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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1917
Page
3
The Women’s Civic League, led by chairman Mrs. L. Henderson and secretary Mrs. I. Bartlett, will hold a meeting this evening at 7 20 in the Carnegie Library auditorium. A large attendance is urged. Attendees include Miss Esther Hackman and Mr. and Mrs. Martin.
At the Plains, a Sunday evening dinner party was hosted by Major Arthur Parker Mrs W L Simpson of Cody and Lieut Cleale Cronrier of Wheatland. Guests included Mrs Parker Mr Simpson Lieut and Mrs Wilbur Watkins Miss Celia O Boyle Estelle O Boyle Betty Marty Margaret Weaver Captain Bennett and others.
Captain Sawtelle hosted a luncheon at the Plains yesterday at 1 o clock. Guests included Major and Mrs Arthur Parker and Major Andersen.
Mr and Mrs Scott Martin presided at a Sunday family dinner in Cheyenne to honor their visiting aunt Mrs E R Moore of Sidney Nebraska. Pink and white sweet peas decorated the table with covers for Mrs Moore and her daughter Mildred and for Mr and Mrs George.
Mr and Mrs J E Stimson and daughters Misses Louise and Josephine were among Cheyennes who mentored to Wastes park for the weekend. Mr and Mrs Ray K Olds and family were motor visitors to Hurns Sunday.
The hosts of friends of Mrs W W Crook regret to announce she is ill at her residence on East Eighteenth Street. Her condition and any further details remain to be announced by family.
Mrs Pred L Crabb wife of the Anti Saloon league superintendent underwent an operation at St John s hospital last week and is reported to be improving daily
Miss Fay Walker guests of Miss Bristol's family in Cheyenne attended an informal dancing party Thursday evening. The event featured golden glow decorations, a Victrola for music, and a late supper served by Mrs. Billie Walker. Attendees included Frances Bristol Gertrude Thompson Estelle O Boyle Martha Ott Jack Bristol Mary Stuart Florence Sieg le Captain Prince and several officers from Fort Russell and the Wyoming camp.
Mrs. Joseph M. Carey and Mrs. Robert Carey with Sarah Darlington Carey depart Sunday for the east to visit Boston New York Philadelphia and other places. Madame Bullock mother of Deputy State Auditor H W Bullock arrives from Chicago to visit with her son and his family. Miss Bess Pedersen a Con verse School teacher returns to resume work and will live with her cousins Dr and Mrs Beard.
Mrs. William Lannen and family return from North Park while Effie Marjorie and Athol Brophy also travel. Joyce Sullivan heads to Salt Lake City teaching position after Wyoming graduation. Edythe Walker leaves Denver for Lasell Seminary. Local families visit in Cheyenne and Laramie as school terms begin and teachers arrive.
Ana home remains quiet until Thursday when they plan to return to town. Marian Jefferis arrived Saturday from Newcastle to visit Cheyenne friends and is the companion of Miss Margaret Grier. Dorothy Van Winkler left yesterday for Pine Bluffs to teach again at the high school. Ben Hellamy and son John Bellamy with Charles Bellamy drove from Laramie to visit Sergeant Bellamy of Company C Wyoming regiment. Mrs Mary G. Bellamy returns to Laramie with the party after visiting the Henderson home. Dr and Mrs J J Shingle and guest Mrs George Beckley of Honolulu completed a motor trip to Denver Salt Lake City Oxden and Pocatello and arrived home Friday. Shingle and Beckley children, with nurses, met the motor party in Idaho and accompanied them to Rawlins by train. Heeckley intends to hunt in Jackson Hole and join his family later.
The Wyoming fair sponsors aerial stunts by Will Adams with upside down flights and looping maneuvers. Auto polo exhibitions, motorcycle races, and a strong auto racing lineup including Endicott, Lampkin, and Calahan headline a showcase sanctioned by the International Motor Contest Association. The program features a broad parade of events, bands, and carnival attractions with substantial prize purses and regional participation.
Due to Labor Day library closure the Hospital Aid society meeting scheduled for yesterday afternoon is delayed one week. President Mrs. H. W. Bullock urged a large attendance for next Monday.
Mrs T C Crabb will preside over a Sunshine society business meeting this afternoon at the Hi brary. The event aims to discuss society matters and plan upcoming activities.
The Red Cross work rooms at the state capitol are open each afternoon from 1 50 to 5 o clock where devoted women sew and prepare Red Cross supplies for the army Two women under Mrs Ralph Oakes supervise for three weeks and lead each day The work continues Monday and Wednesday evenings each week.
Mrs. W. N. Berry and her daughters Virginia and Julia have returned from La Crosse Wisconsin where they spent the summer.
Mr and Mrs Harry Durham and daughters travel by motor car to Colorado to bid farewell to his brothers drafted into the army this week. Miss Nancy Cattell of Denver departs Estes Park after teaching at the institute. Mrs P Emerson Glafcke returns from Denver. Miss Minnie Roberts visits Potter Nebraska with Miss Mabel McAdam and Roy McAdam. Mr and Mrs Ralph Oakes leave for Medicine River for two weeks then return to Casper. Mrs Oakes stayed five weeks at George H Gilland home. Miss Georgia Sullivan a Cheyenne teacher returns from a Colorado tour of sites.
Miss Effie Lannen and her guest Miss Athol Brophy of Omaha left yesterday afternoon for Thugwater to visit Miss Marie Jordan at her ranch.
The Queen Esther Circle of the O BE S postponed its meeting from last evening to Wednesday evening at the home of Miss Madge Gill.
The Win One class of the Methodist Sunday school hosted Miss Nancy Cattell of Denver who presented Van Dyke's "The Last Word." Fifty four attendees, including young men and women, heard the talk.
Riverton Wyoming Sept 3 T C Goodman manager of the Riverton Roller mills put the mill into operation after a wheat shortage closed it. He bought over 10000 bushels of hard wheat at Chicago prices about 2 per bushel and plans more purchases. The Diploma flour process preserves flavor and the mill offers bran shorts and other products. It is a home enterprise seeking local support and housewives are urged to buy Diploma flour.
Salt Lake City officials of the Utah Federation of Labor announced they would fight a proposal by the National Manufacturers’ Association of Utah to import Asiatic labor into the state. The confrontation centers on employment, wages and local industry impacts during the current debate.
Paris report states Portuguese postal and telegraph workers have gone on strike halting all communications. Madrid sources confirm the stoppage began today affecting dispatches and service nationwide.
A historical note on botanic recipes used in pioneer homes. Lydia B. Pinkhaw’s Vegetable Compound is featured as a leading remedy for female ailments, derived from herbal tinctures like wormwood sage and camomile. The article notes growing demand and extensive use of roots and herbs in its preparation.
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