The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-24

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Mrs. Frank Scott Davis and Mrs.
David Norton are giving an afternoon
whist at Mrs. Davis house, 1116 Tyler
street today in compliment to Miss
Jeanette Lord. The others asked are
the members of the Wednesday whist
club, Mrs. Dick Alden, Mrs. Harry Will
liams, Mrs. John Nicholson, Miss En-
lille King, Miss Charlotte Parkhurst,
Miss Helen Smith. Miss Hazel Fassler
and Miss Florence RosSington and
these substitutes for absent members:
Mrs. Dorr Norton, Miss Sue Gay and
Miss Mary Johnson of Kansas City
and Mrs. Don Mulvane. A luncheon
will be served following the game at
one long table in the dining room, set
with Tenerieffe lace and lighted by
pink candles under pink shades The
flowers will be pink and in lieu OF
place cards the guests names Will be
lettered in gold on the bare polished
surface of the table.
Judge and Mrs. John Guthrie are
celebrating their nftieth wedding an
niversary today with an afternoon and
an evening reception for which sew
eral hundred invitations were issued.
The afternoon hours are from to 5
o'clock and the evening hours from
Z until IL. The house is decorated
throughout in the accepted golden
wedding color, expressed in this in
stance in chrysanthemums and roses
and many palms, ferns and graceful
vines are also employed with charming
effect. In the dining room the table
is crossed by diagonal bands of yellow
satin ribbon ending in bows at the cor
ners; the mirror plateau in the center
holds a tall crystal vase of huge yell
low chrysanthemums and a basket of
the same flowers swings from the
chandelier above. The lights are shad-
ed in yellow all over the house and
in the dining room all the possible
details of serving are in the same
color. Receiving with Judge and Mrs
Guthrie is the latter's sister, Mrs.
Crane of Logansport, Indiana, who at
tended their wedding in Logansport
fifty years ago today and the assisting
ladies and girls are Mrs. H. L. Guth-
Sargent. Mrs. E. A. Austin, Mrs.
James Cuthbert, Miss Mary Monteith
Miss Rachel McGrath, Miss Virgil Nc
Grath, Miss Lola McAfee, Miss Daisy
Miss Rose Prescott. The beauty of a
perfect autumn day does its part to-
ward the success of a most felicitous
occasion for Judge and Mrs. Guthrie
Topeka during almost half a century's
residence here.
Mrs. George A. Clark gave a small
and informal pink rose luncheon today
at her house on Fillmore street for
Mrs. Stanley Albaugh of Seattle, Wash
ington. The others asked were Mrs.
Morton Albaugh, Mrs. Willis J. Bailey
Lord, Mrs. Thomas c. Biddle, Mrs. John
c. Pollock, Mrs. F. E. Clark and Miss
Anna Speck.
Miss Florence Rossington will enter
tain five tables at cards informally this
evening for Miss Jeanette Lord and
Mr.. Brinton Woodward of Lawrence.
Mrs. Charles w. Lewis, 723 Tenth
avenue west, has announced Thursday
of each week as her at home day for
the winter season.
Miss Loretta Murphy of 906 Monroe
street gave a 'tacky' party Saturday
night in celebration of her 14th BIRTH
day anniversary. There were eighteen
girls and boys asked and Miss Myrtle
Murphy. Miss Nellie Leseher and Miss
Bessie Elder assisted the hostess in en-
tertaining.
Miss Nell Jones, one of this weeks
brides, was the guest of honor at
linen shower given by Miss Myrtle
Belts at her home, 1929 North Quincy
street, this afternoon. The decora-
lions were American Beauties in the
parlor. pink carnations in the back
parlor and red carnations and qink
and white cosmos in the dining room,
where a two course luncheon was
served. Miss Belts was assisted in en-
tertaining by her mother, Mrs. J. B.
Belts, and her sister. Miss F'reda Belts.
Those invited to meet Miss Jones were
Miss Ella Foster of Burlington, Miss
Nell Breidenthal of Kansas City, Miss
Lenore Monroe, Miss Lydia Stoffer,
Miss Maud Neyhart, Miss Florence
WEIGH, Miss Mary Strauss, Miss Anna
Strauss, Miss Jean Parkhurst, Miss
Minnie Kuehne, Miss Hazel Jones, Miss
Emma Smith and Miss Lolah McAfee
Notes ana Personal Msnrcs.
Mr.. W. A L. Thompson and Miss
Helen Thompson went to Chicago this
afternoon to spend a number of DAYS.
Mr. Pancoast Kidder. of Syracuse,
n. Y, will visit his Topeka friends
some time next month.
MRS. Frederick F'ruer. of Denver Col,
who is now visiting her mother, Mrs
J. n. Joerger in Leavenworth will
come to Topeka next month to visit
Mrs. Albert Patten and Mrs. Frank
Scott Davis.
Mr. and Mrs. William M. Mead of
Chillicothe. Ill, are guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Charles L. Short.
Mrs. B. w. Woodward and her sis
ter, Mrs. Hume of Lawrence, will