Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-27

the usual celebration was not arranged
for, owing to DR.. Newcomb's illness, but
baskets were sent to many OF those who
Iowa her and who are beloved by her In
the number were those whose best interests
she has had at heart for the past seventeen
years.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank II. Hampton and
little daughter. Louise, OF Pullman, Ill: are
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G.. S. Hampton, on
South Locust street.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIII H. Fuller and Mr..
Harry Kaeiser. of Wichita. Kas.. and Mr.
arc the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. George w.
Fuller, of Independence boulevard.
At the meeting of the A. o.. N. with
Miss Hattie Barse last Monday. prizes were
won by Mrs. ]. Huston Baker and Miss
Donna Bonniwell. The club will be enter
tanned by Mrs. Jerome Stuart at the next
meeting.
Mrs. H. C. Wild entertained the ]. F. F.
Club December Il. Prizes were awarded
Miss l. Warneke, Mrs. Homer Boutelle,
Mrs. r. A. Cox. Mrs. j. ]. Helm will en-
terrain December 81, at her home. 800 Wal
rcnd avenue.
Mrs. W. T. Boone. of Marceline. No.. Is
spending the holidays at the paternal homo
of Colonel Boone. in Elkton. Ky. The gall
liant colonel who Is hneal descendant OF
Daniel Boone, will join Mrs. Boone some
time in january.
Mrs. John C. Surface was hostess of the
r o. T. Tuesday evening, and game prizes
were won by Mrs. Dick Van Horn. Mr..
and Mrs. II. c. Garth and Mr.. Ray Egle-
hoff Mr.. and Mrs. Van Horn will enter
tain the club at o'clock dinner January ).
Some especially interesting meetings dur
ing the six weeks of Mr.. W. E. Miller's ad-
ministration of the East Side Literary
Society have been arranged for with
programme committee. Among others will
be an evening on American literature,
American history and historians and Amer
lean prose writers: the third evening on
American poets. The first will be on jan
uary s, and will include literary review
by Mrs; H. E. Finney. criticism on the
the Misses Lyle, Miss Richardson. Mr..
George Miller. Jr., and Mr.. E. w. Eaton
Special articles during the six weeks will
be given by F. II. Dexter. F. II. Hadley, l.
W. Bigger, DIR. ]. n. jackson. Mrs. w. J..
Anderson, Miss Laura Lee. Mr.. Charles
Richards. ]. W. S. Peters and a number Of
others who have been prominent in the
affairs of the societey for the past five or
six years.
Mr.. and Mrs T j. ShucR were, agreeabIy
surprised at their home on McCsee street
last Monday evening by number OF
friends of Calanthe temple. Rathbone Sis
ters. the event being their sixteenth annI-
was given to cards, in which Mrs. B. Bazzal
and Miss Minnie Hilderbrant were sue
cessful as prize winners. After refresh
mentS were served Mr.. and Mrs ShucLc
were presented with n silver berry disb
Mrs. NJ. d. Wood making the presentation
speech in the parlor. while the low strains
OF home, sweet Home could Da heard
fiom the orchestra seated in the dining
room. Dancing followed. the old-fashioned
square dances being especially enjoyed,
until late hour. when the guests departed,
wishing their hosts many happy returns.
Present were: Mr.. and Mrs. George E.
Runyon, Mr.. and Mrs. M d. Wood. Mr..
and Mrs. E. Bazzal, MIR. and Mrs. Fl.
Austin. Mr.. and Mrs. a. B. Peer. Mr.. and
Mrs. =. Haase. Mrs. Robert Hildebrant
Mrs. Mary L. Stickney. Mrs. C. A. Cam
field, Mrs. J. Rodgers. Mrs. Charles Raber,
Mrs. NJ. J.. Mills. Miss Blaneh Runyon, Miss
Amy Raber, Miss Emma Bazzal. Miss
Minnie Hildebrant: MeSsrs. William H.
Rogers, Thomas ]. Seehorn. James r.
Dukes, s. S. Rodgers. j. A. Ledeen. f. s.
Fisher, John Conlon, ]. c. Ross and W.
Haase.