The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-24
CHASE COUNTY CLUBS.
Cottonwood Falls Rival OF Any
Kansas Town In Club Work.
News Personal and Otherwise
About Society People.

red shaded candies EEeQ anu WAAA~-
roses with palms and ferns were also
used through the other rooms
The invited guests were Miss Wilson,
Mrs. J. b Furry, Miss Helen Wilson,
Miss Ollie O'Brien, Miss Daisy Lakln'
Miss McPike of Atchison. Miss Arlle
Ewart. Mrs Charles Strawbridge, Miss
Greer. Miss Mary Thompson, Miss Ed
na McCHntock. Miss Edna Crane, Miss
Josephine SheLa barger, Mrs Joseph
Shellabarger of New York city, MISS
Myrtle Davis, Miss Ivah Davis, Miss
Parkhurst, Miss Emily King, MISS
Lotta Ranney, Mrs Solomon Stoddard
of Kansas City. Miss Rossington, Miss
Florence ROssiugtOn, Miss Helen
Thompson, Mr.. c. M Butlin OF the CITY
of Mexico, Mr. J. 3. Furry, Mr.. Ralph
Moore, Mr.. Charles Elliott, Mr. RalPn
Peterson, Mr.. Harry Valentine, DR.. u
z. Esterly. Mr.. Fletcher Dennis, MI
Edward Dennis, Mr.. Lew Graham, Ar.
Dean Low, Mr.. Ed Mcbride, Mr.. Tom
King, Mr.. Charles StraWbr1dge OF Chl-
cago Mr.. Ned Osborn, Mr.. Harry
Swank, Mr.. John Fletcher. Mr.. Gull
ford Dudley Mr. David Lak1n, MT w.
a. Alexander, Mr.. L c. Bronson and
The latter part of the evening was
spent in playing cards
The ladies' prize was cut for by Miss
I.akin and Miss Thompson, in the lat
ter's favor. Mr.. Osborn. who cut with
Mr.. King, received the genuemen's
prize. Both were pretty eIcnlngS.
Cottonwood Falls Clubs
Cottonwood Falls is noted for the
number and variety of its social CLUBS
and the intelligence and charity Win
which they are conducted
There are a half dozen of them whose
work Will compare faVorably with SIM
liar organizations in the larger cities
While each is organized for purposes
Of advancement of culture, beneYolence
and social amusement along the lines
laid down by the "tenets' OF the oroer
and in no manner conflict with each
other, yet the spirit of rivalry exists
strong enough to arouse the respective
mem bers to turn out each meeting
night in gOOdly array. They are:
The Shakespeare club, The CO.
terie." The Whist club The Ladies,
The Benevolent Society"
LADIES SOCIAL UNION"
The Ladies' Social Union is organized
for the purpose Of financially assisting
the NJ E. church in it's religious work
and at their semi-mOnthly meetings
held on Friday evening a special study
of the Bible IS made
Although the work of this society is
carried on through the Methodist
church not all of the thirty members
are connected with that organization,
but all are as a unit in the advance
ment of the standard of the Cross
Dues of ten cents are paid at each
meeting to help swell the treasury and
| sociaIs, oyster suppers and literary en-
tertainments are another manner Of
gathering in the sheaves-"
When there is a large political rally
in the town, an old settlers reunion,
county fair, or any vast assemblage of
people from the surrounding country
the faithful and hard working members
secure stand rights and serve the feS-
tive oyster or the yellow legged chicken
as the season may indicate.
The members never seem to tire of
the work and labor faithfully year in
and year out to better its influence and
as a result there IS no organization in
the Cottonwood valley that stands
/ nearer to the people than the Methodist
| church of Cottonwood Falls.
The officers are: President, Mrs. J.
A. Johnson; vice president Mrs. Chas.
| Wellesley; treasurer. Mrs. Jane Park;
/ secretary, Mrs. A. L Morrison
The members follow: Mrs. Ella Fin
! ley, Mrs. May Palmer. Mrs. May HoI-
singer Mrs Ida Winters. Mrs. Sadie
( P. Grisham, Mrs. NJ E HinOte, Mrs.
Henry Johnson, Mrs Ida Hilton, Mrs.
E A Harris, Mrs B. f. Whittam,
| Mrs. Robert Cuthbert, Mrs. Janet ROg-
| Ter. Mrs. Rosa p. Austin. Miss Mamie
Holsinger, Mrs. F. A. Nickel Mrs j.
/ J. Jones. Mrs Juliet Bangs. Mrs. J. E.
! Perry, Mrs Achsah CuIIison. Mrs NJ
| R Coe, Mrs. Warner Hayden, Mrs II.
| c. AdamsOn-
THE COTERIE."
Organized solely for literary culture
/ and sOciability, one of the brightest as
! semblage in this galaxy of clubs is
/ The Coterie-'
| In the latter part of December, 1888,
when the nights grow long and cold
without and the fire gIows warm auCs
| bright within. seven of the younger
| literary spirits of the town conceived
I the idea of banding together and meet
/ ing each Wednesday evening at the
| home of some member where papers
| prepared by some, poem by another,
| a bright story by another would while
/ away the long winter hours.
/ Their tonic Is not devoted n
/ ticular author but follows q general
| programme along lines laid down by
| the programme committee.
| At present the work is general his
4 tory, and notwithstanding the glories
| of the Spanish heroes and the achieve
| uents of the columns of blue of Tn
/ Gle Sam of the present day, the deeds
| of Washington, Ethan Allen, Jackson
/ and Grant are being INDUCED in with
] interest
/ They are also delving into the Ruins
Of Rome the catacOmbs, and follow
/ ing PizzarO into Peru
| Their work is conducive Of much
pleasure and accumulation of useful
| knowledge
The originators of this bright society
| were Mrs. J A Johnson. Mrs w b
| Hilton Mrs. Charles Wellesley, Mrs. G.
4 E Finley Mrs. NJ. T HfIdfuger Miss
| Bella Sanders. and Miss Eva futile.
| The first officers were: President
| Mrs. ]. A Johnson; vice president, Mrs
| Charles Wellesley; treasurer, Miss Eva
| Tuttle; secretary, Mrs. w B. Hilton
/ But as the weeks passed by the story
/ of the good times had at the meet
| dent w B. Hilton ''raps for order" Is
| members respond as follovs- Mesdames
4 T. ". Afford John Bell, c. Highly, w.