The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-14

Kansas City at the home of the BRIDES
uncle, Mr.. John Saunders, in Kansas
City.
Quinton, hostess
First night of japanese Fete. by
society amateurs, at the Grand.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren NJ. Crosby,
evening for Chaldean club.
Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Dell Keller, evening for
the Conversation club.
Second night OF japanese Fete at
the Grand.
Wednesday.
Marriage of Miss Fay Smith, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. L. Anton Smith.
and Mr.. George Wesley Hackney at the
Smith residence on Topeka avenue at
o'clock. Reception at half after 6.
Thursday
Helianthus Easter dance at Stein
berg's.
Friday.
Topeka Avenue Five Hundred club,
Mrs. W. T. Davis, 726 Topeka avenue,
Varsity club spring annual at Stein
berg's.
The most important event of Easter
week in local society circles IS the Wea-
ding of Miss Fay Smith and Mr.. george
Wesley Hackney, which viii take pides
at 6 o'clock Wednesday evening al ING
home of the brides parents. MI anu
Mrs. L. Anton Smith on Topeka ave
nue. and be followed by large leceP-
ton The Very Rev. James FnllAp us
Revers Kaye, dean of Grace catnedfdi
will perform the ceremony ana the at
fendants will be Miss Amy Overnyer,
maid of honor, and Mr.. David Bowie,
best man.
of espeeia1 interest to the two To
burn is the announcement mace 10
dav at a luncheon for the Faculty ana
students of the former of the engage
ment of Miss Alice Widney, teacher o.
voice at Bethany, and MI. ETnesl p.
Conant. dean of the school Of law OF
Washburn. The luncheon was sur
prise for Miss Widney planned by
Miss Hambleton principal Of Bethany
and the announcement was mace py
Bishop Nfillspaugh. me laple anu
dining room decorations We're in pink
Pink roses were the flowers USED, the
electric lights were shaded with PINK
and the name cards were emil ellished
with d design of twin hearts
In the two years that Miss Widney
has been on the Bethany faculty she
has proven a valuable acquisition to
musical and society circles IN Eopexa.
She is girl of uncommon beauty ana
talent and one of the most beloved
teachers Bethany has had. Ihere IS
announcement that this will be her
/ last year on the faculty, but little sur
prise. for the engagement has been
suspected and rumored for some
months. Topeka friends, however.
/ are delighted to know that she will
4 continue to live here and Mr.. Conant's
! congratulations will be additionally
cordial because of the fact that he is a
/ local man and will not take his bride
away to distant home.
to- NHq-
and Mrs. John A. Widney of Alpha,
/ Illinois. She was graduated from
/ Knox college, Galesburg, in 1904, and
/ came TO Bethany the next fail. Be
/ sides her work in the department of
music at Bethany she has been the
! leading soprano in Grace cathedral
! choir since she came to Topeka, was
I one Of the soloists of the Topeka
1 Choral society and has sung in con-
/ cert and recital. This is Mr.. Conant's
/ third year in Topeka. He is Boston
man. took his A. B. degree at Harvard
IN t95 and was graduated from the
/ Harvard law school in '9S. He prac-
! uced law in Boston four and a half
years and in Chicago one year and
was secured for the position of dean
OF the Washburn law school when it
was established in the fan of 1903.
| Like his hancee he is musical in his
tastes, he has a good baritone voice, is
the choir master at Grace cathedral
cal musical interests
The wedding viii take place at the
home of the brides parents In Alpha.
Illinois. the latter part of June The
/ very Rev. James Philip de Revers
Kaye. dean of Grace cathedral. will
go on to perform the ceremony and
others from Topeka who expect to at
Tend the wedding are Miss Ham bIeton
ana Miss Mary Wilton of the Beth
any faculty, Miss Widnev viii he at
| tended by her two sisters, Mrs. George
| Robinson of st. Louis and Mrs. VII
nam E. Mabee of Galesburg. Illinois.
MI. Conant viii have as his grooms-
man Mr.. stephen Andrew McIntire OF
New York city. who was one Of his
room mates at Harvard. and Mr.. VIII
nam Henry Stafford of Milwaukee. 2
| q member Of congress from Wisconsin,
mr. victor Fl, Littig OF Davenport
iowa. Mr.. Charles erik of DavenDo14
all Harvard friends. ana Mrs. esrilb