The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-20
CONDENSED SOCIETY NEWS

The Kismet club will give another of its
series of dances on Wednesday evening,
Dec. 80
Mrs. Scott Rusk left last night for Nc
| Vain, Pa, to spend the holidays with
friends and relatives.
The many friends of Miss Bertha Black
welder will regret to know that that young
lady is victim of the grip.
| Will Beatty is enjoying pleasant visit
this week from his brother John, who is a
prominent citizen of Ogden, Utah.
| J. II. Mccall and family spent two days
| the past week in Winfield, j. II. attending
the funeral of his brother grand officer,
Dr. F. 3. Day.
j. B. Springate celebrated his 3Sth birth
| day very pleasantly last Tuesday and was
assisted in doing so by party of his most
| intimate friends.
Mrs. w. J. Wilson, who has spent sew
eral weeks very pleasantly with friends at
Leavenworth and Kansas City, returned
| home early in the week.
Mrs. o. R. Sisson left las Tuesday morn
ing for Chicago, where she will spend sew
eral weeks visiting her son, Mr.. 2. l..
Sisson, was formerly of this city.
Mrs. L. NJ. Cox of North Waco enter
| tanned party of her numerous friends at
dinner Thursday, and not only gave them
royal feast but entertained them pleas
antly otherwise.
J. 7. Ludman was called to New York
last night by telegram announcing the
sad intelligence that his father is at the
point of death. He left Immediately upon
receiving the dispatch.
Mrs Corner left early in the week for st.
Paul, Mimi, and sad visit it was. for she
barely got there in time to kiss her mother
adieu before she left on that inevitable
journey to the grand beyond.
The Cooking club met Thursday after
noon at the residence of Mrs. Z. B.
Spangler, and as a result their husbands
are sure to have something extra good for
Christmas in the line of edibles.
Mrs. Russell Harding will soon give her
friends series of parties, and as the lady
is one of the most accomplished and hos
pitRble entertainers in the city, it is no
wonder the friends are looking forward to
the entertainments with good deal of
pleasant anticipations.
L
Rock Island today to join her husband at
Mexico, Mo-, and from there they will 60
to Mrs. Yount's birthplace and the scenes
of her childhood, Galena ILL.,, to spend the
holidays with friends and relatives. Their
many friends wish them a pleasant trip
and happy visit
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Garst are back
again to their beloved Wichita, after
journey through Europe which has ex-
tended over period of three months.
While on the continent they visited all the
great points of historic interest in Europe.
They had delightful trip, if such a long
journey could be called trip, and one
whose interest they thoroughly appreci-
ated from every standpoint.
Miss Jessie Leslie. one of the sweet
singers of the Pro-Cathedral choir, became
more closely identified with the Catholic
church yesterday by having, as one of her
young friends who is also convert states,
''the happiness of being received into its
fold" Miss Leslie is a young lady of
many noble Christian traits and the
Catholic faith will lose nothing by her
conversion to it.
On Tuesday, Dec. 10, Arthur Spalton en-
tertained a number of his young friends at
his home on north Topeka avenue, on the
occasion of his ninth birthday. Those
present were Lucilla Skinner, Lucy Lewis,
Cora Matthews, Myrtle and Carrie Reese,
Joel and Gilbert Tucker, Cecil Allen,
Sedgy and Guy Levy, Alfred Lewis,
Teddy Jocelyn and Jamie Hunter The
children had a good time and enjoyed
themselves hugely at all sorts of games
and went home feeling good.
A joyful informal party was given to
few of her intimate friends on Friday
evening by Miss Beatrice Thomas. There
was dancing and card playing and an alto
gether lovely time. Among those who en-
joyed Miss Thomas hospitality were Miss
Jocelyn. Miss Chapman, Miss Fabrique,
Clement. the Misses Lillian and Harriet
Johnston, the Misses Rhea and Elsie
Woodman, and the attendant SWANS were
G. Lewis, NJ. Viele, E. and W. Hoffman,
Z. Campbell, B. Priddy and Geo. Chap
man.
The home of Mrs. Charles L. Davidson
a bright and happy scene Tues
day evening, filled as it was with the most
charming ladies of the city who were there
the sale of fancy Christmas
articles for the benefit Of St. Paul's NJ. L.
church. The bazaar was a splendid sue
cess and it could not be otherwise, con-
sidering the fact that it was under the
charge of such ladies as Mrs. Davidson,
Mrs. g. w. Clement, Mrs. Coler Sim, Mrs
Harry Smithson, Mrs. Z. Goldberg, Mrs
Guthrie, Mrs. c. Reed.
The new male quartette Of the choir will
sing beautiful hymn at vespers this even
ing. Frank Higgins is first tenor and
William Hatten first bass. When Mr.
Jack Shields left to reside in Chicago the
duties of his position in the choir fell TO
Mr. Frank Higgins, and that he has so tar
done we'll his singing Christmas viii
prove. He has been studying hard and
and is making the most of
voice which is only moderately Strong, but
sweet. He will be heard at his
best Christmas night when the magnifi-
cent "Laudate Pueri' will be given. His
work in Nozart's Twelfth Mass" will also
be found surprising. Misses Grace Hatten
and Persis Russell are doing honor to
their part of the choir by the great i'm
provement in their singing of late. They
now assist in the solos.
Mr.. and Mrs J. o. Davidson threw open
the doors of their palatial residence Fri |
day evening 20 their hosts Of friends, who
spent the evening very pleasantly under
the hospitable roof at drive whist and |
other entertainments. The house was |
decorated with the choicest |
flowers of the conservatory. y very nice |