The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-30

Dan EaInHaIE ana AlT. Leslie ATUllQ.
Mrs. DeWitte c. NelIis, Miss Celeste
Neilis and Miss Anna Marie Nellis are
at home as usual on the thiPtieth today
and have with them Mrs E. W. Hoch,
Mrs. J. p. St. John of Versailles, No,
Mrs. Caroline Crawford Williamson of
New York Mrs. D. W. Wilder of Hia-
watha, Mrs. Thomas P. Gresham of
Cottonwood Falls, Mrs. ". H. Smith
of Seneca, and Mrs. Rice of Lawrence.
Miss Julia Wellhouse will give an
informal Kensington Thursday after
noon.
The Felicity Whist club is meeting
with Mrs. George Stansheld today. Mrs:
A. NJ. Keene of Fort Scott is an out Of
town guest.
An eastern man who has come to To-
peka to be married is not content to
carry away one of the prettiest girls in
town, but wants to take our star ball
player east with him and is trying to
buy the only prize bull terrier in town.
Mrs. Elmer E. Bloom entertained in
formally at luncheon today for Mrs.
Thomas Gray Kennedy of Junction
City.
There was a fine showing of frock
coats at the tea yesterday" a man
said today, and they all looked as if
they belonged to the men who were
wearing them, too"
over five hundred guests attended
the reception given by Mrs. Hoch at
the governors house last night for the
members of the Woman's Kansas Day
club, which had its first meeting in
the senate amber at the state house
yesterday. Receiving with Mrs. HOch
were Mrs John P. St. John of Yer
sailles, Missouri and Mrs. William
Eugene Stanley of Wichita, wives of
former governors of Kansas, the Of
ficers of the Kansas Federation Of
WOmen's clubs: Mrs. May Betlevllie
Brown and Mrs. N. I. MacDowen of
Salina, Mrs. II. B. Asher of Lawrence,
Mrs. w. D. Atkinson of Parsons, Mrs.
l.. H. Wishard of lola, Mrs. Grace
Snyder Of Cawker City. and the officers
Mrs. J. D. Mcfarland, Mrs. A. H Hor-
ton. Mrs. DeWitte c. Nellis, Mrs. C
F. Wilder of Manhattan, Mrs S. r.
( Peters of Newton, Mrs. D. W. Wilder
| of Hiawatha, Mrs. T. p. Gresham OF
Cottonwood Falls and Mrs. c. B. Hoff-
man of Columbus. Mrs. Elizabeth
Johnson of CORTLAND Mrs. James
! Hoch, Mrs. Homer Hoch and Miss
Lola Hoch Of Marion were also
IN the receiving line. Assisting We're
eminent club, the w. K. d. C. s
/ sponsor club, including: DR.. d. +.
Longshore. Mrs. w. S. Lindsay, Mrs
Levi Hawkins, Mrs. Lee Monroe, Mrs.
HOltwick, Miss Ethel Aldrich. DR.. Ida
/ Barnes, Mrs. J. Better Miss Olive Bray,
/ Mrs. r. w. Grain. Mrs. L. o. case,
Mrs Lolita A Case, Mrs. J. p. Carna-
| han, Mrs. c. J. Drew, Mrs. J. V. Douth-
tit Mrs. S. S Estey Mrs. Fred Farms
worth, Mrs. D. H. Forbes, Mrs, n r
/ Garretson, Mrs. c. H. Guibor, Mrs NJ
/ d. Henderson, Mrs. J. E. Ingham, Mrs.
w A Johnston. Mrs Robert Merrick-
Mrs. D. w Nellis. Mrs. Frank Park
hurst. Mrs. Z. ". Penny, Mrs. w A.
Sloo. Mrs. r. c. Slater, Mrs. S. A
Swenson. Mrs. J. v ROwles, Miss Ruth
/ Welles. Mrs Whitaker and Mrs. II J.
4 Whitcomb.
In the dining room were Miss Edna
/ Hoch Miss Helen McClintock, Miss
/ Virginia Meade, Miss Geneva Hender-
son. Miss Daisy Monroe, Miss Nellis
1 Mcfarland. Miss Bertha RoWles and
/ Miss Gertrude Kitchell.
Some very fine musical numbers
We're given The first was a piano solo,
! Clements .Gradus Ad." by Miss
Myrtle Radcliffe of overlook, Kan
sas. Miss Nina Thomas of Topeka
/ sang Edward Herman's Roses in June
and Greene's Sing Ne to sleep, two
/ contralto solos. with violin obligaga
/ played by Miss Esther Watts, ami the
4 plano accompaniment by Miss Louise
Henderson Miss Watts played q yioa