Wichita eagle., 1888-05-04
SURPRISED.
MR.. II. D. HEISERMAN'S CASTLE ON
RIVERSIDE STORMED BY
FRIENDS.
A Pleasant Surprise Inaugurated by
Mrs. Heiserman--0yer One Hun
dred and Fifty Guests
Present.

side and Clark avenue. When through
with the arduous duties common to the
fitting up of a new home Mrs Heiserman
and friends thought it quite in order to
accord the genial Hank an unsuspected
greeting at his own home. Several days
| ago invitations were sent out to a large
number of their most intimate friends
/ The mandate between the lines,
Don't mention it," was faithfully
obeyed and the victim through some
clever engineering all days yesterday was
made victim indeed.
! 1t will doubtless be remembered by
many that on the night proceeding, the
! banquet given the commandery Of the
! Loyal Legion of Honor at Gandolfo's caus-
ed many to retire early, and again, many
not all. 1t is rumored that Mr. Heiser-
mans name is to be found with the latter
/. class. The result is obvious, creating
more than usual desire for an early couch
last evening. To over come this feeling on
! the part of the intended victim, was
| task allotted, B. H. Dowing, Col. Wood
cock and John Wallace. Oh,
no, he need not go home
for dinner, as his dining room had not
seen him for breakfast he would not be ex
pected to appear at high noon. sThe' sup
per hour was neither expected to find him
there, but the Carey Grand with one of
the appointed trio and General Feighan
was certainly good enough. The habit of
going home at that hour, emphasized by
the dropping eye lids pleading for sleep,
was at last overcome and the success of
those charged with that feature of the pro-
gram continued.
Supper over at the Carey, Gen. Feighan
must be seen to the depot, an emphatic
duty within itself sufficient to meet
at the general demand with
out any resorting to manufactured
excuses. the general took the o'clock
train north and Messrs. Heiserman and
Downing on returning were attracted to
the hotel again by some other very enjoy
able companions. 1t was an hour later
when it was necessary to start for the
Heiserman residence as by the time of ar
irving everything would be in readiness
and waiting to receive them. OF course
Ben had his carriage in waiting to take
himself home and pretending to leave his
friend 1t was suggested to him that 1t
would be the proper favor to donate few
minutes in going oyer to Riverside. He
accepted the amendment after moments
pause and soon they were headed in that
direction. When several blocks from The
end of the drive Mr. Beiserman preserved
his residence beautifully lighted up in
every department and remarked upon the
subject with some interest. No explana
ton, however, was for sale or to be given
away at that moment. Reacing the
corner it was further observed that the
block was surrounded by carriages and
hacks indicating that something of i'm
portance had occurred in that neighbor-
hood since the legioneers had been enter
tanning their friends. 1t was not long
until Mr.. Heiserman was ushered into his
own home in the midst of
over on-hundred and fifty of his most
intimate friends who were more than
ever glad to give him hearty welcome
He soon discovered that he was perfectly
welcome in that vicinity and before many
moments had reason to suspect that he
was being accorded a genuine ovation.
That the plans to perpetrate genuine sur
prise had been successful no one doubted
who caught a glimpse of the early mes
sages which, with the speed of an electric
current fitted across his countenance. 1t
was period of hearty handshaking and
remarking on the success of Mrs. Heiser
man and friends in their pleasant under
taking. Among those present We're the
following: Mr.. and Mrs. B. II. Downing,
Mr.. and Mrs. Murray Myers, Colonel and
Mrs L. y. Woodcock, Mr. and Mrs. E.
Dumont, Mr. and Mrs. g. w. c. Jones, !
Mr.. and Mrs. John Fisher Mr.. and Mrs. J:
NJ. Balderston, Mr.. and Mrs. +. P. Ford !
Colonel and Mrs NJ Stewart, Dr. and Mrs i
\. NJ Durand, Mr.. and Mrs. John A. Wal |
lace, Mr.. and Mrs. James Daley, Mr.. and |
Mrs. Howard Davis, Mr.. and Mrs Z. H. |
Creditor, Nj. and Mrs. +. B. levitt, Mr. |
and Mrs. John Y. koogle, Mr.. and Mrs. |
Jacob Bissantz. Mr. and Mrs. w. Z. Stan |
ley, Mr.. and Mrs. J. T. McMillen, Mr. and |
Mrs. w. y. Caswell, Mr.. and Mrs. \. c. |
keeran, Mr.. and Mrs. G.. w. Walters, |
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. s Rochelle, Mr.. and Mrs |
Jesse Ask, Mr. and Mrs G. W. Larimer, |
Mr.. and Mrs H. NJ. Rice, Mr. and Mrs |
Thomas Randall. Mr.. and Mrs. F. NJ. |
Oliver. Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Walden, Mr.. |
and Mrs. ". L. NcBee, Mr.. and Mrs. w |
+. Brown, Mr.. and Mrs. John Kohr, Mr. |
and Mrs. c. F. Derby, Mr. and Mrs
Charles Chase, Mr.. and Mrs H c. Hadley, |
Vineyard, Larimer, kauf- |
man, Bissants and Dumont; Messrs |
GEO. F. Bearse. DR.. Rentz. Chas. |
Balance, c. Y. Ferguson, Chas jones, Z. |
A. Dorsey and VIM. Downing.
The evening was spent in social CONVEX
sation, games until II o'clock when supper |
was announced. Gandolfo had been en-
gagged TO look after TINS important feature
Of the program and had made ample prep
arations. The tables were well supplied |
with the eatables named in a lengthy |
menu. The service was superintended by
himself and was all that could |
be desired. The supper was served on the
.hird floor in the room that will ere long
be suitably furnished for the lovers of pool
md billiards.
The music for the evening
vas furnished by Shaw's orchestra
which maintained its enviable reputation
or its pleasing music ON such occasions.
The new home of Mrs. Heiserman is one
If the most elegant in the city, which
means that it is one of the finest in the
tate 1t consists OF eleven large rooms,
good sized pool and billiard
DOM on the third floor The rooms are
Elegantly furnished, imported carpets and
ace curtains with hard wood furniture.
everything is of the most costly, which
added to its location, makes it one of the
pleasant and elegant residences in the
,ity.
Mrs Heiserman was assisted in enter
aiming by Mesdames, Brown, Durand,
Downing, Newcomb and Steirrod. who
we're quite equal TO the occasion, under
'1andlnS the art OF making every one teel
happy. Dancing was engaged in durlng
he laIe hours and tia