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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1912
Page
11
Quote from Kate Douglas Wiggin on the singularity of a mother. The passage contrasts numerous beauties in life with the irreplaceable role of a mother, highlighting the special bond and singular position she holds.
Governor and Mrs. Carey hosted a charming dinner Monday evening at their Cody home in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Steven Morris of Philadelphia and Hon. George Beck. The table featured a graceful basket of carm signs and was laid for Mr. Ena Morris, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Carey, Captain Newbold, Gow and Mrs. Carey.
All participants in the May Day program at the Baptist church are asked to assemble at the church this afternoon right after school for an important rehearsal. Guests visiting include Mr and Mrs Steven Morris and daughter Miss Elkie Morris of Philadelphia staying with Mr and Mrs Charlies Carey. Mrs Morris and Mrs Carey are sisters. Miss Elsie is remembered by the younger set from a visit to Mrs Carey last summer.
The aged mother of Mrs. J. M. Carey, very dangerously affected by whooping cough, shows slight improvement. Mrs. Charlie Roy and daughter return to Laramie after a month in Cheyenne. Mrs. C. H. Moyer and her son arrive.
In Cheyenne and the family will make their home here. Mr. Moyer is the manager of the American Ex pres at this point. Mrs. Walter Brown of Laramie, in visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. John Lt. Thomas for a few days. She will go to Denver Thursday for a brief stay. Mrs. Ernest Wellnitz is in from the ranch for a few days, and will attend the meeting of the Jewish ladies' circle on Thursday. Mr. Frank Niawander and family are nicely settled in their home at 20 BE. 19th Street, after an absence of several months during which time their home was leased.
Miss Kimball entertains the post youth at dinner Saturday then joins the Artillery hop. Mrs. William W. Reno hosts cards Saturday afternoon for Mrs. Ashford, wife of Dr. Ashford. Captain and Mrs. Mitchell host a dinner tonight. Carl Kimball arrives from Columbia Preparatory School in D C to visit a month with Major and Mrs. Kimball as he prepares to enter West Point.
Mrs William D B Cowin acted as hostess at a large Tuesday afternoon card party, one of the week’s special events expected to be unusually gay, setting a refined tone for the reception.
The room was fragrant with red carnation and yellow jonquil in the dining room. An elaborate tea followed the card games. Guests listed include Meadames Gullfoyle, Walker, McCullough, Black, Hathway, Wing, Bundy, Myer, Camp, Kemper, Christian, McCleave, Armstrong, Clark, Morton, Tompkins, Dade, Noble, Van Horn, Mitchell, Cyrens, Holley, Stodter, Weacott, Howard, Snyder, Sloan, and Keenan.
The Ninth Cavalry Card club met in the club room on a Monday evening with Mrs Emery Hathaway as hostess. The event included four bridge tables and three of five hundred, a supper followed, and guests Maj. and Mrs. McCullough Major and Mrs. Reno and Capt. and Mrs. Mitchell attended. Mrs Tompkins had the high bridge score and Mrs. Mitchell won at hoo.
Mrs Albert Fuger entertained the Artillery ladies bridge club yesterday afternoon. Two tables played and tea was served at five o'clock. Mrs McNair will receive the club in two weeks.
Captain and Mrs. Robert H Wescott invite the Chatter club to their home for an evening gathering Thursday. The host couple will welcome members for a social bridge session and conversation in a private residence setting.
Lieut Otto L Beungzell moves to the ete at Infan try and heads to the Philippines. Lieut and Mrs Brunzell plan a May end departure from Fort Russell to visit Judge and Mrs Corn in Ogden before joining in two weeks. They depart June 25 aboard Army transport Thomas from Ogden to the Islands, with Manila as their posting. General Adna R Chaffee, retired, will depart Los Angeles for the east after a brief Fort Russell visit with his daughters Mrs Hamilton and Mrs Howard.
The Tuesday evening five hundred club will meet this Wednesday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Pitt Covert.
The L A to the Shopmen's Federation will host a weekly dance this Friday at Redmen's Hall, offering an evening of music and social dancing for members and guests.
The group L A to B of R T will meet Thursday afternoon with Mrs Pat Seals at 2017 Peblican Street. All members are invited to attend.
Mrs Robert Gray and Mrs Charles J Cunningham hosted the Alpha club at the library on Tuesday afternoon. New members Mrs Briscoe Mrs Salisbury and Mrs Ridgeley were welcomed. The group voted 2.10 dollars to the seed fund and planned Arbor Day tree planting with a lunch served.
The P. E. O. Sisterhood met Tuesday afternoon at Mrs. Gleason’s home with Mrs. Frank Gleason and Mrs. Delroy Shingle hosting. It was the monthly Kensington meeting with an interesting program and a five o’clock lunch. Fifteen members were present.
Congregational Ladies Missionary Society at 1722 Warren Ave will receive Mrs. C N Potter. Jewish Ladies Circle to hold a special meeting Thursday afternoon at Mrs Bronstine's home 315 West 16th Street. Attendance is urged as the date was moved from Wednesday due to Mr Obenstein's death.
The Congregational ladies report a successful rummage sale held at 1708 Central Avenue. Proceeds appear to be satisfactory, aiding church finances and community efforts.
The Q. C. A. of the Baptist church are preparing for a May Day entertainment to be held Tuesday evening April 30 at the church. May baskets are being made and will be sold that evening filled with homemade candy. An especially interesting program is planned.
The Christian Endeavor Society of the Presbyterian Church will host a social in the church parlor on Friday evening, April 5, with a May Queen and attendants taking part in the festivities as rescheduled from Thursday.
New York April 23 Vincent Astor now leads the Astor estate as head of the house and sole heir to a fortune valued around 125 to 150 million dollars. He is finishing Harvard and has rejected marriage plans while focusing on college commitments and family duties. The Titanic disaster shaped his priorities and inheritance traditions guide the vast wealth.
Still living in New England are ten or more men whose fathers fought in the Revolutionary War. All are aged, some over 100, and Vinol cod liver oil preparation is advertised to boost energy and appetite. A testimonial from Mrs. A. M. Hassford of Harrisonburg, aged 86, claims Vinol has kept her alive and strengthened her for years. A. Eb Roedel, druggist, Cheyenne, Wyoming, guarantees Vinol and offers refunds if it fails.
A passage contrasts Vincent Astor with his father noting similar height but lighter frame and less breadth of shoulders. It recalls three years of close companionship and the striking but imperfect resemblance seen on first and second viewings. A dinner notice and local ads follow, including a St Marks Parish House charity dinner and an auction sale at 1607 Capitol Ave.
Two former friends trade jokes about marriage money and luck. One recalls a marriage with a mean wife but rich, investing in sheep only for them to die and be sold for wool. He then profits by selling the wool and later loses the house to a fire and the wife dies, ending with a grim punchline.
An old advertisement extols Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as the premier gentle vegetable remedy for kidney liver and bladder diseases. It claims rapid mild relief, a purity certificate with every bottle, and offers free sample bottles by mail from Binghamton New York to Cheyenne Nally Leader readers.
At the Orpherum Theatre Friday and Saturday use of color photographs presents ten presidential possibilities five Democrats and five Republicans. See each candidate in life with no restrictions on applause. Doors open 2 PM and 6 30 PM admission 10 cents for adults and 24 to 27 cents for children.
Lieutenant General Adna R. Chaffee retired chief of the U S Army arrives in Cheyenne with two daughters, wives of Fort Russell officers, declines a club reception preferring rest at the fort. An informal welcome is arranged by Lt Howard, Chaffee’s son in law, before he departs today for Washington D C.
Joseph S Trumbauer of Allentown, nearly 73, touts navy plug tobacco seized during the Civil War. He served in the First Pennsylvania and 202d Pennsylvania Volunteers, aiding at Manassas Gap Rail Line. He recalls confiscating about 400 pounds of tobacco with a fellow soldier and saving portions for himself.
The saying notes that smaller bribes disgrace more while time is wasted in open season. It questions the yearly cost of maintaining sarcasm and cynicism as a habits-driven toll.
Advertises clairvoyant services by Prof Leonard claiming mastery of MOS force of nature to control others, gain wealth, and influence. Promises personal letters, autographs, photos with signatures as proof and Sunday readings at Lyrle Rooms above Lyrle theatre.
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