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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1916
Page
26
R and Mrs Walter Stevenson host Dr and Mrs W A Chapman of Muskegon Mich for several days. Visitors attend multiple gatherings and plan dinners and travel to Chicago and Detroit. Local families, students, and a D A R chapter share celebrations, gifts, and carols as Christmas approaches.
Mr and Mrs J Henry Bastert expect their three daughters for the holidays. Mr Joseph McCrory and Miss Florence Bastert of Chicago, Miss Irma Bastert studying voice in Chicago, and Miss Mildred at Knox college plan to visit later in the week. Mrs Charles Buddish hosted friends with cards and prizes won by Mrs J A Arrowsmith and Mrs E P Wolf. Mrs Wilton White will visit her parents in Marshalltown IA for a week or two, returning at Christmas. A family reunion will occur at G A Baumann home in East York Street with relatives from Kansas City Madison WI and local Carr family. SSS ALMA REINKENDORF invites for luncheon and cards at Hotel Quincy on Wednesday December 27. Miss Betty Weems may visit Quincy for the holidays after a Chicago stay.
RS Homer Swope and Miss Swope will host an auction bridge Thursday afternoon December 28. Edith Vonder Haar of 728 North Fifteenth entertained eight G C club girls at a hard times party with dry bread and water, then a luncheon amid prosperity. Wilma Buckles, Knox college student, returns home Friday for the holidays. Many a well bred girl finds her first cake is dough. An aching tooth is one of the joys that never jump for joy.
Sunday building opens at 3 pm with a 4 pm vesper led by Miss Hyde. Monday features membership work, tabernacle choir, business women event, and a Christmas party, plus a dramatic class and noon program at United Cereal Mills. Tuesday includes a Christmas program at Morris Shoe Co and a gym party, with Bible class leaders meeting and Dr Whipple lecture. Wednesday hosts high school girls club and noon program at Peerless Garment Co. Thursday repeats gym class, Friday noon program at Pierson factory and evening club activities, Saturday noon program at Monroe Drug Co.
The article lists weekly club meetings before Christmas including the Round Table at the library tower room and Mrs Ernest Dick hosting a nonplaying auction bridge party. The Up-to-Date Reading club gathers with Mrs E G Bredeweg and the Tuesday Study club meets with Mrs O F Schullian before adjourning until January. The Business See club plans its monthly Y meeting.
Mrs Guy Noll will host the Modern Novel club with a book review by Mrs W A Richardson.
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