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UWURCi DAILY 4VUKHAL ABB XVYMJM* TRIBUNE, SATURDAY, DECEMBER o imIBKg*tnd?tooniheicirtheuldagothei ofaedCht,r tollb-riveop*ongbenwiernereJiaoi V€T.d od nuie New ]g In TheFB1END8 IK COUNCIL'*»iFor auM lang syne we meet, tonight For auH hmg syne.”If any thing could be wanting to mikethe observance of the twenty*fifth an* niveraary of the Friends in Council * complete mcceae it was fully supplied in the spacious home of the host and hoBteaa Mr and Mrs, Brinton W. 'Vood-ward, and about seventy*five ladiei and gentlemen “obliged by hunger and res quest of friends’' aaiembled at Bryn« wood laat evening.^Bcsid^ethe members of the c ub and their huebands, a number of former members were present from out of town among them Mr, and His. James Bur* ton aad Mrs Gjuu of Kansas Cty, Mra Whitehead of Chicago. Mrs, Cockins of Los^ Angeles. Mrs. I. C Haskell and daughter Mrs. Burney of Harrisonviile, Ho- Mrs, Saffurd Thtcher ol Topeka, and Mrs, 8 N. Bimpssn of Kansas City, KauThe time was pleasantly occupied until the summons to the tablee in greeting acquaintances old and new, and in ad* miration of the many works of art that adorn the walls of Bryn wood. At 7 r/cl jcy each guest found his place at the tables by means of small cards on which were written bu Dime and an apt quotation. Grace was said by Dr. Marvin and after ample justice had been done Ike banquet the tables were rapped to order uy the president of the club, Mrs W* ULA MODEMILLINERYIS KNOWN BY .ITS STYLE.The store always get* the newest from the east and trims in .the latest styles. For the same quality of goods prices areal* ways the lowest.LA MODE.power, the influence, of the united action of a quarter hundred women during a quarter hundred years? Can we, the citizens of Lawrence, aye. the citizens of Kansas, whostflives have been fo largely sfaapen by your Kind and gentle, yet wholesome and learned influence? Yon have labored long, and loved toag; labored because you loved, and loved while you labored, You have loved na» hire, loved art, loved huftan history. You love hietorv, not because it is as it is, but because It is the sum nary of human activities You love art and lit*Tkachev, Mrs. 8. S, Simpson Mrs Henry Simpson, Mrs Snow, Mm Isabel Tea* ney, Mrs, Alien and her Bister Miss Stanley, and Mias Brown. Mrs, S, O. Thtcher and Mrs. Gunn expected to be there, but forborne unrecorded reason did not come till the second meetiDg.bnt were among the charier members, as we did not sign the constitution until theWith the exception of one or two in» terruptioDi when abroad, Mrs, Thacher has kept up an active membership all the scare, oftentimes serving on committees and for years being its president. My own connection with the society has been intermittent, always coming when I cpuld. Often I have been obliged by; other duties to forego its pleasures, so 1 think I have been a member only about half nf the time. For the past seven years I baye not attended at all, and tonight I feel quite like a stranger among * ou. Here and there among the familiar faces I see those who were children when we beg*a A few years ago they numbered more than now, for they, too, have scattered to homes in other places, and we hear of them ai belonging to other clubs, to wnicb they lend their influence and their strength. And again „I find myself searching in vain for some who were wont to meet with us in ibe .years gone bv. and to grace our festive gatherings.bidden in those early da vs. religion, politics aad suffrage] It wens to ass I most sometimes, when some especially stirring or cxcilfng thing , occurred in these realms to excite my interest, have mildly rebelled in my inmoat soul, but sure I am I never so tar forgot the pro* prietiea as to let any one know il, I know I always tried to look wise and dig* ni fled, and I had a vague feeling, aomei times-—once or twice perhaps—thatothers were trying to lo k wise and dignified, too! And then by reading between the lints I see hints of solemn silences, as when note is made of animated discussions inttrruprirg the reading, When the reserve of the tidies seem* ed to have worn iff, as they became better acquainted. The second year we rather broke away firm metaphysics and read Bryce's Holy R- mju Empire, then, 1 think, just out, snd afterwards came years filled with history, literature and art.and recently 1 hear o! Dante andShakespeare, interspersed with mailers relating lo the present life of our own and other lands, not for getting t note educational and municipal interests in our own locality.Seriously, however, friends, criticise as we may, smile as we must, those were extremely pleasant and profitable meetings, and whin there comes before me, as so often there does, the almost intoxicating remembrance of our marvelously delightful autumnal weather, es-and a* thi tuoate om Goldimil)that’s old;manners,Now opei can Tuesd; a Open Si katlng. Next we day, FridaELITEMonday—The 1 cided to and cosDecemi:grand \ miles to Elega For t; by lady will be For t Jady or be givei For t making
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Lawrence Journal World
Lawrence, Kansas, US
Sat, Dec 05, 1896
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