The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-07-23
IT WAS HER BIRTHDAY
Matron of Children's Home
Delightfully."- Surprised.
MRS. HIGGINSON'S MUSICAL
Parties in Honor of Miss
Thompson and Miss Kelley.

The directors Of the Children's Home
gave their matron. Mrs. L q. Jackson, a
pleasant surprise at the home Friday of
this week It was the birthday Of Mrs,
Jackson. The directors thought it a most
appropriate time for such a surprise At
10 o'clock the party met at Mrs. Mccoy S,
corner of Ohio and First streets, with
baskets well filled with good things. At
about Ii o'clock the party arrived at the
hill AS the procession of carriages came
near the home, one little tot ran in and
said "a funeral was coming to see you"
Anything but funeral 1t proved TO be.
however. The surprise was complete and
soon Mrs. Jackson was at ease and pi owed
herself to be a most charming hostess.
At the noon hour the tables were spI cad
in the children's playhouse out in the
yard. The tables fairly groaned with
good things to eat. Such a variety Of
viands is seldom seen. 1t is needless to
state that ample Justice was done. The
children partook Of these delicacies and
the ice cream and cake vanished before
the little ones.
After the dinner the ladies spent the
afternoon in sewing carpet rags for the
home. The following ladies were pres
ent: Mesdames Buckner. Burd, Heliar,
Allison, Bass, Gill, Cottman, Mccoy,
Carr, Rawson, Dyer. Carver, Innes, Hook
ing. Larkins, Critchfeld.
The ladies were especially delighted in
looking over the list of donations that
have been received at the Children's
Home during the last quarter. The Est is
as follows:
Mrs. L. S. Carter, tickets to Passion
Play; Standard Oil Co., Is gallons
gasoline. fifteen gallons oil; Mrs. Fred
Willde. bananas; Mrs. Naylor. pickles and
splashers; Mrs. Townsend. jelly Mrs. Lar
kin's Sunday school class, pair of shoes
and jelly; Mrs. Hays, package cloth
ing: Mr.. Kenchcenmister, tomato plants;
Mrs. Fabrique, package of clothing; L. c.
Jackson, 100 pounds lime: Mrs. Jennie
Tuttle, fruit and jelly; Mr.. wallenstein
package of clothing; Worth Sargent,
tricycle. for children; Standard Oil Co.,
seventy gallons oil and gasoline; Mrs.
Bass, canned fruit; Mrs. Allison, basket
cherries: Mr.. Mueller. florist, plants; Mrs.
Lucy Brown. half bushel apples and Gu
cumbers: Mrs. Carter. cake box. lunch
basket; Mrs. Silsby, half bushel potatoes,
half bushel apples. cucumbers and cloth
ing: Mrs. Davis. vegetables; Mrs. James
Allison, two dozen teaspoons. three table
spoons and call bell; Mrs. Buckner. childs
hat; Mrs. Bass. basket plums; Mr.. Walter
Innes, box of dolls and box of odds and
ends; Mr.. Marion Smith. cutting boys
hair; Mrs. Cole, half bushel sweet apples;
Paul Hyde. basket OF apples; Mrs. Hook
ing. peaches, bananas, two pair of shoes;
Mrs. Goldner. chicken; Mrs. w. c. Little,
clothes for boys; Mrs. Osborne, half bush
ell apples; Mr.. G. A. Sewell, 100 pounds
Hunters Cream" flour: Mr.. Walter In
nes box boys socks; Mrs. L. W. Clapp,
one Royal scroll; Mrs. Larkin. basket APP
pies; Mrs. Innes, two bushel of apples;
Mr.. B. F. Mclean, lumber; Mr.. Cogdell,
nails; Liberty Chapel Juniors, Sterling,
Kan, ten scrap books.
MRS. HIGGINSON'S MUSICALE.
very enjoyable musicale was given
last Wednesday evening by Mrs. E. Zig
ginson at her home on South Seneca
street in honor of Mr.. Ralph Dunbar end
to celebrate the birthday OF Mr.. Chas.
Higginson. The numbers were given by
some of Wichita's best talent, assisted by
Mr.. Ralph Dunbar, who played several
cello solos. Mr.. Dunbar is a great favor
ite and his many friends esteem it great
privilege to hear his solos, which in
beauty of tone and expression can be ex-
celled by few cellists.
The String Quartette, composed of
Messrs. Blasius. Higginson, Meisner and
Parker played three fine selections from
Haydn's quartettes. This was a delightful
feature of the evenings entertainment
and was thoroughly enjoyed by ALL
Miss Thompson played two piano solos
with her usual grace and skill, and Miss