The Topeka state journal., 1905-04-07

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About one hundred guests are being
entertained very charmingly this af-
ternOOn by Mrs. n. P. Garretson at her
house on Harrison street in compliment
TO her guest, Mrs. L. H. Crandell of
Fort Worth, Texas. A paper by Mrs.
w. A. McCarter on King Lear is the
feature of the entertainment. The hos
tess is assisted by her daughter, Miss
Marian GarretsOn and by Mrs. George
Payne and Miss Aimiee Crandell of Fort
Worth and Miss Carlotta Nellis. To
night Mrs. GarretsOn has asked q. few
guests for dinner in honor of Mrs. Gran
dell and to celebrate the birthday ami
versaries Of Mrs. W. A Johnston and
Mr.. N. P. Garretson which fall on the
same day and which are usually cele-
brated by the two families together. To-
morrow Mrs. GarTetson gives 8 second
afternoon for an equal number of
| friends asked to meet Mrs. Crandell.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Montgomery Hol-
loWay sent out invitations yesterday for
| the marriage of their daughter, Kate
Lee. and DR.. Alexander J. A. Alexander,
OF "WOodburn," Spring Station, KY.
The wedding will be celebrated in the
Central Pres byteTian church Wednesday
evening, April rs. TIL brides sister,
Mrs. Woodson K Woce OF St Louis
viii be matrOn Of honor, nd her cousin,
Miss Cara Lee Withers, the maid of
honor. The bridesmaids viii be Miss
Helen Hendrix, Miss Mary Ellen Ewing,
Miss Helen Williams and Miss Olive
Stone The flower girls, Mary Stone
and Mary Parker. DR.. Alexander will
have as his best man Mr.. Robert 0.
1 kfrkwoOd, Of Lexington, KY, and the
ushers viii be Mr.. James StiIIWeu, of
! Chicago; Mr.. Charles Wisner, of Bal
tinlore DR.. L. H. Shearer, of New York;
Mr.. Allen Withers and Mr.. J. Byers
/ LOve.-kansas City Journal
Miss Holloway has frequently visited
| her cousins, the Misses Meade and the
1 Misses Quinton. in Topeka.
The Duplicate Whist club is meeting
/ this afternoon with Mrs Arthur Capper.
/ Mrs. J. T. LoveWell and Miss Mar
/ guerits LoveweH are giving a musicale
! this afternoon at their house, 1901 Col
/ lege avenue, in compliment to Miss
Emily Bissell Of Minneapolis, Mime
4 sofa who is visiting Mrs. Paul A. Love-
! We'll The others asked are Miss Mary
/ Gleed, Miss Anna Whiting. Miss Helen
! Ingham, Miss Edith Ingham, Miss Mary
/ DanfOrth, Miss Grace Coons, Miss
| Agnes Fisk, Miss Eleanor Sims, Miss
! Eta Meyer, Miss Grace Galloway Miss
| Florence Tucker, Miss Eva Noel, Miss
/ Nell McCOurt, Miss EtheI Kingsley and
Mrs Margaret LovewelL
The members of the Idle Hour club
/ viii entertain their husbands and
few other guests Informally at high
| five tonight at Mr. and Mrs. Elmer
| Barnes house on Western avenue The
( guests beside the club members hus-
bands viii be Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Bill
! Ilgs, Dr. and Mrs g. P Lux, Mr.. Will
Scott, Mr.. Bernard Ley and Mr.. George.
! Hood.
Mrs. H. A Auerbach entertained
/ her bridge club yesterday at her new
house on Buchanan street. Mrs.
1 Charles Gault and Mrs. George Nor
row OF Wichita were substitutes The
next meeting will be with Mrs. c. H.
Gaunt IN two weeks.
The April meeting Of the D. A.
/ will be at the home of Miss Isabel
/ thompson, sos Topeka avenue. Hos
/ tessess Mrs. A. M. Harvey, Miss Belle
/ Ward, Miss Florence KimbaH, Miss
RuIh smith The occasion VIII ceIe-
! brate the anniversaries of battles of
! Lexington and Concord. An interest
ing programme is prepared
The outgoing executive board of the
/ city federation of womens clubs viii
I be at home informally to the members
/ of the federation at Unity church
! Wednesday, April 19, from half after
/ two to half after five o'clock. The
/ members of the retiring board are
/ Mrs. A. H. Horton, Mrs. c. D. Startz-
man, Mrs. H. A Heath, Mrs Clement
Smith, Mrs. Frank c. Bowen. Mrs. g
A. Wilbur Mrs. David Palmer, Mrs.
/ W. A. McCaTter, Mrs. S. NJ Wood.
Mrs. D. A. NIulvane, Mrs. Speed
/ Hughes, Mrs. ". A. Johnston, Mrs. c.
4 o. Knowles and Mrs. H. O. Csarvev.
1 Miss Hazel Fassler is expected horae
| tOmOrrOM from q visit To ME- ~