The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-06-27
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
Items of Interest About Topeks People
and Visitors in Town.

and Visitors in Town.
The First Methodist church was filled
this morning with an interested company
to witness the double wedding of Miss
Caroline Boughton to Rev Thomas E.
Chandler and Miss Mary Alden to Rev.
Clarence E. Holcombe.
At half past o'clock the organ pealed
forth the exquisite notes of Mendels-
sohn's "March of the Priests" and the
bridal party entered from both aisles pre-
coded by the ushers, Chas. S. Elliott and
Chas. NJ. Boughton, Ed. Curry and w B.
Swan. They were met at the chancel
rail by Rev. DR.. Embree who repeated
the service, each of the couples respond
ing in turn.
Miss Boughton wore a stylish costume
of gray cloth shot with old rose. with
revers of old rose moire and vest over
laid with point de gene lace. Her gloves
were old rose suede and her hat of but
ter colored lace with trimmings of gauze
and pink roses.
Miss Alden wore a similar toilette of
green and rosed mixed novelty cloth
with revers of green MORE and green
suede gloves, her hat was of lace also
with pink roses.
The chancel was deliberately decorated
with palms, and no flowers were used.
Both brides are prominent in the II eth
Odist church here, and their gracious
ways have won them many life long
1rloQQS. MT. GndnQl0E anu MI I1OIcOnD0
are both pastors of Methodist churches,
the former in Middleton, Mass, and the
latter at Carbonate.
Immediately after the ceremony the
party drove to the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Homer Boughton, where a wedding
breakfast was served to the following
guests: Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Chandler and
daughter Edna of Baldwin, Mr. II. N.
Alden, Mr. and Mrs. Weightman Jr., DIR.
and Mrs. Embree, Rev. and Mrs. L. K.
Billingsley, Mr.W. Z. Markham and Miss
Dora Markham of Bald win, Misses Clara
Ebright and Belle Bennett, Messrs. z. M.
Pierson of Cherryvale, Newt Alden,
Dick Alden, w. B. Swan, Ed. Curry and
Chas. Elliott
Mr. and Mrs Chandler left today for
Baldwin, where they will attend a recep-
ton given in their honor by Mr. and Mrs.
J. A. Chandler, and will leave next Mon
day for Massachusetts to reside.
Mr.. and Mrs. Holcombe' will go to Car
bondale in about two weeks to make
their home.
Topeka Girls in Chicago.
Two Topeka young ladies. Miss Celeste
Nellis and Miss Mabel Crawford, took
part in the annual closing concert of the
Chicago Conservatory of Music last week,
and the Musical Courier says: "Mabel
Crawford has coutralto voice of great
purity and unusual f1exibility. She sings
with the greatest ease, and her vOcallza-
ton is clear and distinct That she pos
sesses much feeling is also shown in her
Interpretation"
OF Miss Nellis is the following fatter
ing notice: "Celeste Nellis is one of the
most talented young pianists l have
heard She has remarkable strength,
crisp, clear touch. considerable velocity
and brilliancy of execution. She is very
Young and has a bright future before
her with the proper guidance. That she
has worked diligently is evident and she
has every indCcement to continue"
Lady PatrOnessss.
The following ladies are to be pat
ronesses at the Aeoliau Mandolin and
Banjo club concert at Library hall,
Friday evening. June 80: Mesdames A
S. johnson, P. G. Noel, J. P. GriswOld,
Guilford Dudley, NJ. C. Hammatt, Il. Z.
Clements, Harold Chase, H. p. Dillon,
Nellie Scott, Dean Millspaugh, J. l.
SheIIabargar, J. Thomas, Arthur Mills,
H. E. Ball, B. r. Wheeler; the Misses
IL ambleton, Ruth Farnsworth, Margaret
Dudley, Ellen Vail and others.
wedding Anniversary.
Mr. and Mrs. Cbas. Miller celebrated
the fifth anniversary of their marriage
last evening and invited company OF
friends to their wooden wedding" at
their home, 313 Quincy street
Flowers were used prOfuseIy and gave
mandolin club furnished music for the
occasion.
Cards were the principal amusement
and an elaborate lunch was served IN the
dining room to Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Jack
son: Misses Alice Schuele, Gusta
Pickens, Anna Pickens, Lena Kra-
mer, Lizzie Wilson, Hester Otto.
Nellie Henderson, of Liuc Oln. Neb., Mrs.
Charles Hill, Mrs. D. K. Swearingen,
Mrs. French; Messrs. w. G. Bateman. E.
@. Birch. and Carol Coulter of Washing
ton. D. c. Mussman of ST. Louis. Paul
Schuele, Fred Cra0docks Charles Hen