The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-13

half after o'clock, at their house. Az
Harrison street The cards of Mrs
Frank Louis Shellabarger of Kansas
lCity are enclosed.
Mrs. Frank Scott Davis and Mrs
David Norton will entertain the We'd
lnesday afternoon whist club at Mrs.
Davis house on Tyler street Monday,
October "a. in compliment to Miss Jean
nette Lord.
| A very pretty entertainment is the
Japanese card party being given this
Afternoon by Miss Belle Thompson at
her house at sos Topeka avenue in COM
pliment to her guests, Mrs. Byron Mills
of Las Vegas, New Mexico. Mrs. D. F.
Tatum of KinSley and Mrs. Frank
Church of Chicago who is the guest of
the John d. Knox family. The house
decorations are all Japanese in char
acter and include Jap lanterns used as
globes for all the lights, Jap umbrellas,
gorgeous paper butterflies red peoples
the guests of honor who received with
her are dressed in kimonas with Jap
anese coiffureS Ornamented with tiny
fans. The game of the afternoon is
fantan and in lieu of chips Japanese
coins are used. Miss Thompson gives
a similar entertainment Saturday af-
ternOon. about sixty invitations having
been issued for the two affairs.
Miss Helen Quinton and Miss Fay
Quinton entertained Miss Beatrice Fos-
party at a 1 o'clock luncheon today at
their house, 1243 Topeka avenue.
The Monday Whist club will have its
first fall meeting next Monday after
noon when Mrs. William A. Morton will
be the hostess.
Miss Isabel Vansant and Mr. Marion
Vansant entertained last evening at
their home on West Sixth street to in
troduce their cousin, Miss Virginia Met
calfe, of Liberty, Md. Miss Metcalfe
came Thursday from St. Louis and will
spend d number of weeks with her
cousins.
The chandeliers were hung with au-
tumn foliage, and cosmos blossoms
were used throughout the rooms. Six
handed finch was the game and part
ners were found by a unique scheme of
matching the music signature with the
key note, the young men holding the
former and the young ladies the latter.
Miss Metcalfe and Miss Burge made
the high score and cut for the prize,
Miss Burge winning a burnt wood card
receiver. Miss Dfffendoffer and Mr..
Richards cut for the consolation and
Miss Diffendoffer made the lucky turn.
The guests were Mr.. and Mrs. ReeS
Vansant, Mr.. and Mrs Paul Ost, Miss
Mabel Grubbs, Miss Eva Schenck, Miss
Gertrude Harrison, Miss Lucy VanSant,
Miss Alma Gobrecht, Miss Jennie Nor
gan, Miss Flossie Burge, Miss Fannie
Funk Miss Mary Glasgow, Miss Sadie
Shull, Miss Cora Shull, Miss Ollie DIFF
fendoffer, Miss Bessie Elder; Mr.. Nor
ris Phillips Mr.. Jas. Cottrell, Mr.. Morse.
Mr.. Barton Phelps, Mr.. Frank SturgeSs
Mr.. Jay B. Manahan, Mr.. Frank Dick
inson, Mr.. Chas: Faus, MI, Harry Rlcn-
ards, Mr.. Fred Skeen, Mr.. Marion Van
SAINT. Mr.. Chas. Ritter and Mr.. Peter
son.
members of the Beta Sorority and the
Delta Phi fraternity of Washburn at
her house on Fillmore street Friday
evening of next week in compliment to
Miss Nell Jones and Mr.. Otis Backen-
stoce whose wedding takes place on the
18th. The same day in the afternoon
Miss Grace Whitmer will entertain for
Miss Jones and the following Monday
Miss Lenore Monroe will give dinner
party for Miss Jones and Mr.. Backen-
stoce. Other hostesses who will give
affairs in honor of Miss Jones are Miss
Myrtle Belts, Miss Mary Strauss and
Miss Jean Parkhurst The wedding will
be a very quiet one, owing to the illness
of the brides mother. 1t will take place
at the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
]. w. Jones' house on Tyler street.
relatives and very few intimate
friends will be asked.
The HeIianthus Literary club will
meet with Mrs Smith. 1270 Polk street,
Monday, October II, instead of Friday.
A full attendance is requested.
A subscription dance is to be given
by some of the high school boys at
Steinberg's Friday night
The t. H s. chapter of the Delta
Omicron fraternity will give a party a
week from Friday night.
The Watova club will give a dance
at Hudson's tonight in compliment to
Mr.. Ray Lyddane of Los Angeles. Cal,
who is visiting his Topeka friends and
leaves for Los Angeles the first of next
week
Notes and Personal Mention.
Mr. and Mrs. Norman Wear will go
to Kansas City next week to alter,
the horse show and will be guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wear. One of Mr..
Frank Wears horses is ar~ong the
horse show entries this year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Deland of Phila-
delphia are guests of Mr.. and Mrs. F.
n E~11,