The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-19
BUSY BUILDERS.
What Lady Members of Third Pres
byterian Church Have Accom-
plished.

The Builders society of the Third
Presbyterian church gave a "Mer-
chants Carnival" at the church on Fri
day and Saturday nights.
The Third Presbyterian church was
built in 1894, and at the time of COM
pletion there was debt Of about 81, 900
on the church building.
At this time the Builders society was
formed to raise money with which to
pay off the church debt. The society
has during this time given two large
entertainments each year besides
number of socials, which as a rule have
been well patronized, and by this
means the church debt has been re-
duced to about s., 900.
The following are the present officers
of the society: Mrs. Ash, president;
Mrs. Pechner, vice president; Mrs. Les
lie, secretary; Mrs. Hall, treasurer.
The programme was opened by Miss
Mabel Beeler. in an original song COM
posed by Mrs. Beeler, as an advertise
ment of the Crosby Dry Goods Co. At
ter singing the song she was presented
with a beautiful gold ring with a green
setting by Mrs. CLANCY. wife of the
pastor of the Parkdale NJ. z. church.
Following this a banner was dis
played on which was the following:
Get married by Rev. Founkin, fees ac-
cording to the groom's estimate of his
BRIDE
MIS-. j. X. Hague, nOT1SL1 was repre-
scented by Audrey Stevens. She wore a
white cashmere dress trimmed with
green myrtle and red and white carna-
lions. She carried a bouquet of white
and Gala lilies.
The Alexander Wallpaper Co. was
represented by three little girls in
dresses made of wallpaper.
The Kansas creamery was represent
ed by Miss Anna Bartell. She wore a
white dress covered with wrappers of
Primrose butter.
Swift 6. Holiday, druggists, were
represented by Miss Ella Bartell. She
wore black dress nearly covered with
sponges.
The Motif Furniture company was
represented by Mr.. George LaMoun-
tain wheeling a. baby carriage and Miss
Nettie Stevens.
The State Journal was represented by
Mrs. Stevens. She wore a dress COM
posed entirely of State Journals. The
belt and collar were made of the head
lines.
The Topeka Cash Dry Goods company
was represented by Miss Myrtle Beeler.
She wore a pink CASHMERE dress
trimmed with white silk lace and pink
satin ribbon. Her hat was one of the
late styles of rough straw trimmed with
white apple blossoms and chiffon.
McNeeley's Coal and Ice company was
represented by Mrs. Ash and Mrs. Les
lie. They wore white dresses sprinkled
with diamond dust. Mrs. Ash carried
a. bucket of coal and Mrs. Leslie car
ried a piece of manufactured ice into
which was frozen two large punches
of American Beauty roses
The Wolff Packing company was rep
resented by Mrs. Long She wore a
dress completely covered with wrappers
and labels of the goods put on the
market by the VOLTS.
The above were among the best in
the long list on the programme A large
audience witnessed the carnival both
nights and the ladies expressed them
selves as well pleased with the way in
which the Topeka, merchants took hold
of the matter, $35 was cleared from the
advertising appearing on the pro-
grammes and $55- was taken in to pay
for the costume advertising.
The services of the Amphion club on
Friday night and the Zeithius orche stIa.
on Saturday night were given free.