The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-13
IN THE SOCIETY WORLD.
Recent Social Events in, Topeka and
Vicinity.
GENERAL NOTES OR SOCIETY.

Personal Items of Interest About
Topeka People and Visitors in Town
Persons sending social items to this depart
inent Will please give their name and address in
order to secure publication.l
Br. and Mrs. c. T. Spencer celebrated
their eleventh anniversary at their home
Wednesday evening. The rooms were
decorated in smilax and lighted with
candles and Japanese lanterns. At 1870
o'clock the guests, about twenty In num-
Der were seated at small tables and an
elaborate supper was served. Owing to
the absence of Mr.. and Mrs. Spencer
from home the previous year the tin
anniversary could not be celebrated,
much to the disappointment of Mrs Spen-
Ger, who often remarked to her friends
her need of an egg poacher. This year,
the need was supplied as seven guests
each presented the much desired pres
emf. The guests, mostly members Of the
Il B. club, were Messrs. and Mesdames
James A. Troutman, Harry OVerholt, ].
C. Mcleod, R. L.sNesbaum, c. D. Skin
ner. w. H. sFernald, II. o. Carney, Dr.
and Mrs. Mum, DR.. and Mrs. Mcclure.
At Trinity church the annual Christ
mas fair has been opened and a mother
goose entertainment given wherein a
Christmas pie with.four and twenty black
birds was the principal feature.
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pretty and useful Christmas gifts for sale
and early in the evening supper was
served.
Those who took part in the entertain
ment were Mr. NJ. D. Henderson as king.
Mra W. Robinson queen, Miss Edna
Parkhurst maid, Mr. Frank Parkhurst,
chief cook, Mr.. F. FL. Poole. Miss Ella
Ramsey and Mrs. +. II. Foster assistants.
The court ladies and gentlemen were
a I II
Schumacher, Misses Mary Barley, Will
lie Tomlinson, and Susie Wilder; while
the little blackb birds were the little Misses
Henlin. Dorothy and Kathleen Lutz, Jo-
sephine and Eleanor Keizsr, Geneva
Henderson, Anna Johnston, Ethel Nc
Laughlin, Jean Parkhurst, Marion Per
kins, Messrs- Troy and Ray Cope, Ellis,
Morse, Wendall Morse, Dana Parkhurst,
Charles Robinson, and Fritz Wolf.
The Topeka club have issued their
invitations for their first party. 1t will
be reception and dancing Friday even
ing, December 81.
Mrs. Walter Horner will entertain the
D. D. whist club next Mondoy afternoon
Miss Helen Walker will give a card
party Saturday evening.
Judge Anterior has taken Mr. W. E.
Sterne's place in the Geutlemens' VIII ist
club
Mrs. Herbert Holt and Miss Fannie
Blakesley have gone to .LaCr1ces, n. NJ.
Mr.. and Mrs. Holt move to Silver City,
n. NJ, in January.
Mr. Walter VeaIe has returned from
Swiss Vale. Kan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard Kelly of EN-
poria have been visiting their daughter,
Mrs. Geo. Crawford, for few days.
Miss NJ. A. Short of Leavenworth is
spending the winter with her friends.
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of Topeka.
Mr.. Ed. Bennett is in Chicago.
Mrs NJ. E Whittlesey is visiting in
Hutchinson.
Miss Viola Stuart of St. Joe will spend
the holidays in Topeka.
Mrs c. NJ. Atwood has gone to Chi
cago
Robert Ryan. of ST. Marys, visited in
Topeka this week.
Miss Eta Harrigan and Miss Sheely
have returned from d visit in St. Marys.
Mrs. E. n. Stevenson leaves today for
visit in Springdale, Ark.
Mrs. J. B. Wolf, of California, Mo, is
the guest of Mrs. J. L Hand.
Misses Blanch and Josephine Joerger,
Of Leavenworth, will visit Mrs. Dan
Clements during the holidays.
Mrs. J. F. FARRELL will go to Quincy. ILL.,.
next week for short visit with her sis
ter, Mrs. Harry Bert
Mrs. Z. NJ. Stevenson will leave this
week for a visit at Springfield, Ark,
Mrs C. c. Baker has gone to Alamosa,
Colo. for a weeks visit. Her daughter,
Miss Nellie accompanied Mrs. F. P.
Baker to Denver the first of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Ii. Sheldon of Bur-
lingame are in the city.
Mr. E. A. Wagner is in st. Louis.
Mr.. r. I. Herrick will leave this week
for Arizona Whera he will nrobahlv ra
main all winter.
Mrs. Captain Goodwin of South Dakota
is spending the winter in Topeka to be
with her daughter Miss May who is at
tending Bethany college
Major c. Hood of Emporia was in the
city Wednesday,
Mr.. and Mrs. E. GaddIs who have been
the guests of Mrs. D. c. Leavitt have re-
turned to their home in Baldwin, Kas.
Mr. Fred Van Valkenburg went to
Purcell, Kan.
Rev. R. F. Y. Pierce, who preached in
the Baptist church last Sunday, has re-
turned to Rockford, Ill
Miss Martha Putnam left Tuesday for
Chattanooga, Tenn. to spend the winter.
Mrs A l. Davis is visiting her sister,
Mrs. Hammond, in Hiawatha.
Mrs. Julia Summers has gone for a
short visit in Chicago.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. P. Dillon, Mr.. and
Mrs. W. A. L. Thompson, accompanied
Mr.. George K Peck in his private car &c
Chicago Miss Peck, who has been Wis
iting friends in this city for several weeks
returned home with her father.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Mileham have gone
to Kansas City for few days visit
MUST TEACH TEMPERANCE.
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