SUNDAY, AUGU8T 9 THE MORNING ASTOllI AN, ASTORIA, OJIEGON. S THE FAMOUS ;! Ataxia Society ! The piirl'T of ihc J'irst Methodist Church of this city was the scene, of mm h merriment, on last Tuesday evening, when the niali? member of the Kpworlh League entertained '.he ladies with a humorous program. The decoration were unique ami in keep lug with the program ami tins jicrjic trator thereof, consilium of cabbage, onions cHrrot, h-ttuce, radishes, gra, clover, dock iiml potato tops, nil artistically arranged a only the nun know how, The program con nisicd f ong by a male quartette, declamations, music by the 'gnW'h"" plione nml a laughable threcot (Irama; at the conclusion nf the pro gram, the ladic were escorted to the dining room where an elaborate ban quet of cven course wa served. The table were beautifully decorated with a profusion of flower, the menu wan a follow: "Spring OlTcritiK," a Kino of water with a straw; "Golden tarf" tnanihinalluw ban; "ISJack l?.yes," two black eherric tied with a ribbon; "Irih Float." n glait of water with n cork; "English Colonel (Kernel)". English walnut; "Roose velt 1'avorite," candy Teddy Hear. Ice cream a la plank and tooth pick. All present joined in voting the evening' entertainment n one of the swelled and most enjoyable event of the caon, after singing "Good Night l,tidic," every one went to their home in a very happy humor, ft Member of the Gateway Rebekah Lodge No. 77 held their regular bi-( monthly meeting on Friday evening in their lodge room in the I. O. O. F. building. There was a good at tendance and the following officer were installed, to hold office for the niMiing term; Alma Laron, noble grand; Retiey Knbcrg, vice grand; Maymc Clinton, secretary; A Y. An jleron. treasurer; Magdaline Laurid Mn. warden; I'.elle linden, chaplain: Maggie Younce. inside guardian; l.en.i Smith, out-ode guardian; J, C. Kline, R, S. N. C; Clara I. Ilob-scn, h. S. N. G,; llilma retersoit, R. S. V. 0.; Laura Anderson, L. S. V. G. At the conclusion of the tmsincM niect- - r.f iti tiin wnfl spent in a social manner, with music, pleasant conversation and in the en joyment of the excellent refreshments served. , The member of the United Arti sans Lodge held a meeting on Friday evening in the .A. 0. U. W. hall on Ninth Mrect. Mr. Lulu M. Hayes of Siokane who ha been in Astoria the past month working in the interests of-this organization.' i meeting with marked success. On Monday, 17th, the lodge will hold a public meeting in the A. O. U. W. hall and entertain all friends. Dr. W. 0. Manion of Portland will be present and act a speaker of the evening. On Wednesday evening, August 19th, a launch will be chartered and the As toria Lodge will go in a body to visit the Artisan Lodge recently organized at Chinook, and the team work will be given by the visitors for the bene fit of their hospitable entertainers. ft The members of the Hirthday Club of the Methodist Church and a num ber of invited guests, in all, number ing about 35 guests were most hos pitably entertained on Wednesday afternoon by Mrs. John Mattson at her home on Commercial street. Soon after the arrival of the ladies, Mr. Mattson assisted by Mrs, Frank ;Lincnweber served an elaborate luncheon. The decorations were bou quets of flowers, the luncheon table in sweet peas, The remainder of the afteroon was spent in soeial conver sation, the ladies having brought their fancy work with them. The members of the Baptists Young Peoples' Union held their regular monthly business meeting and social at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. lluntemir, 27 Astor street on Friday evening. There was. a good attendance and every oik present spent a very pleasant evening. At the conclusion of the business meet ing, the young people played games, sang songs, had music and a general good time. Light refreshments were served before the guests left for home. ' Mrs. Fred Sherman was hostess on Thursday afternoon at her home on Astor and First streets, for a yery enjoyable meeting of the W. C. T. U. Many of the members and friends of the society were present, all enjoying I w the unique program arranged for the occasion, F.aeh gtict recited the first declamation they delivered dur ing their" school days, thereby cfming great amusement. An excellent lunch eon wat served during the afternoon. The, Misses Eva Goodman, Kale O'Connor, Kcta Marion and May Mnflce, were the hoslcHne on Tues day evening for a delightful lawn party given at the St. Mary' clmrrh grounds, which were Jecoraicd (or the occasion with string of Chinese lantern Ice cream and cuke were served at small table placed in con venient coy corner. Latrr the guest spent some time in darning in the adjoining hall. ft The National Association in.UiM-rr town wa the scene of a delightful dancing party on Tuesday evening last given by the "Merry Widow," Twenty three couple were present and spent cvcral very happy h"iir. Refreshment consisting of ice cream and cake were served by the young ladle during the evening. Mr. Na thanicl Tallant and Mr. Howard L. Knight were the chaperon on this occasion. Mr, George II, Sanborn and Mrs. Frank II, Sanborn who have been giving a series of parties during the last few week; at the home of the former, on Grand avenue, completed the serie on Friday afternoon Inst. The Sanborn home witt beautifully decorated for this delightful occasion, with roses and sweet pea, the color scheme being pink and white, Fifty guest were in attendance and were charmingly entertained. Five hundred wa played, the prize fafling to the lot of Mr, McConncl of California who i visiting with her daughter Mrs. A. A. Finch. Mrs, T. S. Cornelius entertained the member of the "Old Ladies' Club" on last Tuesday afternoon and even ing; with a "tally ho" ride to and from her home on the Walhiski. During their stay at the hospitable country home of their host they were royally entertained. Mrs. Me C.ladrey of Kugene and Miss Hardie of Portland were out of town guests present on this occasion. ft ft ft Mr. and Mr. W .E. Schimpff, Mrs. W. E. Tallant and Miss Tallant who arc spendng several weeks camping at John Day, delightfully entertained a party of Astoria friends for several hours this past week. The party left the city on the 6:10 train returning at 9:40. , The member of the Christian En deavor Society of the Second Presby terian Church of this city spent a very enjoyable evening at the home r,f Mr. I. A. R.mnels on Thursday. The occasion being a lawn party, the refreshments served were water melons, to which the happy crowd did full justice. ft ft ft ft ft The Ladies' Aid Society of the Norwegian-Danish Methodist church was pleasantly entertained on Wed nesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Bringdal on Commercial street. - Mr. and Mrs. Otto Bierback and daughter, of Honolulu, arrived in As toria yesterday afternoon to visit with relatives. ft ft. Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Stuart arc entertaining Mr. and Mrs. G. B. ITegardt who arc in the city for a visit. , ' The Ladies' Aid Society of the First Memorial Lutheran Church was entertained on Thursday afternoon lost at the home of Mrs. Charles lloerlke at Smith's Poiiit. There was a large attendance and a pleasant profitable' afternoon was spent. The refreshments were served on the lawn under the shade trees... Mr, Oscar Borg, of Hcppner, Ore.. who has been spending several weeks at Seaside, is in the city the guest of his sister, Mrs.' M. A. Swopc. , The members of' the Pastime Club were entertained on Thursday after noon last at the home of Mrs. Oscar M. Simington, on Irving avenue and Seventeenth street. , Captain and Mrs, C. S. Gumlcrson, happily celebrated their 25th or silver wedding anniversary on Friday, at UNION MADE CLOTHING Vf;V 77, J7m7W WW Mm W W ar- f- 6UARANTEED CLOT UNION MADE CLOTHING Bottor than Custom Miado" It is low price, good assortment, and exceptional quality which have given our store such wide spread popularity in this city. It is good judgement to take advantage of these low prices now, because it will be many months before such another chance to save money will come your way. t The wonderful low prices at which we are selling our clothing are the result of sleepless effort to give the best money saving chances which the wholesale mar kets offer " ''"''.'''"'. ' It was a great thing for the American people when the makers of "Hermanwile Guaranteed Clothing" de termined to produce garments which would be better in quality and lower in price than anything that had gone before. We have had the business enterprise to put in a line of merchandise of far better quality than has ever before been sold in this city we know that the lovers of artistic clothing will appreciate and reward our efforts to meet their requirements. Quality has been our first consideration we have demanded the best materials, style, fit and workmanship that the best manufacturers could supply. What other reasons could there be for our having doubled our sales of "Hermanwile Guaranteed Clothes," than that the quality and value we claim for it are recognized and appreciated by our customers. It is an added satisfaction to have the privilege of looking through such an exceptionally large and varied sortment as we are showing. Our success is accounted for by the fact that we save or our customers from two to five dollars on each garment. ! , The great majority of clothing buyers come our way, because they have confidence in our goods and our prices if you are not one of the number of our present clientele you had better join tne ranks. Every "Her manwile Guaranteed Clothing" garment we sell makes one more well-dressed man in town. ".: The name "Hermanwile Guaranteed Clothing" on a garment is a guarantee that the best of quality, the best of.style and the greatest of value are there. This "Hermanwile Guaranteed Clothing" has style and fit differing nothing from the highest priced garments you can buy. We are selling this "Hermanwile Guaranteed Clothing" to men who have been paying double the price for garments with not a bit better style and fit. . - The Workinmen's Store CHAS. LARSON, Prop. 518 Bond Street their home on Fourteenth street. Many friends called during the day and offered felicitations and well wishes and a number of congratula tory cables and telegrams were re ceived from friends in Europe and different parts of this country, ft ft ft ft Dr. Carlisle of St. Petersburg, Rus sia, is visiting his mother, Mrs. Car lisle of Locksley Hall, Seaside. Dr. Carlisle is resident dentist for the Imperial family of Russia and occu pies a suite in the Czar palace. ft Rev. C. C. Rarick has returned from Collins Springs, where he has been sojourning for the benefit of his health. He still walks with the aid of crutches but hopes to be able to discard them soon, ' Mrs. Frederick Barker and daugh ters, the Misses Gertrude, Sara and Beatrice Darker have returned from a vacation spent in the vicinity of Mt. Hood. Mr. ami Mrs. J. R. Burke and daughter, , of Cathlamet. are in the city for a brief visit. Mrs. Charles Goddard entertained at her home on East Franklin avenue, Thursday afternoon last wi(h a five hundred party. Miss Inez Himtemir arrived the early part of the week from North Dakota to make her home in As toria. She will teach the coming year in the city schools. Miss Edith Benson is spending her summer vacation at Seaside. Mr. L. J. Carlson and wife and son of Stanford leave Monday for a two weeks' stay at Seaside. Mr. A. R. Johnson and wife will spend a couple of weeks at Seaside. Miss Amy Rannells spent the week at Seaside as the guest of Mrs. Wm. F. McGregor. The watermelon social of the' Sec ond Presbyterian Church on Thurs day evening was a decided success, both socially and financially. About 70 young people were present. The watermelon contest was won by Miss Queenie Shilling. ft Mrs. Marshall of Oakland is visit ing her cousin, .Miss Jessie Kilman. Miss Grace Stokes and her guest, Miss Phoebe Binney, of California, and Miss Elsie Elmore are at Red Rock Cottage, Cannon Beach, for a two weeks' outing. ft ft Misses Margaret and Winnifred Hig gins are spending a week at the Glen Warren cottage at Elk Creek and Cannon Beach. Miss Mary Berry entertained 'the members, of the Saturday Afternoon Club at her home on Irving avenue yesterday. Miss Maysie Foster, of Portland, who has been the guest of Miss Lucy Morton for the past two weeks re turned to her home on Friday. Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Griffin and family arc at their cottage at Can non Beach for the balance of the season. MU. Ida Wahlgren has gone to Portland for an extended visit with relatives and friends. ft Miss Jessie Sands has returned home from a vacation trip to Yaquina Bay. Misses May Utzinger, Bess Reed and Mary Berry will spend two weeks . at Elk Creek and Cannon Beach, the guests of Mrs. L. Man sur Jr. Rev. and Mrs. W. S. Gilbert and children and Mrs. A. D. Garner and fani'ly will leave t'--.or'y part of the week for a two weeks' outing at Chiiiv h I . h. Miss Nell and Grace Davis are spending, their vacation at Seaside. . Miss' Lena Tawney of PorthnJ formerly of this, city, spent some little time here yesterday, en .route to Seaside for an outing. NEW Astoria Street Directory Jujft issued; enables you to find lo lation of any street number instant ly. Complete guide to the city and public places. PRICE 10c EACH. . WHITIWn BOOK STORE ! ..."NOTHING LIKE IT"... Allen's Wall Paper, Paints, Etc. 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