News you can use
News you can use
By Emily Mayer
In finalizing the big Nov. 8, 1919, edition of The Havre Plaindealer, I will share some of the information found within the various society news throughout the newspaper. This is the part I enjoy the most, because there can be a lot of news in one or two short paragraphs.
The dancing class for children under the supervision of Mrs. F. E. Carleton which meets Saturday afternoon at the High School gymnasium will hereafter meet from 1:30 to 3 on Saturday.
Mrs. F. E. Carleton was the former Margaret Davenport of Helena. Her husband, Frank, was a lawyer and a district judge in Havre. She would later play a central role in one of Havre’s most salacious and shameful scandals.
Miss Amanda Speers, Simpson, who is now teaching at the Fairview school, was in Havre yesterday. She will remain here for two or three days.
Amanda Speers was Long George Francis’ girlfriend. It was she that he was going to visit on an ill-fated trip that would result in his death in 1920.
C. A. Haskins and family, have moved in to the L. V. Beaulieu home in the Ken-Wright addition for the winter.
The L. V. Beaulieu home is located at 700 First Ave.
George Caldwell, of Canada, is in town laying in supplies for the winter. Mr. Caldwell reports that it was necessary for him to shovel his way into Havre the roads being impassable due to the deep snow.
The junior class of the high school has consented to take over the exercises to be given by the school on Nov. 11th, Armistice Day. National hymns and popular war songs will be sung by the students, and in addition several short addresses will be made by local ex-service men.
Judge W. B. Rhoades, of the district court, granted a divorce yesterday to Manley T. Swanson from Florence K. Swanson. Desertion was the grounds the decree was granted. Attorney J. K. Bramble represented Mr. Swanson.
A small blaze occurred yesterday morning near the Great Northern round house. A chicken shed, used by a Japanese laborer employed in the shops was destroyed and the chickens burned. The fire was caused by the fact he had lit a fire inside to keep the building warm and left it burning when he went to work.
Nelson Brothers took a load of hay to Laredo, and another to C. W. Davis’ ranch north of Havre yesterday. This is some of the hay brought in for the farmers by the Havre National bank. Tomorrow one of their trucks will carry a load of hay and provisions to the ranch home of Ambrose Phalen, near Baldy.
Mr. and Mrs. Max Kuhr have moved into their new home on First Ave.
The Kuhr home is located at 636 First Ave. Mr. Kuhr was a lawyer first in Chinook, then moved his offices to Havre in the Masonic Temple in 1916.
Mr. Frank Merrill and his mother have moved from the Virginia apartments to a house on Third Avenue opposite the Masonic Temple.
Prior to the construction of the old Havre Post Office and Federal Building, homes were located on those lots.
C. A. McMonagle, manager of the Yeon Café, with his family will occupy the apartment vacated by the Merrills.
Mr. and Mrs. George Dodge have moved in from their ranch and taken apartments in the Virginia.
Mrs. Thomas Gray Entertains
One of the prettiest parties of the week was given Tuesday evening by Mrs. Thomas Gray at the apartment of Mrs. Guy Funk in the Clack building. Mrs. Gray has been the honor guest at several informal affairs since she has been a visitor in the city and she took this opportunity to return the many favors shown her.
The rooms were very artistically decorated in a profusion of autumn leaves while the table around which the guests were seated for supper was indeed a lovely sight with its large basket of yellow and purple chrysanthemums gracing the centre while autumn leaves were strewn over the luncheon cloth and streamers of these suspended from the chandelier. Dainty baskets of nuts and hand painted cards marked each place. After an hour or two of bridge participated in by the ladies only, the gentlemen joined them and enjoyed the delicious supper of creamed lobster, potato chips, olives, hot rolls, dates, French pastry and coffee which was provided by the hostess. Mrs. Gray had has her guests the Messrs. and Mesdames D. D. Johnson, Guy Funk, Sidney Hirshberg, E. C. Carruth, Joseph Jones, Joe Blair, C. B. Koepke and Mrs. Bert Lynam.
The apartments were located on the second and third stories of the Clack Hardware building, located on the northwest corner of Fourth Avenue and Second Street, where Pizza Pro and Carbon Copy are located today.
Social Sixty Club to Resume
The Social Sixty Dancing club will resume its meetings this month. The first dance of the season to be November 26th. All old members will be solicited to renew their membership, while many new couples will be invited also.
An entire new committee has charge of arrangements this year and they promise splendid dances and many “features” in store for the coming season.
The dances as usual will be strictly formal affairs, tho some special parties are planned where more than ordinary enjoyment can be anticipated. Among them are a fancy dress ball and a Yama Yama party. The only dates engaged for at present are November 26th, December 16th and December 30.
What fun! I confess I had to Google “what is a yama yama party” because I have never heard of one, and according to the Library of Congress, they were based on a character played by Elizabeth. G. McEvoy, aka. Bessy McCoy, who earned the nickname “The Yama Yama Girl” after a “captivating performance of the Yama Yama Man, a song about a fictional bogeyman written for the 1908 Broadway show, The Three Twins.” The character wore a clown outfit complete with floppy gloves and a cone shaped hat. The costume was all the rage for Halloween and other such parties during the era.
You can see two original Social Sixty membership cards at the Clack Museum. These were required to gain entry to the dances the group hosted.
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