appoint
ments stressed the st. Patrick's
theme.
Officers Of the court who cooper
ated with Mrs. Vesperman in max
ing the occasion one of the most en-
joyable affairs of the season were
Mrs. Carufel, Mrs. La Rue, Miss Ella
Stribley, Mrs. German, Mrs. Her.
mann, Miss Elizabeth Roether, Miss
Helen Baker, Miss Margaret Wyn-
koop, Miss Martha Nottevit, Mrs.
Arthur Bauer, and the trustees, Mes
danes L. A. Tavis, P. r. Webb, Dan
Slattery, J. L. Enright, S. F. Lam
bert and A. D. McKinnon.
Clyde Danley, 1io5 Thirteenth St.,
left Thursday for Milwaukee, Wis,
to attend the funeral of his sister,
Mrs. Robert Pollock, former Bis
marck resident, whose death occurr-
ed Wednesday.
Miss Tena Toftner, 800 Ninth st.,
was hostess to members of her bridge
club Thursday evening. There were
guests for two tables and the score
prizes were won by Miss Dorothea
Rasch and Mrs. Russell Larkin. Dec
orat!ons in keeping with st. Patrick's
clay were used.
Decorations appropriate to St.
Patrick's day were used for q 1880
O'Clock bridge luncheon given Thurs
day afternoon by Mrs. B. G. Cross,
60Oha Avenue D. Covers were mark
ed for eight guests. Contract was
played during the afternoon and
prizes went to Mrs. j. c.. Oberg and
Mrs. R. S. Towne.
Mrs. J. G. Cowan, BOG Avenue B,
is expected to return to Bismarck
Sunday from Minneapolis, where she
motored Wednesday. She will be
accompanied to Bismarck by her son,
Jack Cowan, a student at the Univer-
sity of Minnesota, who will spend the
Easter vacation here.
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Mr.. and Mrs. R. C. Fenstermacher,
Mason apartments, entert j n d
guests for two tables of bridge at
their home Thursday evening. Honors
in the card games were held by Miss
Irene Brown, Harry Herschleb and
Mr.. and Mrs. C. Lyon. A st. Pat
rick's motif was carried out in the
table decorations. Mr.. and Mrs. Har-
vey Booth, Stanley, were guests from
out of the city.
Members of the Yeomen Ladies
club entertained their husbands at
a st. Patrick's bridge party Thurs
day evening at the Odd Fellows hall.
Shamrocks and other decorations in
keeping with the holiday were used
and the colors, green and white, were
featured in the appointments and
menu. Prizes in the bridge games
were won by L. F. Bechtold, Mrs.
George Smith and A. w. Snow. The
party was arranged by a commit
tee made up of Mrs. Grover Riggs,
Mrs. G. M. Langum and Mrs. j. B.
Relk