The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-21
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more gave a delightful art afternoon"
Thursday in the art rooms of the Wash
burn library building. The hours were
from until and about $50 guests
were entertained.
The rooms were prettily decorated
with tulips and roses and lighted with
candles in curious old fashioned candle
sticks Mrs. Clark and Mrs. Whittemore
were assisted in receiving and enter
tanning by the members of the art
classes. Refreshn ents were served dur
ing the afternoon.
The walls were hung with the art
work of the students and in addition to
this there were some curios loaned for
the occasion. There was rare collec-
ton of old china, including Lafayette
plate, also a handsome carved cabinet
from Brussels, belonging to Mrs. A NJ.
Hyde In the cabinet were some valu
able old manuscripts and books loaned
by Dr. D. NJ Fisk Mr.. Charles H. Dav-
is, the we'll known landscape painter,
loaned two oil paintings.
The Grand Club Meets.
The Progressive Grand club was
pleasantly entertained Thursday after
noon by Miss Marcia Spivey and Miss
Katherine Fleisbman at the home OF
Miss Spivey. Guests of the club were:
Miss Katherine Clough, Miss Elizabeth
Cole Miss Edith Crawford and Miss
Eleanor Smith. The prize, a pretty Gill
bert head was won by Miss Cole The
club will be entertained in two weeks
by Miss Anna Player and Miss Hila
Hinclley at the home of Miss Player.
A Golden Wedding Anniversary.
Rev. and Mrs. J. B. McAfee cele-
brated the fiftieth anniversary of their
marriage Thursday evening, at their
home on West Fifth street. The affair
was planned by their daughters, Mrs.
d. H. Forbes and Mrs. Dewitt Nellis,
and several hundred of their friends
were entertained in a thoroughly de-
lightful and informal manner. The en-
tire house was thrown open for the oc-
casion. The west side was attractively
decorated in yellow and green, and red
predominated on the east side, where
refreshments. were served during the
evening. Punch was served by Miss
Maude Bates and Mrs. Lee Forbes.
Mr.. McAfee has been prominent in
the history of Kansas since the fifties
He was married March 90 1852, to Miss
Anna Yowler at the Theological semi
nary at Gettysburg, Pa, and few
years later moved to Kansas. where ne
has lived ever since In 1855 he found
ed the Leavenworth Collegiate insti-
tute. He was in the civil war, first in
the Eleventh Kansas regiment and
later as chaplain of the Second Kansas
colored regiment. During Governor 5
]. Crawford's first term he acted as his
private secretary, and during his sec
ond as adjutant general
Inc AFFAIR IHuISudy evening was en-
joyed by many Of the old settlers as
well as the younger generations.
Among those who assisted were: Mr..
and Mrs. P. I. Bonebrake, Colonel and
Mrs. George w. Veale, Mr.. and Mrs.
]. L. Shellabarger, Mr.. and Mrs. S. A.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dell Keller,
Mr.. and Mrs. c. o. Knowles, Judge and
Mrs. n. F. Handy, Mr. and Mrs. Joab
Mulvane, Judge and Mrs. T. F. Carver,
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Capper, Mr.. and
Mrs F. G. Bowen Mrs c. K Holiday
Mrs. Ward Burlingame, Mrs. G. G.
Gage, Mrs. d. L. Lakin, Mrs. Arnold,
Mrs. Meade, Mrs. E. P. Kellam. Miss
Belle Thompson, and Mr.. Robert