The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-08

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The annual meeting OF the First Dis
tlet Federation OF Womens Clubs
VII be held in Topeka Tuesday and
wednesday The sessions will be held
,-,s,I me FIRST Presbyterian church ana
VII begin at nine O'Clock Tuesday
morning Morning and afternoon pro-
4rA4nnles each day and an evening re-
cepuon Tuesday at the Governors
House given by Mrs. Hoch and the To-
peAa federation are included In the ar
engagements Mrs H o. Garvey IS
president OF the federation which has
over forty clubs from towns and cities
IN the First congressional district.
Miss nellie Kirk gave a card party
this afternoon for Miss Elizabeth
Gdv1tt whose wedding to Mr. John NJ
brHnt takes place Wednesday, me
decorations were in green and white
the eolors chosen by Miss Cfavitt for her
wedding, and these colors were also in
evidence in the serving. The prize was
q china plate decorated in green and
white. The hostess had the assistance
OF Miss Hazel Howe. Miss Mamie
Neale and Mrs. J. F. Daniels. The in
vitatiOns included Mrs. Harry Gavitt
Mrs COrringtOn Gayitt Mrs. p. G.
Reilly, Mrs. e. 3. Mcdowell. Mrs.
George Hackney, Mrs. George Flesh
man. Mrs. J. K Bair, Mrs waiter
Rl6nowd, Mrs. Herbert Alkire, Mrs. w
p. Hemphiil, Mrs. J. b. Whelan, Mrs
George Hanley, Mrs Don MUlvane
Mrs D. o. McCray. Miss Nan Beck
Miss Eta Beck, Miss Mamie Neale,
Miss Lillian Kirkpatrick. Miss Lillian
Foster, Miss Elizabeth Gregory, Miss
Sarah Shuil, Miss Ida Tinker, Miss
Maud Van Houten, Miss Ethel Hadley
Miss Frances Funk, Miss Anna Marie
TTFaTuh Mise
Overmyer, Miss Mary Meade, Miss
Hazel Wolf, Miss Eta Covell, Miss
Alice Lakin, Miss Alice Gregory and
Miss Mary McGivern Of Chicago
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Mrs. Albrecht Marburg was the hos
tess of the Art club today at the first
meeting of the season.
The Ramblers' club met today with
Mrs. c. z. Eldridge, 1105 Harrison
street
The Friday Bridge club viii be en-
tertafned by Miss Dolly Curtis instead
Of Mrs. Chester B. Reed as incorrect
~ announced in this department Sat
urday.
The modern girls idea seems to be
that marriage is not partnership but
a graft.
MISS Evelyn vaughan DetLeI htlUWtA
in Lawrence where she formerly lived
as Miss Eva Brown, is playing the role
of Jane Witherspoon in one OF the Col
lege Widow companies in the east
Miss Vaughan is q graduate of the n
iversity OF Kansas and was a member
of the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority
She is a daughter Of Miss Georgia h
, Brow1, formerly of Lawrence but now
of Kansas City. Miss Brown was an
actress but left the stage a number of
years ago and has since conducted
classes in dramatic art and directed
amateur theatrical performances in
Kansas City, Lawrence and elsewhere.
She is now at the head of the Auditor
ium school Of dramatic art, Kansas
City. Her daughter, Miss Vaughan IS
one of her most successful pupils. She
was an amateur infant prodigy and as
sisted in one capacity or another in al
most every amateur performance which
her mother superintendent After her
graduation from college she went on
the stage and has been with some very
good companies but the role of Jane
Wttherspoon, the principal one in the
College Widow Is the most important
she has had. Miss Vaughan is remeem-
bered in Topeka where she has fire.
quently visited as very pretty bru-
uette.
A wedding of much interest in To-
peka where the prospective bride and
groom are Well known will take place,
it Is said, in Lawrence next month. The
man formerly lived here and the girl
visits here frequently. They were both
students at the university a few years
ago The man is a Phi Gam and the
girl a Theta.
Mrs. B. F. Akers entertained the D. d.
whist club today.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. n. schlegel will en-
terrain their card club Wednesday ev-
ening.
Mrs. C. W. Myers. 1901 Harrison
street. was the hostess of the Monday
high five club today.
Mrs Frank LageTstrom entertained
the Ideal high five club this afternoon
The marriage of Miss Mabel Grubbs
daughter of Mr. and Mrs G. W. Grubbs
and Mr.. Charles Lucas of Manila, P. L.
formerly OF Empor1a. viii take place
this evening at S o'clock at the Grubbs
suburban home, Shunbrook Place The
Rev. r. Oliver Of Richland Kan. for
merry OF Topeka, viii oficiate. The out
Of town guests VIII be Mr.. and Mrs
Carl Swain Of Salina, Mr.. and Mrs. J
A Lucas and Miss Nina Watson of
Emporia. and Miss Fannie and Miss
Mamie Reed Of Clay Center.
The U and I club Will give dance at
Steinberg's Thursday. November / to
celebrate their nineteenth anniversary.
Mrs. W. A. Johnston gave an informal
evening Saturday for about thirty
guests in compliment to Miss Anna
Homsher Of Camden. Ohio. and her
daughter. Miss Margaret Johnston. WIN
was home from the Agricultural college
at Manhattan to spend Sunday.
Mrs. Frank Edison gave an informal
afternoon Saturday for her sister. Mrs
Charles AfcCabe Of Memphis. Tennes-
see, and Mrs. William H Whitton OF
St Louis. The others asked were Mrs
Arthur Mills, Mrs. William Smith. Mrs.
Lem White Of Ration. n. NJ. Mrs VII
liam Macferran. Mrs. David Norton.
Mrs. ". II. Trump. Mrs. Alfred Cole.