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the neighborhood. The evening was
enjoyably spent in social games and
music, after which light refreshments
were served.
A pleasant surprise party was gwen
Mr.. and Mrs. Reuben Rich, Saturday
evening, at their home, 152 Chestnut
street. About forty of their friends
from the country arrived att O'Clock,
informally taking full possession OF
the house. The guests Informed their
host that, being day too late Tor
an "April Fool s. party they had
substituted surprise. The evening
was pleasantly spent in euchre, pc
dro and finch, and, about II 0 clock,
light luncheon was served. The
guests. who were as follows, spent
most delightful evening: Messrs.
and Mesdame Wesley Sullivan, Willis
Rich, Edward Dietemeyer, Joseph
Starr. r. M. Dennis, Albert Lamb,
Francis Roach, Newton Brumfeld,
--- Lamb and R. d. Rich; Misses
Carrie Starr, Edna Starr, Katie
Lamb, Ruby Rich, Elizabeth Starr,
Virginia Lamb, Irene Dennis, Fannie
Rich, Marjorie Dennis and Bertha
Baker; Messrs. Roy Dennis, Jesse
Starr, F. y. Rich and Russell Stuart.
The History club held meeting
Saturday afternoon at the home of
Mrs. Mary Whitridge, on south eighth
street The program was furnished
by the hostess, who read an excellent
ly prepared paper on belgium from
1888 to the Present Time, which
proved very interesting. The larger
part Of the afternoon was taken up IN
discussion of the Congo. Tree State.
Belgium's great source of revenue,
and of King Leopold S connection
with the Congo valley. The attend
ance was good and the meeting was a
very profitable and interesting one.
The next meeting, on April 10th, will
be the annual business meeting, when
1.-THE election Of officers for the year
l19O4-5 will take place.
The meeting Satur1aE afternoon
was the closing literary meeting of
the season. The subject of the club s
work this year had been "Belgirnn
and Holland,'' and the season passed
has been very successful one. Next
years program IS almost completed,
and will be announced soon.
The Woman Is Missionary society Of
the First Presbyterian church was en-
tertained Saturday afternoon at the
home Of Mrs. D. l.. Mather, on north
twelfth street. Thirty members, to-
gether with several guests, were pres
emit, and the meeting was very inter
esting. TIL subject for the afternoon
was omissions and Mission Work in
Africa. a number of short articles
bearing on the subject were read by
various members, and Miss Virginia
Colburn entertained the society with
an excellent talk on the work of the
missionaries who have gone to Africa.
After the program the members en-
Ijoyed pleasant social time and Miss
Stella Brush sang solo, which was
well received. The place Of the next
meeting was not definitely decided,
but will be announced later. 49,
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The Nomads were entertained Sat
urday evening at the home of the
Misses Williams, on north sixth
street The topic for the meeting was
'Chopin-His Life and Compost
tions, and the program, arranged by
Misses Pearl Green, Jean Dunlop and
Anne Wilson, consisted of papers on
the composers life and renditions of
the best known of his works. The
meeting proved of great interest to
the members and guests present. At
the next meeting, the closing one of
the year, will occur the annual ban
quet. which will be held at the home
of Miss Ella Winchester, on north
eleventh street.
Miss Electa Henley entertained
small number of her friends Saturday
at delightful evening party, given
at her home, on south seventeenth
street, in honor of her guests, Misses
Cause and Stone, of Carthage. Finch,
played at three tables, was the fea-
ture of the evening. After the games
the young people enjoyed several mus