The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-13
IN THE SOCIETY WORLD.
General Notes of Society and
Personal Items.
Recent Social Events in Topeka
and Vicinity.
Items of Interest About Topeka Peo-
pie and Visitors in Town.

Miss Rosamond Horton entertained
the Tuesday whist club last evening.
AT the guest table Miss Florence Greer,
Miss Alice Prescott, Mr.. H. S. Morgan
and Mr.. Fred McGiff1n played. Mr. c.
z. Curry substituted for Mr.. Cliff His
ted. Miss Emily Tewksbury and Mr..
John Waters are leading in the score.
Mr. and Mrs. Ira o. Howe entertained
small party at whist last evening
The guests were Mr.. and Mrs. w. E.
Sterne, DIR. and Mrs. G. B. Reed, Mr.
and Mrs. George M. Eagle, Mr. and Mrs
George Veale, Jr., Mr.. and Mrs. E. A
Prescott
Mr.. Rees Nannah celebrated his
birthday Monday evening by entertain
ing a number of his friends. The guests
were; Misses Nellie Ansel, Minnie
Toresman, May Nelson, BERTHE Brown,
Wayne Hayes, Laura Wedding, Nam
ME Coddington, May Hampstead, Ella
Nannah; Messrs. Henry Nelson, Wal
ter Hayes, Ed Brown, Fred Brown,
Irving White, and Theodore Ricken-
bacher.
The Spaulding Reading circle held
their regular meeting last evening. The
time was occupied with the reading of
John Boyle O'Riley's poems and dis
cussing the plans for the rest of the
years programme.
Mrs. D. J. Harding will leave about
February for the east where she will
visit friends. She will travel some of
the time with Mr.. Harding.
Miss Fannie Nesbitt spent yesterday
IN LeaV
Rev. w. S. Fair left Monday for Los
Angeles, Cal, to take charge of a
church in that city.
Miss Pearl Mcfarland will entertain
her friends this evening, informally.
Miss Minnie Maxwell of Valley Falls
is visiting her friends in the city.
Mr.. A. c. Jordan of Lyons, Kan, is
in the city.
The Epworth league of the Martin
M. E. church will give a social Friday
evening at the residence of Mr.. E. c.
Bard.
Mrs. ]. 81 Tanner of Burlington will
arrive the last of the month to visit
her mother, Mrs. r. G. Miller.
Mr.. Ben Akers will entertain a small
party at cards this evening.
Miss Ida Ravens is very i'll at her
home in North Topeka
Mr.. Charles F. McCabe went to Gil
Tard this morning.
Mrs. NJ. E. Chase and daughter will
leave tomorrow for Los Angeles, Cal,
to remain until spring.
Mrs. Charles Trowbridge will arrive
the last OF the week to visit her mother.
The NeighbOrhOod whist club is meet
ing this afternoon with Miss Lizzie
Taylor.
months with Miss Olivia. Van TasseI at
lib West Eighth street
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Davis entertained
a few small guests at tea last evening
in honor of their daughter Majory's
birthday.
The Vespuccian club will meet with
MIS- y. T. Maxwell 5OO Buchanan street
Thursday afternoon.
Miss Catherine Pratt of Towanda, Pa,
is visiting her aunt, Mrs. r. ], Parker
of GIG Madison street
Miss Mabel Baker has been quite i'll.
Miss Caro- Penfield has returned from
visit in Colorado Springs
The Modern Literature club met yes
terday afternoon with Miss Arlie Ew-
art The club are read ing 1.-THE Deem
ster," by Hall Game. The next meet
ing will be with Miss IzEwart
Mr.. and Mrs. H. o. Garvey left to-
day for New York and other eastern
points. During their absence Mr.. Gar
vey will attend the annual meeting of
the Massachusetts Mutual Life Insur-
Ance company.
Miss Rosamond. Horton will leave
next week for Colorado Springs to
spend the renal nder of the winter with
MISS Horton arld MIR. Albert Horton.
Mrs j. b. Jones of OIathe is visiting
her sister, Mrs. w T. Eckert.
At the meeting of the Stedman club
Monday evening, DR.. Mary E. Stewart
read a paper on II'The Hygiene of Men
tai Effort. The annual election of Off
GERS took place, the former officers all
being reelected as follows: Mr. N. p
Garretson, presf dent; Dr. H. w. Roby,
vice president; Mrs. E. c.. Fitch, treas
urer; Mr.. Andrew Downing, secretary;
Mrs. 3 Hargre;lVeS and Mr.. VIII. Brad
|bury, executive committee; Mrs. J. r.
Hague and Mr.. L. H. Crandell were ap-
pointed members of the programme
comrlittee.
The Ladies' Music club is meeting
this afternoon with Mrs. Frank Thorn
as.