The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-27

with Mrs. A. D. Robbins who will give
family dinner party Thanksgiving
Mrs. Frank E. Holiday of Indian
apolis guests of Mrs P. G. Noel
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Professor and Mrs. OrviIle B. Towne
and Professor and Mrs. Z. c. Wilm
will give the second of two informal
evenings fer the members of the
Washburn faculty and their wives at
the residence of the Townes on West
Mrs. J. ". Burt entertained her
afternoon whist club today.
When a family who have been very
large toads in the local social puddle
move to larger town it Is a great
shock to their satellites at their form
er home to discover that they are So
cially unimDortant in the new place.
once on a time lot of Topeka fash
1onables went to Chicago to attend a
wedding and the s r. here at home
watched the Chicago papers with
bated breath expecting to see the To-
peka people monopolizing the society
departments of the Windy City press
during their entire visit and for
months afterwards But they were
itself got only four lines in the lower
half OF the last columns on the society
pages.
Mrs. E. F. McDermott will give a
dinner party this evening in honor of
her daughter. Miss Fanny Louise
Funk, and Mr.. Frank L. Sturges whose
marriage takes place tomorrow even
ing, and the members of their bridal
party, who are Mrs. Charles Joslin
Mrs. Bert Wheland. Miss Helen Cart
lidge, Miss Margaret Giltillan, Mr.
Walter NJ. Sturges of Oklahoma City,
Mr.. Harry Donaldson and Mr.. William
f. Curtis.
The Z and l club was in charge Of
the EIks club today. served luncheon
this noon and will serve dinner tonight
and all the proceeds of the club Will be
devoted to the clubs charita BILE enter
prises. among them the endowment of
the visiting nurses department and
the cooking school of the Provident as
ISOLATION. No organization in Topeka
accomplfshes more practical good than
the and I club, which although com
posed of mere handful of women,
has met with marked success in its
charity work. The Elks dining rooms
today were open not only to the club
members but to the general public. The
U and I club ladies were in charge of
the tables. Mrs H. L. Alxire and Mrs
A H Thompson decorated their tables
with flags; Mrs. Ralph Brigham and
Mrs. James Sproat served at a table
decorated with Elks' colOrs Mrs
Albert Reid and Miss Kate CIough had
a red flower table. Mrs Arthur Mills
and Mrs. Harry Seery We're in charge
OF typical Thanksgiving table and
Mrs. Schuyler Nichols and Mrs. Fred
Freeman had table with yellow and
white decorations. Mrs James King
and Mrs Arthur Nichols had an Elks
table. Mrs. George Crane and Mrs
w. A. Morton decorated their table in
red peppers and a table trimmed in
red flowers and blooming plants was in
charge of Mrs. Frank Thompson and
Mrs. D. z. EsterIy.
Miss Kate Gunther, president of the
L and I club. Mrs. Charles Thomas
Mrs Harry Noble and Mrs. W A.
Swan received the guests. In charge
were Mrs. Frank Crane, Mrs A A
Scott and Mrs. S. ]. Bear, assisted by
Miss Margaret Jones, Miss Elvia Mills
paugh. Miss Alice Lakin and Miss
Mary Meade
An important event Of the week is
the ball to be given tonight at Hud-
sons by the Knights OF Columbus
About seventy-five invitations have
been extended and admission is by in
vitation only. The hall Will be elabor-
themums and smilax- The dancing
programme Will begin a o'clock. In
the receiving line will be Mr.. and Mrs,
f. L. Mooney, Mr.. and Mrs. P J
Monaghan. Mr. and Mrs T. J. COughlin |
Mr. and Mrs NJ. J. Fitzgerald DR.. w.
c. McDoncugh and Miss Anna Marie |
Walsh
Mrs Charles Bower entertained the |
Topeka Avenue Five Hundred club yes
terday afternoon. Guests and substi- !
tutes were Mrs H. A. Auerbach. |