The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-28


An event of unusual interest to the
many friends which Mrs. Bailey's
charming personality and gracious
manners have won for her in Topeka
since she became mistress of the ex-
ecutive residence is her last at home
at the governors house today. The
weather which has been so disagree
able for day OF two is happily favor
able to the success of the occasion and
a great many people are calling to
pay their respects to the first lady of
the state" who will leave with the
governor at the close of his admins
trauon, early in January, for their
country place at BaileyVille. Mrs.
James NJ. Lewis of Kinsley and Mrs.
Jewett of Lansing are receiving with
Mrs. Bailey this afternoon and the
assisting ladies and girls are Mrs. w.
A Johnston. Mrs. Harry Bone, Mrs
John Clark Harmon, Mrs. Charles w.
Merriam, Mrs. Charles Blood Smith,
Mrs. James B. Hayden, Mrs. Norman
Wear, Mrs. D. G. Nellis, Mrs. Frank P.
MacLennan, Mrs II. o. Carney, Mrs.
c. l.. Wood, Mrs. w. S. Charles, Mrs.
Chappelle Foote. Mrs. E. G. Foster,
Mrs. Thomas c. Biddle, Mrs. r. A
Burch, Mrs. P. I. Bonebrake. Mrs.
Hughes, Mrs. T. F. Carver, Mrs. H. A.
Auerbach, Mrs. George Barlow Penny,
Mrs George Mccoy. Mrs. G. J. Null
vane, Miss Margaret Johnston. Miss
Hazel FaSSler, Miss Florence Rossing-
ton, Miss Helen Smith. Miss Hazel
Mulvane, Miss ALA belle Troutman
Miss Nellie Baker, Miss Bessie Hayden
Miss Mabel Knowles, Miss Berenice
Fuller Miss Lucille Pollock Miss Mar
garet Charles, Miss Henrietta Alexan-
der, Miss Marie Lagerstrom, Miss
Wtnifred Burch, Miss Hazel Crimes
Miss Janet Hurrie, Miss Louise Heath
and Miss Mary MacLennan. The house
decorations are in the holiday colors,
red and green. throughout. The draw
ing room and music room are in the
American Beauty shades. with guam
Titles of red roses; the halls, library
and dining room have Christmas gar
lands, holly and mistletoe with red
and red roses in the library
and halls and the dining room is espe-
cially pretty, lighted by red candles
garlands of smflax trimming the
and table. The center
piece for the latter is a moss covered
stump surrounded by a wreath of the
smllax- The reception hours are from
3 to o'clock.
The first of the large holiday dances
was given at Steinberg's Tuesday night
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene S. Quinton, Mr.
and Mrs. Herbert Armstrong, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. ]. Black, Mr.. and Mrs. Carol
Merriam, DR.. and Mrs. w. N. West,
and Mrs. Harry c. Ashby, Mr. and
Mrs. Frank farrell, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Crawford, Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Capper, Miss Hambleton, and Mr.
Ned Osborne. The invitations for last
night were extended to Mr.. and Mrs
Charles S. Downing, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Scott Davis, Mr. and Mrs
Frank Hobart, Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick
Freeman, Mr.. and Mrs. Dorr Norton
and Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Weaver of
Kansas City. Mr.. and Mrs. Brinton
Woodward of Lawrence Mr. and Mrs.
John Baird Nicholson, Mr.. and Mrs |
ed Small of Atchison. Mr.. and Mrs. |
eugene Hagan, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Thomas. Mr.. and Mrs. Albert T. Reid, |
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Akers. Mr.. and Mrs. |
John Parks, Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Case. |
Mr.. and Mrs. Don Mulvane, Mr.. and
Mrs. w H. Eastman, Mr.. and Mrs. !
=. S. Ferry, Mr.. and Mrs. Willard n. |
Hall, Mr.. and Mrs. Earle c. Williams, |
Mr.. and Mrs. Arrnin Fassser. Mr.. and |
Mrs. ]. c. Harmon, Mr.. and Mrs. |
Arthur Mills, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph |
Morgan, Mr.. and Mrs. Harrison Nor /
gan, Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Thrill, Mr.. |