The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-05-14
SOCIAL AND Personal.
Items OF Interest About Topeka People
and visitors Town

Items OF Interest About Topeka People
and visitors in Town
1t is hard to discriminate, where so
many brilliant musicians were gathered,
as there were at the musical contest in
Hutchinson; but without intending any
disparagement to the others, the JOUR
NAL correspondents was especially de-
lighted with the execution in piano &C
compartment displayed by Miss Gertrude
Tracy. She is one of our townswomen,
and her faultless work was well worthy
all the praise so freely lavished upon it
by the competent music folk there as
sembled
To Receive with Miss Yaw.
The following ladies will receive with
Miss Yaw tomorrow afternoon from till 3
in the parlors of the National: Mrs. Geo.
Parkhurst, Mrs. Bennett Wheeler, Mrs
f. s. Cravens, Mrs. T. ]. Hankla, Mrs. j.
P. Hankla, Mrs. Talmage 5. Hand, Mrs.
II. L. King; Misses Myra Williams. Vir-
Johnson, Mary Horner, Irene Homer.
Edna Best, Jennie Lescher, Ada Hankla,
and Theresa Rossington.
General Social otes.
Mrs. VIM. johnson and Mrs. Clara
Wiggin have returned from California.
The Valhalla club will give picnic
at Homer B0wm ans farm tomorrow.
J. L. McCaslin of HoyI spent Sunday
in town.
Mrs. c. B. Hutchinson has returned to
Kansas City.
Mrs. Fred Augustine of Abilene and
Mrs. w. F. Seward of Kansas City are
visiting Mrs. Geo. Seward.
DR.. w. n. West has gone to New York
and expects to sail Wednesday for Lon
don. England, to spend six weeks.
The ladies of the Orphans home will
give a strawberry social at Music hall
Wednesday evening.
Mr.. Theo. Frank of Terre Haute, Ind,
is visiting friends in this city.
Mrs Ettlinger entertained on Friday
evening for Misses Blanche Barnum of
Newton and Minnie Barnum.
w. J. Allen of Chicago is in town on
business.
Miss Trissa Greenwood and Carrie
Merrick spent Saturday in Kansas City.
Mr. and Mrs- Charles King of Rnrlin-
game are in town today.
Henry Guettal of Kansas City spent
yesterday in town.
Ralph Hughes will spend Wednesday
in the city on his way from Kansas City
to Emporia to spend his vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Robinson will sail
next week for London, England, to be
gone about three month.
Clarence Smith has taken position in
Newton stenographer for A. A Tur
ner, division superintendent of the Santa
Fee, and his place in the general offices
here will be filled by Miss Matte Payne
of Kansas City.
Mrs. L. d. Monroe has returned to
Charlton, Ia, after an extended visit
with MIR. and Mrs. ]. K. Maybe
The Y. P. S. C. E. of the Second Pres
byterian church, will give picnic at
Garfield park Wednesday evening
Arson Goodson returned from Fort
Leavenworth today.
Miss Nellie Clough spent Sunday in
Leavenworth.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Sargent have re-
turned from Excelsior Springs.
Mrs. F. w. Johnston, formerly Miss
Leila Devendorf of the City of Mexico, is
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. III. X.
Devendorf.
Mr. d. w. Pitts and daughter of Gar
den City, are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. b. E.
Pitts.
M. F. McKirahan spent Sunday in
Garrett
J. w. Newberry has removed from 341
Shawnee avenue to 1908 Kansas avenue.
He has purchased 1908 and 1910 Kansas
avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. III. Iddings of Atchison
are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. S. A. Swendson
of LOwman HILL
James Garvin has returned from Buff
falo, N. Y.
Miss Bessie Lawhead of Guthrie, o. T.,
who has been the guest of Miss Sadie
Stickney, left Thursday for Kansas City
to visit relatives.
The ladies of Potwin and Auburnd ale
will give a reception Friday evening for
the teachers of Potwin school and their
friends at the home of Mrs. B. B. Yates,
23S Woodlawn avenue.