People's Pilot, Volume 6, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 July 1896 — In Society. [ARTICLE]

In Society.

A most enjoyable home entertainment was given by Mrs. E. D. Rhodes at her pleasant residence on Front street on Thursday afternoon of the 16th inst. The rooms were tastely decorated with cut flowers and bouquets, producing a very pretty effect. The guests were delightfully entertained and will preserve the memory of this occasion as a treasure for pleasant reminiscence. The menu was very fine, comprising an abundance of life’s comforts and luxuries admirably spread and gracefully served. The literary entertainment, “a quotation hunt,” was a contest for first and second prize to be given the person constructing the greatest number of correct sentences from quotations from the Bible and Mother Goose’s Melodies. The successful contestants were Mrs. Frank Ross, first prize, a silver hair pin receiver. Mrs. C. G. Spitler second prize, a silver glove buttoner. The following guests enjoyed the hospitalities of Mrs. Rhodes’ home: Mesdames— H. J. Kannal Watson Martin Geo. Murry k° n 8 A. Thompson Ora Ross F. B. Meyer Sadie Laßue Lizzie Robinson Thos. Thompson W. A. Rinehart T.J. McCoy C.W. Coin Eva Rhoades Matie Hopkins D. G. Warner J. H. Ellis Homer Hopkins S. A. Hemphill E. P. Homan John Eger Nellie Hopkins Robert Randle S; S P ltler M. L. Spitler W. B. Austin M. B. Alter B. Forsythe F. D. Craig 9- U S tarr I- E. Rembert k J. F. W arren J. p, Hardman Robert Phillips O. K. Yeoman S. M Laßue G. K. HollingsC. W. Hanley worth On the afternoon of the 21st inst. Mrs. C. C. Star opened the hospitable doors of her beautiful home, and gracefully received and entertained some forty or more guests. A very nice lunch was served and the intellectual feature was exceedingly unique, each guest was handed a gum heart upon which was the name of an animal or reptile; the "amusement feature of the entertainment consisted in chewing the gum, to rehder it plastic, and make therefrom a representation of the object indicated, the person making the first and second best model receiving the prizes. The first prize was awarded to Miss Ross of Terre Haute; the second prize to Mrs. D. G. Warner. The following is a list of the guests: Mesdames— F. D. Craig E. D. Rhodes D. G. Warner J. H. Ellis E. Honan C. G. Spitler J. F. Hardman W. Wishard J. F. Warren P. Benjamin W-B. Alter H. Kannal F. Ross A. F. Long Geo. Murray F. B. Meyer W. A. Rinehart J-C Ruefelt Robert Phillips H. Warner Lizzie Hitchcock John Powell H. L. Brown (Washington) Robert Randle B. F. Ferguson E. C. English J. W. Leather man Geo. Marshal & Hollingsworth W. B. Austin W. A. Huff A. Nowels Matie Hopkins Mrs Ewry Misse Hanley (Lafayette) Hale, Tacoma, Wash Vanatta

Ross, Terre Haute Parker Williams Laughridge • (Danville, Ill.) Rhoades * Quite a number of young ladies and gentlemen wore entertained by Mrs. T. J. McCoy at their magnificent residence, on the evening of the 21st inst., conversation and sociability being the feature of the entertainment. Among the honored guests were Miss v Florence Hale, of Tacoma, Washington, and Mrs. Ewry, of LaFayette. It was the unanimous verdict, enthusiastically rendered, that nothing could be more enjoyable than the progressive domino party given by Mrs. Benton Forsythe in her beautiful rooms on the I afternoon of the 23 inst., gloomy and forbidding as it was outside not even a shadow crossed that happy thresshold. Some thirty guests were most magnificently entertained and all were made to feel and appreciate the kindness and thoughtfullness of their charming hostess. The menu was most elegant and gener. ous, and the dainty carnation pink souvenir adorning each plate was duly appreciated. The game of progressive dominoes was entered into with a zest by all and was made doubly interesting by reason of the prizes offered as a reward for the most and least successful playing; resulting in the first prize, a silver sugar spoon, being awarded to Mrs. W. A. Rinehart, second prize, paper knife, to Mrs. T. J. McCoy and the third or “booby” prize to Mrs; J. L, Brady of Fowler. As the shades of evening approached and thoughts of home forced themselves upon the unwilling mind, the outside situation, for the moment, became a subject of some when the thoughtful kindness of' the hostess was again made manifest as the hack drove up, ready for the emergency. The guests were: Mesdames— James Randle G. K. HollingsBrown worth Murray Kannal Robert Randle Williams A. Stockton C. W. Coen L. A. Moss Alter English Ewry W.H. Porter (LaFayette) E. P Honan E. D. Rhoades W. B. Austin B. Harris W. Rinehart T. J. McCoy E. P. Hammond A. F. Long (LaFayette) J. F. Hardman Craig O. Ross F. Sears J. L. Brady C. H. Sellers (Fowler, Ind) (Chicago) Miss Florence Hale (Tacoma, Wash)