Abilene weekly reflector., 1916-01-06
SOCIAL DO|NCS OF THE WEEK

Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Callahan en-
tertained forty wives and their hus
bands of the Here and There vicin
fty at a big neighborhood dinner a
their home north of the city Wed
nesday afternoon. Each lady brough
baskets filled with the choice o.
her kitchen and pantry and the din
ner was one that bespoke of the
Kansas farmers prosperity, The
ladies of the Here and There vicin
ity hold a neighborhood dinner al
regular intervals and the spirit oi
neighborly help and good cheer
which is created to a great extent
by such gatherings, is very notice
able in the community.
Twenty-Five young people made
up a line party for Carmen" last
evening at the Seelye theatre, with
Miss Leone Forney as hostess, in
honor to her guests, Miss Margery
Fulton of Topeka, and Miss Dorothy
Fulton of Salina. After the perform
ance the party went to the North
craft drug store where hot choco-
late and waters were served. This
was followed by a Victrola concert
ct the Forney home on North Spruce
street. Guests from out of the city
were Miss Juanita Pickering OF Kan
sas City and Burns Ellison of DEN
yer.
The following officers were in
stalled at the Eastern Star Tues
day night. Following the installa-
tion of officers refreshments were
served. w. NJ, Mrs Bertha G. An
derson; w. p, Mr.. J. NJ. Walters;
"a. M, Mrs. Justina Conklin Sec,
Mrs. Beatrice Young; Treas. Mr.. T.
M. Jones; Con, Mrs. Jessie Shad-
finger; A. Con, Mrs. Angeline Sell
by; Chaplain, Mrs Emma Stacey;
Marshal, Mrs Minnie Woodward;
Org, Mrs. Olive Beagle; Adal,
Mrs. Jennie Walters; Ruth, Mrs.
Bertha Baker; Esther, Miss Gertrude
Cough; Martha, Mrs. Katherine
Landes; Electa, Miss Rhoda Forney;
Warder, Mrs. Henrietta Jones; Sem
Mr.. w. T. Cough.
Duckwall-Spurgeon
Miss Theodosia Spurgeon and Mr..
Wilbur Duckwall were married Fri
day evening by the Rev. Alexander
Bennett of the Methodist Episcopal
church, at the parsonage, Mr.. and
Mrs. Duckwall left for abilene
where they will visit before re-
turning to Great Bend where they
will make their home. Mrs. Duck
wall is the daughter of Mrs. Mar
garet Spurgeon OF Highland avenue.
Mr.. Duckwall is one of the mem
bers of the Duckwall-Myers COM
pany, which operates the Variety
store here.-Salina Union.
An Abilene little girl has just
discovered that several of her
friends received unexpected pres
ents. She was on a visit at Christ
mas time and one day played post
office" with some little friends.
They gathered all the loose hand
kerchiefs in the house and placed
them in envelopes to use in the
game. She addressed several to
names of her little Abilene friends
and after the game was over the
grownups Of the family thought
they were gifts to be mailed and
sent them on their way through the
real postoffice. The house has been
shy on handkerchiefs but the re-
cipients were happy just the same.
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Mrs. w. A. Stacey pleasantly
entertained six teachers of the
Abilene public schools at a delicious /.
four course dinner the evening of
New Years day in honor of Miss
Ethel Henkins of Burlington, for
merly a teacher in the Garfield
building. Following the dinner the
evening was spent in a social way.
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McConnell-Ludwig
AT noon on New Years day, at
the home of the brides parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Jacob Ludwig, six miles
south of Clements, Kansas, occurred
the marriage of John Hugh McCon-
nell, and Mary Sophia Louise Lud-
wig. The young married couple will