The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-02-23
CITY IN BkIEE.


Moore Brothers were called 20 Chat
ham. Ill. on account Of the serious i'll
nessh of their father. They left yes
terday.
Mrs. John Cline of West Waterman
street is reported TO be quite sick. Her
numerous friends hope for her speedy
recovery.
Miss Burton of Emporia, who has
been visiting with Senator Gordon and
wife leaves this morning for home ow-
ing to the serious illness of her mother
The Y. NJ C. A. Mems meeting this
afternoon will be led by Andrew Baird
the former Wichita secretary, now
Kansas state secretary. Every young
man in Wichita should hear him.
Miss Lewelling has so far regained
her health as to be able to resume her
private lessons on Monday and Sat
urday afternoons. The Monday night
class will meet on Tuesday night this
week.
The funeral of little De Witt, son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Goodin. will be held
today at the family residence and the
body laid to rest in the cemtery at
Derby. Death was caused by MEM
braneous Group.
Miss Thomas the soprano, who de-
lighted her audience at the auditorium
last night, will sing at the First NJ. +.
church this morning This will be the
last opportunity offered of listening 10
her before she leaves the city, and
those who failed to hear her last night
should not miss the chance.
Hon. John L. McAtee, one of the
five supreme court judges Of Oklahoma
was in the city yesterday on business.
Judge McAtee did not have anything
new from Oklahoma but said thatevery
thing was lovely and the prospects
bright. Judge McAtee lives at Enid
and speaks highly of that city.
The old settlers desire to return their
thanks to the Young American band
which so kindly furnished music for
the association on the evening of their
reunion. They were surprised and
grdtified at the manner in which the
kids handled the music and made such
harmony and noise for ones so small.
a very interesting program was rem
dered last evening by the pupils of
Miss Emma Hill in commemOration Of
Wahsnigton's birthday. The room was
artistically decorated in the emblems
of the nation, red, white and blue. The
program consisted of music. recitations
and dialogues all of which We're well
delivered, to a large and appreciative
audience.
Last evening at o'clock James A.
Campbell departed this life at the res
idence OF his son J. S. Campbell on
North Ohio avenue. The deceased
was 81 years of age and was the father
of Professor George z. Campbell, ]. S.
Campbell and Mrs. S. f. Miller, all
of this city. Mr.. Campbell was for
probably more than half century a
member of the Methodist church and
was a constant Christian. Notice Of
arrangements for funeral will be given
later.
A movement is on foot TO spring
John Walters name for delegate-at-
large to the st. Louis convention. A
letter was received in this city Friday
night suggesting that and caucus of
some prominent coiored men was held
| last night to consider the matter. The
| idea was received with great enthusi-
asm and on next Monday night reSolu-
tons will be reported calling upon the
state to honor Waller on his arrival
home from a foreign prison by making
| him adelegate ito the national con-
Vention.
Miss Nellie Hupp and Miss McGriff
entertained Thursday evening at the
residence Of DR.. S. Hupp, 1245 North
Market The evening was spent with
whist and dancing and at a late hour
an elegant lunch was served. Among
the guests We're Misses Nora Chandler
Sadie Caldwell, Rosamond Anderson.
Mamie Z. Ray, Lola Maxwell and Ina
Anderson of Kansas City, with an es-
| cort of [Messrs. Harry POttinger, Clyde
| Maxwell, Frank Mcpherson, Bert Pot
finger, Hal Mccoy.
Quite a number of the people Of the
! West Side went out to the exercises at
| the Eureka school house west of the
city Friday night, the occasion being
| the terminus of the winter term of
| school. Songs, essays, dialogues and
recitations Were given in profusion.
| The small school house was full, no
room being left vacant and much 10
/ the CONSERVATION of some it was neces-
sary for the boys TO render assistance
to the girls 10 enable them to retain
| possession of the muchy crowded seats
One of the most enjoyable events of
the week was a surprise party given
| last Friday evening to Misst Grace
| Adams in honor of her 14th birthday.
The evening was spent in playing
| various games. Refreshments were
| served, The guests returned home al
a late hour wishing Miss Grace many
! happy returns. Those present were
| Misses Katie Cossitt, Ethel WoOdcock
Carrie Cogdell and Florence Leavitt
! with an escort of Messrs. VIII Berry
Clyde Drake, Harvey Huff and Charlie
| Morrissey.
The friends of George Washington
! in Heaven yesterday must have felt
! sad when they peeped through the
! clouds and saw no old glory floating
over the Wichita postoffice. 1t was
sad 1t did float proudly over the
city building and looked fine. The
city building is under control of Re
| publicans; the postoffice is under con
troll of Democratic worshippers of the
| golden calf. That is the difference
Queer things happen in Kansas WHO
would have thought that here in Kan
sas in the year of grace 1896 that Gro
yer Cleveland would be a bigger mar
than George Washington. II couldn''
be that the postoffice people had for
gotten what day 1t was. for they by
no means forgot that il was a holi
DAY. The friends of George Washing
ton are assured that this thing Will no
occur on the I'D OF February, 1898.