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Show ; ANACONDA. 1 Ladies' Night. Tuesday evening being the regular ladies' night at the Catholic Club, the Tnembers gave a delightful entertainment entertain-ment to their lady friends, and it is hardly necessary to state that the beauty, fashion and taste of Anaconda's- fair sex were well represented on the occasion. It is the aim of the club to have these receptions entirely informal, in-formal, and of such a nature as will promote sociability among the families of the members, as well as to enlarge the membership of the club. Over 100 ladies enjoyed the hospitality hospital-ity of the club, and the function was one of the most enjoyable ever given by the young men who compose this very sucessful society. The principal item on the evening's programme was a very interesting and spirited debate on the Chinese question. Resolved, "That the Chinese are justified jus-tified in opposing the invasion of their country by the European powers." Joseph McCaffrey filled the position of chairman of the debate with tact and ability. ' Rev. Father Follet of St. Paul's undertook un-dertook to defend the affirmative side of the question, and it is right to say that the reverend gentleman spoke with his usual force and eloquence elo-quence and with a thorough acquaintance acquaint-ance with the subject under discussion. Thomas Kelly was chosen by the club to speak on the negative side, and it is only fair to say that he more than Justified the high opinion of him by his friends and admirers, as a forcible speaker, and it was the opinion of those present in the hall that Mr. Kelly has added fresh laurels to his reputation as a powerful and trenchant debater by the admirable manner with which he presented his side of the question. On the question being put to a vote of the house it was decided in favor of the affirmative. At the conclusion of the debate a very pleasant hour was spent in a social game of whist, after which refreshments consisting of delicious delic-ious ice-cream and ' dainty cake, such as mother used to make, were served with a lavish hand. ' Much credit is due to the young men of the club for th excellent manner with which matters were arranged and carried out. |