Show awk on last thursday evening a party of merry makers to the number of 45 descended upon tho the home of mr and airs chris hoist to have a good time I 1 together and give their friends a regular I 1 good old house warming the members of the party were well supplied with good things to eat and 1 as a surprise on the family brou brought 1 ht along six handsome dinin dining room chairs which were presented to the astonished host and hostess as a token of the good fellowship ol of their friends A program was rendered consisting of songs speeches instrumental music finishing oft off with a dance which lasted until the early hours of the tha morning between times befree refreshments were partaken partaker par taken ot of and those NV who attended had bad a royal time last thursday evening sir mr and mrs james knudson entertained at a card party the game was a progressive one and the prizes were won by mrs AV 11 glover and W 0 knudson and miss eliza hansen and C W knudson music was rendered and delicious refreshments were served the invited guests were mr and mrs IV W 0 knudson C W knudson nels jenson arthur truelson W V L hoist C T anderson E AV dunn W L eddy R kaiser R L fishburn jr F P AV fishburn W 11 glover J scott jenson D B F boothe J C knudson miss aliss eliza hanson and mr air harold C day the ladies of the civic improvement league met at the home of mrs john andrson last thursday in their regular meeting an article from the womans comans home journal was read and discussed after which other things in which the club is interested were taken up and talked over it was decided to turn over the receipts of the recent ball to the aligi school amounting to 40 and was unanimously decided to give the annual ball february the ladles ladies also made final arrangements for bringing cora tel mel patten one of the foremost elocutionists and dramatic readers in the united states to this city february for one evening the lady was mrs nells instructor tor when she was east cast studying elocution at the conclusion of the business part of the meeting mrs aw anderson jerson served delicious refreshments there I 1 were eighteen members and two visitors present monday afternoon a childrens party was given at the homo home of mr air and mrs 11 N bowring Do wring the occasion was a double surprise on the misses ring miss nevada nerada had a birthday the friday previous while miss Hermia Herm lart ii was to celebrate her natal day latter in tho the week the two young ladies unbeknown to the other planned a surprise on each other which worked like a charm and caused no end of amusz amusement when things were h finally straightened out the two parties were taken for a bob alel sleigh ii ride under the chaperonage of 0 mrs annie bowring after which they returned and sat town clown to a sumptuous supper supper over with games of various kinds we were indulged in songs were rendered and other music enjoyed the evening finish finished cd up with a hunting contest peanuts were hid at various places about the room and the attl little 0 folks went on a hunt for thorn them misa la von holland succeeded in finding the most peanuts and received a bottle bottle of perfume harold loveland found the least of all and was rewarded with a suitable consolation there were fourteen little folks enjoying the party |