The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-04

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A charming reception was given Fri
day afternoon by Mrs. Herbert ARM
strong and Mrs. Herbert L. Armstrong
at their pretty home on Van Buren,
street; Mrs. ]. n. Roberts of Lawrence
received with them.
The rooms were darkened and lighted
artiffcially; in the receiving room the
color scheme was pink and in the din
ing room red. Palms and ferns were
used in all of the rooms, mingled with
quantities of cut flowers.
The hostesses were assisted by Mrs.
Hammatt. Mrs. Theodore Hammatt,
Mrs. Jonathan Thomas, Mrs.J. H. Hunt.
Mrs. H. E. Ball, Mrs. Edward Wilder,
Mrs. Bosworth, Mrs. A. A. Robinson,
Mrs. Robbins, Mrs. Dudley, Mrs. c. j.
Brown, Mrs. F. K. Brown, Mrs. w. N.
West, Mrs. farrell, Mrs. Capper, Mrs
Geo. Crawford, Miss Hambleton, Miss
Crosby, Miss Dudley and Miss King
man.
About two hundred ladies called dur
| ing the afternoon. At the close of the
reception a luncheon was served to the
assisting ladies on small tables.
The EeIianthus Club Party.
The following young people danced at
| the Helianthus club party Friday even
ing at Harmony hall: Miss OctaVia
Greenwood, Miss Agnes Gunther, Miss
Olive Gundry, Miss Nellie Baker, Miss
Bernice Fuller, Miss Nettie Ware, Miss
Rebecca Rogers, Miss Margaret Jones,
Miss Katie Fleishman, Miss Callie Gut
| tell, Miss Lulu Ewart, Miss Hila Hinck-
ley, Miss Jessie Meyers, Miss Jessie
Payne, Miss Aimee Crandell, Miss Nam
ME Veale Miss Blanche Bear Miss Gus
sic Fuller, Miss Ethel Davis, Miss Eff
fie Hazen, Miss Lucy Lord, Messrs. Ber-
nard Crosby, Will Cartridge, Hobart
Mills, Jean Bailey, Eugene Ware, Char
| lie Nudge. Charlie Wolff Jr., Clarence
Poindexter, Wallace Thompson, Scott
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French Stanton Moss, Charlie Moon,
Lathrop Gay, Hugh Mcfarland, Hugh
Davidson, Dana Davis, Walter Hayes,
Sam Freshman, Lloyd Stewart, Nesb't
Smith, Bert Garvin, James Lacy and
Will Wick.
An Informal Party.
DR.. and Mrs c. B. Lyon entertained
a number of their friends at an infor-
| NAL high five party Wednesday evening.
| The first prizes were won by Miss Wilson
| and Mr. Schoch. while the consolation
prize was awarded to Mr.. Dalton. Re
| freshments were served during the
evening.
Those present were Mr.. and Mrs. w.
| J. Radcliff, Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Schoch,
| Mr. and Mrs. Tom Kistler, Miss Lee
nora Bates, Miss Anna Crane. Miss
Daisy Hayes, Miss Ollie Hayes, Miss
Bates, Miss Wilson, Mr.. r. e. Thomas,
| Mr. Will Carrie, Mr.. Otis Dalton and
| Mr.. AL Hulit.
A Pleasant Card Party.
Miss Nellie Kirk was the hostess at
| a pleasant progressive high five party
| Thursday evening at her nome on MON
| roe street. The rooms were prettily dec
| grated with carnations, ferns and UNI
| brella plants while softly shaded ban
| ouet lamps lighted the rooms.
| Miss Kirk was assisted by Miss Win
| nifred Prescott, Miss Eta Beck anu
| were given to the guests by little airline
| Dietrich and Hazel Howe. The latter
| part of the evening was spent IN dane
| The prizes, which were both pretty
| books were won by Mrs. Rogers and
| Mr. Fred Brown. Those present We're
Mr. and Mrs. j. 2. Rogers, MISS MAMIE
Oyermyer, Miss Eta Beck, MISS Sane
| Shull Miss Winnifred Prescott, Miss
! Lizzie Gavitt, Miss Mamie Veale, MISS
| Winnie Felt, Miss Gertie Felt, MISS Can
| Clark, Miss Ella Ramsay, MISS Lena Lena
! McCray, Miss Octavia Greenwood, MISS
| Agnes Gunther, Miss Geneva Giles, MISS
! Edna Carpenter, Miss Blanche Bear
| Mr. Frank Hungate, Mr.. Earl Grahan'
! Mr.. Frank Dudley, Mr.. Harry GaVltt'
! MIR Harry Brown, Mr.. Charlie Stolpe,
| Mr. Ralph Babcock, MI Bert darVln
] Mr.. Louie Felt, Mr.. Roger Van HOOK
Mr. George Dudley. Mr.. Theo R1c ken,
| bacher, Mr.. Joe Ramsey, Mr. FREQ
| Brown Mr. Earl MacDowell, ana MI.
Earl Shook.
A Surprise Party.
The friends of Mrs S. B. Bradford
gave her a pleasant surprise party last
! Tuesday afternoon at the home OF her
| sister Mrs Matte Long. A delicious
! dinner was served and the day was
pleasantly spent in reviewing old times
with Mrs. Bradford.
Those present were Mrs. w. II. Reed,
| Mrs. N J. Burdick Mrs. Matte Long,
Mrs. A. E. Galbraithe, Mrs. j. M val
| lace, Mrs D. ]. Ella, Mrs. George Neil,
| Mrs W. H Wood, Mrs. Mollie Hunter,
| Mrs. Angie Sprague, Miss Rebecca
| GRAY. Miss Ella Bradford, Miss Ella
| wade and Master Clarence Hunter:
| Mrs. Bradford is the wife of General
| s b. Bradford formerly of this city,
/ now of Ardmore, 1. T. She and her
daughter Ella who have been spending
| several weeks with Topeka friends eX-
| pect to leave the last of next week for
| their home.
The Chautauqua Programme.
The following programme will be
| given at the Ninde ChautauQua meet
| ing Monday evening:
| Responses to roll call will be quota
| tions from Shakespeare.
From Chaucer to Tennyson, chapter
| HINT. Slater.
Men and Manners of the Eighteenth
Century, book HINT. Foster.
A Progressive Whist Party.
Miss Grace Uric gave a pleasant
whist party at her home Friday even
! ing The first prize, bunch of carna-
tions was won by Mr.. Walter Vesper,
| and the consolation prize, stick OF
candy, was given to Mr.. Leonard Irwin.
Those present were Miss Harriet
| Thompson Miss Mollie Goodwin, Miss
| Sucie futile Miss Crisa. futile, Miss