The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-24

club. Cottonwood Falls is no exception
to the general rule.
Four years ago the devotees Of 'sthe
club and the spade" met and organized
a duplicate whist club-which has
whiled away many duh winter even
ing and made glad the heart of the
successful servant of Mephistopheles-
Early in the month, when the moon
was in its infancy, the president, Miss
Nellie B. Howard. called a meeting OF
members responded and met in the
spacious banquet room Of Masonic hall.
and promptly at p m, the mellowing
notes OF feminine inquiry, w hat ;
trumps" struck upon the sensitive ear
drum Of the gathered assembly.
The meetings are held twice each
month on Monday nights, and from
ten to twelve tables are present each
evening The number of points made
by each person is carefully recorded
and the victor will receive a handsome
prize at the close of the series.
a successful meeting was held last
evening with perhaps forty pres
ent- No one is allowed to cheat or be-
come too seriously vexed under pain Of
Notes and Personal Mention.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. NJ. Fortesque are
spending a few days in Topeka with
Mrs. George F. Sharitt They will
sail November Q, from San Francisco.
for Japan; they expect to travel
-
land in New York, thus making a cir
cult of the globe
Miss Anna Crane has issued invita-
tons for a thimble party next Satur-
day afternoon complimentary to Mrs.
Franklin Crane
Miss NJ. l. Warren left Monday for
her home in East F'reyburg, Maine.
An Eastern star social will be held
Friday evening at the home of Mr. and
Mrs Charles Horn, at 222 Polk street.
The Current Literal ture club is meet
ing this afternoon at the home of Mrs.
Heath
Miss Jessie Upton spent Sunday in
LeavenWorth.
Palm and fern sale at Mrs. Hague's
Monday and Tuesday.
Miss Madge Overstreet of New York
City, who has been spending the sum-
mer in Emporia, viii arrive Wednes-
day to visit Mrs Frank P. MacLennan.
Mrs. David Allen Campbell, one of
the members of the Matiree Musical
Organization of Lincoln, Neb., who will
assist at the recital at Library hall
Wednesday evening, arrived this af-
ternoon and is the guest of Miss Mabel
Martin in Potwfn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Ryan will ar
rive from Washington D. g, the first
week in November and will spend the
remainder of the month with Mr.. and
Mrs. James L King.
Miss Bertha Conde of Chicago, stu
dent secretary of the American Com
mittee of the Y W Q. A, spent Mon
day in Topeka with Miss Henrietta
Mayo, city secretary of the Y W. c. A
Miss Jennie Bross returned Monday
from Colorado where she spent the
summer.
Mrs. A B. Woolverton has returned
from a visit in Olathe.
Miss Agnes Radford, Miss Henrietta
Mayo and Miss Margaret Weiss return
ed Monday from Emporia where they
attended the state convention Of the
Y. w c. A
Miss Lillian Trapp. who has been vis-
inc n K ~ 7
since attending the WooIverton-Liver-
more wedding in Olathe, returned Mon
day.
Monday was Miss AnabeIle Trout
mans sixteenth birthday and a num-
Der of her girl friends gave her a pleas
ant little surprise party in the after
noon.
Major Charles johnson and wife of
Alexis, Ill, are in the city guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. G. W. Greenwood
Mrs H L Shirer will entertain Fri
day afternoon complimentary to Mrs
Frank Ebright of Chicago and Mrs. Al
fred Albrecht of Topeka
Miss nellie Lowell of HoIton is spend
ing the week in Topeka with Mrs. W.
z. Roehr.
Miss Clara Ebright will entertain Sat
urday afternoon for her little nephew,
Carroll Ebright of Chicago.
Mrs Albert Booth of Pueblo who is
visiting in Topeka, viii leave Thursday
for her home
Lloyd Garretson has returned from
Colorado.
The c. W. B. NJ. Reading Circle is
meeting this afternoon at the home of
Mrs. Fred BoItz.
Mrs. E S. Rice and daughter Mil
dred returned today from a two weeks
visit in Chicago: they were accompan-
led by their aunt, Mrs Joseph Shaw.
who will spend several weeks in To-
peka.
Mrs. n. Stroup has returned to her
home in ROssviIle after a two weeks
visit in Topeka with her daughter, Mrs
James Naylor.
Ernest Fox returned Sunday from the
west where he has been spending the
past two years and a half.
Mr.. and Mrs J. J. Gooden of Abb
lene are spending a few days in the
city.
Mrs. Ella Statesman Of Unionville,
Mo, is the guest of Mrs. s. Cunning
ham.
c. s Sutton and J. ]. Falls attended
the opera in Kansas City Saturday
evening.
Mrs Charles Allen of BurIingane will
visit Topeka friends next week
MI and Mrs J. A Parkhurst are the
parents Of a son born Monday morning.