Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-24

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Miss isabelle Fryer entertained the My
sotis Club Thursday evening last. Mrs.
Charles Clark and Mr.. William Walton
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Clark. Mr.. and Mrs.
William Walton. Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer VIII
Jams, Miss Belle Park. Miss Isabelle Fryer,
Miss Maude Holt, Mr.. Frank H. Judd. Mr..
Clarence McCurry and Mr.. Scott. Other
guests We're Miss Ella Van Voorhees,, Miss
Roberta PEBBLES. Mr. Frank Nichols. Dr.
James Graham, DR.. and Mrs. Harry Fryer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Askew will issue in
yitations soon for a card party to be given
Thursday evening, February /.
Miss Maude Askew will entertain guests
with cards Thursday evening, January 2S.
Miss Amanda Jacobson gave n progress
sive euchre party at her home on South
Cherry street last Thursday evening. Those
present were: Mr.. and Mrs. E. r. Peder-
son, Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Bergren, Mr.. and
Mrs, John Lloyd, Mr.. and Mrs. John
jacobson, Miss Emma Johnson, Miss
Nordin, Miss Ella Larson, Miss Peterson,
Miss Anna Wiberg. Mr.. H. A. Johnson, Mr..
Bishop, Mr.. John Swanson. First prizes
We're accorded Miss Wiberg and Mr. E.
r. Peterson, and second prizes to Miss
Peterson and Mr.. III. A. johnson.
Miss Jessie Burnham entertained a small
party with cards Wednesday evening, in
compliment 10 MISS hester LduSnllU, OIL
st. Louis. Other guests were Mr.: and Mrs.
Rollins NJ Hockaday,. Miss Alice Chap
pcll, Miss Clara Burnham, Mr.. Osborne
Van Brunt, Mr.. ]. F. Downing and Mr..
PeIrine.
Miss Sadie Ander5ons fagot party last
eveping was given in honor of Miss Hester
Laughlin, of st. Louis, and Miss Ashby,
of Montana. Among the guests We're also
Miss Chappell. Miss Scarritt Mr.. Bird Nc
Garvey, Mr.. James De Long, Mr.. Harry
Beekman. Mr. Sam Ragland, Mr.. Lawrence
Cunningham and Mr.. Bryson Jones.
The ladies' of the Thomas w. R. c. No. Ii
were very pleasantly entertained at the
residence of Mrs c. Collins, on East Eight
eenth street, on last Wednesday, January
irgly in progressive high five. The first
prizes were awarded to Mrs. Hoffmeyster
and Mr.. ]. H. Blackwell. Refreshments
were then served, and the remainder of the
evening was spent in dancing.
A euchre party given by Mrs. J. S. Loose
for the seasons brides and buds Is num-
bered among the delightful affairs of the
past week. occurring on Thursday. Mrs.
Maer Ms was %op the
ond, while the consolation was conferred
upon Miss Ada Gregg The guests were:
Mrs. Lynn Banks. Mrs: Allan Logan, Mrs.
Warfeld Ryley, Mrs: E. G. Vaughan. Mrs.
Ren5amin Simonds; Miss Bessie Snodgra3ss.
Mary Christie, Miss jeanette Lockwood,
Miss Pauline Lockwood, Miss Dowden. Miss
Alice Dean, Miss Edna Jackson, Miss @ Ellz- z
Ian Chouteau. Miss Florence Haniey MISS
Ada Gregg Miss Lucia Durfee, Miss Nc
DoEald. Miss Matte McDopald. Miss gu-
lictte Wilson Miss Clara Burnham. Miss
Ruth Gentry Miss Lucille Carkener and
Miss Madge McAlister.
Mrs. yrooman, of Napanee. Ontario, was
the guest of honor at card party gwen
by Mrs. Perry T. Hamm. at her residence
on woodland avenue, last Wednesday aft
ernoon. On this occasion the prizes were
awarded to Mrs. Stokely and Mrs. Cannon
Mr.. and Mrs Perry T. Hamm enter
tanned last Tuesday evening for DIR. and
Mrs. Vrooman, of Napanee, Ontario. Palms
and American Beauty roses were used in
the decoration of the apartments. Cards
furnished the evenings amusement and
the dainty prizes were won by Mrs. George
w. Mclean, Mrs. John A. Robinson, DIR.
Vrooman and Mr.. E. c. Meservey; Deli
cate refreshments were served during the
evening.
Mrs Elmer F. Todd, of West Fourteenth
street. entertained a party of ladies in
formally on Wednesday afternoon in honor
of Miss May Stewart. who leaves in few
days for the East. After progressive high
guest was provided with dainty hand
painted souvenir of the occasion. Prizes
were awarded to Mrs Herman Walters
and Mrs. ]. a. Stevens. Those. present
were: Mrs. Charles Boley, Mrs. Lee Ger
ringer, Mrs. NJ. F. Dillon, Mrs. Harry
Jewell, Mrs. a. B: Sayles, Mrs. Herman
Stevens, Mrs. r. S. Todd, Miss Stewart,
Miss Massie, Miss Absheir, Miss Goodhue
Miss Stevens.
Mr.. C. S. Whitney. of Woodland avenue
was agreeably surprised last evening by a
nCraber of his friends who gathered to cell
citrate their hosts birthday. The ghostly
party presented a weird scene in their sheet
In - sffNfa faHr
was one of the diversions of the evening
in which Miss Mabel Bower and Mr.. Sam
Mr. George Witch was awarded the con-
ISOLATION. Supper was served in the hand
somely decorated dining room. Mr.. Whit
ney was the recipient of many handsome
gifts. Those present were: Mr.. and Mrs.
Pres Kennedy. Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Bower,
NJ; and Mrs Robert Miller, Mr.;
Mrs. John Grimm, Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney
Smith, Mr.. and Mrs. A. French. Mr.. and
Mrs. a. Anderson. Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel
Hough; Mr. and Mrs. S: A. Pease. Mr.. and
Mrs. c. S. Whitney; Miss Mabel Bower,
Miss Alma Bower, Miss Anna Harmon,
Miss Mae Harmon, Miss Lettie Johnston.
Mr.. Frank jackson, Mr.. Roliie Kennedy,
Mr. w. Granville Mr.. George Witch,
Mr.. Harry c. Whitney, Mr.. james Harlin,
DR.. b. G. Granville.
Last Thursday afternoon at Lyceum hall.
the Euterpe Club gave the third in this
seasons series of complimentary recitals,
this recital being rendered TO the Missouri
Federation of Women's Clubs. whose con-
vention in the city closed on that day
The programme was one which. designed
as ii was for a discriminating audience
composed to great extent of out-of-town
people, represented at its best the musical
| talent of Kansas City, and was most en-
Enthusiastically received by the large au-
dience.
The opening number was a Servais fan
| tasia for the cello. played by Mr.. A r.
such. A solo by Mr. Dudley w. Eaton is
| gramme. and in J. c. Warren's His Pict-
| ure of Her." this popular tenors sweet
voice was most pleasing, Miss Berta Iean
| Richardson, Mrs. Charles w. Eoff, Miss
| Lila Johnson and Mrs. Carrie Farwell-
| Voorhees,. all of them well known for their
| finished solo singing, did some excellent
| concerted work in two quartettes for wom-
! ems voices "Rock-a-Bye." by NeidlinSer,
and The Approach of Spring" by Gill
| christ. After once hearing Mr.. Silas r.
| Of singing one feels a most nledSureable
| anticipation when he Is to appear on a
| programme. In the recit3tive and AHA
| from The Queen of Sheba," 'She Alone
| Charmeth My Sadness" he was heard at
| his best and in response to an enthusiastic
| encore he sang in a sympathetic manner
| the beautiful old song, Rocked in the
| Cradle of the Deep"
| Harp playing is one mode of music ox-
| preston which is comparatively little
| fortunate to have one number for that
| beautiful instrument. the 'Melodia" by
| Mercadante. played by Miss Adele Clio
| This young lady. whom St. Louis claims
| among its musicians has Just returned
| from several years study of the harp epent
| bination of natural talent. highly cuitivat-
| ed, and a comprehensive grasp ana intelli-