CatholicWoman24Oct1910n27p0649
Calgary Herald
24 Oct 1910
n27p0649
The first of a series of
teas to be given by the Woman's Auxiliary of the Catholic church, took place
last Saturday afternoon, at the home of Mrs. David Douglas, 732 Twelfth ave.
west and was very largely attended by the ladies of the congregation, as well
as others.
Mrs. Douglas, gowned in fashionable green and red shot silk, and Mrs. Costigan,
president of the society, in black net over silk, and trimmed with net,
received the visitors. Miss McLachlan, the secretary, in a handsome black gown,
assisted also in welcoming the callers.
For the first hour, Mrs. Reilly in black silk, and Mrs. Gilfoy, in black satin,
presided over the tea table, Mrs. Reilly pouring the tea and Mrs. Gilfoy
cutting the ices. Mrs. Thomas Burns, vice-president, in black silk, and Mrs.
Nolan, in taupe, took charge during the second hour.
The assistants were Miss Marie Costigan in mauve and white, Miss Gilfoy in
white, and Miss Myra Douglas in pink and white.
Pink and white carnations and ferns in great profusion, were used as floral
decorations, as well as palms and potted plants.
The kindness of Mrs. Douglas in throwing open her lovely home, and entertaining
so lavishly was much commented on.
The Callers were: Mrs. Malhoit, Mrs. Shee, Mrs. Nelson, Mrs. Tennant, Mrs.
Bryant, Mrs. Young, Mrs. Murphy, Mrs. Stewart Brown, Madame Cote, Mrs. A. J.
McDonald, Mrs. Scott, Mrs. Prendergast, Mrs. Niblock, Mrs. Hartronft, Mrs.
Pohl, Mrs. Ellis, Mrs. McIntosh, Mrs. P. J. Morrow, Mrs. McCormick, Mrs.
Salmon, Madame Saucier, Mrs. Twohey, Mrs. Garden, Miss. Reilly, Miss St.
Laurent, Mrs. Ogden, Mrs. Johnson, Mrs. Leonard Johnson, Mrs. Thompson, Mrs.
Rice, Mrs. Harrigan, Mrs. Rouleau, Mrs. Bachand, Miss Costello, Mrs. McKenzie,
Mrs. R. G. Robinson, Mrs. J. Doyle, Miss Burns, Mrs. Somerville and Miss
Somerville, Mrs. Cowan, Mrs. Tansey, Mrs. Collins, Mrs. J. A. McCullough, Mrs.
Conroy, Mrs. Stranahan, Mrs. Lacy, Mrs. Mignault, Mrs. Green, Mrs. Gibbons,
Mrs. Sayre, Mrs. Thillen, Mrs. Hume, Miss McMillan, Miss McLachlan, Miss
Sparroy, Miss Thompson and Miss M. Burns.
Extracted by J. Kynman 2009-01-31