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"5 THB C0URIX1L NC- '& h lit'. li- : 5 2 I 1 m B CfiPlAI 1MH DRDCHMAL GE? bOCIAL AND PERSONAL Try Lincoln Coal Co.'a 'Beau tV, 121G O The third annual hop of the Pershing KiBea occurred last evening at the Lin cola hotel. The large dining loom was tastefully decorated in scarlet and cream intermingled with flags and the colon of the company. About forty couples enjoyed a clever program of twelve cumbers, danced to music of Mies Wil loagkby's orchestra. Lieut. John J. Pershiagrthe patron 'saint of "the com pany, led the grand march. The pat roasand patronesses were Chaucellor ad Mrs. MacLean, Captain and Mre. GuUfeyle, Professor and Mrs. Barbour, Professor and Airs. Richards. Mr. Russell Thorpe, jr , of Edgemont, 8. D., is' visiting friends in the city while on his way home from a business trip to Omaha. Mr. Thorpe reports great business prosperity and a large influx of eastern capital into the Queen City of the west. A million dollar smelter and a large woolen mill are among the new industries of this thriving city of the northwest. Mr. and Mrs. Myron Wheeler at tended tho Thanksgiving game at Osaka- last -week. The Model Restaurant isan excellent place for family board. It is also ex cellently situated for persons spending a day in the city. Ladies while shopping can find no better place for luncheon. Meals 15 cents, Sunday dinner 25 cents. Tickets 83. 312 South Twelfth. Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Campbell spent Thankrgiving in Omaha. City Engineer Bonetedt is back from Ohio, where he attended the funeral of his brother. Mrs. A. W. Jansen went to Omaha Tuesday to spend a week with her sister, Mrs. Coons. Chancellor and Mrs. G. E. MacLean invite a conference of tho alumni of the unireraityat their home, at 1037 II street, on Monday, December the 7th. The second-floor of the Harris block, 1134 N street, has been fitted up for a dancing hall. -The floor has received" the attention of experts. It is of hard wood, and tho board? are laid parallel with the length of the hall. Parties decking to rest it can do so at the Courier office, in the came block. Oa December 8, 9 and 10, the Omaha people give their second annual society circa. This time Col. Wm. F. Cody will be ring muter. Tre show will give . tatee grand evening entertaierments, each and every one of which will be of a character in keeping with the cause for which they are given. The money raised by this means will go entirely to the hospital and charitable institutions of Ooaba. which aro the common property t Nebraska and Western Iowa, and which are worthy the hearty support of all cUissas of this favored region. We all share in their benefits and should be generous on this occasion. Chas. Reason and Fred Rappel, who have been the guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Wright left last Saturday evening fer Chicago. Mies Gertrude Burt, of Columbus, left Saturday for St. Louis, to make a brief visit Miss Burt has been visiting her Mat, Mrs. A. B. Clark. Mr. aad Mrs. W. C. Wilson gave a de lightful informal card party in compli es tie Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Cook last Tueaiay eveuiag. TheBwcymsMaadulia-club met with Mr. ad Mm. F.W.Smith last Monday veaiag with the following members and kxa present The Misses Houtz, Farwell, Grace Oakley, Mao Burr, Mor gan and Olive Latta. Messrs. Fred White Baldwin and C. Y. Smith. Miss Maud Oakley. Olive Latta, Mrs. D. A. Qampbell, Mrs. R. II. Oakley and Mrs. C. F. Ladd, went to Omaha on Tuesday. "The Courier" will publish Mrs. Campbell's report of tho oratorio in next week's iseuo. Sutton A Hollow bu3h have invented a cough drop. They call it tho S. fc II., Sutton Sc Hollowbush, and it is a good one. Stop and get one on your way to the theatre. It will eave you a 6pasm of coughing. The beautiful homo of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Yates was comfortably filled Wednesday evening with a fashionable and appreciative gathering, the occa sion being a musicale. Mrs. Yates was assisted by Mrs. Unas. Robinson of Chicago. Miss Clark and Miss Bertie Clark. The decorations of chrjeanthc mums and palms were especially oretty on the third floor where the billiard table was banked high with these plants and formed an effective center for the small tables grouped around it on which dainty refreshments wero served. The guests listened to the program from tho parlor, library and dining room. They were given an excellent opportunity to see the performers in the back parlor Mrs. C. S. Lippincott and Mrs. D. A. Campbell opened the program in a de lightful manuer by a vocal duet, "Cheer fulness." Miss Eleanor Raymond fol lowed by two vocal solos ''Spin, Spin" and "Hark, Hark, The Lark," in which she displayed both sweetness and power. The vocal soloa, "A Summer Night," and "The Irish Folk Song." were delicately rendered by Miss Maud Oakley. Tho banjo solo, "Polka Rondo," by Willard Yates, was enthusiastically received and well executed. He was gracefully accompanied on tho piano by Mrs. Chas. Robinson, of Chicago. MrB. D. A. Campbell eatg "Home, Dearie, Home," and "Dreams" with warmth and feeling. A pleasant diversion was the instrumental solo by Miss Scotield of the university. All of the singcra were sympathetically accompanied by Mrs. P. V. M. Raymond. Mrs. C. S. Lippin cott's vocal solos "Bobolink" and "A Slumber Song wero a dainty finish to an altogether charming musicale. Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Gere will give a card party this evening. The Cotillion club gave its first party at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Buckstaff Thursday evening. The leader, Capt Guilfoyle, introduced a number of new figures and properties. As the German progressed it was liv ened up by the many colored favors. The ladies of tho club put the daintiest of work upon these favors. Tho mem bership comprises Messrs. and Mes dames Buckstaff, W. C. Wilson, Wright, C.L. Burr, Kelley, Burnham, W. B. Hargreaves, Brown, Lippincott, Mar shall, Ogden, BeeEon. F. W. Smith, Dr. and Mrs. Ladd, Capt. and Mrs. Guil foyle, Carl Funke, Geo. Woods, F. W. Houtz and Oliver Rodger. Business men and ladies shoppipg should take their luncheon at the Model Restaurant, 312 South Twelfth. No better place can be found in the city. Single meals 15 cents. Sunday dinner 25 cents. Tickets 83. The Patriarchs gave one of their prettiest parties Friday, the 27th, at the Courier hall. Chrysanthemum settees, screens and rugs, made very effective decorations. The white walls brought out the daintiness of coloring in the ladies gowBs.and.was in strikiag coa trasi to the'blaclc rf'thegeatlemte's dress suit Prof. Barbour was tnaster.of ceremonies. The floor and music were excellent. A number of new members and visitors from abroad made the even ing pass only too pleasantly to the fol lowing people: Misses Bertie Clark, Miner, Gere, Franchi Gere. Farwell, Jones, Maud Oakley, Olive Latta; Eleanor Raymond; Messrs. Wm Stull, Harry Oury, Raymond, Farwell, Wil lard Yate?; Dre. J. White, Lyon, Owens, Thurber; Messrs. and Mes dames Gere, I. -M. Raymond, Carl Funke, D. A. Campbell, Ogden, Wright, C. P. Ladd, W. O. Wilson, Burnham, Hudson Imhoff, Prof, and Mrs. Taylor, C.E. Yates, Lambertson, Kelly, Capt. and Mrs. Phillips, Miss Burt, of Colum bus; Mr. and Mrs. Robinson, of Chi cago; Mr. .Rappel, of -Chicago; . Mr. Patrick, of Omaha; McClure of Mt. Pleasant, la. Prof. T. L. Lyon of the department of agriculture of the state university, has returned from Washington anu New York where he went in the interest of the university. In New York Prof. Lyon met W. Morton Smith and says that he is perfectly enchanted with city life. Miss Anna Dick, modiste, has moved her rooms to 1318 O street. A CHAIR OF THE COLONIAL AS SEMBLY. While spending an evening in the town of Somerset, on a trip through Western Pennsylvania, I met a gentle man who was well known iu the town. The conversation drifted from one sub ject to another until at last it touched upon relics of tho Revolutionary war. When the gentleman asked me if I would like to see one of the chairs used in the Colonial Assembly I at once con sented and went with him to tho law office of Ex-Congressman Aleck Coff roth. We were ushered into the " front office, which was a typical one; furnish ed with a desk, a few chairs, a book case and shelves of law books. We then en tered the rear room, when the genial general sat surrounded by a few of his friends. In tho centre stands a high oak tabic. In one corner an ancient hall clock, in its rosewood case. On its face aro shown the changes of the moon, the days of the month and the time of da. This came from the hand of an English clockmaker of an early date and is a fit companion for the his toric chair in which the fine old general sat. Its frame is of mahogany, covered with a dark green leather and is a little the worse for wear. It was presented to Gen. Ccffroth by a Mr. Mullen, of Sharpersberg, who had inherited it. The presentation was at first made in a will by Mr. Mullen after one of the gen eral's famous speeches in Congress. Afterwards Mr. Mullen concluded to give it to him before his death. There are only a few of these chairs now known to be in existence. Three in In dependence hall, one in the National museum in Washington and one in another eastern city. If you should chance to be in this town at any time it would be worth your time to make the acquaintance of Gen. Coffroth, and be introduced to this historic old chair, and as it is now graced by c-nn of the members for several terms of that great body, which is an offspring of the origi nal Colonial assembly it is in the hands of one that would have graced the origi nal body. This year's LchighVallcy and Scran ton hard coal $9.40 per ton at Charles Greg ory's, lltb and O. A beautiful and impressive wedding took place Thursday noon at the First Presbyterian church. Tho contractirg parties were Miss Minnie May Gribben, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George W. Gribben, of 1306 L street, formerly of Fairbury. and Herbert T. Folsom. The briJe. unattended, met the groom at the altar where a pretty wedding ceremony was performed by the Rev. William M. Hindsaan iBjIhe presence of four hundred guests. The ushers were: Ernest C. Fokom. brother of the groom, Harry Evans, Elmer Merrill, Avery Haggard snd George O.Smith, jr. Mrs. P. V.M. Raymond played the wedding march "Lohengrin." The bride was charming in a handsome gown of white satin. The decorations were white and green in the church as well as at the Lindell hotel whero about forty friends and relatives enjoyed an elaborate wed ding dinner. Mr. and Mrs. Folsom left at 2:1G for New York to visit tho parents of Mr. Folsom. The bride is a charm ing young lady and has a host of friends. The groom holds a responsible position in the Industrial Savings bank. Mr. and Mrs. Folsom will be at home the last of the month. Before leaving Lincoln Mr. Folsom arranged, for a theatre party consisting of the ushers at his wedding. They saw Scl Smith Russell at the Lansing Thursday evening. The young man who wrote the above it the son of prominent Lincoln people. He was formerly a resident of Lincoln but is now engaged in business in the east. Gen. Coffroth, whom he refers to is the son of Mr. Bruce Coffroth of this city. Mrs. Chas. Robinson, the charming g lest of Mrs. J. B. Wright, has bad many delightful entertainments given her since her visit to Lincoln. The lunch which Mrs. Wright will give aB a compliment to her, promises to be an enjoyable one. Tho number of guests is small. Mrs. Dr. R:chards, formerly of this city, but who has been living with her daughter, Mrs. John P. Dorr, of Ta ccma. Wash., was married two weeks ago to Judge J.R. Lewis of Washington, la. This was a decided surprise to her many friends in Lincoln, although they join in hearty good wishes to Judge and Mrs. Lewis. They have gono to Cali fornia for an extended trip and are un decided as to their future home. Junior Sorosis met with Miss Dennis at tho home of Mrs. W. C. Wilson Fri day afternoon. Word has been received by Lincoln friends that on Nov. 23, Hans C. Peterson of this city was married to Miss Johan na Wemstedt of Ste'iglitz-bel-Berlin. Germany. Mr. Peterson has Just com pleted his studies for doctor's degree at Leipslc He and his wife are expected In Lincoln by the first of the year and Mr. Peterson will resume his place as in structor in the university. Busy? Well! Well! Lincoln Coal Co. WOMAN'S 6LUBS. The New Wednesday, Misses Erb. with a most Book Review club met December 2, with the The program was opened interesting biography of the great astronomer and writer, Camille Flammarion, by Mrs. Elias Baker. Mrs. Archibald Scott followed with a thoughtful review of the fascinating theories concerning the planet Mars, aB set forth by Flammarion in hie work "Urania," after which a spirited discus sion was indulged in until cut short by the appearance of the tea cups and toasts. Editor Courier: Can't you find room in your paper and profit too, in a page for parents. We see woman's pages, fashion notes, classi fied news of all sorts in all papers. Now the main business in life of a majority of tho readers of papers is the rearing of children. Would they not be interested in matters on this subject and what can be mado moro readable than articles dealing with that most interesting of all people the human animal in his pro cess of development? I know the old joke about every subscriber thinking he knows how to run the paper, and if you think proper to cast this shaet, meta phorically as actually into your (mantal 1 K 7i