Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-05-08
GOSSIP OF SOCIETY.

making plans for big picnic. Tne
/. date set is June 10th at the old fair
grounds. There will be games OF
all kinds, including ball games bas-
ket picnic in afternoon platform
dance at night. Everyone is invited
TO come. There will be no charge
for dancing. Herb Eicholtz has
charge of all plans.
The Freshmen held their annual
marty in the X. P. hall Saturday
evening. The hall was beautifuily
decorated in remnants, flowers ana
class colors and an~-enjoyable even
ing was spent at games. The class
color scheme was carried out in the
refreshments. The members OF the
faculty were guests of the class.
The old folks meeting at the
Christian church yesterday was
success in spite of the unfavorable
weather. There were about forty
present over sixty years OF age. Mrs.
Nancy Purves was the Oldest pres
ent, her age is IS. The solo by Will
liam Campbell, quartet by Mrs. Mid
dleton, Mrs. Rhodes, Mr.. Martin and
Mr.. Brown, and the duet by Mrs.
Middleton and Mrs. Burke were en-
joyed by the audience. 1t was a
great Joy to see so many silver heads
in the congregation.
The Woman's Missionary society
of the Evangelical church held its
annual business meeting at the
church yesterday afternoon. The
following officers were elected:
President, Mrs. w. s. Sherman; vice
president, Mrs. Phillip Ewalt; sec
retary, Mrs. Picking; treasurer
Mrs. o. Callahan; mission band man
ager, Miss Marion Picking; cores
ponding secretary, Mrs. Toburen;
superintendent of Little Heralds,
Mrs. Sam Burchard; librarian, Mrs.
p E. Sommers. The missionary
money was appropriated as follows:
SIS to Kansas conference, 50 to
foreign missions; 50 to home mis-
sions.
At the hour of eight-thirty last
night was solemnized the wedding OF
Miss Ethel Sweet to Mr.. Laban N.
Stauffer, by Rev. j. w. Abel of
the First Methodist church. The
bride is the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. C. L. Sweet of Twelfth avenue
east and the groom the son of Mr..
and Mrs. H. A. Stauffer of First
avenue east. The Sweet home was
filled with the fragrance OF IN
abundance of carnations and bridal
wreath and as the notes of Lohen-
grins wedding march were played
by Miss May Sweet, cousin of the
bride, the bridal couple took their
places before bower of a bridal
wreath and palms and the ring cere-
mony of the Methodist Episcopal
church was read. The bride, who
is a petite brunette, was exceptional
" sweet in her bridal dress of liberty
silk over slip of white satin, TRIM
med with pearl trimmings and car
rying bouquet of brides roses. A
wedding supper was served, carried
out in the dainty color scheme OF
pink and white by Miss Ida Sweet.
Miss Besse Thompson, Miss Edith
McCloud, Miss Georgia Cotton, Miss
Florence Delano and Miss Ruby
Whitzell. The guests from out OF
town were Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Hobbs
of Salina, Mr.. and Mrs. Wiley Cole
man of Wichita, Rev. c. G. Hutchi-
son and James Callahan of Abilene
and Eugene Stauffer of Hope. Mr..
and Mrs. Stauffer will be at home
to their friends at their home at
819 North Walnut after May ID
Hutchinson News.
AAA
Word comes from Harrington to
the effect that Arthur Mace and
Miss Mary Ferril of that place elop-
ed last week and we're married. Art
Mace was raised here and is the son
of Mr.. and Mrs. James Mace. Miss
Ferill has been here for two sum-
mer institutes and has visited here
many times.
zee
There's some science to the de-
tense put up by a young pedagogue
of this city the other night. He re-
turned home from teaching school