The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-06-15

attended and exceedir gly pleasant. Among
those who were made Welcome were Rev.
and Mrs. Allen ]. Van Wagner.
AT meeting of the Central w. c. T.
L. last week Mrs. Cotton and Mrs. Lord
were elected as delegates to the state w. c.
T. L. convention, to be held at Carthage
next week, with Mrs. L. n. Guild and Miss
Hattie Guild as alternates.
The Sunbeam society of the Congrega
rional church will meet at the residence of
Miss Rosa Hart next Thursday evening in
honor of Rev. and Mrs. Allen j. Van Wag-
ner. A fine programme of music and reci-
tations has been arranged.
Mrs. NJ. V. Meet and daughter, Miss
Mamie Meet, have gone to Marshall, No.,
to visit with relatives. Before returning
they will visit at other points, also attend
the State Teachers association, which con-
venes at Sweet Springs on The 22nd and
23rd of this month.
The society event of last week was of
course the Hall-Machett wedding, but
as it was exclusively written up in last
Sundays issue of this paper, it is not worth
while to repeat it. suffice to say, il came off
according to programme, was SUCCESS In
every particular and most enjoyable to the
large number OF guests present.
The friends of Rev. Allen J. and Mrs.
Van Wagner, and this is saying all Sc
dalia, are glad to welcome them once more
TO their old home. GAINESVILLE, Wis, their
present home, "is a delightful place to
live" SAYS genial Allen j., "but somehow
the heart turns back TO old Sedalia with
her warm hearts and hospitable homes"
Mrs. J. r. Barrett will give lawn
party at her residence, beautiful "Eden
Farm" next Friday night, which prom
ises to be the event of the season. There
will he tabieaux, ETC., and the Sedalia
Silver Cornet band will discourse fine
mu-ic. Mrs. Barrett will be assisted by
the ladies of the Episcopal church guild.
MIR. Will Powell engaged the silver
cornet band for a serenading party Friday
night, and many beautiful selections were
given. Mr.. Powell was accompanied by
Roland and Frank Hughes, Will Ramsey,
Geo. Arnold and Chas. Dexter. The
young ladies serenaded were Misses Stock,
Moses, Mason, Herrold, Cobine, Barley,
Shy, Sprecher, Arnold; also Mrs. j. ID.
Russell, c. A. Dexter, w. H. Powell, ST.,
and others.
Mrs Mayer, Miss Fannie Mayer and
Mr.. Joe Mayer, who attended the wedding
of Mr.. Samuel L;psis of St. Louis, brother
of Mrs. Maver, and Miss Net,ie Hamers-
laugh, daughter OF the wealthy clothier of
Kansas City, last Thursday evening, re-
turned yesterday. The wedding is said
to have been the most elegant and costly
ever given in Kansas City. The presents
were worth thousands of dollars and in
cluaed diamonds, gold, silver, bronzes,
furniture, etc.
Misses Ella Duncan and Ella Shad-
burne, of Windsor, who were the guests of
Miss Anna Allen, of this city, returned
home yesterday NOR ming accompanied by
Miss Alien. Miss Shadburne will take
the part of Hebe, in Pinafore, next Thur
day evening in Windsor, which will be
given under the management of Miss Al
len. Miss Stella Goodlett, who is vocal
list of merit, will take the part of Josephine,
and Mr.. Dow Van Dyne, of this city, will
be the Dick Dead Eye.
AID SOCIETY OF THE FIRST CUMBERLAND
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
This society had most pleasant and de-
1 ugntlul meeting III the CHURCH pdrlOls ldsl
Thursday afternoon. A good number was
present and many new plans were suggest
ed for the progress Of the work of the
church. These ladies have ever been noted
for their zeal to the cause, as the besu;iul
curpe:s and much of the new furniture in
the elegant new church attest. 1t is simply
wonderful what these ladies have done in
the last Eve years. The new church stands
as q monument to their devotion and vel
may they feel proud of the work.
The latest enterprise will be tea giver
each Wednesday afternoon at 6 o'clock in
the church parlors. Next Wednesday eve
ming at o'clock monthly missionary eve
ming will be substituted for the usual prayer
meeting. The subject will be Mexico and
the services will be engaged in by various
ladies and gentlemen.