Omaha daily bee., 1891-12-27
with the Rnymond Children.

a diStempered sage in one OF his most
bilious moments of reflection remarked that
the happy days OF childhood was a myth and
had only existence in Hans Christian Auder-
sens tales aud other writer's for the young.
But could he have looked within the house
of MIR. I, 5. Raymond Yesterday afternoon
no would have been compelled to amend his
pleading. Earl and Glen Raymond enter
tanned their little friends yesterday from >
until >, at the residence of their parents III
South Thirticth avenue, and the party
assumed all the dimension OF a grown up''
AFFAIR. Tn home of Mr.. Raymond, which
deservedly ranks among the hundsomest in
Omaha, was prettily decorated with roses
and smilax for the occasion.
The furniture was removed from the hail
way, library and dining room, and the floor
canvasseJ for the dancers. The piano which
gave forth inspiration was stationed in the
hallway near the door leading into tho dining
room and there a professional pianist played
dance music for the little folks who never
bad such a good time.
Upstairs, in tho third story, Off the billiard
room, the refreshments wero served, and the
table though quietly was very richly deco
rated with surah. in the center OF which
stood q fine cut glass candelabra, ornamented
with coru-colored shades, to match the cloth.
The afternoon guests were Ronald Patter-
son, Katie aud Ruth Wiley, Jenna Wake
field, James Richie, Flossy Richie, Frank
RitChle, John Jacobs, Helen and Dean Cady,
Jack Hicks, Mabel and Ernest Hudson, Ruth
Fleming, Harry and George Hobbie, Alice
and Grace Wilkins, Adelaide Whitney, Mas
ter kirkendall, Willie Galbraith, Helen
Hunt, Jay and George Fuller, Wendella Ben
son, Cecil Parker, George West, Harry
Evans and Milla Lally, Phalen and Robert
Shirley, Max and Nellie Loudon, Bertha
Jaynes, Luthera Egbert, Estella and May
Burton, Ward Clark, Grace Clark, James
Godfrey, q. Coburn, 2O22 Webster; George a.
Raymond, Sioux City, la Harry and Mabel
Carter, Edith, Jack and Rae Dumopt, Harry
Simpson, Curtis and Robert Lee, Willie
Burnham, Lewis q. Sholos, Gertie Goodrich,
and Alice Towne, Sadie Alexan-
der, Laura Drummer, Bessie Brady,
Blanche Estabrook, Louisa Tukey, Joe
Crumo, Fanny Forsyth, Mary Wood,
WILDER Van Colt, Lauren and Josephine
Drake, Master Taylor, Carl Brown, Arthur
Burt, Max Coe, Frank and Carroll Hamilton,
Ora Moore, Dick and Harry Gushing, Clar-
enco Thurston, Jean Thurston, Miss and Mas
ter Royley, Arthur Hartman, Marion Haines,
Harvey Clayton.
An older set of young people took posses
sion of the house from Z until II o'clock, the
host and hostess on this occasion being Burt
G. Raymond aud Bessie IL. Raymond. An
orchestra took the place of the pianist and
the boys and girls home from school and sem
mary realized that If Santa Claus was a bit
shady, the happy cheer he brought in his
train was a verify.
Those invited to attend the evenings
pleasures We're: Misses Mabel Barber, Mabel
Taylor, Bertha Clarkson, Amy Baxter of
Boston, Miss Gretchen Crounse, Miss Flor
ence Crapser, Miss Carrie a. Pratt, Misses
Louie and Alice Drake, Miss Louise Squires,
Emma Sherwood, Anna Shiverick, Bessie
Towle. Leila Carter, Susie Colpetzer, Bertha
Van Camp, Gertrude Branch, Grace Leonard,
Miss Mabel Kelley, Miss Beulah Sharp,
Blanche Parker, Edna Gown, Bessie Du-
mont, Eva CrUwell, Mamie Hall, Grace
Allen, ErdIe and Georgia Drummer, Bessie
Hawks, Ethel Tukey, Jessie and Mamie
Towne, Marjorie Richie, Blanche and Willie
Van Court, Fannie Durvea, Hattie Cady,
Laura and Lucille Gushing, Bertha Sloan,
COME Brown, Helen Hoagland, Louise Hob
bic, Fred Hartman, Darling Coe, Gertrude
Ringwalt, Helen Burnam, Bessie Hurlbert,
Helen Martin, Alice Audreescn, Jentie Yates,
Macy Shirley, Mae Mount, Winnie
Gray, Myrtle Robson, Maple Brown,
Florence and EiGcl Morse, Birdie Van kuran,
Masters Edwin and Dwight Swobe, George
and Francis Gilbert, Asa ShIverick, Ross
Towle, Arthur Carter, Mozier Colpetzer, Ira
Van Camp, Lindsey Sherwood, LaMonte
kennard, Walden Branch, Howard Leonard,
w. Il. Wood, Carl Burnham, Eugene Mills.
Harry rukey, Charles Van Court, Gerald
Somers, William ami Nasty Cummings,
Charles Brown, Paul Hoagland, Charles and
Clark, Russell Burt, Russell Wilbur, Fred
Hartman, James Wallace, Herbert and
Samuel Morse, Gus Scafkin, Allen Hopkins,
s.. Boyson, G. G.. Montgomery, Grant Mont
gomery T.. L. Armstrong, George Martin,
Archie Pratt, Joseph Barber, ir, Ralph
Sheldon. Karl Council, Samuel Burns,
Richard GRAY. Fred Lake. Howard Tilden,