Wichita eagle., 1889-01-06

during the evening. Mrs. E. l.. Macken-
zie and Mrs A. w. Mccoy both favored
the company with instrumental selections.
The lunch. consisting Of coffee, bread and
butter, cake. fruits, etc., was also among
the features of the evening.
The company was composed of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ryder, Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Todd, MIR.
and Mrs, George c. Strong, Mr.. and Mrs.
E. L. Mackenzie, Misses Barclay, of Jack
sonville; H., Mildred Morrison, Ida Skin
Marion Niederlander. Kate Sargent, Dell
Baynum, Frances Foster Hutchins.
Blanche Newcomb and Messrs. Prof.
Crowell, Prof Metcalf, Charles Curtis,
Frank Curtis, Ed Dallett, Michael Bright,
Fred Johnson, l.. A. Springer and Eugene
Garrett.
One evening of the last week over which
the guests are particularly enthusiastic
was the new years eve party given by
Mesdames Durham, Davis and Durand at
the parlors of the Occidental hotel. The
guests danced, ate and were merry all
around. The supper is said to have been
one of the most dainty and epicurean ever
served in the city. A musical program
which was also rendered is given:
"Adieu" Trio,
Misses Hamblin, Hobbs and win
Bracken.
:'Non-e-ver. .Robt Smythe
AT the Ferry" Miss Hamblin.
. ION Lovely Night T. B.Garst, R. Smyt bl
Cradle Song" ......:.: Miss Hobbs.
"Believe me-" Misses Hamblin and Hobbs,
Will Bracken.
ffT oyp'c Snrrnypi r GarSt
''The Shepherd. ............ Miss Hamblin.
Questions" viii Bracken.
sThe Mariners. Miss Hamblin, Z. B.
Garst, r. Smythe.
The guests were Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Hartzell, Mr.. and Mrs. G. p Durham. Mr..
and Mrs c. H. Ratliff, Mr.. and Mrs. a.
Ratliff, Mr.. and Mrs J. E. Durand, Mr..
and Mrs. A. w. Davis, Mr.. and Mrs. RUDE
Israel, Mrs. V. F.ICooper, Mr.. A. n. Dem
ing, DIR. Rentz, and Messrs. IF. B. Gardner,
T. B. Garst, r. A. Smythe, VIII Bracken,
and Misses Lillian Hamblin and Octavia
Hobbs
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The Shakespeare society have decided
upon a plan of devoting one evening in
every five or six to purely social gather
ings, to relieve the club of the tedium Of
the continuous consequently weari-
some work. Miss Anna Mulvey
was the first to whom the homo" of enter
tanning the club fell, and as a hostess on
last Wednesday at her home on North
Topeka, acquitted herself in a very credit
able manner. Following is the program
carried out during the first part Of tie
evening:
Inst rup,onta1 1,,a+
Mrs. Crawford and Mr., Stark
Mr.. Ceilings
Recitation "Annie Hathaway"
Mrs. Whittier
Vocal solo, "a Think of Thee, Margarita"
Miss Viele.
Paper, '''.i NJ. "FFh hi,asIps Women
Select Reading. q. .Clarence's Dream"
Miss Gordon.
Duet-plano and flute,
Miss Mulvey and Mr.. Jas. Mulvey
Recitation, :. Fans from Addison's
Spectator. Miss Schanck
The Shakespeare Society-Its Future,
Mr.. Cleveland
Instrumental duet-piano.
Mrs. Crawford and Mr.. Stark
After the above was rendered very pal
atable refreshments were served, the prin-
cipal characters of the plays being brought
together through the agency of little cards
on which were written some humorous
interrogations and witty rejoinders, over
which Cymbeline and Imogene, Hamlet
and Ophelia, etc. Having discovered each
other land. by the way, very legible num-
bers on the reverse of the card were visible,
for the more illlterate, ate and laughed.
The members present We're: Mr.. and Mrs.
Ceilings, Mr. and Mrs. Cleveland, Mr. and
Mrs. Mater, Mr.. and Mrs. Whittier, Mrs.
Richards and Mrs. Crawford, Misses Ro-
dolph, Schanck, Cleveland, Richards,
Viele, NARROW. Jekyll; Messrs De Long,
Gordon, Sargent, Fellows, Holt, Mans,
Brubaker. The visitors: Mrs. Buckner
and Messrs. Stark, A. L. Crawford, T. J.
J. Virgins, Victor Murdoch and DR.. Fred
l.. Johnson.
Miss Kate Sampson gave party Friday
evening t. number of her friends at her
home, No 4l5 Hewitt avenue. The evening
was enjoyably spent in playing games, and
other amusements. Refreshments were
served which were enjoyed by ali. Every
one had a good time. Those present were
Misses Fannie Gray, Ella Burrows, Min
ME Mclaughlin. Alice Oldfeld, Maud
Burrows, Maud Campbell, Bell Largeut.
Maud Stuble, Maud Cartwright, Nellie
Warner. Edna Alderman, and Messrs.
Nate Razey, A. B. Jones, Ansil Werner,
James Mclaughlin, Ernest Lang, Roy
Hooker, Clarence Chambers, Clyde Han
die, Claude Gray, Ira Rank, Lorendis
Werner and Otis Rank.
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On New Years Eve Misses Evalyn and
Moutez Dunbar gave at their home, S5l L.
Third street, New Years party The
evening was spent in playing games, etc.
The New Year was welcomed with great
by ALL Refreshments in which
all of the DELEGATES of the season were serv-
ed in the most platable style. Those
present were: Misses May Edwards, Lucy
IIinkle, Ada Clifford, Cora McAllister,
Maggie Parker and Messrs. Kenneth
lawcett, Herbert Tucker, Levitt Rank,
John Kelly, Joe Einkle, Harvey Johnson
and Grin Rank.
Miss Myrtle Sluss gave party to Grace
McAdams New Years night. The girls
present We're: Myrtle Sluss, Celtic Thomas,
Katie Junkerman. Daisy Mason, Myrtle
Lee, Sarah Foster, Mollie Ross, Edith
NIoffat. Alice Van Ness, Carrie Wynants.
Boys that were present: Burr Thomas.
Fritz Lewis, Chester Mason, Joe Harris,
Cd Woodcock, Howard Moffat, Ben Ana
halt, Harry Hamilton, Owen Rank, Lewis
Rank, Will Jonee.
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