, 1891-06-28
SOClETY'S WHIRL.
A Lively Week of Dancing and
Dinner Parties.
Interest in the Benefit For the
Crook Monument Fund.
A Pretty Entertainment by the
Gypsies Last Evening.

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The past week has been an exceedingly
gay one; pretty ~luncheons and stately
dinners predominating. A most charm
ing wedding and several dancing parties
haze also served to keep. society in a
pleasant whirl of excitement
On Monday evening Mrs, Henry C.
Hay gave an elegant dinner party to a
number of her friends,
Mrs. Senator Warren entertained Mr..
and Mrs. Il. X, Thurber of New York,
who have been visiting Cheyenne, on
Tuesday at a dinner party.
The ladies of the High Five club we're
pleasantly entertained on Wednesday
afternoon, from > to 5 o'clock. by Mrs. r.
F.. Glover.
Mrs. DR.. Kendall of Fort Russell gave
a luncheon on Wednesday. Several Wis
itors from Cheyenne were among the
guests.
On Tuesday evening the Misses May
nard gave a dinner party in honor of
Miss Blausius of Ohio, who is visiting
them. The guests we're young people
from Fort Russell and the city, and alter
the dinner the evening was spent in the
mild dissipation of high five and whist.
DIR. and Mrs. holcomb gave a card
party on "Wednesday evening.
A special meeting of the Wednesday
club was held on the evening Of June &c
with Mrs. Marshall johnson.
The regular study ofthc club has been
English literature. varied every two
months, for the sake OF interest and
pleasure by a special meeting, when a
subject outside of the regular work is
selected, refreshments are served by the
hostess and the social feature is cultivated.
AS the time of holding the meeting and
the naming of guests is with the hostess,
these were varied from the usual plan.
The meeting was held at 4 O'Clock, aud
each member accorded the privilege of in
viting a lady friend These guests were
Mrs. s. J. Quinby, Mrs. w. A. Robins,
Mrs. f. W. Ransom, Miss Minnie
Slaughter and Miss Patton.
The subject Of the programme was the
beloved poet and author, William Cullen
Bryant. The first number was a piano
duet by Mrs Potter and Mrs. Pattcn,
after which the members present each
read a f%avorite poem. The biographical
sketch was the only paper; Mrs. Potter
told ofthe birth, narcntaUe. aud preco-
cious childhood of the author, his early
poems, education add marriage. his career
as a journalist and the great Influence he
exerted on all the great political questions
which arose during his lorg life. A
glimpse Of his travels and prose writings
was given, and the great work Of his old
age in the translation of Homers' laid
and Odyssey was shown.
Mrs. Patten then read a letter written
by Mr.. Lawrence Smith, a relative o.
Mrs. Senator Warren, whose home ad-
joined the Cummi6Rr5u- home Of mir
Bryant. Mr.. Smith says that the author
was oil a tall, slight build, and calls atten-
ton to the poets love OF horticulture;
also that he was a man of considerable
wealth and an humble, devoted Christian.
Mrs. johnson read the poem "Monu-
ment Mountain. and Mrs. Patten rem
dered the piano solo Spring Dawn"
Tho twn Gllnrpir" -o~IiaE, completed
the programme: A selection from the
Letters of a Traveller" describing a visit
TO Glasgow and the birthplace of Burns,
by Mrs. Lacey, ard the poem ''Rrzpah,"
founded on the Bible story 10 II. Samuel.
by Mrs. Powelson.
Alter the programme the husbands
came 10 for an old-tashioned, b9untiful,
delightful tea. The meeting also cele-
brated the tventy-flth (2) birthday OF
two Of the most honored members of the
club.
The social programme was full and the
club will look forward with great pleasure
to the time when Mrs. johnson will re-
ceive them again, This meeting closed
the regular work OF the year, as the sum
mer months will be devoted to the reading
Of an American author.
The benefit entertainment for the Crook
Monument fund is being energctically
aided by a committee OF Cheyenne and
Fort Russell ladies, among them being
Mrs. Hellman, Mrs. Carey, Mrs. Warren,
Mrs. Mast, Mrs. Dowdy, Mrs. Burns,
Mrs. Roach and Mrs. Roberts.
The programme OF the entertainment is
as follows:
PART l..
Overture-l7th infantry band