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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1920
Page
5
Fragmentary text references a large amount and a due time but lacks names dates or locations. The readable parts suggest a discussion of a sum and when it would be delivered, but specific entities or context are missing.
Cheyenne society notes report bridge tea at Mrs Bristol home with guests from California and Pasadena. Whittier club hosts annual dinner in Wy man home then Princess venue and Park Addition car ride. Attendees include Dr and Mrs Wyman and many local families. Also listed are meetings of Jewish circle Pythian Sisters and First Baptist auxiliary with dates and addresses.
A spring trend favors black lace gowns for debutantes highlighting youthful faces and rosy cheeks above frilly black dresses. The outfit features lace flounces over black satin, a silver cloth bodice, and a V neck with short sleeves paired with a black lace brim hat and silver floral accents.
The article profiles Miss Gardner the first girl in the west to learn flying and her passenger flight with Cole aboard the Curtiss Oriole to Cheyenne. She plans to fly solo someday and they are developing a new airplane stunt kept secret.
A brief note records a legal or civic matter involving the State Bar at Gasper with limited readable details. The item hints at an official proceeding or meeting tied to the bar association and local governance, but the fragment provides no further facts.
Churchill Parent Teachers Association hosts a fathers night at the school with Judge William Mentzer and Rev. C G Fisher as speakers. Mrs William Dubois leads the program with vocal and instrumental numbers and a post program reception follows in the dining room with chairs A D Johnston heading refreshments.
The Cheyenne chapter of the University of Nebraska Alumni association held its annual spring dinner at the Plains hotel Sunday evening at 6 30. Guests then gathered in the tea room for reminiscences and discussion of current university activities as officers were elected.
Mrs Avery Haggard was elected president succeeding Sam Thompson while Ruth Bridenbaugh and Fred Babcock were re elected treasurer and secretary respectively. Attendees included Dr and Mrs George Strader Mr and Mrs Avery Haggard Captain and Mrs Walter Goodman Mrs N M Ireland and several alumni. Helen Hudson recently finished her freshman year at the University of California and the Hudsons plan to move to Denver.
The United States moves to protect citizens as policy remains watchful. The battleship Oklahoma sails from New York to Key West with a full Marine company, while the transport Henderson carries 41,200 Marines toward Key West. Destroyers reach Tampico and Veracruz alongside gunboat Sacramento and cruiser Dolphin, with more vessels en route.
Mystery surrounds a supposed lunatic near Cheyenne who allegedly nests in a small box by the old reservoir west of Sloane's lake. Police were called Sunday after witnesses saw him enter the box at sunset and sleep curled like an animal.
A travel wardrobe guide notes that a well chosen suit serves the traveling woman for most occasions. It emphasizes conserving packing space with a suit and a few blouses, plus a coat or wrap and a silk evening frock, detailing a langobardine suit with embroidery and a brown straw hat with coque feathers.
Morning reports found no lunatic but later a crazy man was seen at the reservoir living in a box. Police will investigate as the lake lies on city property under their jurisdiction.
Local Chamber hosts a preparatory session with Frank Wiffler Donald Ashton and Charles Stafford outlining a Casper May 21 22 state meeting to form a statewide chamber network. Topics include publicity a state slogan a magazine a health department roads irrigation hydro electric prospects and regional development.
No 1 from Page 1 allegedly embezzled about 19000 dollars of the bank funds. Friends covered the deficit at the time, but the case goes before the grand jury. Four men arrested in Cheyenne over theft from American Express here are among those before the grand jury, with additional liquor cases also prepared for consideration.
Elmore Peterson secretary of the Greeley Chamber of Commerce will act as temporary chairman of the first Wyoming convention. He will speak on Perfecting a State Organization as part of addressing housing, tourism, and other issues.
Funeral services for Diemer True youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry True Jr were conducted Sunday at 3 pm at Sinai Church with Rev. C F Fisher officiating. Interment followed at Lakeview Cemetery.
An advertisement targets women claiming nine of ten females suffer constipation and touts Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as a mild laxative that cleanses and purifies. It claims clearer complexion and better health, inviting readers to try a 35 cent package at Forbes Pharmacy.
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