The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-11

Will the OGn0F5 present. regarding these
great personages. Those present were
and Mrs. 7. II. Ayers, Miss Viola Trout
man, Miss NJ. B. Whaley, Miss Efie
Graham, Miss Laura Ewing. Miss Anna
Murphy, Miss Hattie Williams, Mr.. C.
w. Hickman, MIR. C. D. WEIGH and Mr..
C. N. Culver.
Minor Social Mention.
Miss Arlie Ewart will entertain the
Douze Whist club and gentlemen next
Wednesday evening.
A committee in the interest of Holli-
day park held business meeting at the
home of 7. J. Kellam Thursday even
ing.
AS early as Z o'clock this morning a
picnic party composed of the Misses
Kittie Harrison, Tary Greenwood, Maud
and Bessie Bates, Agnes Gunther, Man
ME Bennett, Effie Neil, Louise Kellam,
Mamie Luff, Mary Harrison, Messrs.
Kurtz KellaIn, Albert Patten, Harry
Tom Frost, Howard Pattan, Milo Sloo
and Eddie Luff started for ex- Mayor
Harrison's farm. about two miles south
west of the city, for an all day picnic
Miss Martie Whaley entertained the
mem bers of her whist club this after
noon at her home on Monroe street.
Ira Waite of Kansas City is spending
q few days in the city.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Null of Salina are visit
ing Mr.. and Mrs. F. S. Shumate on West
Sixth street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Pryor are the
| guests of Lee Jones. Mr.. Pryor is the
noted performer on the trombone in
| Sousa's band.
Mrs. Dr. Hogeboom and daughter, Mrs.
Dr. Wall. accompanied by Miss Bessie
Gibson, left yesterday for Pittsburg,
Kan, to visit Mr.. and Mrs. Dent Hoge-
! BOOM
Mr.. Theodore Poehler, Jr., of Law
renee, arrived in the city today to attend
the travelling mems banquet this even
ing.
Miss Blanche Joerger of Leavenworth
is visiting in the city, the guest of Mrs.
D. A Clements and Miss Myrtle Davis.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. Pitkin will remove to
Kansas City next week, where they will
make their future home.
Mrs. Arthur Adams, who is visiting
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs R. B. Gemmell
OF this city, has gone to Atchison for a
few days visit.
Mira. Nc. A. Green has returned to her
home in st. joe
Mrs. Charlie Richard, formerly Miss
Leila Horn, who has been the guest of
Mrs. Frank FARRELL and Mrs. HI Shirer,
left yesterday for her home in Colorado
Springs.
Rev and Mrs. L. K. Billingsley and
son returned from Oskaloosa yesterday.
Miss Jessie Ferguson returned home
yesterday from visit in Kansas City.
Miss Emily Elliott has baen quite sick
at her home on Van Buren, street
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Newcomer and
son, Ralph, of Kansas City, are spending
a few days in the city.
Mrs. ]. ]. Burns, who has been visiting
her sister, Mrs a. l. Williams, will re-
turn to Pueblo Monday.
j. W. Snow has recently been appointed
travelling passenger agent for the Next
can Central railway, with headquarters
at San Antonio, Texas.
Miss Nellie Cunningham has returned
from Wichita where she has been teach
ing school the past winter.
Mrs. George Ordway of Winfield, Kas,
was a guest of Mr.. and Mrs. A. V. Auter
this week
Drummers at the National
The dining room of the National hotel
presented a brilliant appearance last
evening at the dinner hour. The occa-
sion was the presence of the
commercial travellers in Topeka,
and the hotel was full of them.
No pains were spared to make the
occasion happy one, and commercial
men who know more about hotels than
any body else, pronounced the effect
superb Watson's orchestra played with
out intermission during the dinner hour.
Two little girls, Gertrude Hankla and
Mary Dallas Gage, gave roses to each
guest as he entered, the lady guests be-
ing specially favored with two La France
roses The dining room was decorated
with palms in the center of each table
and a large vase of roses.
} The chandeliers were decorated in
pink and pale blue. The effect was
charming.