The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-28
IN SOCIETY CIRCLES.
Recent Social Events in Topeka
and Vicinity.
GENERAL NOTES OF SOCIETY
Personal Items of Interest About To-
peka People and Visitors in Town.

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peka People and Visitors in Town.
Mr. Will Haskell is coaching a ladies'
minstrel show at Wichita which will
give it's first performance tomorrow
night
Mrs. A. M. Horner has returned from
Chicago, where she was called to attend
her motner's funeral
Mrs. Street and her son Ray of ODER
lin, who have been visiting Repre-
sentative Street, left yesterday for visit
in Manhattan.
Mrs. F. o. Mott of Harper City, is the
guest of her husband, Representative
Mott.
Miss Lola Milliken, who has been the
guest OF Mrs. jackson, returns to Law
renee tomorrow.
Mr. and Mrs. Fl. E. Blount and family,
are moving to St. Joseph, Mo.
Mr.. F. II. Lobdell, editor of the Digh-
! ton Herald, is the guest of his brother,
! Speaker Lobdell.
| Miss Stella Wallace has decided to
study under Carpi, of the Chicago con-
servatory.
Miss Louie Bone of Wichita, who has
been the guest of her brother, Represen-
| tative Bone, has deferred her departure
one day, and does not leave for home till
tomorrow.
On Tuesday evening of this week Miss
| Cora De Long entertained a number of
her young friends at her home at 119
| West Seventh street, in honor of the an
niversary of her 18th birthday. The
evening was spent very pleasantly in
cards and other games until 10 o'clock,
when refreshments were served on small
tables in the parlor. Miss De Long was
assisted in entertaining by her mother,
Miss Laura Longaker and Miss Myra Nc
Dermott of Liberal, Kan. Many hand
some presents were given the young
hostess by her friends. The following is
the list of invited guests: Misses Myra
! McDermott, Laura Longaker, Alice
Deisher, Cecil Bunce, Rose Cohn, May
and Anna Hartwell and rhora Wintrode,
and Messrs. Lester L. Channel, Will NJ.
| Hopkins, Clyde Tincher. Chas. Drew,
Ike NJ. Cohen, Marcellus l. Wagner,
| JOIN Beede, Lon Bowman and DR.. F. o.
| Burkett.
Mrs. Frank Curry of Leavenworth,
who has been the guest of her cousin,
Mrs. Ed O'Bryan, left for her home yes
terday.
Mr. Al Gordon, prominent lawyer of
| Wichita, was in the city yesterday.
Mr.. Frank Patterson entertained a
number of his friends at his apartments
in the Veale block last evening.
| Miss Bertha Mathis went to the Sons
of Veterans ball at Lawrence last even
ing.
Mrs W. A. Morgan returned today
from the encampment at Lawrence.
Mrs. John F. Switzer was called to
Kokomo, Indiana, yesterday, by the
death of friend.
Master Ed. O'Bryan, son of Senator
and Mrs. O'Bryan, of Wichita, is suffer
ing from mumps.
Musicale at the Throop.
A novel innovation was the musicale
/ given by and under the auspices of the
Ladies' Orchestra of the Throop hotel on
Monday evening The parlors we're
prettily DECORATED with palms and plants.
The opening number was pleas
| ing surprise. The Ladies' Orches-
ira know something of the history
of Haydn and it was his "Kinder Sym
phony," arranged for the piano, violin
and different toys, that was given by
them first The instruments were trum-
pet and drum, cuckoo. nightingale, rat
tie, triangle, ETC., and as handled by the
Misses Ihacher, Mrs. Henry Ripley
Dcrr, Mrs. John F. Switzer, Mrs. Kacz-
ynski and Mrs H. E. Ball, brought down
the house. Mr.. II. Y. Hinckley then
sang "The Bugler," descriptive song,
in his most pleasing style. Messrs. How
ard Lawrence, Thomas Clements and
David Norton rendered trio on banjos
and piano. Mr.. Henry R Dow gave
dialect yarns, and Mrs. Vincent
Kaczynski. charming piano solo. Miss
Kate Whiting recited. The Holian man
dolin club played Gillian dances, and
then the Throop hotel ladies orchestra
again delighted the company by Chur-
tabs s'Merry Sleighride Symphony" add
ing sleighbells to the instruments used
in the first number. Over thirty five
dollars was realized for the kindergarten
association
An Evening Tea.
Miss Emily Black and Miss Carrie
Merrick entertained last evening at Miss
Blacks home, complimentary to Miss
Adams of Usage City, who is the guest
of Miss Mollie Crane. Tea was served
at six o'clock and after tea, thimbles and
social chat whiled away the time. The
twelve young ladies who sat down to the
daintily spread table were Misses Nellie
Adams Of Usage City, Mollie and Anna
Crane, Myrtle and Lulu Fordyce, Daisy
Hayes, Trissa Greenwood. Carrie Mer-
rick, Clara Labaugh, Daisy Smith, Emily
Black and Lulu Cope.
Minor Social Mention.
A number of society people will at
tend ISIS Lou Neely's party, in Leaven-
worth, Saturday evening
Rev. John A Bright is very i'll at his
home on Morris avenue.
Mrs. John Seaton of Atchison, came
over to visit her husband today.
Miss Ma00io Hap1ov %broo