The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-18
In THE SOCIETY WORLD.
Recent Social Events in Topeka and
Vicinity.
GENERAL NOTES or SOCIETY
Personal Items of Interest About To
peka People and Visitors in Town.

Personal Items of Interest About To-
peka People and Visitors in Town.
Persons sending social items to this depart
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Time, place and every detail of ar
rangement have been decided on for the
Charity ball
Through the efforts of members of
the general committee, the state execu-
tive council have consented to give the
use of Representative hall for sweet chart
ty's sake, and on Friday evening. Jan. 81,
that hall which year ago was filled with
staidF law makers, and reverberated their
ringing tones as they advocated their pet
bills, will echo soft strains of music; its
brilliant lights will shine on fair women
then as we'll as brave men,
Marshalrs band will donate their ser =
vices to open the ball and play the grand
march and several subsequent airs.
Watson's full orchestra. also donated,
will be in attendance. The orchestra
will alternate with the ALEXANDRIA Man
dolin club, ten strong, also donated.
Messrs Hall & O'Donald have given
very neat Invitations. which will be out
on Monday.
All the florists will unite in decorating
free of charge, and they will also sell
flowers at small booths for nominal
sum, fifty per cent of the proceeds 10 60
into the charity fund.
Tickets of admission to the floor will
be sold only to people who have received
Invitations and will cost So for each cou-
ple,extra charge probably being made for
each lady accompanying a gentleman.
Tickets will be non transferable. These
tickets will have printed form on the
back after the style of the Australian
ballot, enabling the purchaser To vote for
favorite charity or charities. 1t is also
intended to have small voting booths in
side where extra voting can be done at
so much vote.
Spectators will be required to pay 81
for gallery seats. The arrangements
have been completed, but of course there
is still much work for the different ener-
getic committees to do; work which they
have already proven their efficiency to
accomplish.
The invitations bear the names of
Messrs w. B. Jansen, w. W. Webb and
Schuyler Z. Nichols. Messrs. Eugene
Hagan, George Seward and Herman
Iescher form the music committee. Mr..
Edward Wilder has consented to act as
treasurer.
Messrs. W. B. Jansen, F. S. Davis, ].
G. Waters, Eugene Hagau, Tom King,
w. w. Webb, a. n. Mills, G. HI. Sew
ard, F. P. Edison. Il. G. Lescher. Tom
Clements, Robert Ruggles. s. c. Mich
OILS, w. ]. Burgess. Cliff Hustled, c. E.
Curry, Dean X. Low, and Charles W..
Barnes form the general committee.
Messrs. ]. F. II. McKibben, F. E. Hol-
liday, B. T. Lewis, F. S. Crane, W. W
Webb. c. G. Baker, Fl. L. Hall. {. s SUIT
ton, R < JamisOn, ]. A. Cole, Dave E
Palmer, J. B. Hayden. B. r. Lakin, n Or
man ). Wear, III. F. Williams and w alter
Noble are named as floor committee.
The patrons named for the event are
Governor and Mrs. E. N. Morrill,, Mr..
and Mrs. J. J. Frey, Mr.. and Mrs. elias.
s. Gleed, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Wilder,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Edwards, Mr.. and
Mrs. Jonathan Thomas, Mr.. and Mrs A.
A. Hurd, Mr.. and Mrs. James Troutman,
Mr.. and Mrs. A 81. Horton, Treasurer
and Mrs. o. j. Anterior, Mr. and Mrs.
c. ]. BroMn. MIR, and Mrs. T. J. Kellam,
MIR. and Mrs. Willis Gleed, Mr.. and Mrs.
+. B. Dawes, MIR. and Mrs. T. E Bow
man, MIR. and Mrs. ]. 4. Hudson, Mr.. and
Mrs. G, E. Cole, Mr.. and Mrs. P. l. Bone
brake, Judge and Mrs, David Martin and
Judge and Mrs. w. A. Johnston,