The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-22
SOCIAL AND Personal.

I III NuG city anu d reception VIII De
| given there Friday afternoon in order
| to give the patrons an opportunity to
| see what is being done.
| The W. T. K club will have charge
/ of an entertainment at Grant school in
/ North Topeka, Friday afternoon and
/ evening, the proceeds to go toward the
! decoration Of that building. Prepara-
/ tions are also being made to give re-
/ ceptions at a number Of the other build
1 ings.
! The colored schools are not being
| neglected either; several of the rooms
! in the Washington building have been
| freshly papered and five good pictures
| hung in the room of Principal Harrison.
| one OF these is Rosa BOnheur'S Horse
Fair, a picture which any of the schools
would be proud to possess.
A Pleasant Party.
Miss Anna Murphy entertained de-
lightfully last Saturday evening at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Clauser on
Polk street, complimentary to the high
read a paper on Dreyfus which she read
before the SOrOSiS some time ago. The
following members of the High School
orchestra were present and entertained
the guests with several selections: Miss
Belle Tice, Miss Bessie Davidson, Mr.
David Gossett, Mr.. Elden Tice and Mr..
James Lewis Some piano numbers by
Mr. VIII C1auser were much enjoyed.
The guests present We're: Mr.. and
Mrs It. F. Doran, Mr.. and Mrs. Eyer.
Mr.. and Mrs. L d. WhittemOre, Super
intendant W. NJ. Davidson, Mr. and
Mrs. G.. A Clauser, Miss Viola Trout
man, Miss Laura Ewing, Miss BOugh-
ton, Miss Anna Douglas, Miss Eliz-
abeth Davidson, Miss Effie Graham.
Miss Patterson, Miss Mary Barkley,
Miss Lille Freeman, Miss Edith Davis,
Miss Maud Kimball, Miss Vera Clauser,
Mr.. Heacock and Mr.. Stout.
A jamestown Club.
The Current Literature and History
club OF jamestown was organized a
year ago and While its growth has been
slow, the members, during the past few
months have added to it a library
numbering more than a hundred choice
volumes from noted authors.
The officers of the club are: Mrs.
Mary Kelley, president; Mrs. Belle
Strain, vice president; Miss Agnes Fitz-
gerald, secretary and treasurer. The
other members are, Mrs. Anna Strain,
Mrs Stella Lane, Mrs Amelia Hart
well, Mrs. Ellen Patton, Mrs. Lizzie
Fitzgerald, Mrs. Ellen Nelson, Mrs. Ida
Ansdel, Miss Alice Fitzgerald.
one of the generous donors of the
club is J. p. POmerOy, who gave it a
check for one hundred dollars, which
the ladies will invest in books. The
library department has been named the
POmerOy Library club of jamestown,
and is operated in connection with the
Current Literature and History club
The club has started a fund with
which it viii erect a suitable building
for a library, and in which the meet
ings of the club will be held.
This enterprising little club deserves
a foremost place in the ranks of the
literary clubs of the state.
A Surprise Party.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Bates were
given a pleasant surprise party last
Saturday evening by a number of their
friends, at their new home into which
they have just moved. Refreshments
We're served and the evening was very
pleasantly spent by the following
guests Mr. and Mrs. Henry Taylor,
Mr.. and Mrs. Jewell, Mr.. and Mrs. Si-
las Rain, Mr.. and Mrs. S. Hindman,
Mr. and Mrs. Baker, Mr.. and Mrs.
FarnswOrth, Mr.. and Mrs. J. G. Allison,
Mr.. and Mrs. @. p. Bates. Mrs. Ross
Burns, Mrs. Ward Burlingame, Miss
E. E. Bates and Miss Louise Allison.
The Pleasant Hour Club.
The members of the Pleasant Hour
club and their husbands enjoyed an in
formal social gathering Tuesday even
ing a t the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel
K. DaIes, at 1911 Clay street.
Refreshments were served, and
music, recitatiOns and games made the
evening pass quickly Those present
were: Mr.. and Mrs. George Bell, Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Adams, Mr.. and Mrs
Franklin, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Thrapp
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Davis, Mr. and Mrs
Hawkins, Mr.. and Mrs. Barker, Mr.. and
Mrs. Trowbridge, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Washburn, Mr.. and Mrs. D. H. Scott,
Mr.. and Mrs. E. H. Phillips, Miss Lena
Davis, Miss Clara Winters, Miss Mary
Barker, Miss Mabel Adams and the
Misses Curtis.
Notes and Personal Mention.
Mrs. Erickson and little son Jack of
Colorado are in the city visiting Mrs.
EricksOn's sister. Mrs. A o. Rosser,
at 1897 Fillmore street.
CrOsby's opening tomorrow evening.
Mrs. Lee Maxey of Kansas City is
spending the week in Topeka with Mrs.
F. A. Botsford on Topeka avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. f. Taylor, formerly
Of TOnalra FTnRG6axr To
luca, III. Mr.. Taylor returned this af--I
ternOOn, but Mrs. Taylor will spend a
few days with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. J. Kinney on Topeka avenue.
Miss Logan of Mcfarland is visiting
her sister, Mrs H. S. dinner.
Mrs. T. s. Lescher, Mrs. Cornelia Cur
ry, Miss Jennie Lescher and Miss Cur
ry left Tuesday. by way of the Santa
F'e for Costa Rica to spend the winter.
+. o. POpenoe and F. A. Warren also
left for Costa Rica in the same party.
E, b. Merriam returned Tuesday from
a trip to Boston.
Crosby's opening tomorrow evening.
Mrs. F. c. Gay and daughter Susie
will leave Thursday for a trip to Chi
]. A. Ranney of Arkansas City is in
Topeka
Mrs. Kirscher who has been visiting
her sister, Miss Patterson, left today
for Washington, D. c.
The Buhre-KimbaH stock of art
goods and trimmed hats and bOnnets
at cost Friday and Saturday, at I134
Harrison street.
A. H. Bates left Tuesday for a busi-
ness trip to F't. Worth. Texas.
Mrs. Charles Ritter, who has been
spending the summer and fall in To-
peka. will return to her home in June
ton City this week.
Crosby's opening tomorrow evening.
Miss Lulu Decker of Argentine is the |
guest of Mrs. n. HOlhster.
Miss Mary Smeddick has returned
from Kansas City where she has been