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About The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903 | View Entire Issue (March 16, 1895)
THE COUKiER Miss Bauman of Omaha gavo a Kensington in honor of Miss Katharine Kluetsch of Lincoln, who is visiting her. ! a $- iM sMi HE -ft jAcxwi: (; Iff IB fcjfeny.V..J- ' PH March bids fair to bo a dull month, socially. Lent and the fag end of the season bring rest to those who have been in the whirl, though "the whirl" did not thiB season assume very formidable proportions. In the early part of next month thero will be a few dancing parties, after which society will settle itself for the summer or pre pare for the usual visitation to the warm weather resorts. Fortunate are those who won't have to stay at homo and watch the condition of the corn crop. The Lincoli. Shorthand club gave a reception to the stenograph ers of this city at the Lansing theatre last Saturday evening. About three hundred invitations were issued and both of the halls wero well filled." An orchestra was present and those who cared to dance enjoyed themselves in that manner. Card tables wero provided for those who did not care to dance. A very pleasant evening was spent by all present. Miss Gertrude Marsland entertained a few friends at her home last Thursday evening in honor of Vesta and Etta Gray, Lena My ers and Lena llormel of Fremont. The evening was pleasantly spent with games and dancing. The following were present: Misses Vesta and Etta Gray, Lena Myers, Lena Hormel, Eugenia Getner, May Lewis, Dena Loomis, Charlotte Clark, Whitmore; Messrs. W. D. Reed, C. C. Marlay, L. B. Pillsbury, Earl Bridgman, Chas. Clark, "Buzz"' Clark, Sheldon, Hazen. Miss Lulu Peebles entertained the crokinole club last Friday evening at her homo on 25th and X streets. Messrs. Bert and E. G. Bivens, Farmer and Reid furnished the club with music and the numbers were well rendered. Mr. Earl Woodward and Miss Carrie Stearns were awarded the honors of the evening. Those present were: Misses Alabaster, Daisy and Lena Bell, Cunningham, Lasch, Lizzie and Ona Olcott, Lou and Maude Peebles, Stearns, Risser, Upton, Ricketts and Wheeler; Messrs. Blak, Bert and E. G.Bivins, Bonebrake, Cunningham, Farmer, Gadd, Green, Hoy t, Ricketts, Randolph, Reid, Seybolt, Smith and Woodward. Miss Mattie Walton delightfully entertained the "Y" society of the junior class of the high school at her home, 2S45 P street last Saturday afternoon. Music, games and other amusements helped to pass a pleasant afternoon, after which a delicate collation was served to Misses Mame Reed, Lillian Xewbranch, Lydia Millar, Mary Mort imer, Addie Mastin, Luclla Trester, Birdie Meehan and Mattie Walton. The young ladies of the senior class of the state university gave a reception to the young men last Saturday evening at the residence of Miss Pound. Music and a game called -'cats' furnished the even ing's amusement. Delicate refreshments were served at 10:30. Mr. Tommy Hunt, formerly manager of the World-Herald bureau in this city, was ic town this week bidding good bye to his many friends. Tommy will assume the management of a society paper in Chicago. Mrs. J. W. Hurless of Pawnee City, who has been visiting with Mrs. A. R. Humphrey, has returned home. The Round Table met at the residence of Hon. John G. Morrison, 1031 F street, Monday evening. Leader, X. S. Harwood. Subject, "Coin's Financial School." The Omaha World-II eruld says: "Cards wore received in Omaha last week from Mr. and Mrs. Edward Hyde Sherwood announcing the marriage, Thursday, February 28th, at Southport, Conn., ol their daughter, Mary Augusta, to Mr. Genio Madison Lambertsonof Lincoln. Mr. and Mrs. Lambertson were expected to arrive in Omaha during the week upon a visit, but after leaving Washington en route, were recalled to Southport by news of tho dangerous ill ness of Mr. Sherwood, tho brido's father. Tho Sherwood family were residents of Omaha for a number of years and tho news of Mr. Sherwood's illness will causd a great deal of concern." Tho samo paper on Tuesday contained tho following: Miss Emma Sherwood, about 18 years of age, the youngest of tho three daughters of E. II. Sherwood, formerly of this city, died yesterday at South port, Conn. Tho University Dramatic club will givo its initial performance at the now Funko on March 25th. Tho club is composed of nloiit twenty members, all students of the university. Mrs. Mury Manning is the director. A curtain raiser. "The Open Gato," one of Charles Frohman's plays, will bo presented and "Chums," a rollicking collego farce, will follow. Great interest is being ta'ion in tho affair by tho students and largo theatre parties aro being made up in the societies and fraternities. At the residence of S. K. Hale, 332 south Twenty-seventh street, Wednesday evening of last week at eight o'clock Mr. Guy O. Halo and Miss Grace L. Morrow wero married by -Rev.E. II. Curtice in tho presence of a number of friends and relatives, tho ceremony being pcrformeJ in the front parlor under a canopy of smilax and roses, and throughout the rooms potted plants and great bowls tilled roses and carnations, gavo an exquisite touch to tho scene. Tho bridal couple were attended by Miss Florence Halo and Mr. Charles Morrow. The bride was attired in cream white silk and carried a magnificent boquet of bride roses. Miss Hale woro white china crepo and carried pink carnations. After congratulations wero over the company sat down to tempting refreshments. Tho presents were numerous and beautiful and showed well the placo which this young couplo hold in tho estimation of their friends. The groom has been a resident of Lincoln nearly all his life and holds a respon sible position with Miller & Paine. Tho bride has lived here but two years and in that time has made a ho3t of friends. After a short wedding trip Mr. and Mrs. Halo will bo at home to their friends at 332 south Twenty-seventh street. Miss Jones, of the university library, and Miss Cather went to Chicago on Wednesday. Miss Jones is going to visit the Newberry library, tho Armour library and a new library in Evanston. Perhaps between times the young ladies will hear tho Do Reszko, Melba and Xordica. The city federation of the woman's clubs met at the Universalist church on Thursday. The president, Mrs. Field, presided. Mrs Sawyer and Miss Pound read papers and the club listened to five minute reports from delegates of various clubs. At five o'clock refreshments wero served by the membeis of the Fortnightly club. Mr. Bruce Smith, from Hillsdale, Michigan, is delighting the audiences at the First Congregational church. He has a baritono voice which he manages very well. He seems to have real musical feeling. His appearance would not belio any name the most Italian Sig. Mario Ancona himself has no more distinguished manner. Since tho lenten season opened thero have been very few parties. Even "dissenters" now believe in its observance. Good Episcopa lians save a number of odd jobs especially for lent. It is an espec ially convenient time to get the spring sewing done. Some ladies make calls and write letters until tho account is even again. Others really do lenten service. They visit the poor and tho sick and carry consolation spiritual and physical, they receive the ministrations of the church and givo of their substance to widen its intluence. Thero is no doubt that tho interval of rest from worldliness is beneficial to the individual and to the church. M 1 i 1 ' -V 1 il ?. J