The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-17

The Curtis residence at sos Van
Buren, street north is the scene of
one of the prettiest of the June re-
ceptions this afternoon. Mrs. Charles
Curtis and Miss Curtis are receiving
their friends between the hours of
and o'clock, and are assisted by
Mrs. Charles Allen Mills, Mrs. COlVin,
Mrs. David Palmer, Mrs. L. A. Ryder,
Mrs. O. D. Skinner, Miss May Red
dick of st. Marys, Miss Emile King,
Miss Jeanette WolcOtt and Miss Jes-
sic Campbell. The wide VerandaS and
the airy, spacious rooms are bright
with flowers massed in bowls and
vases against a background of palms.
Nasturtiums are used in the hall and
dining room, pink and white carna-
irons in the drawing room and peOnies
in the library. In the latter room
Miss Wolcott and Miss Campbell pre-
side at the punch bowl. The recefv-
ing party is in the drawing room, and
an orchestra is stationed behind a
screen of palms in the upper hall. The
hostesses will entertain the assisting
ladies and girls at O'Clock tea this
evening.
Mrs. w. ]. Black gave a luncheon
today for Mrs. Fargo, of Dallas, Tex,
who is visiting Mrs. w. A L. Thomp-
son. saturday Mrs. Eugene Quinton
Will entertain for Mrs. Fargo.
The annual picnic of the Ladies'
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hans lovely country place at Grant
vile Thursday was attended by Mrs.
kleinhans, Mr.. and Mrs. George Bar
low Penny, Mrs. Frank MacLennan,
MISS Mary MacLennan, Miss Henri
eta Alexander Mrs Frank Thomas.
Master Frank Thomas, Mrs w. c.
Webb. Miss Esther Kleinhans, Mrs. L.
s Ferry, Mrs Laura Taylor Hughes,
Miss Mary Harrison, Miss Tracy.
Miss Irene Horner, Mrs. w. G. Dickie
and Miss Ellen Parkhurst. The fol-
lowing programme of piano and vocal
numbers was given during the after
noon;
/. Mfnuette Schizando. .Stavenhagen
Impromptu ... ChOnin
Mrs. Charles KIeinhans.
2. The Fields of May. ......-
Mrs. Hughes
8. Irish Love SONG. Long
Mrs. F. S. Thomas.
4 Mazurka ......... GODDARD
Mrs. Dickie
B. Mighty Like a Rose
Miss Horner.
O. WhyZ o. Schumaun
Miss Tracy.
Z. Romance No. ?, op. 2S. Schumann
Miss Harrison
g. Waltz, Op. So, No. ChoDin
O Mrs RIacLennan.
y. Waltz No. 14......Ch opin
Mrs. Penny.
Mrs. Dick Alden is giving a party
Tor her niece, Mary Weightman, at
her house at Eleventh and Polk
streets ms afternoon. The girls and
ooys asked We're: Edna Bear, Ruth
amelia Brown, Mary Helen Shirer
hampton Shirer, Margaret Trautman.
Marie and Fred Beerbohm. Viola
1.eoiia ana Roy Berry Alma and
80 ~ " DedI, Lucille Mills, Elizabeth
ana Isabel Mills, Marian Foster. Hill
Gqegarde Hurley. Lucille Pollock. Irene
!Helly' Alice Lyman, Dorothy CIeed
Mary MacLennan, Mary and lone
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Morton, Helen Louise C,rosb1r 49,
PRESCOTT Marius and Mignonne DCS1-,,-
ing, CHARLES Hobart, David Tnebee
1,duI ANDERSON, Marshall Crawford
1 - OtIiy Farkhurst. Louise and Eliza
Deth culver, Louis and Jean TinFss1,
JOY Paxton, Ethel Everingharn To-s
phine Mckee, Mildred Rogers Jo7o1
ktslngman' Mary Connors, and Helen
A surprise party was given Miss
Kathleen Foley Thursday EVENING br
Miss Ethel Devlin, Miss Adelaide
Metzger, Miss Nellie Kelly and Miss
Margaret Leahy at her home 1913
Lane street The evening was enioI-e5
In playing games after which refresh
ments were served by Miss Blossom
Devlin and Miss Grace Foley. Those
who enjoyed the evening We're: Ethel
Devlin, Adelaide Metzger, Nellie Kellv
Margaret Leahy, Viva Brown VVini-
fred Mcdonald, Emily and Mary
Villa Kelly, Annie McGivern, Nellie
LANCE, Mary Marshall. Carrie Hunter
Katherine Fitzgerald, Paul Mowers
Charles Seller, Thomas Butler, An
thony Real Thomas Bergman Louis
Pryor, Louis McAuliff, Mead RYAN.
James McDade and James McGivern.
Miss May Shorts guests at an in
formal entertainment Thursday after
nOon for Miss Jessie Burdiek Of KAN