The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-05
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
Social Calendar for the Week.

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Social Calendar for the Week.
MONDAY-The Q. D. club will meet
this evening with Miss Kate Ernich.
TJESDAY-The BOrghese club viii
give d card party in the evening at the
home of Miss Gail Clark. The Bachelor
club will dance at Hudson's hall in the
evening.
WEDNESDAY - The NeighbOrhood
Whist club viii meet with Miss VAL
entine. The Friendly Whist club will
meet with Mrs. Ross Burns
THURSDAY-AIrs Walter N. ThOmp-
son and Miss Belle NJ. Thompson will
give a reception in the afternoon The
Santa Fe club Will dance in the even
ing.
FRIDAY-NIrs. T. F. Stokes will enter
tain at thimbles in the afternoon. The
Imperial club Will dance at Hudson 3
hall. The Helianthus club will dance
at Harmony hall Miss Kate Ernlch
will entertain at cards in the evening.
SATURDAY-Mrs Armin Fassler VIII
entertain at thimbles in the afternoon.
Mrs. Gray's Lecture.
Mrs. Mary T. Gray of Kansas City,
Kan, gave a most interesting lecture
on China and China Closets Saturday
afternoon in the parlOrs of the First
Presbyterian church. under the auspices
of the Ladies' Aid society Mrs. Gray
needs no introduction to Topeka people
as she formerly lived in the city and as
one of the Oldest settlers in Kansas. she
is an active club woman and was the
first president Of the old Social Science
club of Kansas and Missouri ana Tor
the past eighteen years has been Bresi-
dent of the Travellers club of Kansas
CITY.
many people from coming out who
would otherwise have been present; as
it was over fifty ladies, many OF them
prominent club women, braved the ele-
ments and were amply repaid as the
lecture was instructive as well as en-
tertaining.
Mrs. Gray has spent a number of
years in preparing this lecture, and has
delivered it with great success IN many
cities all over the state; during the
Worlds Fair year spent the entTe
summer at Chicago studying the emma
and pottery and has many Valua t{ie
specimens secured there. She gave the
history of China from the very pegLh-
ming, the kinds, values and some OF the
processes of making and she had WIN
her about fifty valuable specimens OF
china and pottery, both ancient ana
modern. which we're very interesting.
Mrs. Gray is a pleasant ana DrlghI
speaker and her subject Is tuIl Oh Ill
terest for all lovers of china.
During a short intermissiOn IN the
lecture Mrs. J. w. F Hughes Delighted
the audience with a piano solo The usn-
ers We're Miss LOttie Parkhurst, MISS
Pearl Burdge and Miss Laura McClel-
land.
The rooms were prettily decorated
with California pepper plant, PAINS anu
cut flowers and after the lecture te1
and waters were served from cosy llttle
tables by Mrs. H. o. Garvey, Mrs y; +.
Paxton, Mrs Walker Combs, Mrs rs
Frank P. MacLennan, Mrs Z. l.
Spencer and Miss Payne.
Miss Thompson s Party.
Miss Helen Thompson was the hostess
at a delightful progressive high nNe
party Saturday afternoon at her pretty
home on Harrison street The rooms
were decorated with La france rQ s5'7.
and the storm, raging outside, was tor-
gotten in the warmth and cheer Of the
dainty rooms.
The out of town guests were MISS
Crosby, Miss Speer of Chicago MISS
Helen Small of AtchisOn. Miss Merit
sheimer of Kansas City, Miss Stetson.
Miss Quigley. Miss Kate Critchheld OF
Oskal0Osa, Miss Keim of JOhnstoWn,
Pa. Mrs Ted Wear of Pittsburg and
Miss Ruby Nkckerson of Chicago. Inc
other guests invited were Miss weiss
Miss Grace Weiss, Miss Mabel Knowles
Miss Villa Rogers, Miss wilson, MISS
Helen Wilson. Miss ROssington, MISS
Florence Rossington, Miss Wasson'
Miss Roberta WATSON. Miss Jean
Frost. Miss Thompson, Miss McCHntock,
Miss Penfeld. Miss Baker, Miss Homer
Miss Sarah HOrner, Miss Weaver, MISS
Dudley, Miss Alexander, Miss Sweet
Miss Horton, Miss ROsamOnd Horton,
Miss Prescott, Miss Mary Moon, Miss
Cav. Miss Devereux. Miss Davis, Miss
Ivah Davis. Miss Crane, Miss Bear,
Miss Lord. Miss Robinson, Miss King.
Miss WhiteIock. Miss Sherman. Miss
Tefft, Mrs. Harrison Morgan, Mrs. The
odore Hammatt, Mrs. Harry Williams,
Mrs W. J. Black, Mrs. George Craw-
ford. Mrs Fred Bonebrake, Mrs. Chas.
Thomas.
The prizes. which were pretty books,
were won by Miss Ivah Davis and Miss
Edna Crane.
An Informal Party
Miss Katherine Ernich entertained a
few friends very pleasantly at cards
Friday evening. The first prizes which
were American Beauty roses were won
by Miss Clyde Hornaday and Mr.. VIII
Clauser, while the consolation prize was
given to Mr.. Ralph Clauser.
Those present were Miss Clyde Horn
aday. Miss May Downing. Miss Pau
line Maier. Miss Leila Hord, Miss Edna
AIilice Mr.. VIII Clauser, Mr.. Ralph
Clauser. Mr.. Charles Decker. Mr.. Tom
Whitmer, Mr.. Ed Durein and Mr.. Roy
MiIlice.
Notes aud Personal Mention.
Mr.. and Mrs. Solomon StOddard OF
Kansas City spent Sunday in Topeka
with Mrs. Stoddard's parents, Mr. and
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