The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1897-03-27

spOnded to a hearty encore. Mrs
Lillian Dobbs gave reading which
was we'll received and which showed
that she has great talent in the elo-
cutionary art.
Mrs. Schlesinger has gone to Kansas
for three weeks visit to her sister.
DIR. Trelease of ST. Louis, director Of
the Botanical Seminar and the fore
most botanist in this country, is ex-
pected to address the students of the
department of botany of the state uni
versity May 20.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. f. kirker grace
fully entertained the whist club Tues
day evening at their home on South
Seventeenth street. After an evening
spent with some we'll contested games.
delicious refreshments were served to
the guests.
The club of 90 gave a merry party at
the Lincoln Light Infantry hall last
evening.
The Kappa Kappa Gammas will give
a poster and musical entertainment
this evening for the benefit of college
settlement.
Mrs II. ]. Hall will entertain this
afternoon for her sister and neice
from Kansas City.
Mrs. Oliver Rodgers gave small
dinner party on Wednesday evening.
There will be joint debate between
the Lincoln high school and the Bea-
trice high school in Beatrice next
Thursday evening. April 1. The de-
baters will be accompanied to Beatrice
by a number of high school scholars
and teachers. The following people
will sing on the program: Miss Leta
Grigg, Eta Peters, Mildred Parks,
Henrietta Hawley, Jennie Hitchcock,
Florence Bartlett. The string quartet.
Hugh ,Hallet, Chas. HOyt, Dan De
Putron, We're Hedge.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. W. Smyser of Brook
Ign. Mass. expect to arrive in Lincoln
the middle of April to visit Mrs. Smy-
ser's parents. Mr.. and Mrs. E. s. Haw-
ley.
Miss Eulass entertained the whist
club Wednesday evening.
Miss Grace Oakley will entertain a
few friends this evening.
Col. Jenkins is i'll at his home in
Fairbury, Neb.
Mrs. DR.. Everett returned Friday
from the east. Mrs. W. j. Marshall
returned with her.
Thursday afternoon Mrs. A. l..
Hoover entertained for Miss Lutes Of
Port Huron. Mich. and her daughter.
Mrs. Stricken of Omaha, with a de-
lightfully informal Might've party.
The decorations were Of pink carna-
tons. The guests were: Mesdames
Hershberger, Hershey, A. A. Scott.
Elias Baker. v. o. Strickler, Witter.
Stevens. Hoover. Penny. Levi Munson;
Misses Steel and Lutes of Port Huron.
Mich.
Mrs. Levi Munson entertained eight
ladies Friday. the 18th, with high
five card party. The ladies invited
were: Mesdames A. l.. Hoover, Steven
Hoover. V. o. Stricken. Hershberger,
Elias Baker. and Hershing; Misses
Lutes and Nichols.
The L. A. Kensington club were
pleasantly entertained Thursday after
noon by Mrs. Armstrong at her home
on Seventeenth and G streets. At the
preyious meeting of the club at Mrs.
c. /. jones. an amusing poem was read
describing the many woes and trlDuia-
lions which befell these ladies when on
a picnic last summer. For lack OF
space the publication will be postponed
one week. The members are: Mes
danes II. B. Patrick. c. l. Jones, Wal
ter Davis. A. G.. Billmeyer. n. Hum
phrey, r. T. Van Brunt, Armstrong.
w. Preston, c. /. Chaplin, VIM. Tur-
ner. Leese, Cora Pitcher. and Mrs. ID.
Wilkinson.
T. ]. Cunningham was in from the
Black Hills to attend his sisters wed