Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-04-08
GOSSIP OF SOCIETY


derson, daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs.
John Anderson of Salina and ais
ter OF Clarence Anderson of this
city, wire chief for the United Tele-
phone company, and Mr.. Leonard
Hammer, has been announced for
April 81. Miss Anderson has visited
here frequently. She is a popular
girl and one OF Salinas most talent
ed musicians. Mr.. Hammer is filling
his second term as county attorney
of Saline county.
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The Hope Dispatch says: The
club women of Abilene have started
something. They have passed reso-
lutions condemning the Saturday
Evening Post for advertising cigar
cites, and getting boys to carry ana
sell their papers. 1t is a good move
which we hope will spread ike
wildfire." And the Salina Union
adds: 1.-THE Post carries full page
cigarette advertising regularly. Why
would not this movement be good
one for Salina clubs to join?
Fifth district institute of Kansas
w. C. T. U. was held at Wakefield
at Congregational church. March
2S, 20, %. The district officers pres
ent we're: President Mrs. Parker,
Delphos; vice president, Mrs. Bum
sted, Clay Center; secretary, Mrs.
Worsley, Clay Center; musical d.
rector, Mrs. Caywood. Clifton;
speaker, the state president, Mrs.
Mitchner. There were large aud
fences and good collections. besides
free entertainment Of the visitors,
Wakefield donated SIS for district
work.
The very enjoyable dinner party
Friday at the home of DR.. and Mrs.
A. B. Seelye, 18th and Buckeye
streets, was the occasion of the
S5th birthday anniversary of John
Mason Seelye, the venerable father
of DR.. Seelye. 1t Is not often that
one eats dinner with q man born
while Andrew Jackson was getting
accustomed to the white house. But
Mr.. Seelye came of good old Yer
mont stock, rugged and firm as the
everlasting hills of his native state.
He is a grandson of that Green
Mountain Boy, Lieut.. Ephriam See
I've, who at 29 years of age led his
company against the British at Ben
nington, Bemis Heights and Sara
toga, and died at the age OF w.
There were present at the dinner
long table full of relatives, including
the honored guests wife, their
daughter and son-in-law Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. w. Organ from Julietta,
Idaho, and children and grandchil-
dren here. Mr.. Seelye has been rath-
er poorly this winter, but with the
coming of spring and settled wealth
er it is expected he will pick up and
enjoy his usual good health, it is
hoped, for many years yet.
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The marriage Of Miss Edna Swan
ger and Mr.. Ralph Wider was SOL
emnized at the Methodist parsonage
in Enterprise Wednesday evening.
Rev. O. J. McCulloh performed the
ceremony. The bride has been a
teacher in school district SO and
has been one of the cOunty's most
successful instructors. She has made
her home with her aunt, Mrs. EN-
ma Jackson on West Sixth street.
Abilene. Mr.. Wider is a well known
and respected young man. They VIII
live on the Wider farm south OF
Enterprise.
Miss Rebecca Welty, who Is
niece of Mrs. A. w. Rice and has
visited her here often, is teaching
at the Odd Fellows home at Eureka
Lake, near Manhattan. She was
graduated from the short course OF
the state agricultural college at
the winter term, just closed.
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Manchester Motor: Miss Maude
McPeak, whose marriage to Mr.. John
Trott will take place soon. was the
guest of honor at a delightful Tip
nerarv" shower at the home of Mrs.
w. t. Lowry Tuesday evening OF
this week.
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