The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-30
The Week iD Wichita Society
ADd Waten7elo0 was Served

son and Matte Day; Messrs: VIII GEa-
ham, Jesse Thompson, George Baxter,
VIII Ward, VIII Beaucnamp, Lee Fur
nish Orville DroIlinger, Thomas Coulter,
GUY Furnish and Elmer Hobson.
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WATERMELON PARTY.
A watermelon party was given by Mrs
B. W. Siisbee of 1913 Jefferson avenue
Monday evening, for Miss Laura Lothrop'
who will leave soon for Mason City, Ia,
to attend a girls military school, was
one of the most enjoyable social events
of the week They played finch, ate
watermelons, sang songs and all had
GOOD time that they will long remember.
The invited guests were: Rev and Mrs.
Cassidy. Llrs. w. R. Hedrick, Mrs. Tai
mage. Mrs Lou LotnTop. Miss Lorena
Cassidy. Miss Gale Sutton, Miss Myrtle
Quinn. Miss Sheldon of Ottawa. Miss Zoa
Kelly. Miss Adne Ferrell Miss Mable
Dewitt of Lyons. Miss Laura Lothrop;
Mossrs. Manley Wareham, Harold Stern
berg, Paul Kiri1er, Lee Cartwright, Hel-
bert Jones, John Lovci, Roy Southwick,
Roy Wright. William Blades.
MISS OLIVE RUSSELL ENTERTAINS.
On Wednesday. Miss Russell entertained
at her home near Derby, party of her
Wichita friends. In the cool early morn
ing the merry crowd drove out there.
Then followed games and fun under the
shade of the trees At noon the guests
were invited to a board so beautifully
spread that the town-bred girls opened
their eyes in wonder
The greatest attraction of the afternoon
was about o'clock when one and all took
bathing suits arranged for the occasion,
and went to the river for an hours sport.
Toward sunset they started downward,
pronouncing it a most delightful day and
Miss Olive a charming hostess.
Those present were: Miss Alfredo Hor-
nor. Miss Edna King, Miss Alice Chase,
Miss Ema Keister. Miss Winnifred Chase,
Miss May Christian, Miss Helen Chase
and Miss Esther Chase.
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VALLEY CENTER REUNION.
The first reunion of the Valley Center
residents living in that city was held
in North Riverside park Wednesday af-
ternoon and was such decided sue
cess. that it was decided 10 hold it an
nuaIly. A committee OF five was ap-
pointed to arrange for the second picnic,
to be held next year. The committee
is composed of Geo. Clark, Irwin Beach,
Gus Race, Elias Carpenter, and Robert
Corothers.
About a hundred people, formerly resi-
dents of Valley Center, were present.
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over eighty years of age, on whose farm
Valley Center was laid out. Mr.. Sparks,
MIR. Grey and Mr.. Chineworth were also
among the early residents in this coun-
ty.
The picnickers met in North Riverside
at o'clock and quickly passed the after
noon in telling stories, and relating remi-
niscences of the early days of Valley
Center. A supper consisting of chicken,
sandwiches, cake, lemonade fruits was
served. Those who attended the pic
mic were: John Carpenter and wife, A. c.
Race and family, H. c. Boyle and wife,
P E. Boyle and family, DR.. r. Burns
and family, c. E. Carnahan and wife,
l. Beach and wife, Fred Beach ii. L.
Gray and wife, r. Dagne and family, Z.
Carrothus and wife, George Carrothus
and family, Mrs. Alma Weaver, Mrs.
Caughey and family Bert Dofflemyer, r.
Dewing and family, Clinton Lovette, B.
T. Mason and wife, Mrs. NJ. A Hous-
ton, Harry Hutchinson, Geo. A. Clark and
family, J. D. Gilchrist and family. Mrs.
T. L. Hutchinson. Ben Bates, Mrs. Al
Fossett D. d. Deering and family, Homer
limerick and wife, Miss Lotee Francis,
Miss Myrtle Harpstright, R. Spricks,
Thurston Dewing and family, ]. E VIII
liams and family, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Hudson. Miss Minnie Caughey, Miss
Blanche Race, Miss Mollie Burns. Miss
Weary Williams, Miss Jennie Dayne, Miss
Nettie Dewing, Miss Jessie Corothers,
Miss Clara Woods and Miss Lottie Fran
els.