The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-10-22
Visit of Junction City Reading Club.

4 more delightful gathering does no
often take place than that of the Ladie
Reading Club of Junction City with the
Ladies Literary League of our city, las
Thursday evening at the residence OF
Mrs. j. b. Case. An address of wei
come was given by Mrs. Hurd in words
fifty spoken, which had in them the true
ring of hospitality.
a beautiful response was given BY
Mrs. NJ. p. Davis, wife of the editor OF
the Tribune.
Very fine music was rendered by Mes
danes Guffin, Herbst, Case, Crane,
ThurstOD and by Misses Nina Hodge
and Carrie Corbett.
The party then adjourned to the Cot
tage where the banquet was held.
The husbands of the ladies of L. L..
l.. were permitted, as a special privil-
eye, to accompany them to the feast,
with the express stipulation that they
should keep quiet.
At the Cottage everything was so per-
fectly arranged in Col. Cores happieSt
style that all were delighted with even
the first glimpse of the festal board.
The menu, printed on tinted satin, COM
prised every delicacy. The tables were
decorated with flowers and the supper
was well served.
TOasts were offered by Mrs. W. S.
Hodge. The first was the Ladies
Reading Club of Junction City" to
which Mrs. Hurd, the dignifed presi-
dent of L. l.. L., replied, giving brief
history of the l.. r. c. and commencing
their labors of the past ten years.
Mrs. q. w. Winans then gave 1.-The
Coming Woman" who is to be as much
wiser and better than the woman of to-
day as can he imagined. If she be
treated as well by the coming genera
ton as we, of Junction City, are treated
by you, she will have no cause to COM
plain.
Mrs. Crane replied to the next toast,
the Going Man" You have all
heard of third party movement, but L
tell you there is fourth party move
ment and it has come to stay, with a
banner inscribed Man must 60"
Mrs. Judge Humphrey responded in
place of Mrs. Pierce of Junction to
Our Public Schools" Those who
knew the gifted authoress of the squat
ter Sovereign need not be told that her
remarks were brilliant and to the point.
Mrs. w. b. Giles enumerated kan
sas Authors of whom there are many
not forgetting our own poet, Mr.. j.
p. Campbell.
Mrs. Rev. S. NJ. Barnes gave her high
opinion of our Fathers, Brothers, Hus-
bands and Sons" in an address full of
pathOs, wit and sound wisdom.
Mrs. q. II. WOrthington recited an
original poem in reply to her toast 1.-The
state of Kansas"
Mrs. G.. III. White spoke of Practical
Art, especially as applied to home dec
Grafton.
Mrs. Humphrey offered the final SEN
timent, the Ladies Literary League of |
Abilene, ''Beauteous, witty and wise;
royal i'll their hospitality; they have won
a warm place in our hearts for all time
to come"
The next day at two o'clock p. m. the
two societies met in the spacious parlOrs
Of Mrs. W. S. Hodge for purely liter
airy entertainment. The essays were |
as follows: Mrs. Herbst, English Lit
erature; Mrs. Case, A Letter from the
East; Mrs. Boardman, History of the
Island; Mrs. Guffin, History
of Ballads; Mrs. G. A. Hodge, a Study
Of TenneySon's Lotus Eaters"
Mrs. w. S. Hodge read an original
poem entitled "a Tale of Troy;
The music consisted of piano solos by
the Misses COrbett and Hodge, and
songs by Mrs. Crane and Mrs. Worth
ngton.
In the evening the ladies met socially
1T Mrs. J. S. Kelley's, and the guests
we're escorted to the evening train by
all the l.. l.. l.. G.. III. w.