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II II I i ii 1 1 ii ii ir mm if i nnr nnr the fwt snm TIUI ANOTHER WEEK uiiirnuinnr nrm iiuii mum mm urn mm mm ui ibuiraiuiGU WE received many compliments you to come and see them. last week on the You know we many handsome are making this skirts we are showing. We want more of a ladies' store now, We have just received a shipment 01 exclusive styles in ladies waists, among them the new Monte Carlofirst showing in Fort Smith. They are worth your while to see. The store is taking on a spring air, even if the weather is a little off; but youcan use these irts and waists nnw.

OPPOSITE OPERA HOUSE. T1 of the members made a contribution of $22.00, another $16.00 while others had done well, thereby enriching the' treasury $58.00 at a single meeting. I The. Week in Society Will Hynes, Warde Halley, Carl Brodie, Pike Allen, Overton Park, Lynch Creekmore. Gerald Creekmore, Harry Cook of Denver, Charlie DeLong of Benton ville and Jim Reynolds, Charley Coffey and Hershel Hunt of Fort Smith.

Airs. Philip Scott, of Van Bureu, en-U rained Friday afternoon with a very charming card party in honor of Miss Horton Iake, of Fayetteville. Mrs. Scott was assisted in looking after the comfort of her guests by Miss Queen Lawson, of Little Rock, and the afternoon passed all too rapidly for the merry party of young people gathered at the card tables. An elegant luncheon was daintily served at the conclusion of the game.

The guests were Mrs. Henry Fitzhugh, Mrs. Percy Allen, Mrs. Charles E. Norman, Miss Horton Lake, Miss Kate Creekmore, Miss Lily Meyer, Miss Cecil Wilson, Miss Minnie Keys.

Miss Maynu Wroolum, Miss Bessie Brodie. Miss Myrt'e Brodie, Miss Hawkins. Miss Kate Warren. Miss Annie Matthews, Miss Myrtle Brumm. Miss Carter, of Oaark, and Miss Jessie McCorkle of Fort Smth.

Mrs. Ed O'Brien entertained the Wednesday card club very pleasantly at her home on South Tenth and streets Wednesday afternoon. There were three tables of four-haad euchre and the gam- was eji unusually enjoyable one. Mrs. Ed Hunt, was the fortunate winner of the first prize, a handsome vase and the booby was given to Mrs.

J.jhn Pacen. Dainty refreshments were served. Mrs. O'Brien, Mrs. Stevenson and Mrs.

Weidon withdrew from the club greatly to the regret of the members. Those preseit were Mrs. Mrs. John Paden, Mrs. Carl Gibbs, Mrs.

George Fini, Mrs. Ed Hunt. Mrs. Lo Wallace, Peterman. Mrs.

Henry Fisher. Miss Ixma Euper. Miss Bessie Esper. Miss Margaret O'P-rien arci Miss Mma Zerboni. A very eltgaut reception was giren in our sister city Wednesday evening by Mr.

and Mrs. M. Reynolds in honor of Mr. and Mrs. J.

MI. Rollosson formerly of this city but now living in Van Buren. The door was opened by Miss Rosina Pape and the gaests were greeted by delightful strains of music t'roru a hiddeu orchestra. Miss Sue Bourland presided gracefully over the punch bowl. Mr.

and Mrs. Reynolds and Mr. and Mrs. Rollosson were assisted in receiving the guests by Mr. and Mrs.

Henry Fitzhugh. Rev. and Mrs. J. B.

Whaling, Dr. and Mrs. Bourland. Mr. and Mrs.

Fontaine, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Norman and Mr. and Mrs. R.

P. Allen. Delightful refreshments were served all during the reception hours, from 8 to 11. Mr and Mrs Peterman celebrated their wooden wedding very delightfully Tuesday evening with a large reception, followed by a dance. The hall was brilliantly lighted and beautifully decorated.

Carl Berry's orchestra furnished unusually fine music, sonu of the airs being from Black some of the airs being from "Black Patti Three hundred guests called during the evening and two hundred remained to dance. Mr. and Mrs. Peterman entertained the members of the orchestra and Mr. Saunders at the Southern, after the dance They were the recipients of a great many handsome presents in carved and burnt wood, attesting the esteem in which they are held by their friends.

Thursday afternoon Mrs. J. P. Davis at her home, corner of North Thirteenth and streets, gave a very dainty four o'clock tea to a few friends. The house was prettily decorated with ivy and red berries, and the afternoon was very pleasantly passed in conversation and in listening to good music.

Elegant refreshments were served to the following guests: Mrs. Sinks, Mrs. Hayes, Mrs. Walter Evans, Mrs. T.

L. Beard, Mrs. Adelyn Evans, Mrs. George Nathan and Miss Anna Boas-man. Miss Pauline Hunt entertained very pleasantly Saturday afternoon complimenting her guest.

Miss Artie Lee of, Ola. The young people enjoyed de Ifghtful music and interesting games. Dainty refreshments were served to he following guests. Misses Mary Cross. Kate Boyd.

Emma Birnie, Margaret Birnie. Margaret Murta. Georgina Lyman. Lena Theurer. Harry Warner, Tom Frank Williams, Dan John Murta, Edwin Price, Ed Wright, Clarence Hunt and George Hunt Mrs.

Riggs. of this city, gave a most enjoyable recital at the residence of Mrs. Bert Hoffman in Van Buren Thursday night. Those who took part were Mr. and Mrs.

Riggs, Mrs. Bert Hoffman. Mrs. Mayes, of San Antonio, Mrs. R.

P. Allen. Mrs. Kellogg, Mrs. Powers, Mrs.

Kerr. Miss Kate Meyer, Miss Lily Meyer, and Miss Kate Warren. The following invitation has. been is sued: Mr. and Mrs.

Balfour Crane. Mr. and Mrs. W. R.

Martin. 811 Garrison avenue, Thursday. February the twelfth. Nine o'clock. Cotillon R.

S. V. P. Miss Blanch Heyman entertained a few friends at duplicate whist Wednesday evening at her home on North Eighth street. Delightful refreshments were served during the course of the games.

Miss Maytne Mahoney oi South Twelfth street entertained a few friends informally Thursday evening with a chafing dish party in honor of Miss Treat or Atchison. Kan. A very pleasant dance was given at Peterman's Thursday evening and enjoyed by seventy-five or eighty of the young people. Dancing began at 9 and olosed promptly at 12:30. Heart shaped invitations have been issued to a Valentine party to be given at Peterman's hall next Friday evening.

Mrs. Koss Young will entertain the Wednesday card club at her home on South Ninth street Wednesday afternoon Mr. and Mrs. H. A.

McCutcheon have returned from an extended visit to the City of Roses. The Flinch club will meet with Mrs. O. Hawkins Tuesday afternoon. 1 CLUB NOTES AND 60SSIP The regular bi-monthly meeting of tne Fortnightly Public Library was held in the library room yesterday afternoon, Mrs.

T. W. M. Boone presiding. There was an unusually large attendance and it was decided to appoint a committee to solicit funds for a library building the president being authorized to select a committee for that purpose.

An order will be given for a set of Rolf's Shakespeare at an early day. Quite a number of books have been purchased since December, and the ladies have every reason to feel gratified at the increasing interest shown in the library, it being at present practically self-sustaining. The Fortnightly club met with Mrs. Thomas Barnes at the residence of Mrs. C.

B. Eads on North Fourteenth street Wednesday afternoon, the subject of the lesson being Renaissance. Among the topics discussed were St. Peter's, Hfstory, Architects, Pram-ante, other work of his in Lombard, Palace designs under architects of Renaissance, Fames Palace, St. Paul's in London.

The Century club held its regular meeting with Mrs. Frank Dunlop Monday at 3 o'clock. The subject of the afternoon's lesson was civil wars concluded, some of the topics being civil war between Caesar and Pompey, Caesar as a man, soldier, orator, author, assassination of Caesar, what three men formed the first triumvirate? The Wednesday club will have its I regular meeting with Mrs. Frank Baptiste at the home of Judge Oglesby on North Sixth street Wednesday af-j ternoon. Owing to the small attendance at the meeting last Monday, the Daughters of the Confederacy will meet again tomorrow with Mrs.

E. A. Thomas on North Sixth street. The League reading circle met Tuesday with Mrs. Frank Handlin at her new home on North Fourteenth street.

The afternoon was devoted to the study of Catholic literature. The Pansy club will meet at the home of Mrs. J. K. Kimmons Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock.

The T. L. C. G. chib will meet Friday afternoon with Miss Sue Martin, South Thirteenth street.

CHURCHES AND CHARITIES, The ladies' aid society of the Baptist church held their regular monthly meeting at the church Thursday 3 p. m. The ladies discuss a topic at each meeting, the one for Thursday being "Faith." and when the roll was called responded with a verse and in some instances remarks, hearing on that subject. The meeting was well attended and delightfully enthusiastic, each member having vied with the other during the past month in raising funds to meet the obligation she had assumed which was a promise of $5.00 by the first Thursday in March. One The girls auxiliary of the First Presbyterian church met at the home of Miss Louis.e Davis 423 North Seventh street Thursday 4 p.

m. The following officers were elected for the ensuing year: President, Miss Rebecca Read; vice president, Miss Sarah Beard; secretary, Miss Myrtle Christ-ner; treasurer, Miss Mary Dyke. Two new members, Miss Eva O'Neal and Miss Bernice Seeley were received into the society. After the business meeting a social hour was spent in which Mrs. Davis served delightful refreshments.

The ladies aid society of the Christian church met with Mrs. Vick Tuesday 3 p. m. at her home on North Thirteenth street. It was decided to begin sewing for the bazaar at the next meeting, which will be held Tuesday at the home of Mrs.

Dr. Amis on Seventh street. The following committees were appointed: Mrs. T. Smith, Mrs.

Matthews and Mrs. oJbe to visit strangers; Mrs. E. T. Edmonds, Mrs.

Stokes and Mrs. R. E. Vick to visit the sick; Mrs. Mulholland lln .1 il.

iiagi uuei luu iuib. uie lookout committee and Mrs. Webber, Mrs. T. J.

Smith and Mrs. Moore committee for church supervision. It fairly takes ones breath away to read of the amount of money made at the fete of all nations which was given at the Auditorium in Chicago recently, for the benefit of St. Luke's hospital. The receipts for the first day were $15,000 and many thousands were added each succeeding day.

Friends of Fort Smith people were instrumental in making the affair a success. The King's Daughters of the First Presbyterian church enjoyed a delightful meeting with Mrs. J. H. Car-nahan at her home on North Sixth street Thursday afternoon.

These young women who are a great factor in the progress of the church spent the afternoon 6ewing for "sweet charity's sake." The ladies' aid society of the the Lutheran church met with Mrs. H. C. Hoffman on Ninth street Thursday afternoon. Very little business of importance was transacted, as all plans pertaining to the furnishing of the new church now in course of erection have been perfected.

Mrs. Hoffman served delightful refreshments, which were enjoyed by a goodly number of ladies. St Monica's chapter of the Episcopal church held its regular meeting Tuesday with Mrs. Blassengame her home on North Twelfth street The ladies decided to have a tea at the residence of Mrs. W.

R. Martin, 204 South Thirteenth street Tuesday afternoon from 3 to 6. This society will also have a musicale at Turner hall Friday evening. The young ladies' guild of the Lu theran church had a very profitable and pleasant meeting with Mrs. WW Mrs.

E. H. Hudson entertained very charmingly Tuesday morning at Hotel Main with six Land euchre, in honor of Mrs. W. H.

CannlfE and Mrs. A. C. Dustin of Cleveland, Ohio. The handsome parlors of The Main were effectively decorated with palms and foliage plants.

The first prize, a beautiful ut glass bon bon dish, was won by Mrs. Hubbard Stone, and Mrs. Ned Thurman was awarded a pretty cup and saucer as a consolation prize. The guesta of honor were graciously presented with bunches of exquisite violets. At the conclusion of the game olegant refreshments were daintily in courses.

The hostess wras gowned in blue silk with Persian trimmings. Mrs. Dustin wore an elegant brown velvet gown with trimmings of applique. Mrs. Canniff was handsomely gowned in blue foulard trimmed in Irish i poini ineuiuiuHis mm enei.

Beside the guests of honor there were present Mrs. Clifford Speer. Mrs. Hubbard Stone, Mrs. Scott Robertson.

Mrs. Ned Thurman, Mrs. James Bri.zolara, Mrs. I. F.

Humphrey, of Corinth, Miss. Mrs. Hprhert Moiilton Mrs. Snarks. Mrs.

W. R. Martin, Mrs. John Vaile. Mrs.

John V. Howell. Mrs. Tibbetts, Miss Sue Webber. Miss Estello Williams and Miss Maymc Mahoney.

A very delightful euchre party, followed by a dance, was given at the Progres tiun rooms ean. him eei, Tit as a farewell compiuneiu iu mis. j-opto. Levy, of St. Louis.

Six hand euchre was the game enjoyed and the ladies prize, a beautiful pincushion, was won by Mrs. Henry Kaufman. Mr. Schweizer fell heir to the gentleman's prize which proved to be a handsome pocketbook. After the game an elegant lunch was served.

Dancing was continued till a rather late hour. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. I. Isaacson.

Mr. and Mrs. Ben Wolf. Mr. and Mrs.

Henry Kaufman. Mr. and Mrs. Herman Apple. Mr.

and Mrs. Ike Apple, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Tilles, Mr. and Mrs.

Max Strauss, Mr. and Mrs. L. Sampter. Mr.

and Mrs. B. Schweizer. Dr. and Mrs.

F. Bowsky. Mrs. Levy, of St. Louis.

Mrs. Charles Weaver. Misses Bella Joel. Esther Spiro, Sadie Nathan, Blanche Hey-niann, Minnie Pahotski, and Stella Wolf: Messrs. J.

Weitzem'elt. Chas. Nathan. Sol Cohu. Leo Cohn.

J. Lehman, Eckhouse of Indianapolis. L. Langfelder. Joe Langfelder.

Herbert Wolf and Arthur Mincer. Twenty-four charming young ladies gave a return german at Poterroan'" hall Friday evening to as many young gentlemen friends. The music was delightful and the young jvople were chaperoned by the following ladies. Mrs. Seeley.

Mis. Alexander. Mrs. Murphy, Mrs. Lyman.

Miss Hunt and Mr. Frank Lyman. The young people who danced were Misses Thyra Sam-ter. Margaret Murta. Lena Theurer, Georgina Lyman.

Fay Alexander, Blanche Williams. Erma Wright, Nellie Wilson, Margaret Birnie, Katharine Barnes. Fay Bird. Mary Cross, Kate Boyd, Mary Smith. Florence Price, Imogene Vick.

Lynnette Kitanions. Margaret Vaile, Eva O'Neal, Bernice Seeley, Ethel Sails, Mamie Wright, Artie Lee of Ola. and Emma Birnie, Clifford Carstarpheu. Ronta Carnall, Oscar Schaapp. James Aubrey, Leigh Kelky.

Dan Gardiner. Abbie Neiss, Everett Foster. John Vaile. Levi Moore. Mitchell Vick.

Ralph Daniels. Orland Zerboni. Willard Smart Geo. Hunt. Ciarcnet Hunt, Edwin Price, Ed Wright, Harry Warner.

Tom Frank Williams, Mark Anthony. John Murta. Dibbrel Hynes, Tom Daily. E-abuey Tolson. Oliver Wood and Birnie- Whitlow of Fayeueviile.

Waiter Caldwell and Jerome Sengel came down from the university to attend the german. TIk german given at the club rooms at Van Buren Wednesday evening complimenting Mr. and Mrs. Henry Fitz-hugh, was in every respect a very delightful affair. Elegant music was furnished by Carl Berry's orchestra of this city, and dancing was enjoyed until a late, or rather early, hour in the morning.

Those present were Mr. and Mrs. Henry Fitzhugh. Mr. and Mrs.

Ben Hoffman. Mr. and Mrs. C. E.

Norman. Mr. and Mrs. R. P.

Allen. Mr. and Mrs. J. E.

Powers. Dr. and Mrs. Bour-land. Mr.

and Mrs. J. M. Rollosson. Rev.

and Mrs. J. B. Whaling, Mrs. Mays of San Antonio.

Mrs. F. G. Kerr. Mrs.

John Allen. Mrs. F. R. McKibben.

and Mrs. Chester Mrs. Little Miss Estelie Williams. Miss Jessie Mc-Corkle, Miss Estelle Richardson and Miss Lottie Fitzgerald of Fort Smith. Miss Pearl Vaughan of Whatsom, Washington.

Miss Horton like of Fayetteville. Miss Queen Lawson of Little Rock. Miss Lily Meyer. Miss Kate Crevkmort, Miss Nell Hawkins. Miss Maynie Wooiium.

Mis Bessie Brodie. Miss Bertha Bryan. Miss Myrtle Brodie. Miss Ethel Allen. Miss Kate Smith.

Messrs. John Allen. Perry Allen. Ben Moore. Johnson Moore.

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