The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-03-03

the pupils VINO TOOK part, large bumcei
of guests were present as on-lookers. Prot
Gregg's baud furnished the music.
The Shakespeare club will hold their
regular weekly meeting tomorrow night al
the residence of DR.. Abel. Mr., c. C.
Parker will read portion of "Mscbeth'
and other members OF the club will fur.
uish essays, etc.
The Hebrew Benevolent society will
give ball with refreshments tomorrow
evening, in honor of "Purim" or the feast
of lots Instituted to commemorate the de-
liverance of the Jews from the mechina.
tions of Hsman.
A large number of guests attended the
church social given by the members of the
Ohio Street Methodist church lest Thurs
day night at the residence of Mr.. and Mrs.
L. A, Ross on Broadway. Light refresh
ments were served and generally pleasant
time was had.
The anniversary OF the birth of Henry
Wadsworth Longfellow was appropriately
celebrated by the pupils IN nearly all oi
the public schools of the city Friday. The
rooms were handsomely decorated and the
exercises consisted of Rotations from his
poems, and the reading of brief biographies.
The entire occasion was pleasant.
Cards are out reading as follows Mr.
and Mrs. George j. Clark request your
presence at the marriage of their daughter,
May, to Walter s. Kent, at eight o'clock
Thursday evening, March 18th, st. An
drews church, Fort Scott, Kansas. Walter
is an old Sedalia boy, and his hosts OF
friends in this city tender him and his
chosen bride congratul atoms.
A postal card from a sister of Miss
Resale Shields states that she will soon GO
to New Mexico for her health. Miss Res
allie has for some time acted as the Colu m
bia correspondent Tor this paper as well as
the Kansas City Times and Post Dispatch,
is quite noted for her intelligence. Her
friends who regret her i'll health much,
join in wishing her a safe journey and a
speedy recovery.
Miss Maude Blair, of this city. who is
the guest OF her sister. Mrs. Cannon, at
Unionville, No, gave an entertainment for
the benefit of the Red Ribbon club of that
place. The entertainment was very sue
cessful, and Miss Maude won many COM
pliments from both public and press. Mrs.
A. V. Roper, formerly of this city, furnish
ed the music.
The ladies aid society of the M. E.
church, south, met at the residence Of Mrs.
VIM. Scott, corner OF Fifth and Vermont
streets, last Thursday afternoon. Fourteen
members were present and the time wss
spent with needle work. This society is in
a very fourishing condition, there being at
present $50 IN the treasury, quilt just
completed, etc. The next meeting will take
place In two weeks at the same place and
all members of this church are cordially III
vited.
SURPRISE PARTY.
A pleasant farewell surprise party was
given at the residence of Mr.. and Mrs.
A. E. Whitney, corner of Sixteenth and
Kentucky streets last Tuesday eAening. A
large number of their friends were present,
and the time was rapidly ard pleasantly
whiled away with music etc. Mr.. and
Mrs. Whitney will soon leave for Eureka,
where the former will act as clerk In the
hotel owned by Mr.. b. F. Nance of this
city. Their many friends here will with
them success.
INFORMAL LUNCHEON.
Mrs Naylor Newkirk and her mother,
MIS-. alOcIl Il gave an
luncheon at their handsome residence on
Broadway, last Wednesday afternoon.
which proved TO be very enjoyable. The
luncheon was tasefully and carefully
served and the large number of ladies pres
ent will long remember the occasion. The
guests were: Mesdames Smith, Cotton. z.
q. Walker, J. q. White, Barker, NJ. Mar
win, Geo. McKeen, Potter, Jaynes, Beattie,
Shaw, of Michigan. S. 2. Johns, Sturgis,
Cummings, Babcock, Ross, Shirk, II. L.
Berry, Walmsley and :. V. Shaw.
BIRTHDAY PARTY.
The ninth birthday of Miss Fannie
Bard was h andsomely celebrated at the $
ideIce OF her father, Mr.. VIM. Bad, on
Fourth street, yes ,erdly afternoon. Tue
little lady was not al home when heT
guests csme, so that sfi .ir was a great sur
prise to her. she, however, enjlyei II I'M
m, n-ely, as also did her friends. 81
o'clock tssttiul luncheon OF sandwiches,
cake, fruit cake, CONNECTIONS, tea and chCco-
lac WIS served, and then with game, ana
music, m de up the afternoon. Miss
Farn:e was remembered with number ci
handsome presents. The guess were:
Flora Mackey, Ncye and H~zei Easton
Agnes johnson, Florence Lamm, Laura
Norey, Kittie Harris. Lille Houston
Katie Miller, Anna White, Anna May
Major, Stella and Bessie Stewart, Title
Snell, Mabel Beiler, Msb5l and Bertha
Townsley, Fannie Kingsbsker, Stella Pat
terson Irene barnett and Rosa Anderson
ATHENIAS LITERARY SOCIETY, sEDALIA
UNIVERSITY.
The Ath=nian literary society, Sedslis
university, gave their first open session fol
the gear last Friday night in the university
chapel.
A very large audience assembled and
there were probably 200 persons present, in.
Guiding the students.
This society was organized in 1882, and
has since been steadily aud constantly kept
up. until it now numbers over forty mem
bers' The officers are as follows:
Laura Slearns, Eugene SPRINGFIELD, edi-
tors.
n. A. Planck, president.