Wichita eagle., 1889-02-03
SOCIAL SWIM. :
A RESUME OF THE SOCIAL EVENTS
FOR THE WEEK
All the Hops Poorly Attended-The Lit
erary Societies in the Lead, as Re-
CARDS Attendance-Mrs. 0. d.
Kirk and Mrs. E. B. jew
EFT Receive.

Mrs. n. L. Gordon is still very i'll.
On Wednesday evening Mr.. and Mrs. j
E. Coulter entertained
Miss Mosceline Baldwin has been spend
ing the week in Anthony.
Mr.. and Mrs W. l.. McBee entertained
the Cribbage club last evening.
The Dickens Reading club has failed to
put in an appearance for the last three
weeks.
Mrs. Judge Pintard and Miss Carrie
Pintard are the guests OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Mark Oliver.
Miss Ossa Foye entertained number of
friends at her home on South Main street
Wednesday evening.
Baldwin and Son are showing fine ar
ray of heads photographs of several MEM
befs of the Eagle Rifles.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Huey and Mr.. and Mrs
T. Hess, of Arkansas City, were the
guests of Mrs. G. w. Biting during the
week.
The Seaforth's hop on Monday evening
at the Eagle armory, was not SO largely
attended as usual, though this did not, to
all appearances, detract from the usual
enjoyment.
Col. Geo. W. Balm, of Kentucky, the
'Chevalier Bayard," of the temperance
work, was delightfully."- entertained and
shown the beauties of the Peerless
Princess" by Mr.. and Mrs. Robt Piatt.
Misses Alice and Grace Love entertained
the Dramatic reading Club on Wednesday
evening at their home on South Market.
The club has finished king Lear and
will at the next meeting commence on ga
Bunch of Keys"
Mr. and Mrs Collins entertained the
Shakespeare society Wednesday evening,
The evening is mentioned by those pres
ent as a most enjoyable one, adding to the
record OF this clubs pleasant parties and
TO Mrs, Collins fame as a hostess.
On Friday evening Miss Blanche Martin
entertained number of her young friends
Mt her home, All Sherman avenue. The
evening wss pleasantly passed in billiards
and other amusements, and it was not I'M
til late that the company departed.
The German on Tuesday evening at
Beal'S seems to have been the select event
of the week. The attendants numbered
about twenty, from the elite of the city,
and this the case, the evening could not
have been passed otherwise than pleas
antly.
Mr. and Mrs. Burr Rouse entertained at
the Metropole. The evening was devoted
to whist and with the addition of a social
chat and paIatable refreshments the even
Ing was passed very enjoyably. The guests,
Mr.. and Mrs. c. P. Moore, Mr. and Mrs
H. L. Kramer, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. w. Levy,
Mr.. an Mrs. l.. A Walton, Mr.. and Mrs
Harding Mr..and Mrs. w. S. CorDett, Mr.
and Mrs. L. l.. Even.
Quite a delightful surprise was given !
Mr.. s. \. Bridgman, of the vicinity of |
Manchester Friday evening. The occasion
was his thirtv-siXth birthday. Friends to |
the number of sixty assembled with well |
filled baskets, and a royal feast was
spread. The company were superbly en-
tertained until a late hour, when all re-
tired pronouncing the occasion the most |
delightful of the season.
The Carlyle Club resolved to pass
social evening on Sunday last and evident
ly did. The plan was: The president gave
out to each member subject upon which
he was Immediately to set out to weave a
"storyeUte," and relate it to the club. my
Electric Motor fell to Mr.. Ruggles: ga
Seraph Transported" to Mr.. Oliver, and
t'Sterne and the De Mastre United'' in
partnership to Mr.. ingalls, and Murdoch,
etc, etc.
The Misses Ross entertained small
party of friends at their home, corner of
Topeka and Oak, on Thursday evening
Dancing, cards, and a delightful supper
were the features of the evenings enter
tainmenJ. Among those present were the
Misses Abbie Lewis. Ella Souders, NJ
MCCODkeN, LeDa anu AD0d hOSSlcr,
Messrs. Thos Rogers, J. Lewis, Dean
Gordon, ID II. Bullock. w. q. Jones, w.
r. Chambers, w. 4. Ladd and George
Howe.
Miss Mary Mclean assisted by Miss
Mabel Aver entertained few of their
friends at the formers home on Fair
view avenue yesterday afternoon Those
present were Misses Annie Croskey,
Myrtle Sluss. Alice Van Ness, Gertie
Thomas, Katie Junkerman, Gertie Lauck.
Helen Fisher. Sarah Foster, Maud Case,
Effie Lewis, Franc Hoyt, Florence Wash
burn, Mollie Ross, Myrtle Lee, Carrie
Winants, Annie Mclean, Jessie Mclean,
Winnie Barnes
All the hops this week were poorly at
tended. The Seaforth ana the Antlers
were both meagre in comparison with for
mer occasions, and the same trouble was
notable at the Knights Templar.
Although here it was not so
apparent as at the other two.
Among the older guests were Mr. and Mrs
o. ID. Barnes Mr.. andMrs. l.. ID. Skinner,
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Holinger, Mr. and Mrs. |
r.. A. Hall, Mr.. and Mrs. Huey, of Arkan-
sas City; Mr.. and Mrs. VI. :. CCrbett, Mr. )
and Mrs. r c. DEAN, Mr.. and Mrs. F.
Hess, OF Arkansas City; Mrs c. w. Bit