The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-20

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The marriage OF Mrs. Charles P.
Grosvenor and Mr. L. 0. McEntire of
Tuesday afternoon at the home of the
brides father, Mr. William Starr, 1921
Quincy street. The Rev. Thomas
Young Of the First Baptist church, per
formed the ceremony They left Wed
neSday for Los Angeles where they will
spend the remainder of the winter. In
the spring they will return to Kansas
City to reside permanently. Mr.. and
Mrs. McEntire have lived in Lawrence
most of their lives. although of late
years since her father made his home
in Topeka Mrs. McEntire has been here
good deal She is the widow of the
late Charles Grosvenor. a Lawrence
business man, and after his death lived
abroad and in New York for a number
of years. She is an accomplish ed
vocalist and has been heard frequently
in Topeka in concert and as solOist at
the First Baptist church. Mr.. McEn-
tire has been one of the most prOmi-
nent citizens of Lawrence. He was
formerly engaged in a mercantile bust
ness which had branch houses in Law
renee. Ottawa and Springfield, Mo. but
has now retired and has large property
interests in Lawrence, Kansas City and
other towns.
Mr.. and Mrs. David w. Mulvane gave
a dinner at the Topeka club last night
The guests were originally asked for
Tuesday night but the dinner was
of the death of Mr.. Eugene Hagan
whose funeral was held Tuesday.
year or so ago for a Christmas
present Mr. F. gave Mrs. E. big leath-
er arm chairman size-for the Ii
brary. The next year she retaliated by
giving him a cut glass vase. Mrs K
on her husbands birthday presented
the drawing room. On her birthday
he gave her fine set of single driving
harness.
Miss IA Hotchkiss and Miss Hazel
Larkin gave a Christmas tree party at
Holbrook hall, Washburn college, to-
day for some of the other college girls.
Miss Hotchkiss and Miss Larkin leave
Watunga, and the latter in Bartlesville,
I. T., to spend the holidays
y
People who are born or married in
the holiday season show very little
Judgment and foresight as far as fu-
ture birthday and anniversary gifts are
concerned
The Travellers club will give dinner
at the Wiley Friday evening. in con-
pliment to Miss Grace Mcclure whose
marriage to Mr. kropf takes place next
Wednesday afternoon. Covers will be
laid for 5.
Last Christmas Mrs. NJ. made bed
room slippers for everybody because
she wanted a pair herself Her friends
all had the bag-making craze and on
Christmas morning she found that all
her gifts were bags-shoe bags. laun-
dry bags handkerchief bags, needle |
work bags, party bags and sundry 9TH
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she thought of all the beautiful bed
room slippers she had made for other
people, to receive only these worthless
bags in exchange. when she had no bed
room slippers Of her own she could have
cried AS for the friends to whom she
had presented the bedroom slippers. |
and who had given her the bags, they
had all received from six to dozen
pairs of slippers from other friends and |
No Bags. although if there was one
thin & in all the world they each wanted
bags such as they had made for their /
and ungrateful friends who
had sent them slippers.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. H. Richardson an |
nou1 ce the enga cement of their daugh- |
ter Anna May. to Mr.. Francis Henry
Curry. The wedding Will take place |
January l. at their home. 1880 Garfield
avenue. Only the immediate relatives
viii be in attendance
Mr. and Mrs. George w. Snyder viii |
give a dinner this evening for Miss
Louise Kellam and Mr.. Wallace
of the City of Mexico.
The Varsity club will give a dance
at steinberg's tonight.
The Topeka chapter Of Lambda AL
pha lambda issued invitations yester-
day for their holiday dance at Stein J
berg's January 3.
an our family" said one woman who
was contributing to the symposium of
q thousand children. what with broth
ers, sisters cousins and other kin. We I
always had a house party and a tree
Christmas eve on Christmas morn /
ing we got up betimes to see what was
in our stockings and were around in |
our night gowns, or half dressed until |
after 10 O'Clock. Up to this time we |
so filed with the Christmas spirit that |
peace on earth, good Will to men |
would prevail and everything would be /
perfectly harmonious. But about 10 /
o'clock the grown-ups who had been I
bidding US, mildly, all morning to get /
and become serious. Spanking would /
result and there would be two or
three of US bowling and the others
standing around jeering Merry Christ
mas until the grown-ups would rush I
in on us again and spank some more, I
when the first unfortunateS would .
cheer up, grin through their tears and /
AILING PEOPLE CURED.