The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-09
TOPEKA SOCIETY.
Miss Helen Thompson Gives
Party For Miss NickersOn.
Rooms Decorated in Lilies OF
the Valley.
MISS MILLS PARTY.
Entertains at Thimbles For
Mrs. r. H. Ragland.
News Of Personal and Social
Nature.

Miss Ruby Nickerson, of the City Of
Mexico was the guest Of honor at a
second party, given Tuesday evening
by Miss Helen Thompson at her home
on Harrison street.
The rooms were fragrant with lilies Of
the valley, roses and carnations, which
were supplemented with snOwballs,
palms and ferns. Sixty-three was the
game of the evening. The prizes were
both books, THE Gentleman from In
diana" by Booth Harrington, and
Joan Of the Sword Hand" by S. R.
Crockett. The ladies' prize was cut for
by Miss Grace Weiss and Miss Ross
ington, in Miss Weiss favor. The gen
tlemen's prize was won by Mr.. Archie
Williams. The score cards were orna-
mented with monks heads. The pleas
ure Of the guests was added to by sew
eraI vocal selections by Miss Nicl,erson
and Miss Heimke. Of the City of Mexico.
The guests invited for the evening
were Mss Nickerson and Miss Heimke
OF the City Of Mexico, Miss Genevieve
Hayless of Fort Scott. Miss Jane Ross
of Evanston. Miss Rossington, Miss
Florence ROssingtOn, Miss Abby Ware,
Miss Mary Thompson, Miss Daisy La
kin, Miss Mabel Wilson. Miss Edna
Crane. Miss Lillian WhitelOck, Miss
Grace Weiss. Miss Mabel Knowles. Mr..
Lew Graham, Mr.. Adrian Sherman, Mr..
Dean Low, Mr.. Lew Bronson, Mr. VIII
Alexander, Mr.. Ned Osborn. Captain
Clad Hamilton. Mr.. Will Wikidal, MI
VIII Rucker, Mr.. Dana McNicar, Mr.
Ellsworth Weaver. Mr.. John Waters,
Mr +. c. Maegley, Mr.. David Mulvane,
Mr.. David Lalin, Mr. Frank Davis, Mr..
Archie Williams. Mr.. Galen Nichols,
Mr.. Lon Davis and Mr.. Ed Mcbride.
Miss Mills Party.
Miss Katherine Mills gave a charming
thimble party Tuesday afternoon at
her home on Topeka avenue. compli-
mentary to Mrs. r. H. Ragland. of
Kansas City. and Mrs George Melvin,
of Washington Court House, Ohio.
The rooms were prettily decorated
with carnations, snowballs. palms and
ferns. A dainty luncheon was served
in two courses at the close of the at
ternoOu.
An interesting feature Of the after
noon was a guessing contest. The
guests We're given a sheet of paper,
containing thirteen questions, written
in violet ink, each one to be answered
with words made from the letters in
violet. The prize was a book of poems,
bound in violet, ard was cut for by
Mrs. Norman Keller and Miss Dusen-
berry; the cut was in favor OF Miss
Dusenberry. Mrs Ragland and Mrs.
). J. Hodgins favored the guests with
vocal mum bers. Miss Mills was assist
ed by Miss celia Mileham and Miss
Gladys Boyle.
Among the guests present besides the
guests Of honor were Mrs p. J. John
son, Mrs. J. F. Switzer Mrs. C z
Wardin, Mrs. T. Z. Pounds. Mrs. Glenn
ent Smith, Mrs. Norman Keller. Mrs
$ j. Hodgins, Mrs. w J. Radcliff. Mrs
j. Albert Berry, Mrs. z. r. Taylor Mrs
q. II. SaXtOn, Mrs. E. T. Sim Miss
Anna Crane, Miss Grace Lemon. Mis-.
Grace Weiss, Miss Lucy Knowles, Mis-.
Birdie King, Miss Virgie Payne, Mis-
Lena McCray. Miss Daisy Hayes, Mis-
Belle Thompson. Miss Jennie Rogers
Miss Dusenberry, Miss Gavitt and Mis-
Elizabeth Gavitt.
The Duplicate Whist Club.
The closing meeting Of the Duplicat
Whist club was held Tuesday aftern Del
at the home Of Mrs. ". N West. Tn
substitutes were Mrs. Thomas Keely O
Denver, Mrs. W. T. Crosby. Mrs. Fran
Crane, Mrs. Schuyler Nichols. Mr.
Harry Williams, and Miss Horton. Tn
nlsh score OF the season was made b
Mrs Harry Ashby. A business meet
ing Of the club viii be held at the HON
o. Mrs. J. =. FARRELL next week.
Notes and Personal Mention.
Mrs. Thomas McGraw, Of Detroi
Mich, Will be the guest of Mrs Fugeu
Ware during the national Conferred
or Charities and Correction which Wi
be held in Topeka the latter part Of Il
month -
Mrs S. F. Fulton and little son Da.
row. who have been spending the IA.
week in Topeka with Mrs. Fulton
4notner, Mrs y. T Payne, returned
their home in Kansas City TODAY. M
fulton came down Tuesday evening al
accompanied them home.
Mrs. Lille Stevenson and daugh+