The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1889-07-18
AMREK OF aocIAIs.

i The Chorchss Enrtehod By the Lady
workers-cosdueiVs weather etc.
Beginning with last Thursday .
series Of church sOcials and festivals
were held In Sallna rarely equAlled
by any city Of modern times. The
week was the hottest Of the year
and almost without . single excep-
tiOn the ladies had BONANZA In the
sale OF Ice cream, cake and lemon
ade. Financially the socials were
success aud the way the people
manifested o desire to keep cool was
Q wonder, even to themselves. So
cislly SalIna leads the world In get
ting . share Of enjoyment out Of the
many things thought Of and planned
by the ladies. II makes no differ
ence even IL some church IL bene-
fitted, for the people live for those
things which build . city.
| THE LUTHERAN YOUNG PEOPLE.
The young people Of the English
Lutheran church, entertained their
friends In lawn social ct the resi-
dence Of Mrs. r. l.. Bond. The |
older members Of the church Joined |
them In the pleasures Of an evening |
out OF doors. This young soeI-
ETY. OF Christian workers never do
anything by halves Anh In their
entertainment proved themselves
equal TO every emergency.
AT MRS. J. O. WILSON'S.
The ladies' aid society OF the NJ.
r. church recognized In the summer
air q chance % put In some good
financial work for their church and
accordingly Thursday evening they
and their friends assembled at the
residence OF Mr.. and Mrs. J. D.
Wilson, where for more than two
hours all went merry, and when the
crowds dispersed aud the money
changers compared notes, . hand
some purse Was passed over Ia the
socieiy's treasurer.
SWEDISH LUTHERANs.
Mrs. Olson's residence on Ash
street was made the uucleous around
which the members and friends Of I
the Swedish Lutheran church gath ,
sDflhI
evening last. The ladies OF this
church have never been known to T
make = failure. Large sums have 4
bursed greatly TO the improvement
OF their church edIfice. On this
occasion more than SD 10 was netted 4
aud besides all had = nice slice Of !
enjoyment for their attendance.
BAPTIsTs IN OAK DALE PARK.
Somehow or other Baptists must !
have an abundance Of water or else !
sucress IL never assured. 10 was q
happy idea that located their social !
down by the river side In Oak Dale Z
park Friday evening. There seemed .
to be al irresistible influence caus- o
Ing citizens Of every denomination
To spend few minutes with them Q
near the river. The girls had y
game Of ball aud mixed quaTtettes
INDUCED In crOguet, taking Advan-
tage Of the exercise TO encourage an
appetite for more cream until the \
frepzsrs were emptied aud the
money box was well filled. A night
by the river With the Baptist ladies
was voted q success.
PRFsBYTERIAN PLEAsANTRIEs.
Under q brilliant ad-Iight an d
full moon the ladies OF the Presby-
terisn church entertained upon the n
lawn surrounding the Whitehead
residence on South Santa Fe, Friday
evening. The feature OF the even A
Ing was tine flower girls. with the
sale OF each bOquet, the purchaser
was given the privilege Of voting on n
The national flower. When the vote
was counted the sunfiOWer was
found TO have run far ahead Of the
Ticket, proving q popularity In Kan IN
sas hitherto unknown. Refresh
ments Of choice variety and kind,
were eagerly sought by the eXiler- y
ated pleasure seekers. The genial X
hosts, Mr.. and Mrs. ID. Whitehead, a
were warmly thanked for another a
evening OF remembered pleasure
spent upon their beautiful lawn. %
MONTHLY VI &. A. PLEASURES.
Monday evening the residence .,
" Mr.. aud Mrs. T. l.. Bond :.
Was for the second time dur '
ng the week made q pleasure F
-esort. This time the Y. NJ. G.. A.
heir friends, and we'll wishers were
resent In great numbers. This =,
'ocial was known a. the regular -
Y. NJ. e.. A. social, and was u
damned aud carried out by the
aides Of the auxiliary. IL II one
u the auxlliary's plans which
gathers In the young men Of the city IL
md makes them partakeFs OF sOcI- n
,hla aud nlaa sanf racrsatinn