The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-30
TOPEKA SOCIETY.
An Informal Card Party For
Miss Mabel Wilson.
DOuZe Whist Club Holds a
Meeting and ReOrganizes.
SATURDAY AT CARDS.
Miss Anna Crane Gives Party
For Mrs. Franklin Crane.
Regular Meeting OF the Sted-
man Club This Evening.
SATURDAY AT CARDS


Mr.. and Mrs Walter Littlefeld en-
tertained informally Saturday evening
complimentary to Miss Mabel Wilson.
The time was pleasantly spent in play
ing high five; the prizes were won by
Miss Ewart and Mr.. Buthn.
The guests were: Miss Wilson, Miss
Helen Wilson, Miss Ollie O'Brien, Miss
Arlie Ewart Miss Abby Ware Miss
Rosamond Horton, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Cole, Mr.. and Mrs. Solomon Stoddard
Of Kansas City, Mrs. Charles Straw
bridge of Chicago, Judge and Mrs. ]. B.
Furry, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Gust, Mr..
c. NJ Butlin of the City of Mexico, Mr..
Fletcher Dennis. Mr.. Edward Dennis,
Mr.. Edward Mcbride. Mr.. John Waters.
Mr.. Harry Valentine, Mr.. Ralph Moore
and Mr.. Charles Elliott.
The DOuze Whist Club.
The first meeting of the Douze Whist
club this fall was held Saturday after
noon at the home of Miss Arlie Ewart.
Guests of the club were Miss Acsah
Brewer, Miss Kate Gunther. Mrs.
Charles StraWbridge of Chicago, Miss
Flossie Moon, Miss Name Horton, Miss
McPike of Atchison and Miss Rosa
mond Horton Mrs. solomon Stoddard
of Kansas City and Mrs. S. G. Nichols.
At the business meeting which fol-
lowed, Miss Helen Moon was reelected
president; Miss Moon HAS held this Of
fee ever since the organization Of the
. y
was elected secretary in place of Miss
O'Brien, who resigned Miss RCSamond
Horton and Miss Kate Gunther were
chosen as new members to fill the two
vacancies in the club.
The next meeting will be held in two
weeks at the home of Miss Moon.
Miss Cranes Party.
Miss Anna Crane entertained very
pleasantly Saturday afternoon at cards,
complimentary TO Mrs. Franklin Crane.
Palms, ferns and potted plants formed a
pretty back ground for the great bowls
of carnations and chrysanthemums
which were used in such profusion.
Miss Cranes little cousins, Rose and
Leah Key and Ada BeVer assisted in
serving the refreshments.
The invited guests included Mrs. Bert
Swan, Mrs. Lewis Greenwood, Mrs.
Robert Merrick. Mrs. Lamont Gregg
Mrs. c. B. Lyon. Mrs. c. S. Kistler,
Mrs. A. A Hayes. Mrs. George Mccoy,
Mrs w J. Radcliff. Mrs Frank Thorn
as, Mrs John kleinhans, Mrs Ralph
Squires, Mrs. John Cleveland, Mrs.
Frank s. Crane, Miss Hagar, Miss Jen-
ME Hagar, Miss Emily Hagar, Miss
Edna Crane, Miss Bessie Ricketts,, Miss
Lena MeCray, Miss Alice McCray of
Cowgirl. No, Miss Myrtle FOrdyce, Miss
Lulu FOrdyce, Miss Blanche Wilson, !
Miss 1eonora- Bates, Miss Jennie Can't
we'll Miss Octavia Greenwood, Miss
Daisy Hayes, Miss Mabel Hayes, Miss
Lucille Mulvane. Miss Jennie simmons,
Miss Ada Simmons, Miss Julia. Whit !
mer, Miss Birdie King, Miss Lewis, /
Miss Olive Lewis, Miss Jessie Garwood, /
Miss Kathryn Mills, Miss Emily Black, /
Miss Hattie Climenson, Miss Maud /
Case and Miss Kate Kay.
Mrs Kleinhans received the first [
prize, a pretty plate. It was cut for [
Mrs. kIeiuhans and Miss Mills. Mrs /
F. s Crane, Mrs Thomas and Miss /
Julia Whitmer cut for the second prize
which was a vase. Miss Whitmer was (
the fortunate one.
The Stedman Club Programme.
The following program VIII be given I
this evening at the regular meeting of /
the Stedman club. which viii be held |
in the studio of Mrs. Violet Butler-Ac- /
Coy on West Eighth street:
Poem .-..-....-.-..-- Andrew Downing [
Paper .............. Mrs. L. H. Crandeu 4
Sketcn .-"-------'-----, h L, Head
EOeIh -----.'..---' L n CrahdeA (
Poem Mrs. w L. AtchisOn /
Poem. Mrs. ". A Dickinson /
Reviews.
Response requities of good
book CONFINED to forty nnes)
Notes and Personal Mention.
Mrs. d. F. Longenecker and children /
of Emporia are in the city visiting Mrs.
Mrs. L. L. Kiene and children return
ed Sunday from a several weeks visit
in Toledo, Ohio. Mr.. Kiene met them
in Kansas City.
Miss Ivah Davis attended the Ed
ridge House party in Lawrence Friday
evening. She was the guest of Miss
Gertrude DeVereux.
Miss Nellie Newman, stenographer in
the department of insurance, will leave
soon for Oklahoma. to take a position. !
The Pleasant Hour club held it's reg
ular monthly social Friday evening at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. George Bell
on Lincoln street. Refreshments were
served by Mrs. Bell. Mrs. Thrapp and
Mrs. Barker. Delightful music was fur
nished by Mr.. and Mrs. L. Hawkins. Mr..
and Mrs. f. T. Davis of Bradford, Pa,
were guests of the club
Mrs. Thomas Stevens and daughter
Lulu of Hiawatha are visiting the fam
lIy Of Mr.. and Mrs. W. NJ. Welcome.
Miss Helen Moon viii go to Kansas
City Tuesday to attend the grand
opera
Mrs. ". H. Eastman and sister, Mrs. /
D. F. Longenecker of Emporia went to
a