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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1917
Page
11
Miss Vera Houx invites guests for an afternoon at the Executive Mansion with Miss Jeannie Wilson as guest of honor. Mrs. Houx recovers. Miss Hitchcock visits from Cody. A Red Cross ball and a band concert fund both glow in society notices with Cheyenne and Fort Russell listed among organizers and patrons.
Mr and Mrs Frank Warton hosted a Friday evening dinner dance at the Country Club in Cheyenne in honor of Misses Hannah and Alice Forbes formerly of Lincoln Nebraska now residents of Cheyenne for two months. The event featured yellow summer flower decorations and a guest list including Mrs Forbes and the Forbes men and guests. The Forbes sisters plan a day trip to Estes Park with friends tomorrow starting early, with Nebraska guest Mrs Forbes and the Warton couple among the attendees.
Mise Hazel Kelley will entertain visitors at dinner Monday evening. The event is complimentary to Mrs. H FE Hartz of Kansas City currently visiting Mrs. L B Ammon, Mrs. R A Morton, and Mrs. E J Kelley, her mother and sister.
Miss Jessie Hitchcock, guest of Major and Mrs. Arthur Parker and Governor and Mrs. Frank L. Houx for ten days, will depart today for Cody to visit her ranch. She formerly served as Park County superintendent. Hitchcock has been widely entertained in Cheyenne with Mrs. Ralph Oakes of Denver mentioned in passing.
Mrs I C Newlin and Mrs B XN Ball host the Sunshine Society social Tuesday afternoon at Mrs Newlin's home. The Oakleaf chapter of the OEF S invited to visit Ft Collins Tuesday afternoon and evening. about fifty members will attend.
The Methodist Aid society will meet Thursday afternoon in the church parlors with Mrs. H. E. Stubbs and Mrs. J. K. Stoddard as hostesses. This will be the annual meeting for yearly reports and officer elections. The Presbyterian Aid society held a business meeting in the church parlors Friday afternoon with venal attendance. Social features have been eliminated from meetings during August.
Captain Garber United States Army was guest of honor at a farewell dinner given by Third Wyoming Infantry field officers including Col Cavender Lieut Col Sinclair Major Anderson and others. He previously served as military examiner at Fort Russell and will transfer to Fort Leavenworth Kansas.
A Goodyear official urged motorists to fix wheel alignment to prevent tire waste. Misalignment causes diagonal tire wear and rapid tread loss, though many drivers mistake defective tires for the cause. Goodyear service stations can assess alignment and offer corrective service.
The pope issues a peace proclamation urging an end to fighting and proposes restoring German colonies while placing Alsace and Lorraine on the table for free negotiations. He envisions settlement through diplomacy without territorial annexations.
Special orders list officers assigned to active duty or reeve to various units including tenth engineers sanitary corps and ordnance reserve corps. Names include Lieuts Roscoe McKuivit Roy Cookston Max Weinteng Gilbert Halsted Jr Charles Queisser Jesse Hudson and Capt Emery Smith with destinations Boston Watertown Ipswich and other posts.
The Leader advertises its largest article sale to the widest audience, pushing classified listings to every region in the state. The strategy aims to maximize exposure and drive volume through extensive distribution.
Weather Bureau report for Cheyenne shows 64 65 degree temperatures with 63 relative humidity. Winds SW with mainly clear skies and warm conditions. Normal temp for date 66, actual mean 64, 2 degrees warmer in past 24 hours. Highest 77 at 2:20 pm, lowest 1 at 6:45 am. Precipitation 0.22 inches since January.
A military band concert was announced for Sunday afternoon at the regimental headquarters. The program featured selections including King Overture Missouri Waltz and The Skating Waltz with vocal solos by Rhinehardt and instrumentalists Koerner Jacques and others. Attendees were invited between 4 00 pm and 5 30 pm with a chance to hear the cavalry band perform under Mr Robert L Burroughs direction.
Jet Cavalry band member J P Dreslan departs Ft Russell tonight heading home to Michigan after completing duty at the post. He plans to return if recalled and thanks fellow soldiers for support during his posting.
A Chicago graduate nurse credits Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with curing her two year displacement pain and giving relief from periodic symptoms. She urges other women to try the remedy and notes its claimed benefits for inflammation irregularities backache and nervous prostration. The ad invites readers to write for confidential advice.
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