The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-12-26


dinner yesterday
The editor of the Eagle received from
Judge Wall painting OF carnations by
Lydia Durham Smith
Mrs Finlay Ross left last night for
Ohio to visit for time. She went by
the way of the Frisco.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Sherwin left over the
Rock Island for Lincoln. Neb.. yesterday
for visit with friends.
The Sons of Hermann gave a Christ
mas tree entertainment at the hall on
North Main street last night
Mrs. May Cosner of Udall IS spending
the holidays with her brother. ]. o. Law
renee. on South Topeka avenue.
Mrs. Joe Staten of Benton came to
Wichita to spend Christmas with her
husband, who is at the hospital.
Mrs. E. J. Sullivan is in HiIlsboro.
Kan, for Christmas. She was accom-
panied by her niece Miss Ruby Funk.
Mrs Junkerman, accompanied by her
daughter Miss Katherine, is spending the
holidays among their old friends in this
city.
John Clayton always does the right
thing at the right time, and lis friends
would all have made affidavit to this yes
terday.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. T. Stilley Of Beloit,
Kansas. spent Christmas with their
d aughter, Mrs. Lewis Ward sos South
Water street.
The jam at the postof1ce yesterday was
the greatest ever seen here. There were
more than thousand people before the
windows at 1920 o'clock.
In printing the program of the annual
banquet of the Modern Tonties, to be
given tonight. the name of Mrs. Bryant
who is to sing, was inadvertently omit
ted
The man who crosses the street at
Third and Rock Island will pronounce
this the worst street crossing in the city.
But when he crosses Water at Second
he may change his mind.
The Salvation Army made 300 poor per-
sons glad on Christmas by arranging for
them dinner. This is not the first
charitable Christmas dinner given by the
Salvation Army to Wichitas poor.
OIdS 1fdhOy Oh AuSuSld, w. l., - AOA 2
on his way home from Be lott where he
has been visiting for several weeks. He is
visiting his cousin here, Lewis Ward, the
Eagles machinist.
Managers LeCompte and Slesher, Of the
Morey Stock Company, which ds showing
at the opera house this week, gave their
employees a Christmas banquet at Mrs.
Hawks, on North Market street, last
night.
The Sunday school of the First Presby-
terrain church had a Christmas entertain
ment in the way of a Christmas tree,
last night at the church 1t was an en-
joyable occasion, particularly for the
young people.
Ed. Lehman, Frank Gidday. H. Mosier,
Sam Barnhardt, Robert Slayden, VIII
Lewis Jim Barkmer, Walter Stark, Ed.
Krailsheimer and Lew Sutton went to
Newton last night 10 hear the Kansas
University glee club and attend swell
ball.
Judge W. R. Smith Of the Kansas SUI
preme court, with Mrs. Smith, visited
the Noyes family on Christmas. Mrs.
E. Noyes. Judge and Mrs. Smith return
ed to Topeka last night over the Santa
Ee road.
At 30 South Lwrence avenue yesterday
there was held a family reunion. which
was very interesting in all respects. Mr..
and Mrs. Edwin Taylor gave a late
Christmas dinner and at the festive
board there were present Mr.. and Mrs.
George Ross, Mr. and Mrs. John Adams
and Miss Terrill.
The concert by Shaw's full orchestra,
assisted by prominent musicians of the
city, to be given at the First Baptist
church on Saturday evening, December
80. will be one of the best musical enter
tainments in Wichita this winter. Seats
on sale at Behring's drug store Howe's
jewelry store, Milers drug store and
Shaws music store.
NJ. S. Marble, who was defeated by the
narrow majority of 81 votes, came 70 the
city yesterday from Cheney. Mr.. Marble
takes his defeat gracefully. He natur-
ally feels the disappointment since his
defeat was by such a narrow margin. He
has no complaint to make, but on the
contrary is under obligations to his many
friends who assisted him in his cam
paign.