The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-01

I'D PeEyonaI Mention

=
terdays" said a man to the S. R. last
night. was on you. You don't know
how to spell stayed"
Mrs. T. T. Anderson entertained a
number Of the friends Of her daughter
Ellen and her son Major Wednesday
evening at a tacky costume party and
watermelon spread. Their invitations
! included Charles and Elsie Cuthbert,
! Frances and Lucille Grote, Marguerite
Allen. Churchill and Eloise Sargent.
Marguerite Payne. Ralph and Mabel
Kingsley, Ernest Chamberlain, Eddie
Arthur Buff, Mary Van Vechten Jean
ME Mccormick, Naomi Combs John
Ross, Bertrand Purcell, Maudie Hill,
Archie and Helen HossheId, BeryI John
son. Dudley Sanford, Sam and Emma
Oldham. Eddie Switzer. Prizes for the
tacl<iest costumes were given Elsie
Cuthbert and Eddie Hossfeld.
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A wedding which win take place the
second week in September viii unite
two Of the Oldest and most prominent
families in Topeka
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The U and I club has published a
\ prospectus of it's school OF domestic sci
ence conducted at the Provident Asso-
/ citation building, corner of Fourth and
/ jackson streets, which gives some in
teresting Information about this very
successful and worthy venture OF the
! club. Miss Weeks a graduate from the
domestic science department of teach
er's college. Columbia university, New
ork, is to be in charge of the classes
this year. Miss Weeks has taught under
! critics IN the Speyer and Horace Mann
schools, and in the summer vacation
schools of New York, and for two years
was Instructor of domestic science IN
the Young Woman's Industrial club Of
Saratoga Springs The autumn term
! begins September "a and closes Deem
Der H. Classes meet once a week and
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are courses in practical cooking, chahng
dish cookery, a course for nurses,
course for cooking in private families
and night classes for women employed
during the day time. The part which
the y and I club has played in local
chaT1ty work is too well known to need
word OF elaboration. The officers of
the club are Miss Gunther. president
Mrs. Charles Brooks Thomas, vice pres
ident, Mrs. ". B. Swan, secretary, and
Mrs. H J. Noble, treasurer. The other
members are Mrs H. L Alkire, Mrs. s.
J. Bear, Mrs. r. s. Brigham, Mrs. Frank
Crane, Mrs. George Crane Miss Kate
Clough, Mrs Frank S. Davis, Mrs w.
h Eastman, Mrs. D. E Esterly, Mrs
F. W. Freeman, Mrs. J. B. Furry, Miss
Ssunther, Mrs. James L. King, Mrs. W.
A. Morton, Mrs. A M. Mills Miss Moon
Mrs Arthur Nichols, Mrs. Schuyler
Nichols, Mrs. Robert Pierce, Mrs. AL
bert Patten. Mrs.H. W. Seery Mrs. J. S.
Parks, Mrs. J. Fred Scott, Mrs. J. S.
Margaret Wiggin, A1rs.Arm Weiskirch.
The date Of the wedding Of an abb
lene girl and a Topeka physician is said
to be set for October.
Two cynical bachelors who affect a
olase pose attended an informal dance
the other night but declined to mingle
with the crowd and seeking a secluded
corner Of the veranda devoted the ev-
entng to their pipes. From time 10 time
their solitude was broken by friends and
acquaintance six out of whom started
dom: We'll. when it comes to smoking
think the sweetest smoke in the world
is a corn cob pipe.
Abilene Reflector. Miss Gertrude
Cooper VIII entertain at cards in honor
of Miss Nellie Dodge Of Topeka.
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Mrs. John Sargent viii give 6
O'Clock dinner this evening in honor of
Mrs. A c.. McKitrick Of Denver. Col
who is the guest Of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. James Cuthbert. On Monday
evening Mrs Sargent viii entertain
again informally for Mrs. McKitrick
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In no other town in the country.
perhaps, will one fud as many large
families of social prominence as in To-
peka. Al the Country club dance last
night there were nine members of one
family and seven of another Every
list OF those present at a fashionable
function here includes four or< five
names which are repeated from three
to five times Two different families
are each represented at all the dances
by three sons and one has four Young
men old enough to be society favorites.
when they are all at home. Six chill
dren 10 a family is about the average in
the local smart set which seems to be
in no danger from race suicide.
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Mrs. Henry S. Cowan of No. 2oo2
B0iIes avenue entertained last evening
IN honor of her cousin, Miss Helena
BelleW Of San Francisco. The guests
were; Mr.. and Mrs. T. B. Boyd. Mr..
Chas. Howe. Mr.. Lee Claire Grice, Mr..
and Mrs. J. G. Boyd Mr. and Mrs.
Fred Howe OF CoffeyvilIe. DR.. and Mrs.
X. ID. Buckmaster of St Louis Miss
Jennie Boyd, Miss Aline Frazer Of
Marion, Mr.. and Mrs. r. c. Chesney of
Kansas City. Mr.. and Mrs S. E. Oueene
of Kansas City. Miss Anna Boyd. Mr..
H s. Cowan Master John Cowan. mrs.
J. G. Boyd assisted Mrs. Cowan
There are so many more men than
girls in this town that even the busiest
and most conscientious girl cant keen
track of all of them. An uncommonIv
handsome young chap whom almost
everybody supposed to be A. sfra ree1-
attended dance this week and fine
girls were all crazy about him They
asked VINO he was. never expecting to
near uiat ne was anything less than a
mlllona1re or at least a New Yorker
and when somebody was found who
knew him they were told that he be-
longs here-has lived here for years
ana belongs to prominent family. /
he has all the qualifications of a win
ner and looks as though he had stem
ped out of the Illustrations Of a society
novel What do you think of a town
where the girls are busy enough to
overlook anything as good as that7
Notes and Personal Mention.
Miss Mary Meade went to I,eaven-
worth today to visit Mrs. E. ". Gran
Ger.
Mrs. Howell Jones and Miss Marear-
ct Jones have gone to Cedar Point.
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