The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-03-12
CAVE UNIQUE PARTY
AStrae Reading Club Enjoy an
Egyptian Entertainment.
MRS, JETT ENTERTAlNS
Miss Downing Gives a Party
10 Her Pupils.

One Of the most delightful entertain
ments ever given in our city was the
Egyptian evening which the Astrea
Reading club gave on Friday evening at
the residence Of ". e. Copeland, 1920
South Lawrence avenue. The club had
made extensive preparations for this
event for some weeks and their efforts TO
make it what they aimed at we're amply
rewarded. The club ladies and few 9TH
ers were dressed in the costumes OF Egyp-
tan ladies Of the twelfth dynasty, the
beauty of which was beyond DESCRIPTION
the lovely shades blending together were
enhanced by elegant jewels, and plenty Oh
them. The evening was opened by snort
p.thy address by the president, followed
By music then tableaux, which were eX-
celleat. the most interesting OF which
was a real live baby in a reed basket
among tall PUSHES and pot plants, tall
lilies and palms Little Rolfe Park rep
resented Moses in the bull rushes," while
Miss Grimes in the back ground repre-
scented Pharoh's daughter.
Mrs. Walden gave a beautiful solo and
was followed by others in vocal solos. Mrs
Horner played some quaint Egyptian
music. Miss Lulu Andrews read
poem Of Egyptian days, and Mrs. Smith
read the poem Il Am Dying, Egypt,
Dying"
After the program ended an oriental
lunch consisting of figs, dates, raisins,
oranges, sandwiches, cake, olives, coffee
| and walnut meats was served in truly
oriental style by four Nubian slaves. The
/ guests reclining, as they were wont to do
/ in Egypt, on divans and foor-cushions.
/ The evening amusement was closed by
/ a contest of a literary character, in which
! Mrs Ellis received the first prize, which
was d famous Icarabea or beetle, OF
Egypt. The BOBBY prize. skeleton aero
! bat, was won by Mrs. Charles Franklin.
| The souvenirs of the evening were tiny
mummies tied with ribbon. Each of the
/ guests received one, also menu card,
which was tiny pyramid, stone colored,
which was truly a beautiful present.
Mr.. AND MRS. JET.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Z. Jet at their com
entertained the Cold Water Whist club
on Friday evening at a Z o'clock dinner
and an evening at whist Cards and music
filed in the evening until midnight. Those
present were: Mr. and Mrs. T. c. Wood,
| Mr., and Mrs. Foster Brook, Mr.. and Mrs.
a. II. Webb Senator and Mrs. o. II. Bent
ley. Mr. and Mrs. Ed. S. Magiu Mr.. and
Mrs w w Pearce, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. L.
| Dyer, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Dyer, Mrs.
Marrls, Mrs Richardson, Miss Gertrude
Pearce, Mr.. and Mrs. W. B. Throckmor-
ton Mr. and Mrs. Baker and Mr.. and
Mrs. Coler Sim. Mr.. and Mrs. Jet are
an entertaining and lavish host and hos
tess. The favors were won by Miss Cert
rude Pearce and Mr.. Throckmorton. The
Cold Water club has been in full blast
for the past fifteen years.
PROFESSOR PENCE SURPRISED.
On Friday evening the pupils of the
Carleton school, Eighth grade. gave their
teacher, D. S. Pence, a very pleasant sur
prise party at his home, 705 Laura ave-
nue.. They met at the Carleton school
house and marched from there to his
home. The evening was very enjoyably
passed. during the latter part of which
refreshments were served. A large wagon
was waiting to take the guests to their
| homes. Those present were: Misses Lena
| Ray, Leah Van Derveer, Mamie Shep-
ard. Amy Matthias. Florence Cole, ~Effie
Parrot, Fern Husey, Gail Sutton, Mabel
! Sickner, Ada Hilliard, Emma Franck,
| Gertrude Slough Grace Galloway, Mabel
! LovEn, Pearl BarroWs, Jessie Whitlock,
Nellie Flanders Alma Stevens, Marguerite
Cuenod, Myrtle BledsOe. Messrs. Clarence
Gwyn, Roy Kinkad, Herbert Willis, Earl
| erosion, Thomas Bennett. Leslie Harper,
! Herbert Whitaker. Carroll Fosnott, Irwin
Root, Roy Shepard, Walter Morgan, Victor
Gerties, Harry Hicks and Fred Holiday.
SURPRISED.
One Of the happy events Of the week
was a very pleasant surprise party given
| Thursday evening in honor of Miss Ina
Fletcher at her home on Mathewson ave-
nue. from to : p. n, by her friends and
! school mates. 4 very enjoyable evening
was spent in playing numerous games.
| Mrs Fletcher was assisted in entertaining
by Mrs Clara Arnold, Miss Mosceline
Blackburn and Mss Alice Fletcher. Those
present We're: Edith Hampton, Blanche
! Petty. Gertie. Macauly, Lena Clever, Lulu
/ Clever. Ida Williams. Anna Lampl Grace
| Hutchinson. Mary Lampl, Edna Harris,
Leona Blades. Josie Williams, Daisy Wat
| son. Ina Fletcher, Mable Simon, Guenn
! Blackburn. Marguerite Harriss. Mable
/ Sandon. Maude Williams. Masters Leon
Morehead. Herbert Fletcher, Willie Har-
Kiss. Freddie Arnold, Claude Kearns, Fred
simon. Aubery Fletcher.
d. OF H. ENTERTAINMENT.
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