The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-07
SOCIAL AND Personal.

An event which is being looked for
ward to with great interest by both
society and club circles, is the reception
next Monday afternoon, to be given by
the Federated clubs in honor of the
wives OF the senator's, representatives
and the state officers.
1t will be given at Library hall and IS
to be one of the largest affairs of the
kind given this season. The following
clubs will assist the officers and recep-
ton committee in giving the reception:
Atlanteans, Modern Literature, Vign-
cite and Junior Atlanteans.
The Monday Club.
The Monday club was delightfully."- en-
tertained Monday afternoon by Mrs.
Charles Blood Smith at her home on
Topeka avenue. There was a guest ia
Kansas City; those who played at it
were Mrs. Holmes, Mrs. w. A. L.
Thompson, Mrs. F. c. Gay and Mrs. E.
Mrs. Jane Dennis substituted for Mrs.
James B. Hayden, Mrs. d. J. Harding
for Mrs. w. A. Morton, Mrs. Austin for
Mrs. Root and Mrs. Avery Turner for
Mrs. Wolff. Mrs. Frank Wear will be
the hostess in two weeks.
Pleasant ThimbIe Party.
Mrs. D. P. Paxton was the hostess
at a pleasant thimble party Monday af-
ternoon which she gave complimentary
to her mother Mrs. IsmOnd of Hamil-
ton, Mo. An amusing feature of the af-
one room a table was loaded with ar
ticles of all descriptions and each guest
was permitted to examine these for two
minutes, at the end of which time they
went into the other room and wrote the
names of all the articles they could re-
member. Miss Lena McCray remem-
bered the greatest number and receiv-
ed the prize, a dainty hand-painted pin
tray.
The invited guests were Mrs. James
D. Walker, Mrs. c. F. Menninger. Mrs.
H. H. Arthur, Mrs. w. A. Sloo, Mrs. T.
w. Harrison, Mrs. J. r. Daniels, Mrs
M. F. Southwick, Mrs. c. A. Wilbur,
Mrs. d. o. McCray, Mrs. S. Barnes, Mrs.
c. B. Goodrich, Mrs. N. f. Dalton, Mrs.
Avery, Mrs. J. B. Steele, Mrs. Dell
Keller, Mrs.F. P. MacLennan, and Miss
Lena McCray.
Notes and Personal Mention.
Mrs. Belle Hall Small left Sunday for
Dallas, Texas, to visit her sister
The Shakespeare club will meet Fri
day afternoon with Mrs. A. Marburg at
429 Greenwood avenue, Potwin. The
study of Cymbeline will be taken up.
Attorney General and Mrs. A. A. God
ard will entertain the state officers and
their wives, and a few other friends this
evening at their home on Taylor street.
The Aloho whist club will meet this
evening with Miss Carrie Merrick
At the Epiphany party at Kemper
hall, Kenosha, Wis, Miss Sue Sharltt
drew the ring and will be the queen for
Mrs. A. F. FIory of st. Louis. from
erly Miss Clara Jenkins of this city, IS
in Topeka visiting her sister, Mrs. w
H. Eastman.
A general invitation is extended to
the first of a series of parlor talks, to
be given under the auspices of the La
dies society of the Central Congrega-
tional church, on Wednesday afternoon,
February 8, at the home of Mrs. G. A.
Evans, 1918 Buchanan street. Mrs.
Paul Hudson will give an informal
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lean life as witnessed by herself.
Mrs. A. NJ. Callahan is confined to
her home with the grip.
The Bachelor club will dance Febru-
airy IA, at Hudson's hall.
Mrs. George Kelly will entertain the
Zenda Whist club this evening at her
home on Topeka avenue. Mr.. and Mrs.
George Kelly will entertain the Melba
card club on Friday evening.
Miss Mary Moon has returned from a
two weeks visit with her sister, Mrs.
Charles Haines in Sabetha-
Miss Matte Jones of Leavenworth is
visiting Topeka friends.
Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Connolly, Mrs.
Davis, Mrs. John Taylor, Miss Anna
Messrs Pruett and Willard Davis of
Kansas City will attend the Library
hall party Wednesday evening.
Miss AIDA Smith arrived Sunday from
Greedy. Colo. and will make her home
with her uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. o. Barnes.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Stoker will at
tend the Matteson-B owersock wedding
in Kansas City Wednesday evening.
Miss Anna Staley came up from KAN
sas City today to visit Mrs. w. L.
Trump.
Mrs. NJ. Hughes returned today from
a two weeks visit in Madison, Kan.
Mr.. and Mrs. w o. Rigby will enter
tain at cards next Monday evening.
r. K Jamison left Monday for a
business trip to Trinidad, Colo.
The following ladies came over from
Wamego to attend the Fortune Teller"
Monday evening: Mrs. Stanley Berner,
Mrs. o. G. Thompson, Miss Florence
Miss Eva Scholer, Miss
Miss tombstone.
Mr.. Joab Mulvane spent Friday and
Saturday in Hutchinson.
Earl Graham has returned from a
business trip to Fort Scott.
The marriage of Miss Winno May
Leech of this city and Mr.. E. w. Cart
lidge took place January %, in Atchi-
son. Mr.. Cartilage left at once for
Mexico; he will be Joined in Ration the
first of next month by his wife, and
they will make their home there. Mrs.
Cartilage is visiting in Atchison but is
expected home in a few days.
is in the city visiting her sister, Mrs.
w. J. Black.
Miss Jennie Harrison left this morn
ing for a three weeks visit with rela-
tives in Chicago.
Miss Maud Souther is ill with the grip.
Leon Thorpe expects to attend the
basket ball game between the Y. NJ.
G. A and the University in Lawrence
Friday.