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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1897
Page
2
A busy day in Freeport features cycling club plans, skating at Bunker's rink and social events. Mrs. Daniel Marquart visits Lena, while Frank Meyers hosts in Loran and Rev. Edsall visits from Chicago. ]]>
A large social event under the Eastern Star auspices drew many young people to Blunt's last night. Flashing lights and elaborate decorations enhanced the leap year party return dance hosted by the young men. The ballroom and alcove entries were richly adorned, with many named attendees listed among the guests and decorating committee.
The Freeport chapter of the Eastern Star, a popular secret society, installed officers last night. The organization includes Masons and their wives, mothers, and sisters, and is noted for its social Fellows activities in Freeport.
The Catholic lodge Order of Foresters will host a euchre party tonight at St Marys hall in Freeport. Officers include Chief Ranger Mrs Kate F Stanley Vice Chief Ranger Mrs Jas Manon Financial Secretary Mrs Margaret Nolan Recording Secretary Mrs Mary J Allen Treasurer Mrs P B Cox Trustees Mrs J Tracy Mrs J Burns and Mrs J P Younger Chaplain Rev Father Horan Medical Examiner Dr R J Burns.
Made up of T. Dresbech and wife, T. B. Rhodes and wife, A. G. Jackson and wife, A. H. Smith and wife, Mrs. Cal M. Feezer, Mrs. Dr. Noyes, Mrs. W. H. A. Renner, Mrs. H. FE. Cole, Mrs. Foster, Miss May Wildey and the Misses Mary and Isabel Hunter, and John Rhodes and wife of Savanna.
A Chicago fashion note observes more red haired women and a shift from white horse jokes to auburn tones. It recalls past stigma with white horses and blondes, notes hairdressers now offer convincing red shades, and hints the trend favors natural warmth over dramatic bleaching.
The Freeport College of Commerce Literary Society schedules music minutes reading and debates with Miss Minnie Kochsmeier Miss Minnie Palmer and Miss Jessie Korff among speakers. The event includes a parliamentary rules segment and a debate on Cuban independence from Spain with named participants. Adjoining real estate notes and a brief discussion on theatrical hair color trends follow.
A Prohibition Club gathering at the Wilcoxon home drew forty two attendees from Christian churches. The program featured devotional exercises, talks on Signs of the Times and reform, plus a Christian ballet quartet. Social conversation followed, with a focus on improving life and community.
John Campbell, ill for some time, remains in frail condition today. Mrs Leo Phillips and Mrs Booth of Mt Carroll are visiting Freeport relatives. Miss Mabel Bamberger hosted a small gathering for guests including Misses Lou and Jennie Booth of Shannon. Games, vocal and instrumental music entertained. A select reading by Lou Booth impressed attendees. A luncheon followed.
A Washington Post report recalls a day at a newly opened brewery where a young woman in a sealskin cape appears indifferent to wealth spent on beer and a jaunty man with a derby hat extols the place. The scene ends with the woman leaving quietly, while the man lingers, uneasy.
A tattered man pleads at a mansion door in winter asking for castoffs and a Florida ticket. The benevolent hostess retreats then returns with clothes but coldly denies his request for a ticket, adding only a burglar chain as he leaves.
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