Pickwick Club Luncheon and Bridge At Ottawa Home
Mrs C B Russell hosts Pickwick club luncheon and bridge at her Ottawa home with guests from Lawrence, roses and peonies adorn rooms. High score prize to Mrs Bennett, consolation to Mrs Thompson, large turnout for this year’s Country Club party and mixed seating with small gifts on every table.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. B. Russell
R. C. ‘Miller
Pickwick Club
Ottawa
Russell
S. C. Jackman
F. C. Whipple
Lawrence
Pickwick Clubs
F. M. Harris
M. Sheldon
B.F. Bowers
J. H. Bennett
Max Wolf
Willard Ransom
H. M. Forester
CB. Shinn
Ralph S. Hanes
George P. Thompson
Roy. W. Stookey
Myra Adler
Funice Ott
Bennett
Thompson
Carriage Insurance Quote From 1828 Snippet
A fragment quotes a saying on insurance tied to a man’s carriage and his wife’s view of the vehicle. The line hints at social attitudes toward wealth and illness from the era, reflecting common moralizing witticisms.
Social Calendar Listings for Friday and Saturday Auctions
Fragments of social calendar items list multiple club events and hostesses for Friday and Saturday. Names include Mrs John L Kiln Miss Alargaret Kane Miss Alied Die Miss Agnes Husband Mrs Isaml and others, with musicales, flower displays, and bridge events noted at various homes and organizations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L. Kiln
Alargaret Kane
Alied
Agnes Husband
Isaml
Etta Corle
Old Fashioned Charity Event With Costume Parade
Vocal solos and readings marked an evening hosted by Mrs H Weinkartner and Mrs Wilbur Pine. A wrist watch and floor lamp were presented to Mrs Fincher by her husband and son. Prizes were awarded for best costume and contest wins. Committee members included Leonhard Hills, Lillian Hazel, Gladys Pine, and Lavida Hills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williaam Fincher
Reading
H. Weinkartner
Wilbur’ Pine
Weingartner
Earnest Pine
Terry Cralla
William
Leonhard Hills
Lillian
Hazel
Gladys Pine
Lavida Hills
Personal notes from St. Joseph residents visit and travel
Mrs. Melville Hanna of St. Joseph Mo is spending the week at aew of her brother John G and family. Mrs d J Eighmy and two children left this morning for a visit in Independence and Bartlesville. Miss Marjorie Olmstead is spending the day in Topeka. Sr A Elder made a trip to Kandy. McAlay Tucker who has been teaching at Cottonwood Falls will arrive home Sunday to spend the summer. Mrs W C Simons and Miss Dorothea Simons will go to Kansas City Kan tomorrow where they will be luncheon guests of Miss Lucy Daugherty. Miss Simons will spend the weekend with her grandmother Mr L J Reineke and aunt Miss Blanche Reineke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melville Hanna
St. Joseph
Aew
John G
D. J. Eighmy
Independence
Bartlesville
Marjorie Olmstead
Topeka
A. Elder
Kandy
Alay Tucker
Cottonwood Falls
W. C. Simons
Dorothea “Simons
Kansas City
Kan
Lucy Daugherty
Miss Simons
L. J. Reineke
Blanche Reineke
Dr Alfred Gifford Dies At 80 After Four Decades In Practice
Dr Alfred Gifford eighty died at his home 17 East Eleventh street in Lawrence after forty five years as a physician. Born in Philadelphia in 1852 he trained at Washington University and moved to Lawrence from St Louis. Survived by widow Grace L Gifford one daughter Mrs J C Searles and grandson Gifford Searles of Kansas City Mo. Funeral tomorrow at 3 pm at the Gifford home with Rev A D Grey officiating burial in Oak Hill cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Gifford
Lawrence
East Eleventh Street
Doctor Gifford
Dr. Gifford
Philadelphia
Washington University School of Medicine
St. Louis
Grace L. Gifford
J.C. Searles
Gifford Searles
Kansas City
Gifford
A. D. Grey
Oak Hill Cemetery
Woodlawn P T A Elects Officers In PTA Meeting
The Woodlawn Parent Teachers Association met Thursday evening in the school auditorium to elect officers and hear a program. Officers chosen were Mia Laster president Myers vice president Mrs. Clifford Pine treasurer Miss Orietta Bower secretary. Mothers of first grade children served refreshments. Program included Spring songs chorus under Miss Jeanette Bowersock reading Dorothea Weingartner vocal solo Mrs Wilbur Pine readings Mildred Ewing and musical numbers William Finch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodlawn, Parent-Teachers Association
Mia Laster
Myers
Clifford Pine
Orietta Bower
Jeanette Bowersock
Dorothea Weingartner
Wilbur Pine
Mildred Ewing
William Finch
Memorial Hospital Admission for Mrs Dalton
Mrs W B Dalton was admitted to Memorial Hospital on Tuesday for medical treatment. The report notes the condition of Miss Kathryn remains to be updated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Dalton
Kathryn
Wyandotte Officers Will Be Well Armed
The Wyandotte county sheriff and county commissioners approve readiness. Equipment valued at 500 dollars will arm Sheriff Albert G. Becker and his force, to be delivered in about ten days. It includes one riot gun tear gas canisters a tear gas fountain pen device one machine gun and 10000 rounds of ammo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyandotte
Albert G. Becker
Kansas student invited to national organists convention recital
Miss Ruth Spindler, a University of Kansas fine arts senior, received an invitation from Harold Milligan, president of the National Association of Organists, to give a forty minute recital at the upcoming annual convention in Rochester, New York this August. She earned the invitation as winner of the National Federation of Music Clubs contest in San Francisco last June. A previous Kansas City graduate, Mrs. Pearl Emley Elliott, performed at a New York convention last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Spindler
University of Kansas Fine Arts School
Harold Milligan
National Asociation of Organists
Association
Rochester
N. Y
America
Spindler
National Federation of Music Clubs
San Francisco
New York
School of Fine Arts
Pearl Emley Elliott
Kansas City
Local residents report gradual recoveries after major operations
Ziesenis, recovering after a recent major operation, shows improvement. Clara Emerson of 505 Ohio Street underwent a major operation Tuesday and is reported in satisfactory condition. Henry Collins left the hospital Thursday after a major operation about a week ago. Mrs. R. By Lackey is improving from a major operation suffered on May 10. Mrs. M. Friedman of 1053 Orville, Kansas City, Kan., is recovering from a major operation on May 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ziesenis
Clara Emerson
Ohio Street
Henry Collins
R. By Lackey
M. Friedman
Orville
Kansas City
Kan
Admiral Benson Dies Chief of Naval Operations During World War
Admiral Wm. S. Benson, chief of naval operations during World War I, died suddenly at his Washington home from a cerebral hemorrhage at age 76. He retired at 64 on September 25, 1919, and in March 1920 was named chairman of the Shipping Board. Rummage sale announced at 621 Mass. on Saturday May 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wm. S. Benson
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O. A.fischer
R. M. Fitzpatrick
F.C. Whipple
Harry Green
J. Frank Jones
L.R. Perry
V. K. Bruner
Harry Nevin
William Pilcher
W. J. Burke
C. B. Russell J. Fitzpatrick
Charles Elwell
Julius Marks
Gene Glahn
Will Pandleton
Waldo Bowman
Douglaston
L. T
Wagstaff
Gertrude Gilmore
Lewis Friend
A Ae
J. H. Fritts
Griesa
H. A. Klock
Max Wilhelm T Whipple
Iss Nell Hudson
Walter Thiele
Asher
W. F. Zajicek
A. T. Walker
Hugh Me Is
Ke Bruner
John J. Ril
Mere. Plord
Rankin
R. Payne
Judee
HL Smithmeier
Irving Hill
Justin Hil Tkittan
John Levett
Kamwaka Literary Club
Martha
Sulgrave Manor
Reed
Kansas
Willis Colman
A. R. Colman
Henry Werner
Irene Peabody
Donald M. Swarthout
Robert Calderwood
Vivian Skilton
Charles E. Fincher
Centenary Methodist Church
Aunt Het
Robert Quillen
Publishers Syndicate
Circus
Associated Press
Elizabeth Cobb Chapman Brody
Irving
Cobb
DR. A. Gifford
Rolla Laster
Woodlawn School
Memorial Hospital
Iead
K.U
Colle Te '9Th and
Tenn
Admiral Benson
Chief of Naval Operations
Mass
Fischer’s
Ventoe
Brown
Otto Fischer
NIT Crawford-Veatch Companye
THE
Terry Shop
Massachusetts
St. John Paul Turner
Eyelettes
Girl Scout
Duncan
Lorraine
Nation Department
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