The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-23


The subscription dance at Steinberg's
last night was arranged by Mr.. Think
ham Veale and Mr.. Irwin Snattinger.
That's fair enough, because they don't
pretend to be anything but benighted
heathenS, never thought of observing
Lent and don't know holy day of obii-
cation from April Fools. But what can
be said for the pious church girls who
attend Lenten services daily, looking so
I innocent and sanity that one thinks
icy must have aureoles hidden under
their hats, but who were at the dance
and hoped 'em right up all evening.
Can it be possible that some of this
spectacular piety is mostly four flush
ing?
Among those who attended the dance
were Miss Clara Freshman. Miss Fran
ces Council, Miss Tide Robenson, Miss
Ethel Davis, Miss Ella Davis. Miss Fay
Q1inton, Miss Helen McClintock, Miss
Sue Rodgers, Miss Ra Hotchkiss, Miss
Hazel Larkin, Miss Louise McNeal,
Miss Lillian Parf1tt. Miss, Berenice
Healy, Miss Clyde Bonebrake,- Miss Isa-
del Heath, Miss Charlotte Lyle, Miss
Margaret Going, Miss Helen Sharitt,
Miss Edith Morton, Miss Margaret Gar
vey, Miss Helen Haughey, Mr.. Tinkham
Veale. Mr.. Irwin Snattinger Mr.. Bert
Reid, Mr.. Sam Stewart, Mr.. Hugh Nc
Farland, Mr. Monte Kistier. Mr.. J.
Clyde Corbet, Mr.. art Wolf. Mr.. Todd
Matthews, Mr.. Cheney, Mr.. Walter
Hayes. Mr.. George White, Mr.. Walter
Wedding, Mr.. Glen Haughey, Mr.. Leo
Haughey, Mr.. Mordland Mr.. Russell
Grimes, Mr.. Ralph Ettlinger of Kansas
City. Mr.. Allen McNeal, Mr.. Bernard
Crosby, Mr.. Earl Ewart, DR.. George C.
Beach, Mr.. Louis Hall, Mr.. Carl Trap,
Mr.. J. Karl Henderson, Mr.. William
| Wellhouse.
Professor William F. Bentley. direc-
tor of the Knox conservatory of music,
Galesburg, Illinois, will be in Topeka
Easter week and will give a lecture
song recital at the College of the Sisters
of Bethany April L
The Felicity Whist club will be enter
tanned Tuesday by Mrs. George Nj.
Eagle.
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Mrs. Kate Arlington Of Council Grove,
superintendent of the state federation's
travelling art collection will be in the
northwestern part of the state with
American, Dutch and Flemish collec-
lions in April. Minneapolis, Beloit, Kir-
win, Logan, Goodland, Norton, Phillips
burg, Smith Center and Lebanon will
be the towns visited. The French and
Italian collection will be in st. John
and the southern part of the state and
the general federation collection of real
paintings will be in Ottawa, Hiawatha,
Oskaloosa, McLouth, Washington.
jamestown, Topeka and lola and Sc
dan. The English collection will accom-
pany it to several of these towns.
A plain, plug man has no chance in
competition with a handsome young
actor. The other day when Mr.. Paul
Gilmore was here in At Yale he bor-
rowed for use in one of his scenes an
Owl sorority pennant and an Owl sofa
pillow. The pillow was the grandeSt
one in town and was the property not
of an Owl but of one of the WaShburn
men to whom an Owl had given it.
The Owl girls had a theater party that
night and like all the other girls and
women in the house they fell in love
with handsome young Paul Gilmore.
They visited him in his dressing room
behind the scenes after the play and
following a whispered consultation, de-
eided to present him with the pillow
The Washburn Mans pillow, mind
you'll They said they would make the
Washburn man another pillow just as
given Paul Gilmore, but unless he is
worm he will refuse it.
n
Judge and Mrs. ]. L. EIdridge cele-
brated the fiftieth anniversary of their
marriage at the home of their son,
Chas. E. Eldridge, 1165 Harrison street,
last evening. A large number of inYf-
ted guests was present, largely mem
bers of the First Baptist church, where
they have been members for % years.
Also five of the judges of our state SUI
preme court were present, Judge Ed
ridge having acted as bailif of that
body for the last II years. The occa-
sion was quite informal, and an i'm
promptu programme included the read
ing by Mr.. Eldridge, Jr., of regrets
from friends both east and west, fol-
lowed by a neat speech by Chief JUS
tice Johnston in behalf of our state
supreme court, who presented him
with a fine engraved gold headed cane.
Then followed the presentation of the
class cane by Rev. Mr.. Whitehead, who
atoms. This was followed by remarks
by an old time friend. Mr.. H. Clark
son, presenting a clock, as an heir
loom to the happy couple. Judge West
then offered best wishes in behalf of
the abbath school, followed by Bro
Jesse Shaw in behalf of the friends of
the First Baptist church, presenting
which were five ten-dollar gold pieces,
also presenting a handsome umbrella
to the bride. This was followed by Pas
tor Thomas S. Young, closing with
word of prayer. following which an or
iginal poem by the groom was sung
Lang Syne." The color scheme of dec
ora ton was entirely of yellow, the pre-
vailing flowers being jonquils, and
with ferns and palms, the house pre-
scented a pleasing affect
Miss May Kellam will entertain
the members of the Alta Vista club.
formally Monday afternoon at her
house on West Tenth avenue.
A Topeka girl when she visits out of
town talks lot about her millionaire
sutton at home. but nobody here ever