The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-09-28
THE MERCHANTS CARNIVAL
A FEES ival Of Fun, Sna n Feast Of Fr0lic
aid Festivities.

The entertainment given by the Won
ans Relief Corps last night was an un.
qualified success. Every arrangement
had been perfected. all the details consul
mated, AND when the large audience as
sembled in the beautifully decorated hall,
Sbaw's orchestra opened the program
with choice selection of music. Then
came the attraction of the evening, mill
tary drill executed by 81 young ladies'
The company had been trained some time
by Lieut.. Frank Jones. of Company A,
and their proficiency is due to his skill AS
drill-master. They executed the move
ments with wonderful precision. using the
banners of the differant commercial houses
they represented for guns. The young
ladies are to be congratulated for the high
ly creditable manner in which they man
euvered. Following are the names
of the ladies composing the drill
corps. and the houses they represented:
Myrtle Taylor, GOODIES of liberty; Dora
Martin, R. B. Wallace's drug store:
Bessie Crume Fletcher's broom fsctory;
Daisy Bird. Van Werden's drug store,
Nettie Wood, c. NJ. Jones clothing house;
Lizzie Patton. the Globe; Cora Bird, Ford
meat market; Edith Mercer, Mosbachers
jewelry; Laura Rutledge. Aldrich &
Swentzell. drugs: Maud Allen. Rock Is
land Exchange; Feonuie Hoover. Warrens
millinery; May Valentine, New York
store; Jennie christopher. Cone Bros,
groceries; Eta Glunt. Palmer's harness
store; Florence RIGHT, Vienna bakery;
Edna Busby. Vienna bakery; Maude
Hoover. c. T. Lilly, feed store; Lulu
Stout, Biting Bros; Neva Manning,
Turkeys secondhand store; Carrie Bliss,
kassell. jawelry; Sophie kIentz. Mrs. S.
T. Klentz, millinery; Mamie klentz,
Klentz fancy goods; Nellie Pitt, Philadel-
phia store; ViXie kessler, Edd Lee,
groceries; Doxie Prowell, Otto Weiss.
wholesale -four; Bertha Shaw, Thomas
Shay, music; Fannie Rutledge, Golden
Eagle; Sadie Podd, Ci.y Cornice Works;
Lulu Simmons, Santa Fe bakery; Mabel
MiiIson, Rose, florist; Jessie Harper, To-
bias, jeweIer; Mabel Mueller. Mueller
groceries; Elite Waters, NJ. f. Palmer,
dolls.
The costumes were highly appropriate.
some unique, many handsome, others
highly ornamented. The drill corps at
tracted universal attention, and when the
dancing began the members were sought
cut for partners, and while going through
the giddy mazes OF the waltz they pre-
sented beautiful, sight.
This was followed by a recitation by
Miss Annie Campbell. The very hearty
applause she received attested the feeling
of the audience. 1t was highly. creditable,
and Miss Campbell will not lack invita-
tions hereafter to speak in public.
Miss Nellie Mcpherson charmed the au
dlence with her sweet voice III rendering a
song and was loudly applauded.
Miss Mabel Milison is always good in
a recitation, and last night was no excep.
ton to the rule. The subject of her talk
was gentleman who flourished 1900 years
ago, and whose real name was Ananias.
He was the colossal liar of the centuries
before the Christian era, and lie lost
nothing of his reputation in Miss Milii-
sons hands
A recitation by a little sprite named
Minnie Rose delighted the audience. and
this closed the literary part OF the pro-
gram, aud the orchestra discoursed de-
lightful music while the floor was being
cleared for the dev0tees of Terpsichore.
Refreshments were served while the
dancing WAS going on, and at midnight
there Was no cessation to the carnival o
fun.
Tie Relief Corps scored an immense
SUCCESS