The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-12-07
TRANSMITTING
HIER0GLYPHICS
Was Amusement at Surprise
on [. A. Bone
ON HIS F0RTIETH BIRTHDAY
Events of interest 10 Wichita
Society People.
ON HIS FORTIETH BIRTHDAY

A happy. company gathered last Thurs
dav night at the residence of Mr.. and
Mrs. /. A. Bone TO remind that genial
baker that he had reached the fortieth
milestone on LIES journey, and also
to increase his library with many pretty
and valuable literary gifts.
literary and musical program was
presented. Mrs. Hubert Child, Mrs H.
3. Scott. Miss Edna Bone. Prof. H. b.
Scott Mrs. Walter Vail, Miss Blanche
Child and Rev Henry Vail.
Then came the contest in deciphering
hieroglyphics from the Egyptian pyra-
mids. This was an interesting and en-
PERTAINING pastime, the prizes being won
bv Mrs. Taft, Child and Vail each tran
Stating sentence without using the
Rosetta Stone.
An elegant repast was served and all
went away wishing Mr. Bone many re-
turns Of his birthday anniversary.
Those present were DR.. and Mrs. j.
G. DorseyC Prof. and Mrs. H. ". Scott
Rev and Mrs Walter Vail. DR.. and Mrs.
o. J. Taylor. Mr.. and Mrs D. W. Car
rothers. Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Taft, Mr.
and Mrs. A. J. Swingle, Mr.. and Mrs
Hubert Child. Miss Blanche Childe. Mrs.
A Campbell, mother of l. A. Bone)
mrs. stephen slade, Mrs William Brow
der Mr.. and Mrs l. f Smith,, Miss
. nnie Browder. Miss Agnes Wemple,
Miss Nessie Hamilton. Mr.. and Mrs.
Wm. Shoemaker. Mr.. and Mrs. F. a.
Campbell. Nettie Campbell, Mr.. and Mrs.
J. A. Bone. Miss Sarah Shoemaker, Miss
Edna Bone, Oakland Shoemaker Leland
bone, Mrs J. J.. Biglow and Miss Vida
Smith
SERIES OF PARTIES
Mrs G. c. Purdue gave series Of three
parties at her home. 1903 North Topeka
avenue. this week. Tuesday afternoon
she entertained sixty ladies at handed
euchre. Mrs. " S Grant. Mrs. B. B.
Cushman and Mrs. Bailey won the prizes
which were late novels. Wednesday night
Dr.. and Mrs. Purdue entertained eighty
ladies and gentlemen also at six-handed
euchre. The prize winners were Mrs w.
J Weiser., who received a vase, Mr.. Fin
lay Ross. who was given a picture and
Mrs. Erwin Taft and Mr.. Charles Ayles-
bury, who We're given late novels Sat
urdav afternoon Mrs Purdue gave a
thimble party to sixty guests. Miss Jen-
ME McClung sang solo and Miss Gar
wood read several numbers. Guessing
and other contests filled the remainder of
the time
Mrs. Purdue decorated her home very
Trettily COR the parties In the parIor
American Beauty roses were used: in tha
roses. ard i'm The library were library
roses. Upstairs white hyacinths and
narcissus were used For Saturdays
party carnations We're used. Mrs. Purdue
vas assisted during the parties by Misses
Anna Brown. Bess Allen, Emily Torrng
ton. Edith Brooks. Mary Mccullough.
Melville Campbell. Bell Brooks. Margaret
Garwood Etc Mason Anna Mason.
Leila Purdue Mrs. Erwin raft Mrs NJ.
C. Campbell Mrs Ben Garland and Mrs.
c. w Brown ON next Thursday night
Or. and Mrs. Purdue viii give the last of
the series. q dancing party at Garfield
hall The guest list for Tuesday Included:
Mesdames -Aley. Barnes. Brook, Beach,
Rlecldey Bailey. Brubacher. Black,
Powers Biting. Clapp Diamond Dyer,
Tulaney Dunks Fabrique, Griffith. Grant.
Harris, Houck. Hun. Wm. Times, Imboden
Keck Kirk Little. Lewis. AIllison. Mann,
Morsman Myatt Millison Magin. AIcNam-
ara. McCiees. Mccoy. Motley, oliver,
aush. Price Reed. Robertson. Ritchey.
c H. Smyth, ". u. Stanley steel TaI-
bert Vail Volk. Whitney. walker.
Wright. Buck. oldham Dunn Magin,
Talbert. Chapple Cushman. Rounds, Har-
rison, Edwards. -Amsden Stevens Berry.
lockwood. Ciendennin. Vincent. Pink
ham, Miss McClees. Miss Reed. Wedues-
day's guests were: Messrs. and Afcsdames
Ashton, Aylesbugy Brown, Churchwood,
Campbell Conllin. Conn. Cook Caldwell.
Case. Davidson Eaton. Ferguson. Car