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Show CJOCIETT MARTHA SOCIETY. The ladies of the Martha society were the Riiestn of Mrs. .1. S. 1-ewls nt the Virginia Iust. Monday alter-noon. alter-noon. A busy session was hail. Plans for the holiday season were discussed and Ihe needs of a Ions list of slxtv- children were pone over carefully, ns well aft needed relief fr families having sickness or needing pecuniary aid. The Martha society alms to provide the necessities of life to nil who need and a special meeting meet-ing will he held next Thursday at the home of the president. Mis. 11. H Spencer, to which all members aro urgently requested to he present. Th i maklriK up and sending out of Christmas Christ-mas p.ickaRCs to sixty children, together to-gether with looking after the relief or cheer of many adults is no small task nnd the ladies have hei-n busily en Krit;ed for days with the desire that none brought to their notice shall he overlooked. Warm underclothing. Rhoes and stockings and other wearing wear-ing apparel are much needed at this time of year and many packages ot this k!nd nre being prepared ami each day called from various points are answered. PARCEL SHOWER. Mrs. fleoruc Karr was hostess to a merry party of vounc Indies on Monday Mon-day evening, the occasion beinj: a pur-el pur-el shower given In honor of Mlssi I.yda Mjers. A delightful evening was spent in phiylng popular games and in other social diversions, after which supper was served. Among the guests present were Mrs. Frank Farr. Mrs. Walter Farr, Misses Zella Rackham, Mae Jenkins, Mrs. folgley, Myrtle Meyers. Nc llle Thomas, Thom-as, l"nga Ericks-on, Florence Morley, fleorglnu Steel, Mary Anna Stratford, tlrace Reader, Alta Christensen Lillian Lil-lian Scot I, Vf late Taylor, Stella Wright, Mrs. Graham Cross. Miss 11 it-lle it-lle Retting, Miss Lyda Myers, Mrs. Hert Treseder, Miss Chaib-nc Major and Miss Josio Browning. HALCYON CLUB. The Halcyon club was dellgbtfullv entertained at Ihe home of Mrs. R. T. Hume at Its last meeting, and at the next nieetinr of the club Mrs K. T-llulanlslil T-llulanlslil will be the genial hostess. FIVE HUNDRED CLUB. Mrs. Abe Kahn Is entertaining the members of the Five Hundred club thla afteruon. oo A FLYING MAN QUITS THE BUSINESS TO MARRY. NEW YORK. Dec. 13. I'm through with the flying business. Xo more of that for me. It's all rlcht for bachelors bach-elors but when a man intends to get married, well " Count De Ixfiseps flung this remark back over bis shoulder just before he frlarted aboard the steamer La Lor ralne today. He is envaved to Mis Mackenzie of Canada and their marriage mar-riage will be celebrated In the latter part of January In Kngland - t oo THE INVENTIVE PARENT. Woodbury I notices that Knewpop had electric lights put on his lawn . k'st summer. Seaforth Yes, and he also had a baby sling put on nts lawn mower. He also figured, if his baby was wakeful, wake-ful, so he would have to walk with It, that he might as well push the lawn mower at the same time. I have often of-ten seen him come from the house at nidnlght, turn on tho lights, pat the baby In the cling and start out on his Jouble Job. CAUSES. Reverend Gentleman Do you know my friend, that half the cases of cancer can-cer are caused by people smoking t'nose foul, dirty, short, black clay pipes? Son of Til And do you know. Guvnor, Guv-nor, that 'alf of the black eyes are en used by folks not nilndln' their own business? Indies' I Ionic Journal. |
