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Cigar andtraVh.
17. Mre. Burlingim and Judge F.ott,
Star and crescent.
18. Mrs Snell and Mr. Whedoa,
Wbtoh and chain.
10. Mre. Frost and Mr. Burlingim,
Engine and car.
20. Mrs. Bernard and Mrs. Allen,
Flat iron and runt.
21. Mrs. Allen and Pror. Hill,
Sugar and tongs.
22. Mrs. Wheeler and Mrs. Summer?,
Wash-tub aod board.
23. Mrs. Whedn and Mr. Guthrie,
Fiddle and bow.
21. Mre. Miller and Dr. Cook,
Fish hcok and line.
Objects not previously assigned: Rake
and hoe, needle and tbreud, pen and
ink.
Carnations were souvenirs. When tho
delicious courses had been served, Mis.
Wheeler, the (resident of the c'ub, in
troduced the speakers in unusually
harpy fabhion. The responses to her
clover prefaces were witty and pointed
and the infectious laughter which is the
tuneful accompaniment of ever) Sorosls
bacquet made music tit this one.
Meodames Parker, Hartley and Mies
Hartley wore at home th s afternoon to a
largo number of friends at the home of
Mrs. Hartley, 1710 L street. Beautiful
pink chrysanthemums and palms were
baDked together as a background for the
receiving party. The ladies were assisted
in receiving by MeBdames Milton Scott,
J. W. Winger, John Wort of Seward,
Teeters, J. H. Bigger, and D W.Camp.
Mies Hartley ha9 lately returned, from
the Filipines and has brought with her
many curios and relics, and her friends
Bpent a few delightful moments examin
ing thorn. Miss Hartley's studio also
lent an interest to the reception. The
dining room .was in red and white. The
llowors and gowns of the ladle? helped
to complete the color scheme. Mrs. I.
N. Baker poured the Filipino chocolate
and Mrs. Gleason served the ice. Misses
Polk, Poynter, Hill, MaGahey and Gal
lagher, of Omaha, assisted the ladies.
The punch was served from a Japanese
room. A large Japanese umbrella whs
fastened to tho ceiling, Japanese taper
tries covered the walls; the light in the
room came from Japanese covered lightp,
and tho following young ladies, gowned
in Japanese robes, took turns at serving
the punch: Misses Flora Hartley. Ma
rion Camp and Bessie Brown.
Mrs. D. A. Campbell gave a breakfast
on Tuesday for the charter members of
Matinee Musical in honor of Mrs. E. II .
Curtis, of Chicago. The club color',
green and white, gave the keynote to
the color scheme UBed in the dining
room. The drawn-work center piece
waB lined with green satin and helJ a
gorgeous bowl of white chrysanthe
mums. After the fruit, Miss Hoover
played a prelude suited to the occasion.
Mrs. Winger followed with the Club
Resume. The oysters preceded a de
lightful little piece, entitled "Songs f
the Sea," played by Mrs. Will Own
Jones, Chops and chipB were then
served, and Mrs. Paul Holm told at right
musical story. "As It was Told to Me."
After the salad, Mrs. Noble played a
SppniBh Bolero. The sweets wera fol
lowed by "Club of the Future,' by Mrs.
A. S. Raymond, and "Memoirs,"' by
Mrs. Gould. The charter members
present were: Mesdamea A. S. Ray
mond, Will Owen Jones, Nobb, E. P.
Brown, Butler, Barbour, Gould, Ward,
P. V. M. Raymond, Holm, Winger,
Hagenow, Sanderson, Wright, Talbot;
Misses Hoover and Millar. The invited
guesti were Mrs. Welch, Misses Moore
and Givons.
One of the most brilliant receptions of
tho week was given by Mrs. F. M. Blisb,
Mrs. J. 0. Harpham, and Miss Harpham
at 1540 Boutb 22d street, The reception
ro m w.-e decorated with white chrysan
theraums and ferns. Tho punch room
was in red. Tho draporiop, lloworP, and
candles wore red. The dining room was
beautiful in yellow and while, yollow
chrysanthomumB wore banked on tho
sideboard, yellow tullo streamers woro
carried from the chandeliers to tho four
corners of tho tablo and faetonod in big
airy bows. In tho contor of tho table
a large cut glass bowl was placed on a
French mirror and held un immense
bunch of yollow chrysanthemums. Tho
guests were received by Mrs. Harpham,
Mrs. Bliah, Mrs. Curtis, and MIbb Harp
ham assisted by Mrs. Welch, Mis. Mc
Creery, MrB. O. I. Jones, and Mrs. Mun
ger. Mrs. Paul Holm go,vned in red
servocUho punch and whb aesietod by
MisB Moody, Miss Schlosingor, at,d Mips
Grey. Mrs. Soacrest and Mre. Van
Brunt presided over tho refreshments in
tho dining room assistpd by Mieses Hoff
man, Honeywell, Backup, and Cunning,
ham,
For the first timo in a number of years
the parlors of tho asjlum were thrown
open to a largo gathering of friends who
came to assir t Dr. and Mrs. Ccflla con
gratulate Judge Holcomb upon his lato
election. The parlors and halls were
converted into a veritablo bower by tho
lavish ubo of chrysanthemums. I he ro
ception room waa in palo pink chrjsan
themums, tho upper hall wub banked
with yellow chrysanthemums, tho onet
parlor was in white and tho dining roira
in nd, The guests were received by
Dr. and Mrs. Coflla, Judge and Mib.
Holcomb, Governor and Mrp. Poynter,
assisted by Mrs. Burson. MisseB Love,
Charles, Wahlin, Johonn; Mesera. Hall,
Scott, Bear and Weart. Iccb were
served by MIbb Hoffman, assisted by
Mrs. Carpenter, Misses Phelps and En
low. The dining room was in red and
white, the colors being worn by the
ladies serving. Mrs. Pollock pourod the
coffee and Misses English, Bell and
Lundstrom assisted her.
Friday afternoon tho Kappa Kappa
Gamma fraternity was at home to the
members of Phi Delta Thota conven
tion and a few friends from each sorority
at the home of Miss Mabel Richards.
Miss Richards was aesisited in receiving
by MIbb Clara Hammond and Mr. Earl
McCreery. Misses Sa'Lee, Hargreaves,
Ricketts, Outcalt, Whiting and Ray
m nd were in the library. Miss Hayes,
Kmmons, Gerj, Kirlcor and Bratt as
sintrd in the drawing room and Misses
Wbid'tn, Emmons, Sarbach, Wetzel,
Jdtikii.p, Eiraineton.HouIz and Whiting
were in the court to introduce the
(rues s. The Kappa Kappa Gamma
co'oie, dnik blue and light blue, were
con. bi i od with the Phi Delta Thota
cilorp, liul.t bu and white, and wero
carried f om the chandelier to the four
ctrnrrpof thtdhin.- room table, where
M'Bes Ellen Orn and Bjrbara Burt
poured tl e coflVe nd i ho olate. Miss
Mabel LfnJ.'ey and Mito Nellie Griggs
Hssifcttd in the dining room.
A dancing c'ub gave its first party at
tho Lome o! Mr. and Mm. Oliver
R.idgets Weduesday evenirg. A very
enjoyable evening was spent in playing
four-banded euchre. MrB, I. M. Ray
mond won a cut glass sugar and cream
for winning the most games. Mr. Kel
ley won an immense stein. Mr. Rodgers
was awarded the book, "Richard Carvel"
for playing the most lose hinds. Re
freehments were served to Messrs, and
Mesdaroes S. H. Burnham, D. A. Camp
bell, J. B. Wright, W. 0. Wilson, I. M.
Raymond, H. H. Wilson, Irvine, Bar
bour, W. B. Wilson; MeedamcB R. H.
OjLtIov. Griffith: Misses Raymond. Mc-
Clure, Raymond. Tbo club will meet
next at a dance to be given soon.
The Delta Gamma chapter bouse
again opened its hospitable doors Satur
day morning for a breakfast in honor of
the Phi Delta Thela province conven
tion. To tome of tbo visitors the idea
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ANNA M. LONGSHORE POTTS. M.D.
If to sow the seeds of knowledge with
patience and perseverance and, having
Bown, to watch the gradual, but steady
development, resulting in a plentiful
harvest of grateful and enlightened wo
menit this constitutes success, then
Mre. Anna Longshore-Potts, M. D,, o f
Philadelphia, must be accounted one of
the most successful women of the day.
As a proof that a prophet sometimes
obtains honor even in his own country,
tbo "Women of tbo Century" gives a
biographical sketch of hor. She was
born in 1839, was one of the first gradu
ates of the Woman's Medical College of
Philadelphia, practiced prosperously in
the Quaker city until 187G, when she waa
prevailed upon to repeat in public the
lectures she had hitherto only delivered
to her patients privately, The success
of these sd JreBses was so great and the
necessty.for them so apparent, that Mn.
Longshore-Potts determined to enlarge
her sphere of usefulness, and the last
twenty years she bss spent in traveling
and lecturing, receiving the thanks
of women tbrougout the English
speaking world. Our readers will re
member the .enthusiasm her lecture
aroused bere ten years ago. The
series was under tin auspices of such
distinguished citizens as Gov JohnM.
Thayer, Benj. R. Cowdery, J. E. Hill,
Rev. Lewis Gregory, Walter A.Reese,
C. H. Gere, Wm. Leese, Rev. F. S. Stein
and A. H. Mendenhall. A crusade
against ignorance and prejudice ia the
lift work of Dr. Potts. As she says, "A
diffufion of physiological knowledge
would tend to prevent disease and pro
mote morality." A suggestion that Dr.
Potts believes in the superiority of her
own over the other sex is met with an
emphatic disclaimer. "Woman's chief
function," she says, "being maternity,
she cannot be the equal of man in
physical etrengtb, and she should not
try, She should be the intelligent and
healthy helpmeet not the rival or com
petltor of man in all things." Yet she
is fully alive to the value of her box,
and maintains that, with equal training
and experience, women are the superiors
of men, in dealing with essentially femi
nine ailments. Their intuitive knowl
edge of their own sex, tbeir tenderness,
their sensitiveness and their womanly
sympathy all combine to mako them
the best physicians for their Buffering
sisters. But it is mainly with the ob
ject of teaching women how to avoid
rather than how to cure illness that she
lecturee. She is an embodiment cf her
pet theory that an immense amount of
sickness and suffering could he avoidod
if women only knew more about their
own frames and more of the laws of
health. In appearance she is of medium
height, and has a shrewd, clever face,
surmounted by a mass of curly gray
hair, her penetrating, kindly eyes, light
up with a merry twinkle when some
humorous interlude, with which ber
lectures are leavened, suggest itself;
her voice is clear and carries, without
the slighest apparent effort, to every
corner of the theater. Since she was
last here she has again circumnavigated
the globe and to a name much distin
guished before the last trip has added
much luster. She will deliver six lec
tures at 'the Oliver commoning next
Thursday afternoon, when ladies only
will be invited. Thursday night she
will deliver, her only address to both
men and women. 8be brings many
novel illustrations with her, collected
during her two tours of the world. Not
the Iea9t of these will be rainy X ray
views, some of them full length. The
"Archives of the Roentegen Rays'' of
London has sent ber all the views taken
on the Egyptian battle fields. These
are novelties never before made public
Both of the lectures on Thursday will
be free.
of the girls having a fraternity house
was new and the house was well exam
ined from parlor to don. Many delight
ful experiences were exchanged and the
pleasant talk lent a keen appetite to
the delicious breakfast that was served
by tbo following ladies: Misses Tukey,
Maesomber, Welcb, Curtis, Mulliken,
Jackson, Garten, Haecker, Woods,
Miner, Hamilton, Watkins, Honeywell,
Webster, Harwood, Polk, Daniels, Cole,
Kenny, Davis, Maecomber, Gregory and
Cochrane. Mrs. Fisher acted as chap
eron.
Mm. Sam Whiting gave two Kensiog'
tons this week; and she is famous for
her Kensingtons. The first one was on
Wednesday afternoon whenall the ladies
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