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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1905
Page
4
Mary K Parks will give the first graduating piano recital of the year at the University of Kansas in Frazer hall on Wednesday night May 10. Bass singer Detwiler of Ottawa will accompany. program mixes classical and popular pieces. Four art students will serve as ushers. Fisher, McKain, Taylor, and Sweeney.
Huddleston carpet cleaning plant acquired and services offered to clean, scour, and size carpets or rugs at a small price. Full Mass street Te]. First class work promoted by F H Bennett & Co.
A jumble of old ads and notices offers feather dusters woodward & co items 70 cents, moth powder and paint protection. real estate listings show 500 acres Wiperacta wheat land priced per acre with various lots. misc notes include repairs by H G Gustafson jeweler and May Music Festival details, plus promotions for hats shirts soda fountain osteopath optician rooms and furnished rental at 623 Alabama Street.
The University of Kansas announces a record total enrollment of 1450 after removing double registrations. County by county, Douglas Wyandotte leads with 73 students followed by Shawnee 40, Allen 33, Brown 33, Montgomery 32, Sumner 31, Leavenworth 30, Bourbon 30. Commencement events and guests from Harvard Vanderbilt and Yale are noted along with a Schiller celebration at KU featuring a lecture by Professor Carruth and German program activities.
Lawrence Camera Club gathered at Miss Lucy Wight s home to hear James Fitzgerald discuss color photography an unusual topic for amateurs. Plans for a summer picnic were set and Negatives turned into lantern slides by L G Perkins will be shown at the year end meeting.
A Douglas county call invites support for a public rest room benefiting wives and children. The Kanwaka Congregational church hosts a May 12 event with a play, music, and ice cream supper. tickets 2 ½ cents for play and supper, with reduced prices for children.
Chancellor Frank Strong of the University of Kansas will deliver an address before the Kansas Alumni Association in Kansas City. He outlines plans for the coming year and reviews the university’s progress over the past three years. The meeting targets former students of the university.
Property listing details a two story frame house on South Massachusetts Street with 125 feet front by 25 depth and a barn. Immediate sale offered for 34500 cash with terms to suit, contact WT Sinclair KU Cushions, plus a miscellaneous note about discounts and local shop offers. The weather note mentions sultry conditions with light precipitation and cloudy skies.
The biennial session of the Fraternal Aid Association general council began in Lawrence with California chair W M Scott presiding. Officials announced morning and afternoon sessions, welcome addresses, and a program including music, readings, and a drill team contest with an Athens council initiation and banquet planned for Thursday evening. The event marks the first formal gathering in the association’s new hall with strong local hospitality.
Missy Elda Clevinger hosted friends from the Chastian church at Tennessee street with various games and a pleasant evening. The Music club will meet tomorrow afternoon with Mrs. Alex Mitchell. Presbyterian ladies were hosted by Mrs. A. L. Selig. Mr. Henry Aster plans a Glen club gathering for Kansas University tonight at his Mixsnurd Street home. Norman Keller and family visited from Topeka with V. L. Keller. Three tables of whist were enjoyed by Miss Gertrude Sellards in honor of Lulu Griggs and Jon Kramer’s forthcoming wedding. Arkansas City guest Mr. McMillan attended, and A. Monroe was expected back from a southbound railroad trip. FE. A. Shharpa is back in town. Mrs. Loyal Crawford and son George William Crawford arrived from Girard to visit C. Hawk. H. P. Farley and Mrs. Farley from Chanute are guests of TI. B. Robinson on South Massachusetts Street while attending the Fraternal Ald.
General council meeting occurs as Miss Ines Plums departs for Emporia heading to Denver. Bride to be Miss Lou Griggs and Joy Kramer to be married tomorrow with Ventura club guests. Multiple visits, dinners, and bridge whist gatherings noted along with travel and funeral notices. Lost gold rimmed glasses reported near the Christian Church and Maine street.
On May 3 1865 Margaret Miller and James W Junkins were married. About thirty five relatives gathered at the Miller homestead southeast of Lawrence for a celebratory dinner and photographs. The couple, longtime Lawrence residents since 1855 and 1858 respectively, have lived at 5 Tennessee Street for forty years. They received lavender ribbon tokens bearing initials and dates. Mr Junkins’s old friends and local businesses sent regards.
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