The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-06-14
PARKS ARE In SHAPE
Young People Spend Much
Time Picnicking
SEVERAL JUNE WEDDINGS
Receptions and Parties Make
List of Society Affairs

Picnics and hay rides took up a good
deal of the time of the young people of
Wichita the past week. The parks are
getting into shape again since the high
water and they are very pleasant places
TO spend an afternoon or evening June
weddings with the attendant tin and
linen showers and receptions come in for
considerable time and pleasure. There
is to be found in the affairs of the week
the usual number of surprises, recep-
tions and farewell parties
WAS A ROSE PARTY
Thursday afternoon Mrs. Walter Pond
gave very pretty rose luncheon at her
home. 1853 North Lawrence avenue. 1t
was a very novel affair and was thor
oughly enjoyed by all the ladies present
The guests were seated at three tables.
one large one and two small ones. In
the center of each table was a vase of
beautiful pink roses. The plates were
marked with pink roses made of ribbon,
and a sachet of perfumed powder. This
pretty scene was lighted with pink can
dies set in pink roses. shaded with pa
per- on which were painted roses in water
coiors. Very dainty refreshments were
served and every course held surprises
for the guests.
Following are those who were present:
Mrs. H. J. Hsgny, Mrs. Howard Case.
Mrs. E. A. Cook. Mrs. Charles Ayles-
bury, Mrs. Frank Oliver. Mrs. ]. D. Hous-
ton, Mrs. f. Vail, Mrs. L. W. Clapp, Mrs.
Dean Gordon, Mrs. c. W. Brown, Mrs.
s c. Ashton, Mrs. W. P Innes, Mrs
Will Riley, of Iowa; Mrs. NJ. a. Mors-
man, Mrs. Charles Smyth, Mrs. Samuel
Sargent, Mrs. c. E. Hereford Mrs. G. E.
Lehman.
GAVE ALUMNI BANQUET.
Tuesday evening the members of the
Chautauqua alumni of the city gathered
in the banquet room OF the Hamilton
hotel for the annual alumni banquet
Over $50 persons were present. and with
the elegant menu, the music and oratory,
they spent very pleasant evening. The
room and tables were beautifully deco
rated with bunting and flowers. After
the banquet a program was given which
opened with a piano duet, March Mill
taire," Schubert, by Mrs. s. S. Noble
and Miss Coda Evans. Rev. James A.
Lawrence, president OF the East Side
Circle, pronounced the invocation. o.
G. Eckstein, the class orator, made the
class Grafton, after which Mrs. r. NJ
Piatt. as president Of the Chautaqua So
cial union, presented the class of 1903 to
Mrs. Ffnlay Ross, president of the AL
umni association. and who gracefully re-
ceived them. This was followed by the
class song. Mrs. G. c. Purdue spoke
Of the value of a diploma. Mrs. r. P.
Murdoch discussed The Permanent
Things" and the program ended with
Aud Lang Syne," by Mrs. II. Imboden.
The class is the largest ever graduated
from the Chautauqua work in Wichita
or in Kansas.
The members of the class are: DR.. and
Mrs. ]. G. Dorsey, Prof. and Mrs. H. B.
Scott, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. E. Campbell,
Mr.. and Mrs. o. G. Eckstein. Mr. and
Mrs. F. Z. Evans, Mrs. o. ]. Taylor, Mrs
+. a. Cramer. Mrs. E. W. Evans. Mrs
Howard Soule, Mrs. f. V. Critchfeld
I.Irs. NJ. A. Baker. Mrs. NJ. f. Sandon,
Mrs. I. E. Mclaughlin, ]. r. Vincent
]. W. Gibson. NJ. B. Covalt Miss Anna
Vincent. Miss Mary Carver Miss Susie
Moore. Miss Fannie Witbeck. Miss Clara
Cox. Miss Nellie Cox, Miss Jessie Adams
Miss Alta F1agler, Miss Mayme Mccoy,
Miss Hattie Smith Miss s Belle Stever.
Mrs. F. a. Burress. Miss Agnes Conway,
Mrs. Ruth Combs, Mrs. Jennie Hutch
inson.
SPEND PLEASANT EVENING.
The East Side Merry Makers club en-
joyed a pleasant hay ride Tuesday even
ing, June g. After riding up and down
Main and Douglas the jolly crowd drove
TO Linwood Park. where supper was
served. All report good time. Those
enjoying the ride were: Misses Matte
Day. Jessie Noyes. Bessie Moves, Bertha
HObson. Cleva Lawhan. Hazel Hume,
Edna Hobson. Nellie Furnish, Lucy
Goodwin. Olive Beauchamp. Myrtle
Whitaker. and Messrs. Tom Davis. John
RAIDER. Lee Furnish. VIII Graham. Guy
Furnish. Frank Graham. George Baxter.
Frank Lahey, Thomas Coulter. VIII
Ward. Elmer Hobson and Preston Hume
ENJOY NOVEL PARTY.
\ delightful party was given Friday
evening at the home OF Miss Irene Cole
man in honor OF Miss Mae Mccullough of
ST. Louis. a feature Of the evening was
q mock marriage. The rooms were beau
tifully decorated in green and white with
q large arch between the parlors To the
strains of the wedding march. played
by ROYAL West. the bridal party proceed
ed by little Vivian Farrel as ring bearer.
came slowly down the stairs and took
their places under the arch. where his
grace. Rev. Ronald DllDernonr snake