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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1919
Page
11
Churches across the city plan afternoon collections for church funds after morning services. Ministers and committees will visit congregants at home, inviting support while luncheon is served at each church. The Sunshine club reports adopting a French baby as part of its charitable work.
Mrs Robert L Waldo entertained the Mystic Maze club with a costume party on Thursday evening. Guests included Mesdames Martin Quayle Penman Taylor Christensen Richardson and Waldo with Mrs Dave Smith as a special guest. A 10 50 supper followed and the home was decorated with fresh flowers. Mrs Penman will host the club in two weeks as the note mentions a series of musicals tied to a gold jubilee fundraising drive.
LeRoy Snow son of Mr and Mrs George W Snow is at a university in Montpelier southern France after leaving his prior post en route March 2 He has been attached to France medical department since last June taking courses in chemistry and pharmacy Also Mr George O Shagnessey of Cheyenne visiting Casper See Mr Awitz from Denver Bake Sale at Kelley Grocery Today Sunshine Society fundraiser opens at 9 30 am with Mrs T C Crabbe and Mrs A E Bakewell in charge morning and Mrs Fred M Miller in charge afternoon Proceeds go to Y Wack fund Sam Stark Deane Joe Stark and Sam Marebeck travel to Denver due to illness of Mr Ackerman brother in law of Stark John Kull and H O Patterson of Omaha visit Casper for weekend business.
The second annual state high school basketball tournament began in the University of Wyoming gym as eleven schools including Cheyenne Torrington Evanston Wheatland Douglas Worland Rock Springs Laramie University and others compete. Teams and coaches are listed with players forming strong delegations as Laramie and Lander play the opening game in a drawn schedule.
A grand post headquarters reception honors Gen and Mrs Peter W Davison at Fort D A Russell. About two hundred guests attend dances, a midnight buffet, and decorated ball room with flags. Many city notables and visitors from Gillette Denver St Louis and New York are listed.
Miss Laura Lee and Miss Lillian Blamey will present two groups of their pupils in recital this afternoon and Monday evening. The program includes Clara Burger , Dorothy and Gertrude Christensen , Irene Buckley , Margaret Edmiston , Betty Law , Arthur and James Morgan and others. An 8 o'clock Monday recital features intermediate pupils such as Helen Carlson , Iris Gualke , Ellen Isaacs , Eloise Macomber , Margaret McCaffery and more.
Maj and Mrs A H Beach relocate to Lusk Wyoming where Major Beach resumes his law practice after leaving Newcastle. He served in the army initially joining Company L and remained in command as personnel moved to the 116th Ammunition Train, recently demobilized at Fort D A Russell.
Delta Meta Delphian chapter members from Stock Springs enjoyed lunch at Mrs T 8 Taliaferro's home on Wednesday at 1 30. Thirty guests dined with pink and white decor as toasts and a long program followed, led by toastmistress Mrs McKeneehan. L B Magor, head of the state workmen's compensation department, returned from Rawlins on business.
The Cheyenne canteen welcomed soldier guests with no gifts received yesterday while local women vow to remember canteen day. Captain Arthur A. Underwood presented violets to the canteen girls as thanks. Visitors include George A. Clay of Belle Fourche and ranchmen Carl Jebens and Orville Wall from Buggs, Wyo, along with William F. Williamson of San Francisco and E B St Fenderson of Chicago visiting briefly.
Mrs. Thomas F. Durbin departed for Omaha to visit her son Fd. Durbin, manager of the fire and burglar alarm system for the American District Telegraph. He is a Cheyenne native who returned from New Orleans after an earlier transfer.
The remains of Bart McGrath who died in San Diego California last Tuesday night will pass through Reyenne tomorrow morning en route to Morris Illinois where interment will be made. Mrs McGrath accompanies the body and will be met at the depot by a party of local mourners.
In St Louis the National American Woman Suffrage Association adopted resolutions endorsing the League of Nations and urging prompt redress of grievances to safeguard against revolution and violence. The convention, winding down, called on Congress to submit the Nineteenth Amendment to the states at the earliest moment.
Captain Edwin G. Weisgerber of Pittsburg is tried by a court martial on charges of disloyalty to the United States sympathy with Germany and improper personal conduct. Findings must be approved by the Eastern Department and Washington, delaying announcement by two or three weeks.
Private services were held yesterday at the Davis home for George Davis. A long cortege followed to Lakeview cemetery where a Masonic burial was performed. Floral tributes from friends and fraternal groups accompanied the casket.
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