The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-06
NORTH TOPEKA.

Frank C. Ginen is still quite i'll at ms
home.
A. steinburg will leave tomorrow for
q visit to friends in Urbana, Ono
A. F. Sandmyer Of lockwood, Mo, ar
rived yesterday for the Betts-Goodflch
wedding this evening.
Miss Stella Mitchell who has been at
tending the State normal at h-LnpoIAa
returned home last evening.
Mr.. NJ. Thompson and familyare NOV
ing from the McMaster place, 80 Jack
son street. to the old \. F. Conkle nome
at 1O15 Quincy street
Mrs. NJ. GamlowskI and two children
went to st. Marys today wnere 1hsy
will attend a party to be given TINS a.
ternoon by Mrs. Gamlowski's sister
Charles Nauman of Rochester mas
purchased an irrigating plant wnlch
Pratt Bros. are setting up for MIN ne
intends to save his crops regardless oL
the weather.
Walter Coleman is here from Corfey-
vile to attend the wedding OF hsf SIS
ter, Miss Jessie Coleman and Mr.. FRANK
lin Paul Anderson which Will take plac7
Thursday evening.
Mr. and Mrs r. A. J. Phillips Of Law
renee and Mr.. and Mrs. Fred 0ooaIlcil
and children. Katharine and Charles, Oh
Ealina, are in town for the Betts-Gooa-
rich wedding this evening
MISS Grace AElIDES VI lA-ltA1eAD NT+-a 49,
the guest of Miss Jessie Coleman at neI
home north of the reform school she
will be here until after the Coleman
Anderson wedding Thursday evening
Mrs. VIM. Boast and daughter Hazel
of 909 Jackson street will leave tomof-
row for Olathe to visit Mrs. Boast
mother. From there they Will join MI.
Boast on their farm near Kansas City
where they will spend the summer
one battery of artillery from Fit. Leav-
enworth arrived in North Topeka last
evening and camped for the night on
the T. D. Joseph place near onoIey
They are en- route to Fl. Riley for field
practice They left this morning for
ROssville which will be their next camp
ing place.
Mrs E. B. Henlin of Chicago is visit
ing her mother Mrs Ayers, and her
brothers Of 825 Madison street. She IS
also the guest of her sisters, Mrs H.
NJ Steele. of 602 Kansas avenue, and
Mrs. George Finch, of 1924 Monroe
street. Mrs. Henlin viii remain in To-
peka about two weeks when accom-
panied by her mother she will go 10
Colorado to visit cousin of Mrs. Ayers
Mrs. Arthur Small entertained in
formally last evening at her home. 1924
Logan street. Refreshments or straw
berries, cream. cake and sailed pea
nuts were served Those who enjoyed
the spread were: Mrs. Clark Neis-
wender. Mrs. Ralph skinner, Mrs.
Ernest Priddv Mrs. Norman Jury,
Miss Grace Miller, Miss Myrta Well
man. Miss Alba Van Nechten, MISS
Ethel Ellis. Miss Clara Mitchell, Miss
Mabel Skinner.
The Shawnee County Horticultural
society will meet Thursday, June Z, at
the Freeman SardOu place. 445 Free
man avenue. The meeting will con-
vene at 10 O'Clock with a social gath
erlng and al noon a basket dinner VIII
be served In the afternoon the fol-
lowing progra mme will be given.
Cherries, - Freeman SardOu; paper,
W. H. Barnes; MY Flower Garden,
Mrs ". L. Bates; Some Desirable
Trees and Natives, A. T. Daniels
Those who attend are asked to bring
cherries and berries The officers OF
the society are. President. b. F. Van
Orsdol; vice president, A. T. Daniels;
secretary, o. f. Whitney.
The Argonauts closed their club year
yesterday by giving their annual picnic
which was held in a grove near Te-
cumseh. A picnic dinner was served
at noon which was not unusual, al
though the manner of preparation and
serving was out of the ordinary. Con
trary to the general order of things
the men of the party turned cooks and
walters while the women and girls Of
the crowd criticised and gave direc-
lions. Although good portion of the
feast had been prepared at home by
competent COOKS IlE men SuDDl6uAenl-
ed this bill of fare with ham, eggs and
potatoes which they cooked in a deep
trench. During the process of cooking
some of the teachers lowered around
to give advice, as they feared the
cooking would not be done in a scien-
tifc manner and that a speck of dust
might be used for seasoning. Regard
less Of the adage Of too many cooks.
etc, they kept offering suggestions
until they we're set to work making
the coffee. After the picnic dinner,
which was excellent in every particu-
lar short programme was given.
There were Rotations by the Misses
owen. defamation by Miss Elizabeth
Stanley, recitauops by Miss Ruth Kel-
ley and Dean Van Ness. Mrs. w F.
Hofer recited In her usual pleasing
manner. Mrs. Walter z. Tanner rea d
p paper on American Life of the
Twentieth Century" and Mr.. z. F.
Stanley gave an interesting paper on
the invention Of the telephone. The
address by the president Mr. c. c.
Nicholson, was heartily applauded. An
excellent paper on E. f. EgglestOn
Reeder and was read by Miss Olive
Owen. as Miss Reeder was unable to
be present The only business trans
acted was the election of Mrs. Charles
Curtis as vice president to succeed
Mrs. o. d. Skinner. who has moved to
Belvue.
See Queen Esther's Banquet at
Luken's opera house tonight Tickets
at Lacey's drug store.