The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-19
In THE SOCIETY WORLD.
FarewelIS of Mr.. and Mrs. J. D.
rIcCune.
GENERAL NOTES Or SOCIETY.
Personal Items of Interest About
Topeka People and visitors in Town

fPeTSOlS SeDQIng social lLeIQS 10 IllS depart
iment will please give their name and address in
order to secure DublicaEiOn.l
No one has left Topeka to take up
residence elsewhere, for long time, who
will be more missed or regretted than
Mr. and Mrs J. D. McCune.
Blr. McCune has been placed at the
head of the Milwaukee and Northwest
ern insurance companies offices in Chi
cago and has already gone there.
He will return on Sunday and spend
the holidays in Topeka where he has
lived for fifteen years, one of the city's
most prominent and hOnored citizens.
The first week in January Mr.. McCune
will return to his new home in Chicago,
accompanied by Mrs. McCune.
Mr McCune has been an active and
popular member of the Topeka club, and
in Mrs, McCune society will lose one of
its most valued members.
Mrs. McCune gave yesterday the first
of a series of farewell afternoons at
thimbles'to her friends Fifty ladies were
entertained, and this afternoon and tomor-
row she will entertain again, the same
number each day.
The pretty home on Harrison street
was decorated with palms and Easter
lilies, the latter having been sent all the
way from Chicago.
emphasize the hospitality and enjoyment
within, and the ladies spent most en-
ioEable afternoon.
Mrs. Hord's Thimble==Party.
Another home which made merry in
spite of yesterdays Indictment weather
was that of Mr.. and Mrs VIII Hord, on
Clay street, Mrs. Hord also entertaining
at thimbles The rooms wers tastefully
decorated in lilies and palms, and con-
versation and fancy work passed the
time pleasantly as the rain drops fell.
One Of the pleasures of the afternoon to
the ladies was meeting Mrs. F. c.
Hooper, of Salt Lake City, Mrs. Hord's
sister.
Mrs. Hord was assisted in receiving
by Mrs. Hooper and Mrs. George H.
Hubbard.
The young ladies who assisted in
serving the delicious lunch at 4:30 vera
Miss Myra Van Houten, Miss Gussie
Fuller, Miss Maud Evans, and Miss Alice
Atwood.
The guests were Mesdames L. c. Was
son, Clarence Bowman, S. J. Crawford,
Arthur Capper, ]. II. Hunt. F. o. Pope
noe, Horace Hall, S. B. Anderson, S. B.
Brett, Edwin Knowles, W. D. Gossett,
Richard Gundry. J. F. II. McKibben, T.
S. Mason, J. L. Van Houten, D. o. Nc
Cray, D. E. Merwin. C. N. Atwood, ]. w.
F. Hughes, L H. Wolfe, Henry Taylor
P. c. Chamberlain, Rugg, L. II. Crandell,
VIC smyser, T; J; H4nkla, George STAINS
field, George Wall, D. J. Harding, Geo,
Eagle, w. I. Crosby, E. II. Crosby, w J.
Black. a. NJ. Mills, Larimer,
John Sargent, n. Peacock, VIII Thrapp.
of Chicago, r. K. Jamison,
G. P Ashton. Will Taylor, W. S Eberle,
Howard Bird J. 5. Sproat, Ed. Hindman,
Jay Van Houten, W. I. Beerbohm, c. T.
Trapp, r. Z Mes baum, james Cuthbert,
Harry Seery, j. II. Stevenson, Frank
Crane, Herman Lescher, H. L. Shirer,
Norman Wear, Fred Cole, Schuyler
Prescott and Fred Freeman. Misses
Lila Rix Of Hot Springs, Alena and
Violet Christ. Dora Saffori, Ella Thomp-
son, Aesen Brewer, Alice Atwood, Ma
ME Waters, Maud Evans. May Short,
Jennie Price, Flora Mayo, Lizzie Taylor,
Myra Van Houten, Elss Valentine,
Marie Norton, Gussie Fuller, Nina and
Ella Peacock, Matte Hanley, Mamie
Hopkins.
Miss Ewarts Card Party.
Miss Arlie Ewart gave the second of a
series of evenings at high five last even
ing at her homo in Potwin Place.
Chrysanthemums, carnations and palms
were used in decorating, and the hostess
was assisted by Miss Ollie O'Brien and
Miss Nell Clough.
After the game had been enjoyed, it
was found that Mrs. Arthur Murphy
was entitled to the first prize a hand
somely decorated china plate, and that
MIR. J. B. Furry would receive the gentle
mems first prize. slain By The Doones"
Refreshments were served on small
tables.
The invited guests were Mr.. and Mrs.
W. W, Webb, Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Muir
ply Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Nichols,
Mr. and Mrs. J. L King, Mr..
end Mrs Horace Hall, Mr.. and Mrs
Frank Edison, MIR. and Mrs. Will Trump,
Misses Nell Clough, Ollie O'Brien, Mary
Thompson, Mary Lakin, Dora Furman,
Alice Prescott, Rose Horton, Franc Lit
tletield, Helen Moon. Emma White. Nora
Norris, Myrtle Jetmore; Messrs Clifford
Histed, John Waters, Walter Gust, Wal
ter Burgess. Fred Wolfe, Rob Furman,
]. B. Furry, Ed Dennis Ed Mcbride.
Ben Akers, George Heyden, Warren
Akers, Park Ewart and Terrence Ew-
art
General Social Notes.
Miss Abbie Ware will go from Detroi
where she is attending school to spend
The Christmas holidays with relatives at
Rochester New York
Mrs. L. h. Wolfe will entertain at 8
O'clock dinner en- Saturday for Mrs.
Waddell, Mrs. J. W. Hardrs mother.
Mrs Waddell will return to her home in
Chicago next week
number of ladies who live on Green
wood avenue in Potwin have organized
whist club. The club met with Mrs
A. Troutman on Saturday evening and
will meet next Saturday evening with
Mrs. J. W. F. Hughes.
One hundred OF Jaccard's engra we'd
visiting cards with plate cost $3.50
Fifty cards and plate 81. Adams Bros,
agents for Topeka. Either telephone.
Mrs. II. Il. Sausman has removed her
dressmaking establishment from 118
West Sixth street to the rooms over the
Wiggin, Harding Dry Goods company's
store, where she will be pleased to see
patrons.
Mrs. ] n. Rrier will antartain at