The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-05
Personal Items of Interest About
Topeka People and Visitors in Town


Mr.. Frank Thomas will attend the
Bachelors party in Leavenworth to-
morrow night.
Professor Hill, privste secretary to the
governor, left yesterday for Centralia,
Kansas.
The "Current Literature" class will
meet on Tuesdays during the month of
December, with Mrs. LOOMS, on Wood
lawn avenue, Potwin.
Mrs. Willard Hall entertained a num-
Der of friends at progressive high five
party last evening at her home in Pot
win.
Mr.. John Seaton of Atchison was in
the city yesterday.
Mrs Swearingen and Miss Swearingen
entertained the members of the w. G. T.
U. at their home on Clay street yester-
day afternoon.
Captain A. NJ. Fuller went to Kansas
City yesterday,
w. T. Stillwell returned home yester-
day from Omaha.
Robert McMasters, Jr., left yesterday
for Chicago, where he has accepted po-
sition in the engineering department of
the Santa Fe.
Mira George S Melvin of W ashington
Court House, Ohio, arrived in the city
yesterday to visit with her mother Mrs.
Saxton. and friends in the city till the
nrSt OF January
Miss Eta Belle Livermore of Olathe,
who has been the guest of Miss Vera
Low for the past week returned home
Tuesday.
Col. w. H. Rossington returned home
Monday from ST. Louis.
w. J. Allen of the Rock Island at
Chicago was in the city yesterday.
The following is the programme for
the Washburn college annual oratorical
contest to occur tomorrow evening;
Piano solo: Miss Harrison
Grafton, when Shall the Conflict Cease
J. E. Hyett.
ocaI solo. w. a. Lotson
Grafton "The Grim Chieftan"
F. L. Platt.
Vocal solo. -............ Miss Townsley
Grafton "Pessimism"
G. r. Lord.
Song. " ashburn Glee Club
Mr. and Mrs w. Littlefield will enter
tain ten couple at a Z o'clock dinner this
evening.
Mrs Emma Westcott of 1870 Van Bu-
rem street, left today for visit to friends
in Abilene and Solomon City.
Mrs. NJ. D. Weidler of st. Louis is the
guest of Mrs. George Kelley.
Mrs. ]. H. Howe of Berring Springs.
Mich, is visiting Mrs. r. A. Mcmillan in
this city.
Miss Martha Putnam of Marietta, O.,
who has been visiting friends in the city
the past month is now the guest of Mr..
and Mrs Sam Wood and will leave for
Chattanooga, Tenn, in few days to
spend the winter.
Mrs L. Mitchell, accompanied by Miss
Maude Long, left yesterday for San Fran
cisco.
Mr.. Frank Merriam returned home
this week from a visitin Kansas City.
The Douze Whist club met this after
noon with Mrs. Fred Cole.
Mrs. R. x. Jameson has returned from
ST. Louis.
Secretary and Mrs. Edwards re-
turned home yesterday from Chicago
where Mr.. Edwards went in the interest
of the Million club.
Mr.. Will johnson came home yester-
day from Kansas City.
Messrs. JOE Rank and James Clay of
Atchisop, II. d. Lee of Salina, Will De
Ford of Ottawa, and Tom Evan of Kan
sas City, will attend the Sans Pareil
party tomorrow night.
The "Bunglers" will give a black
domino party this evening at Hudson's
hall.
Judge Riner returned to his home in
Cheyenne today after attending court in
Topeka this week.
Another one of the pleasant society
events given complimentary to Miss
Peck of Chicago was very delightful
thimble party given yesterday afternoon
by Miss Annie Bartholomew at her home
on West Sixth street About forty five of
the young society ladies responded to
the invitations. The near approach of
the Christmas season induced much
pleasant and interesting conversation
over the dainty needle work in hand
About five o'clock an elegant lunch was
served. after which the guests received
as token of an anniversary accidentally
being celebrated pieces of wedding cake,
it being the first anniversary of the
wedding of Mr.. and Mrs. c. J. Prescott
The latter Miss Bartholomew sister.
Again last evening Miss Peck was the
guest of honor in society circles, this
time at tea given by Miss Franc Little
field. Small tables were scattered through
the rooms and at 7:20 the guests, thirty
in number, sat down to an elegant re-
past. American Beauties" and carna-
tions in the first parlor, la France"
roses in the second parlor and yellow
chrysanthemums in the dining room,
! adorned the center of the tables. Those
present were Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Mills,
BIr. and Mrs W. J. Black. Mr.. and Mrs
w Dana, Mr.. and Mrs. Horace King, Dir.
and Mrs Arthur Capper, Mr. and Mrs
| Frank Crane. Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Mer-
Ram, Misses Peck, O'Brien, Agnes Null
| lany, Margaret Mulvane, Gertrude Rob-
erts, Theresa Rossington, Messrs. Rob
Furman, Ben Ackers, Ed Mcbride. Burr
Lakin, Frank bennett, Clifford Histed,
| Charles Kleinhans aud Judge Furry.
Kindergarten Association Meets.
| The kindergarten association met
! Wednesday evening at Mrs. T. E. Bow
man's.s Mrs. Woolger was elected to
speak before the State Teachers associa-
ton during the holidays in behalf of the
kindergarten instruction with view to
having it Incorporated into the regular
school work.
| The thanks of the association were