The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-03-17
CHILDREH'S RECITAL
Little Ones of Carleton SchooI
Entertain With Pretty Songs
FRESHMEN'S RECEPTION
0oing's of The Week in Soci-
ety's Gay WhirI.


! Teton school yesterday afternoon IN
Sedgwick Music han marks an epoch in
the music Of this city. That children SO
young could render a program OF such
! beautiful songs in SO finished a manner
! was a surprise to the audience
The work Of learning these songs is
the regular music work Of this grade
but Miss Lulu Andrews, the teacher OF
this grade has an unusual faculty with
children, and most extraordinary sue
cess in teaching songs.
The songs given represent the best tai
ent in children's music. being principally
! by Mrs. Jessie L. Gaynor and W. r.
/ Neidlinger Among the soloists were
Mabel Smith, VERNE GrubD Edith
Burns, Goldie Bleckley. Antoinette
Carey, Nina Dodds. Bonnie Upton,
! Viola Toye la Yeager. Verne Dunn,
Mae Evans, Geo. Bradford. Lindsay
Ball. John b. Carey and Lewis Sargent
who acquitted themselves with great
credit.
The work was beautifully done, the
children paying fine attention and sing
ing in perfect rythm. with splendid
quality of tone. Too much praise can
not be given Miss Andrews for her fine
!
can be trained in this manner through
out their school life, the future of music
in this city is assured.
Miss Jessie l. Clark, supervisor of
music in the city schools, accompanied
the children on the piano.
We hope that at some time in the near
future we may have an opportunity to
hear more of this work from the chill
dren of this city.
FRESHMAN CLASS RECEPTION.
The reception given by the Freshman
/ class the High school Friday night
! at the Sedgwicl Music han was in every
way a success, the members of the class
! and their friends having a most enjoy
| able evening
| The hall had been very prettily decor
| ated for the occasion, the prevailing col
! ors being old rose and green. Between
the chandeliers ribbons of these colors
were festooned, making a very pretty
appearance Then the stage floor was
covered with rugs and easy cushioned
chairs placed thereon, making an ideal
resting place, and in the background
large palms were placed. hiding the
window back Of the stage. Games were
placed in the opposite end of the hall
and there on the wall was the '0i' Of
the class In each of the corners were
placed easy chairs, where the onlookers
and dancers rested.
There were in all about $50 of the
young people present, together with the
members of the faculty, who enjoyed
the evening as much as their pupils and
their friends.
A short program consisting of an adj
dress by the class president, Frank
Gehring, a short speech by Professor
Manley Wareham and a piano solo by
Miss Ruby ROys, was rendered early in
the evening, after which the merry
makers enjoyed themselves by dancing,
playing games and having a general so
cal time.
Refreshments Of ice cream and cake
were served late in the evening, and af-
ter continuing the pleasures until late
hour the young folks went home with
happy hearts. having enjoyed one Of the
most pleasant evenings of their lives.
MR.. STUCKEY's BIRTHDAY.
On last Thursday evening Mr.. Nj. NJ
Stuckey was the recipient of a very en-
ioyable surprise. when about forty
members of the First Methodist church
suddenly burst upon him at his home on
North Topeka avenue. 1t was Mr.
Stuckey's Sst birthday and his fellow
church workers and friends took this
means Of celebrating the occasion
Rev z. n. Lynch, on behalf Of the
members of the church. presented the
venerable member with handsome
Morris chair, and Mrs. Fannie Henrion
and Mrs. Sadie Speer presented him with
a pretty souvenir spoon.
The evening was spent in having a
general good social time. Refreshments
were served and all left happy in having
had social treat with their venerable
host and among themselves
Among those present were: Mr. and
Mrs. H. Imboden. Or, and Mrs 5. 5
Noble. Dr. and Mrs. J w. Kirkwoodt
Mr. and Mrs Albert Van Zandt. Mr.
and Mrs. David Colvin, Mr- and Mrs
z. NJ Piatt. Mr. and Mrs John era
ham. Mr.. and Mrs. J. Allen. Mr. and
Mrs NJ NJ Stuckey, Rev. and Mrs. Fl
\. Lynch. Mrs George Campbell, Mrs
Mary York. Mrs. Lucy Woolard, Mrs
Sadie Speer. Miss Sadie Guthrie. Miss
Minnie Stuckay, Miss Lucy Stuckey.
Miss Hattie smith. F. r Dyer. ". b.
Smith. r. p. Murdoch r W. Parker.
5. 5. westgate. Fred stuckey, Ernest
Colvin. Ray Colvin, Jov Colvin. Vernon
Van Zandt. Merna Van Zandt
COsMOPOLIs CLUB RECEPTION.
Among the successful events Of the
past week was the reception rendered
the members Of the CosmopoIs club last
Monday evening by Mr.. Pred C. Jones
at the elegant residence Of Alr. and Mrs
C. w C. Jones. l55J North Lawrence
avenue. The event marked the fourth