The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-01-22
GIVEN BIG SURPRISE
Professor and Mrs. Benning
are Presented With Gifts.
AS A TOKEN OF ESTEEM
Hundred and Forty Guests
Bring Baskets of DelicacieS.

! Kellogg Street school, pleasant sur
prise at his home. The first installment
of friends who arrived found the profess
sor sitting close 10 the fireside perusing
d daily paper. A loud rap was made on
the outside door and when the professor
opened it number of his friends walked
! in and took seats.
| Soon another rap was heard and other
! friends admitted, then Mr.. Benning began
to suspect that it was all a put up job.
After little while some one announced
| that the Sixth ward was coming down the
| street. 1t was a procession Of fifteen or
| twenty carriages, headed by large omni-
/ bus, drive nby Mr.. G.. B. Leinbach and
| carrying about thirty passengers
! Soon the house was filed to Overlooking,
| and Mr. and Mrs. Benning were kept busy
! for some time shaking hands and greeting
! their many friends. The night was pleas
ant and the moon shown brightly, the
young folks enjoyed themselves in social
games in the front yard. Others were en-
gagged in the social chat indoors. while
number of ladies busted themselvevs in
the DINING room, spreading the tables
with such good things as only Wichita
ladies know how to prepare. The ladies
had brought an abundant supply of nicely
prepared luncheon, and the work of max
ing coffee and arranging the tables was
quickly done.
MI and Mrs. Benning were seated at the
head of the table. while Miss Fitch, Miss
Jordan, and Miss Cox occupied places
nearthem.
Rev. G. F. Black and wife. Mr. and Mrs.
A. Morris and Mr.. and Mrs. g. B. Leinbacr
| occupied places at the other side of the
| table. One hundred and forty persons sat
down TO supper. After all had been served.
Rev. Black made a short address in which
he presented to Mr.. Benning an elegant
rocking chair, and to Mrs. Benning beau
tiful Bible, in behalf of the friends of the
Sixth ward, as a token of their respect
| and esteem. Rev. Black said in part:
Brother Benning and friends. the meet
ing here tonight is not one simply for
mirth. 1t is one with a sentiment back
of it, The people of the Sixth ward are
here to express their sympathy for you,
and confidence in you, in the trouble
through which you have lately been called
to pass. and while they have come in per
son TO express their sentiment, they have
| brought with them a substantial gift-a
chair-so that now that the conflict is over,
when YOU come to your home YOU can
peacefully rest, and as you rest, remember
your true friends who stood so noblv bv
you in this hour of your trouble and this
will make you know, as you have not
known, the value of a good and noble
| character and manhood. And | am sure
in the future, as in thd past, you will build
Z
your kind friends have been thoughtful to
remember your wife, who stood by YOU in
your hour of trouble. Your sorrow was
hers. So the people of the First ward
have gladly joined with those of the Sixth
ward to express their confidence in YOU
and their esteem for you and your wife.
and we hope that the friendship thus be-
gun may become stronger and more init
mate for the common good of ALL
Mr.. Benning, in response. said:
'Neighbors and friends-There are times
when language is inadequate to express
ones feelings. Such a time has come to
me this evening. 1 can only feel the graf
ltude which [ cannot express All of US
nave friends, but many of them will desert
US when the first wave of adversely dashes
in upon us. / now realize. more than ever
before the truth of the old adage. a
friend in need is a friend, indeed Such
friends you have proven yourselves to be-
L tnahukyo iKfi.svbgkqjETAO
thank you. kind friends, for your pres
ence here this evening and especially do
I thank you for this elegant chair. When
look at it i ndays to come, I shall not
see the chair alone, but shall see the smiles
nlpaSqn- nd
Of your friendly hands and shall think of
warm hearts and the noble manhood and
womanhood which characterize my friends
who are here this evening. I hope my
life may be such that you may never have
occasion to regret that l have called You
my friends. Again 1 thank You"
Speech-making then gave way to social
enjoyment. The mingling of voices of the
old and young. the merry laugh and the
smiling faces. all spoke palmer than words
of the grand success of this gathering.
Some splendid instrumental music was rem
dered by Walter Allen. Mr. Sutton and
others. Those present were:
Rev. and Mrs. Black Mr. and Mrs. 4.
NJ Sutton, Mr.. and Mrs A. Morris. Mr..
and Mrs. G. 3. Leinbach. Mr. and Mrs
w. H. Bertholf. Mr.. and Mrs L f. Dod-
son. Mr.. and Mrs. II. c. Miller. Mr.. and
Mrs. T. {. Borden. Mr. and Mrs. Milo
Avery. Mr.. and Mrs r y Grinstead.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. a. Smith Mr. and Mrs
g. f. Cole Mr.. and Mrs. G. r Parkhurst.
Mrs. NJ +. Lea. Mrs George MiItner.
Mrs. NJ. z. Leinbach, Mrs. James Blades.
Mrs. Elliot. Mrs Kinsey. Mrs. Anna Good
all, Mrs g. A. Miller, Mrs. r \. Ellis.
Mrs. Lou Taylor. Mrs. Davis Mrs. Shu-
macher. Miss Maud Lee. Mrs. A J. Starr.
Mrs. Aker. Liidie Schumacher. Rober.
Rice. Miss Grace Blades Miss Josephine /
Murray. Miss Mary Miltuer. Mss Nellie /
Ross. oscar Green Miss Fannie Virgins.
Waller Allen, Walter Virgins. Mss Louise /
Davis, Miss Daisy Baker, Misses Hattie .
Cox. Clemma Fitch and Mary Jordan.
teachers; George r. Sprangier. Miss Maud, 1
CiSl Miss Lizzie Goodali Miss Cora John 1
SON. Miss Iva Dawson. Miss Fannie John I
son, Mr.. q Morrison Mr. J Morrison.
Miss Doua smith Garfield Back. Ebert
Lee. Thomas Herman. Cass.us Johnson.
Roy ClineSmith. Martin Gould. Ellis Van
Devenyer Otto Wendell. Alice Miller. Iona
Herman, Perry Morris. Lena Lea. Paul
Martin. Charley Ray. Cecil Barlow. sarah
Benson. olive Blanchard Ida Nudd. Sadie
Adkins. Mary Garlick. Robert Wooda-d 4
John cole. John Smith. Clifford Cole. Miss
Esther Hayden Miss Laura Eguew. John ]
Love- Harry Hicks E'sie ADAMS. Herbert
Whitaker. Lottie Adkins. Mabel Adams
Kari Hlnsey. Eva Hsgeriy Mary Gariick. /
Miss era Sims. Mss Stella Furnish. Mss
Aura Furnish. Ms Fife Russell. Mss Ka-
tie Rice Miss Florence Bougaruar. IItzs
Bessie Carton Miss Mar Gould. Mss