The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-10

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Mr.. and Mrs. Ben F. Akers whose
lawn and flower gardens at 1918 Fill
more street, are locally famous for their
beauty, entertained at cards, al fresco,
last night and the party was one of the
most delightful of the midsummer sea-
son in Topeka. The card tables were
arranged on the back lawn, which is as
level in it's Velvety smoothnesS of closely
cropped grass, as any floor, and which
is bordered on its three sides by artis
tically arranged flower beds Just now
in all the glory of full August bloom.
The yard is wired and the electric lights
in trees and shrubs were reinforced for
this occasion by festoons of gorgeous
Japanese lanterns and with the addi-
ton of potted palms. rugs, lawn and
porch furniture the scene was a very
pretty one. About thirty-five friends
enjoyed the occasion.
Mrs. Hammatt, Mrs. John e. Lord,
Mrs. John Clark Harmon, Mrs. T. j.
Kellam, Mrs. John Bradley, Mrs. Willis
Norton and Mrs. W. E. Ogs{on played
whist at Vinewood yesterday morning
and had luncheon at the cafe.
Mrs Carl Erickson will give a chill
dren's party Friday evening for her son
Jack and her guests, Edna and Lelah
Clark, of Butler, Missouri and Ethelyn
Rosser of Usage City. The girls and
boys asked to meet them are Esther
Clark, Lucille Mills, Isabel and Eliza
beth Mills, Helen Whitfield. Helen Wells,
Sterile Beggs, Doris Rosser, Una Lyle,
Margaret Trautman, Grace Grote, Mar
guerite Koontz, Georgia Henderson,
Inez and Ruth Devlin, Edward Clark,
Roland and Ray Kinney, Roger Davis,
Jack Waggoner, Charles and Victor
Blakely, Ted Lagerstrom, Willard Grote,
William Crittenden, Chester WahIe,
Richard Fighter, Samuel Lux, Blaine
johnson, Frank and Donald Longnecker
of Emporia and Charles Devlin.
The members of the Ramblers' club
husbands at Mr.. and Mrs. George Hack
ney's country home, Kinderton, Friday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Hackney gave a
picnic supper at their country home,
Kinderton, in Highland Park, last night
for Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Cartilage, Miss
Daisy Vance of Oklahoma City, Miss
Helen Cartilage, Mr.. Charles Nudge and
Mr.. VIII Collinson.
A lawn party was given last night at
the residence of Mrs. A A. Graham,
1853 Mulvane street, in honor of Mrs.
M. M. GobIe and Miss Kathleen Mirley
of Grand Rapids, Michigan.
The Rev. E o. Raymond attended the
wedding of his cousin, Miss Ruby G.
Rhodes of Kansas City, Kan, and the
Rev. L. B. Hills of Atchison. Miss
Rhodes has been for two years in
Manila, P. L, in the employ of the gov
eminent in educational work and there
she met the Rev. Mr. Hills who Wa
pastor of the American Presbyterian
church. Mr.. and Mrs. Hills will sail in
a few weeks for the orient to do mis-
sionary work under the auspices of the
Presbyterian board. The wedding took
place at the residence of Mr.. and Mrs
r. B. Robinson, 616 Garfield avenue
Kansas City. Kansas, at high moor
Tuesday. The brides parents and g
brother and his wife are in Pagganjan
P. l., now engaged in public education-
al work. The wedding ceremony was
performed by the Rev A S. Davis Of
Wichita, classmate of the groom a