The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-10
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The second reception given by Mrs
George Port Ashton this afternoon at
| her home on Topeka avenue was equally
as enjoyable as the one of Saturday af-
| ternoon.
Receiving with her were Mrs. T. N
| Packard, Mrs. Fred Wilmer and Miss
/ Norma Wheeler of Kansas City. the
| decorations We're the sane as ON Sat
urday and consisted of red and white
| carnations, palms and ferns.
! Assisting in entertaining were Mrs. II.
| r. Esterly, Mrs. J. c. Pollock. Mrs. Il.
| T. Lewis, Mrs. Harry Williams, Mrs
J. w. Going, Mrs. Dewitt Nellis, Miss
| Anna Marie Nellis, Miss Lena McCray,
Miss Emma Kelly and Miss Mabel
| Knowles.
The following ladies took turns at
| pouring tea and coffee in the dining
room: Mrs. DuRelle Gage. Mrs Luther
Burns, Mrs. w. G.. Kelly, Miss Virgilinc
Mulvane and Miss Vera Low.
| Between two and three hundred invi-
tations We're issued for the afternoon.
Wednesday afternoon Mrs. Ashton
will entertain the ladies who assisted
| at a thimble party.
A Valentine Party.
The members of the Woman's club
| are making arrangements for a valen-
| tine social to be given Thursday after
| noon for the children of their industrial
| school. at their rooms at Sixth and
| Lake streets. at 4 o'clock The affa1c
| promises to be an interesting one and Is
in charge of the following ladies: Mrs
| James de Bever Kay, Mrs. M a
Waters, Mrs. ]. F. Daniels. Mrs.
| Charles Hendricks, Mrs. Seaman, DR.
Mary E. Stewart, Miss Hambleton and
| Miss Maude Kimball.
A Sixty=three Party.
Mrs George Mccoy and Mrs. Carl
Sawin gave an enjoyable card party
| a home
Coy on West Eighth avenue. Mrs. H
| VanTassel, of Marshall, Mimi, was the
guest of honor. Progressive sixty
three was the game of the afternoon
and after scoring refreshments We're
served on the card tables.
The invited guests We're: Mrs. II.
Radcliff. Mrs. NJ. F. Rigby. Mrs. w. o.
Rigby, Mrs. Clyde Lawrence, Mrs
| Frank Strawn, Mrs. Robert Merrick
Mrs. Ralph Clauser, Mrs. l.. Fl. Green
! Maunsell, Mrs. w. E. Barry. Mrs
Albert Purdy, Mrs. Maurice Schlegel
Mrs. T. S. Mason, Mrs. George o. Will
marth. Mrs. w. E. Stanley. Mrs. Ralph
Martin, Mrs. Emma Evarts, Mrs. c. E
| Holcombe of Kansas City, Mrs. John
Kleinhans, Mrs. A. A. Hayes, Mrs. John
| Dudley, Mrs. C. A. Golf, Mrs. J. p.
Griswold. Mrs. Townsend. Mrs Homer
Burton Pugh, Mrs. ]. Morse, Mrs. Ed
| win Fox, Miss Eda Smyth, Miss Lillian
Kirkpatrick, Miss Anna Crane, Miss
|
| Eva Mayberry of Mcpherson, Miss
| Hattie Coates and Miss Emma Town
send.
A Pleasant Affair.
Mrs.w G. Kelly and Miss Emma KEEL
| ly gave a charming o'clock dinner at
| their home on Tyler street. The guests
| of honor were: Mr. and Mrs. Fred Will
ner of Kansas City, Kan. and Miss
| Norma Wheeler of Kansas City, Mo.
The table was tastefully decorated with
Ial
| dinner was served. Besides the guests
| of honor those present were: DR.. and
Mrs. George Port Ashton, Mrs. T. N.
| Packard of Cincinnati, and DIR. Hal
| HaZlett-
Notes and Personal Mention.
Miss Norma Wheeler, of Kansas City,
| who has been spending the past three
| weeks in Topeka with Mrs. George P.
| Ashton, is planning to return to her
| home Thursday. Mrs Fred Wilmer of
Kansas City who is the guest of Mrs
Ashton and Mrs. w. G. Kelly will re-
| turn Friday.
The Iolanthe club will be entertained
| Tuesday afternoon by Mrs. Frank
| Strawn.
Miss Anna Marie Nellis returned to-
day from a short visit with friends in
Burlingame.
Miss F'erne Bunker entertained a few
| friends informally one evening last week
| complimentary to her cousin, Miss Lena
! Mapel who goes to Emporia this week
| Mrs. D. o. McCray and Miss Lena Nc
Cray will entertain small company of
friends very informally Tuesday even
| ing complimentary to Mrs. Fred Wilmer
| and Miss Norma Wheeler of Kansas
| City.
Misses Myrtle and Lulu Fordyce have
| invited guests for a card party Satur-
day afternoon at their home on Taylor
street.
Mrs. L. Blallesley, of EIPaso. who has
been visiting her son, Mr.. Charles
Ial- -1aNr and 70 IN mill
arrive in Topeka Tuesday to visit Mr.
and Mrs. Homer Bowman and other
friends.
\ Mrs Charles McClintock went to Atch-
! ison today for a weeks visit with her
1 parents.
H. B. Kelly is spending a few days in
| Chicago.
Miss Grace VanHouten. who is spend
| ing the winter in st. Joseph, came over
to spend Saturday and Sunday with her
1 parents, Mr.. and Mrs ]. L. VanHouten.
| She was accompanied by her little
I nieces, Grace and Myra Philley.
Mrs. Charles L. Brown left Sunday for
| her home in Arkansas City after a visit
with Judge and Mrs. A. H: Horton She
| was accompanied by Mrs. John Prescott
| Of Kansas City who has been spending
| the past week in Topeka.
The nurses at Christ hospital and
/ number of their friends will enjoy
dance this evening in the new building.
William Sutton was given a pleasant
| surprise party Friday evening at his
| home on Adams street, in honor of his
tenth birthday. The evening was spent
/ in playing games. The guests were
/ Anna McCiivern, Eta Ashton, Nellie
I Martin, Theresa Boyer, Anna Boyer,
/ Elma Matthews Bessie Ross, Irene
Peterson. Ruth Hopkins, Ruth Smith.
| Ora Sutton Eddie HAMPTON. Miller
Martin, Claude Ashton, Willie Barnett,
! James McGivern. Freddie Sutton. Ouch
! Ashton, Jesse Sutton and Sorcid Sutton.
Miss Clara Aye entertained a num-
| Der of her friends at her home on Lee
\ land street Saturday evening, in cele
bration of her thirteenth birthday.