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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1912
Page
11
A reflective verse excerpt emphasizes patience as active effort. It notes the need to persevere through life’s tasks, grinding away at one’s duties with a resolute will. The lines frame patience as a purposeful, constructive discipline guiding personal growth.
The ladies at Fort Russell host a musicale and fancy dress ball at the post gymnasium on the evening of the fourth Wednesday to aid the Army Relief Society. Mrs. Guilfoyle leads a large committee, with top local and fort talent performing including solos by Mrs. Charles F.E. Stodder and Mrs. Paul O. Brewster, and pieces by Mrs. Wiam J.H. Noble and Captain Everett R. Wilson. The event aims to be a premier social occasion of the season.
Invitations have been sent and tickets may be purchased at Sand's Drug Store. The program will be presented after the third number on the dance program, at which time masks will be removed.
The Mail Clerks and their companions and delegates of the Fourteenth Division enjoyed a reception and dance at A. O. U. W. hall. Music by Mrs. Susan Cahill and Miss Marie Buchanan accompanied a buffet supper and floral table. Committees Mrs. Hinrich, Mrs. Atherly, and Mrs. O’Brien led refreshments with several assistants, and a large crowd attended the evening.
At the Elk Lodge tonight Bishop McGovern will be the honor guest at a public reception hosted by the Elks. The event invites community members to attend and greet the visiting clergyman.
The Capitol Avenue theater will screen moving pictures this Wednesday and Thursday to showcase the National Printer's Home at Colorado Springs. The event, organized by the Sunshine Society, aims to reveal the craft that forms the daily paper and to honor printers with a visual tour of the unique institution. The photo above shows a view of the home.
Musicale featuring Mrs Peter Appel and Mrs J Lovett Rockwell to entertain this afternoon with two performances at 2 o clock and 4 30 at Mrs Appel's home. Et a Virp Dance and club events announced.
A promotional piece describes simple home beauty methods. It touts a magatone solution for the complexion, a dry shampoo for hair, corn meal with powder for cleaning and brightening, Mother's Salve for pain, and Delatone patches to remove facial or forearm hair. The tone markets quick, at‑home results.
The Sunshine Society held a social at Ross Carpenter on a yesterday afternoon with 25 members and guests. Mrs. Carpenter Mrs W W Russelle and Mrs A J Robinson hosted amid rioting blooms ferns and ornate furnishings. Miss Rebecca Carpenter greeted guests while tea was served and Miss Minnie Carpenter assisted the hostess with a bountiful luncheon. The Beta club met Friday with Mrs William R Grier and welcomed two new members Mrs Cooper and Mrs Le Crone. Grier shared brown bread recipes and the tea service was assisted by Miss Stewart Milas Margaret Grier and Miss Minnie Johns. Next gathering will be hosted by Mrs H M Bunce in two weeks.
Mrs. Ed Morgan of 1912 Evans Street will entertain the Help One Another Club on Thursday afternoon, inviting members to a social gathering with refreshments and conversation.
Mrs Phelan and Miss Herby Kane entertained the Sodality of St Marys Monday evening at Mrs B H Knights home. Large attendance and joyful hours as the young ladies enjoyed a delightful luncheon.
A bal masque and musical will be given at the Fort Russell gymnasium tonight by Cheyenne and Fort Russell talent. Proceeds benefit the Army Relief Society aiding orphans and widows of officers and soldiers. The 5th cavalry orchestra provides the music for dancing. Refreshments include Lieut. Cauryp's special punch.
Fragmentary advertisement lists auction items including window glass and home repair goods. Mentions 1407 Capitol Ave and 1607 Capitol Ave with references to concrete work, sidewalks, curbing, retaining walls, and building materials. Indicates vendors such as The Sherman Co and Restless and Sleepless Jewelers with limited legible details.
James J. Hill, longtime chairman of the Great Northern railway, plans retirement within weeks with son Louis W. Hill to become chairman and Carl R. Gray to assume the presidency. Changes expected about May 1, as reported by the Chicago Evening Post. Hill declined to confirm the rumors when asked in St. Paul.
Hinkewell April 2. Khia Wilson, Amelia's sole woman mayor, completes her first year. Citizens praise her administration and many expect reelection. Friends plan a bouquet ceremony at the anniversary meeting as suffragists send congratulations. Wilson, Kansas's first woman elected mayor, faces history and opposition from the city council, now resolved after governor and attorney general intervention. She emphasizes pride in her sons and office.
The mayor cites reforms ending local tax discrimination and ensuring fair treatment for all. She asserts strict enforcement against gamblers, liquor sellers, and poolrooms, claiming to know every statute and to have pursued violators to the full extent of the law. The piece notes a Sherman Co Auction Sale at 1607 Capitol Ave and promotes the State Leader as Wyoming’s Want Ad medium.
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