The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-11

Meeting for Discipline Literature.
ePace and other Subjects .-...... p. m.
Meeting of Delegates ......-.-..... p. m
THURSDAY.
Melting for Worship .............- a. m
Meeting for Discipline ........--.. a. m.
Room No. Z is set apart for an inquiry
room.
MisssJessie Adams. state secretary of
the Y. w. c. A, has been in the city the
last week visiting the colleges in interest
OF the work Of the association On We'd
nesday morning Miss Adams led the mid
week meeting Of the Y W. c 4. she
urged the girls most earnestly to make
their Christian work of this year strong
er than any yet Hiss adams gave the
date ana p4ce for the state Y. ". G \
convention which is TO BE held at Bald
win. Kansas, from October Is 10 49, The
Y. W. c. \. expect 10 several girls as
delegates.
The Friends float won first place among
t2e foats in the flower parade and was
awarded prize Of fifteen dollars.
The Y. n. and the y. ". c. A. have
turned the gymnasium into a restaurant
during the yearly meeting and ere serv-
ing regular meals, breakfast, dinner and
supper Besides three long tables seat
ing from thilty-five 70 forty-five people,
lunch counter is also provided From
ten to fifteen walters are kept busy at
meal times
owing to the daily sessions of the year
" meeting clarel exercises have been
dispensed with for the rext week, and
the morning recitation periods have heen
put forty minutes later than the regu-
lar recitation time
At the chapel exercises on Thursday
morning a large number Of yearly vjsl-
tors were present. DR.. c p. Dickson Of
Haskell Institute, Lawrence, kan-, led
chapel He spoke chiefly Of preparing for
today that we might meet tomorrow. The
fight for education means hard work; we
climb by the things we put under our
feet, getting next to some difficulties one
day helps to win for the next, were
some Of his thoughts.
The football boys had a good practice
game with the High School team last
Wednesday evening.
There was a very large crowd out last
Tuesday evening to the charaGe contest
given in Russell Hall. The principal char
ade Of the evening was a threc-act sketch
"Antidote. presented ~ four of The
university students and Miss Aherla from
the city. Miss Aherra as Nellie or Dr..
Fulton, was quite original. Mr.. Virgil
Davis as the invalid was strong in his
role Miss Myrta Thompson, the Dot
ing Aunt" never failed to please her lis
teners. Edna Shaw as waiting maid was
good. Mr.. Wallace Kemp as DR.. Lee,
took his part well.
Mr.. and Mrs. James NJ. Davis, of New
York, the donors of Friends university
building, arrived in the city Thursday
evening.
Professor and Mrs II. c. Fellow Of Alva,
0. T, are among the guests Of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. a l.. Cox, of Lawrence,
Mr. and Mrs. D. /. Davis. A. l. and NJ.
c. Hill, and Miss Minnie Floyd of Eu-
dora. are the guests at the home of John
& Kirby during the yearly meeting.
Mr. Herman Newman, class of 1901,
row assistant editor Of the American
Fried. published in Philadelphia. IS at
tending the yearly meeting. Mr. Newman
is. in addition to his newspaper work,
doins graduate work at Haverford col
lego. Philadelphia.
Among the prominate yearly meeting
visitors this meeting are: Benjamin
Hutehins, Ind, Mathilda y. Cox. Ind,
I.eanna Hobson, Ia. Willard Peckham.
Ia. John J. banks. Ore. Nathan F.
Trance and Esther c. France. Ohio.