The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-08-11
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WICHITA SOCIETY FINDS PLEASURE
BENEATH TREES.

BENEATH TREES.
dominate by Large Odds in the Events
of the Past Week.-Mrs. Florence Smith
is Given a Party-Cobweb Entertain
ment is Given by the Misses West-Hay-
ride and Midnight Lunch on the West
sfde-weddins Anniversary-NeTvs of
Society.
The several pretty parks and camp
ing grounds adjacent 10 the city have
been the scenes of most Of society s
tight frivolities and social amusements
This week.
And taking in the picnics the society
Of the week has not been redundant at
all. The house parties took to the
lawns in nearly every case on account
Of the heat.
Wednesday evening one Of the most
enjoyable picnics of the week was the
pne given at Linwood park. Supper
was served by moonlight. Those par
ticipatins were: Misses Mamie Cos
sit. Erma Bristow, Byrl Lehman, Jes-
sic Allen. Mamie Lewis. Lizzie Roach,
Clara Rule and Hattie Roach, and
Nessrs. George Carver. Jim Carver.
Jim Vincent, Sam Anderson, Harry
Higginson, Claud Royal, Orval LeVan,
Percy Rule and Bert Rule.
GAVE A COBWEB PARTY.
Thursday afternoon between the
hours of and 8 D. m. Misses Mabel and
a Y.
guests were: Treva Alley, Donna FISH
er. Helen Pratt, Bernice Butler, Josie
webb. Bessie Webb, Jessie Bailey,
Bessie ConkIin, Julia Conklin, JEANNE
Austin. Louise Mcnamara Marguerite
Mcnamara, Ethel Woodcock, June
Niederlander, Marguerite Bliss, Lucy
Lewis. Winifred Carpenter, Cooper
G ;ilTs.1' Grace Mcmillan of Arkansas
City. David Speed, Tom Churchward,
AL Conklin. Ed Conklin, Fred Chain,
George Chain. Clarence Powell, AT
Lewis, Ray Carpenter, Lock Davidson,
Cieva. Whitney and Hubert Powell.
ANOTHER FAREWELL PARTY.
The friends of Miss Florence Smith
gave her a farewell party last Monday
evening previous to her departure 10
Elmyra, y. Y, where she VIII attend
college The participants We're: Misses
Florence Fuller, Daisy Fuller, Myrtle
u.
ton. Belle Preston, Nettie Alexander.
Gertrude Mcclellan, Glennie Jet, Ida
Morrison. Lille Miller, Mabel Mont
gomery, Myrtle Montgomery, Claude
Mccoy. Annes Skinner, Myrtle Jen-
nings. Nellie Jennings, Della McTag-
CERT, Jessie Allen, Clara Brown, CoTdia
Iineil. Emma Hart, Olive Rathburn,
Bertha Hilbert and Alice Hilbert Mrs
F,vertt and Messrs- Lewis Fuller, Eu-
gene BaIling, Charles Preston, Fred
Brown. Will Loveland, Charlie Nor
rison. Irwin De La Mater, Hal Mccoy
and Harry Bordeaux.
TWENTY-FIVE ANNIVERSARY
Mr.. and Mrs Obadiah Thomas cell
ehrated their twenty-fifth anniversary
of their marriage Wednesday evening,
August Z, at their home 1857 North
Lawrence avenue
Their friends and neighbors planned
and executed a pleasant surprise, some
forty of their friends met at the resi-
'dence of a neighbor and in a body
marched in upon them bearing in their
hands, presents beautiful and costly,
evidencing the respect and esteem in
which the couple are held by their
friends.
The children Of the family being adj
mited to the secret furnished an ele-
CANT repaSt.
There was nothing solemn or staid
about the party. but it was a Jolly
one, and everyone had a good time.
Among those present We're: Mr.. and
Mrs f. Baker, Mr.. and Mrs. r. B.
Hutchinson. Mr.. and Mrs, W. i. Bailey
Mr.. and Mrs. F. p Martin. Mr.. and
Mrs. c. A Wright, Mr.. and Mrs. L. H
Spencer. Mr. and Mrs. p. Fries, Mr.. and
Mrs. Purviance, Mr.. and Mrs. J. Pos
tlethwaite, Mr.. and Mrs G. F. Phillips
Mrs. Brooks, Mrs. II. B. Bates, Misses
Emma Lo,Idermilk, Belle Horner, En-
ma Wingard. Jennie Wright. Mabel
Hutchinson. LISA Thomas, Addie Tho
mas, Mr.. John Thomas, Mr.. Bert Tho
mas
At a late hour the guests departed
wishing the host and hostess many
happy returns Of their wedding ami
versary.
AT MISS THOMAS
Misses Stella Thomas and Lula Nc
Oowell entertained at Miss Thomas
Wednesday evening. The guests Were:
Misses Bertha Braitsch, Dollie Kahoe,
Myrtle McCarty, Laura Morris. Ida
Dennis. leila Dumont, May Morris,
Lillian SIMPSON. Lydia Haines, Olive
Simpson, and Cora Haines. Rev. Bruce
Griffith, Paul Brown, SilaS Brown. Ben
Morgan. Emil Braitsch, Frank Chris
man, Charlie Williams, and Mr.. Shell
ton.
FOR HER 81 ESTS.
In compliment to Miss Edwards Of
ST. Louis, Misses Pickard and Jack
son of Winfield. Miss Minnie Cramer
entertained at her home last Thursday
evening. Cards and music were the di-
versions of the evening: The guests
were: Misses Mary Wilson, Claudia
Mccoy Mabel Stoutmeyer. and Messrs.
Leslie Larimer. Hal Mccoy, Roy Kra-
mer, Earnest Cramer, Arson Rutan and
Ted Southwell.
GAMES. MUSIC AND SUPPER.
Friday evening Miss Mabel Montgom
cry entertained in her home on South
Lawrence avenue. Games and music
with fine supper Occupied the attention
of the company which was composed OF
Misses Coriia Linnell Claudia Mccoy,
Daisy Fuller. Florence Fuller, Flor
ence Smith and Myrtle Montgomery,
with an escort of Messrs. Hal Mccoy,
Fritz Huffman. Ed Copeland Walter
Jones. Russell Smith. Eugene Balling.
john Black. Harry Bordeaux and Geo.
Colvin.
GAVE MIDNIGHT LUNCH.
One Of the outdoor events of the week
was the hay-ride given on the West
Side. Tuesday evening. the entertain
rnent ending with a midnight lunch.
The participants Were: Mr. and Mrs.
Jim Williams. Mr.. and Mrs Charles
harGeSty. Mr.. and Mrs Oliver Hat
field. Mrs. Footnam. Miss Lizzie
Thompson. Messrs. Frank Harris. Ed
Selover, Bert Selover. VIII SendeIbach,
George Lynch. John Williams. Lee
Williams. VIII Clifford. VIII Ayres.
Misses Loretta Williams. Jessie VIII
SANS Bertha Ayres. Dula Pease. Ada
Hatfield. Ina Hatfield. Bessie Fortnam.
PICNIC AT LINWOOD.
Mrs. II. W. Rule and Mrs 7 y
Roach gave a picnic 20 a number OF
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