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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1912
Page
3
Poem excerpt praising the woman who laughs and its uplifting effect. It celebrates joy lifting despair and spreading brightness across sorrow, noting the smile brings gladness and ripples of happiness in hard times.
Mrs. Galen A Fox and Mrs. Bruce Jones entertained on Thursday in honor of Miss Flora McGregor, a summer bride. Hearts and cupid decor set the tone, a stocking shower featured a shoe centerpiece with dolls, and a heart shaped menu complemented the theme. Eighteen guests attended the charming event.
At the Baptist church on Tuesday evening the Queens of Avillion assisted by Mrs Newell Bell presented a bright program. The audience filled the auditorium and overflowed into the lecture room as Q O A members ushered and supervised the reception table.
A May Day program featured a green crepe bench display of multicolored May baskets. Miss Marjorie Whipple served as May Queen. The Q O A drill included Lucy King Dorothy Van Winkle and others in white dresses with lilies. The event raised 43.55 after expenses and honored all participants.
A local program features mandolin solo Sadie Leffler recitations by Mildred Boyer Earlasehoels and Lima Stabler violin duet Loulan Stuhr vocal solo Hastel Hell and a song and drill by May Qween and Q. 0. A. girls with several recitations and dialogues performed by listed participants.
Dorothy Stevens entertained a Sunday school class with a Wednesday party ending at five o clock and a tea. Attendees included Emily Jones, Su Hanne Guilfoyle, Frances and Alice Christian, Alice Barber, Helen Daley, Ruth Griffin, Leona Gregory, Ada Parnell, Hilda Brown, Leah Canton, and Mrs Hartung visiting from Quarest Colorado.
Mr. and Mrs. William B Himlel hosted a Tuesday evening informal musicale at their house. Guests performed on a variety of instruments with each person on the program. Applause greeted each number and refreshments followed at midnight. Fourteen guests attended.
Mrs Charles E Morton hosted a tea on Wednesday for Miss Blackstadt of St Louis with red and yellow stocks brightening the Morton home reception rooms. Sixty ladies attended while Gen Dimmick and Capt Frank Armstrong were noted for forthcoming receptions in his honor.
The article lists a long row of ladies presiding and attending, naming Mesdames Ashford Willana Westcott Clark Black Jones Van Horn Morton Kem M r Bundy Hathaway Wilson Myer Lawrence Hamilton Guilfoyle Walker Cowan McCullough Christian Stodder Wing Camp Ayres Snyder Howard Dade Noble Ash ford Comegys Pager Sparks Mc Pride Erienkotter Kitts Kieffer Patterson Kilbourne Kimball Muller Le May Brooke and others attended with Misses Williams Davis Pornandes Little Kimball Blackstadt Tilton and Mrs Davidson and Miss Davidson.
The Women’s Club hosts the April concert at the Parish House with the Saturday Musical Club performing. The event aims to delight music lovers with a refined program. Mrs J C Newlin hosted the Thursday 500 club gathering. Mrs TC Crabb had top score and Mrs Bump the lowest. A brief business session approved a new series and bridge play for coming months. Mrs A J Miller was elected president. A luncheon featured lace table decorations and fresh flowers. Mrs Fred Miller will host in two weeks. Attending: Mrs Jamison and Mrs Busselle, and members Mesdames Miller, Bump, Harris, Alkens, Flee, Simpson, Crabb, Beart, Atherly and Gylling.
The Guild of St. Mark's will meet this afternoon in the Child room at the Parish House with Mesdames KE Mason Smith W K Hart and William Mahoney as the hostesses.
Willing Workers of The Baptist Willing Workers hold an afternoon meeting with Mrs. B. Johnston at 408 East Twenty second Street.
Mrs Ed J Kelley newly elected president of the Presbyterian Aid Society will entertain the group this afternoon at her home located at 19156 Evans Street.
Advertisement from Erholm and Akin Co promotes the Big Ben Alarm Clock. It cites theRestless and Sleepless Joweters and lists Plains Building Sixternih Street as the location for watch inspectors.
William H. Bright, age 86, dies in Washington D C. He authored Wyoming woman suffrage law. A Civil War quartermaster and later a government printing office employee, Bright helped shape the first such law in the United States. He led Wyoming's 1869 territorial legislature as president of the council and was a prominent Mason.
After a three day trial in Rawling County Court Judge DH Craig approved a divorce settlement for Mrs Alta Heaney and ex husband Thomas Heaney. She receives $11000 and 50 dollars monthly for daughter support while retaining custody.
Notice to readers offering a Standard Watch on four payments same price as cash from Edholm and Akin Watch Inspectors at the Maing Building Sixteenth Street. Restless and Sleepless dealers.
A Cheyenne divorcee accuses her former husband Charles A Reynolds of long affair with a Denver chambermaid. Reynolds remarried in Nebraska within two weeks of the divorce and used funds to acquire a Cheyenne rooming house. The claim recounts alimony, a broken home, and a feud over the second marriage.
In Phoenix on May 2, about two hundred inmates at the Arizona state penitentiary in Florence formed a law and order league. Six percent joined, agreeing to seven rules aimed at daily good deeds, studying noble thoughts, aiding grievances, supporting officers, avoiding disorder, refraining from profanity, and upholding prison reform principles.
Watch inspectors advertise from Plains Building on Sixteenth St LU offering to engrave items free of charge matching an eastern firm quote. They promise express charges paid and guaranteed price alignment with PeHWOLM & AKIN OO.
Carnegie hero fund commission adopts a resolution to issue gold medals inscribed for Titanic passengers officers and crew and place them in the National Museum Washington and record the acts on its roll of honor. Also reports a coin toss saved Frank Adelman and wife from sailing aboard the Titanic and notes Ava Willing Astor and daughter Wise Muriel Astor arriving in New York aboard the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse.
A stage show featured Atlas the hypnotist who claimed the United States would soon go to war with a country, possibly Mexico, during a Wyoming venue. The act included Leon the hypnotist and Howell and Murdock delivering novelty comedy, while The Chieftain quartet offered songs and banter. The State Leader promotes its want ad services.
Sidewalks curbing retaining walls foundations building blocks iron fences settees tail cells and cages offered. Concrete machine mixed claimed 50 percent better. Prices kept as low as possible. W. 5. Thomas bonded and licensed 316 EH 21ta St phone 356 Y
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