The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-23

at their house On, Fillmore street.
Miss Annie. Sweet gave an informal
afternoon with tea at o'clock today
fer Miss Julia Leland of Troy. The
| other guests were the alumni and ac-
tive members of Miss Sweets and Miss
Leland's sorority at Washburn, the
Beta. and the pledges
Mrs. ]. D. Mcfarland will be at
| home informally Tuesday afternoon
G. S Baker of Kansas City and Miss
Mary Quigley of Colorado Springs The
hours are from to o'clock and no
invitations are being issued
The Washington birthday party
given by the Sons of the American
Revolution at the residence of Mr.. d.
w. Nellis last night was largely at
tended; Patriotic addresses were
made by the president, j. NJ. Meade
Judge J. L. EIdridge and Rev. FRANCIS
l. Hays. Mrs F. c. Slater and Miss
Nellie Lincoln entertained the audi
was served after the conclusion of the
programme.
Mrs. ]. w. Going and Mrs. ALI
Klingenberg will entertain the Ladies'
Music club and other guests at a mu-
sicale Wednesday evening.
Mrs. D. S. Ryan and Miss Ann Ryan
of Leavenworth are spending week
in Excelsior SPRINGS
More than sixty ladies were present
to do homage to the memory of George
Washington in the name of the To-
peka chapter of the Daughters of the
Mrs. H I. Cook Friday afternoon A
handsome large flag fioated in front
of the house while the whole interior
was made beautiful by silk flags
1vFf fnaI ferns
Mrs. C A McGuire's mother. Mrs.
Eddy Of Chicago, gave an interesting
account of the unwilling of the monu-
ment of Lafayette in Paris of which
ton of Washburn academy faculty read
a witty letter written by Washington
to two ladies and inviting them for
dinner. 1t showed the human side of
prone to overlook Mrs Theodore
Saxon read a resume of the celebration
of Washington's birthday. describing
some of the costumes and giving the J
names of the ancestors whom the !
wearers were supposed to represent |
Miss Elizabeth Root. at the piano /
with soft and delicate touch, gave all
the old patriotic airs of both the north |
Doodle down to "Dixie;" and the |
star SpangIed Banner" brought every /
woman to her feet. and the enthusi-
lsm was so great that all Joined IN
singing
Ter some years ago composed the
words of a patriotic hymn, Amor
Patriae,'' which she dedicated to the
D. A R. ThsSie words to the air OF
'Deutches Weihelied" were beautiful
Y sung by Mrs. Ralph Skinner Mrs.
Handy in a quaint heavy. brocaded
silk costume of ancient cut, presided
behind the coffee urn, and after the
irst course of the luncheon was served
! large birthday cake was brought in,
decorated with thirteen lighted can
lies, and thirteen ladies representing
he thirteen original states gave
hree minute toastS on the state Tor
whose liberty her ancestor had fought
The out of town guests were Mrs
Fred Dumont Smith of Kinsley. MIS-
T. S Simmons of Dighton. Miss HUNT
ngton of California, Mrs Eddy OF
Chicago Mrs. T. A Cordry of Parsons,
Mss Brinkerhoff of Wichita. all MEM
,ers of this or some other chapter OF
he D. A. RS.
Mrs Joseph E. Morgan will enter
ain two tables at bridge informally
tuesday afternoon
The Alethean Literary society of
yashburn college gave u tea Friday
fternoon at Rice hall. Those present
we're the members of the society and
few friends. Tea was served at two
ables which were decorated with pink
Those who assisted were
ruth Severance, Hazel Rood, Merle
Fowler. Audrey Gardner, Rossella
Kerr, Helen Plass, lone White. The
avors were red hatchets tied with
ed ribbon.
At a dance to be given shortly after
Easter there are to be twenty-six out
( town guests-ten Perfectly Grand j;
Ulcers from Fort Leavenworth-
joyl
The skating rink was reserved last
light for a party from the College of
he Sisters of Bethany.
Mrs. Eugene B. Stotts, go West
fifth street. entertained the ]. J. club,
n organization of seven young school !
iris, at a George Washington's birth
ay party last night. The guests were
1 colonial costume and among the
versions of the evening was the |
ancing of old fashioned dances, the {
-irginia reel. the Lancers and the /
linuet-
A new idea in entertaining is the !
Photograph party A
ostess who owns a phonograph
lvites guests who own monographs /
nd they bring with them some of ]
heir favorite records. The hostess /
lays her best records and the guests
lay theirs and then they progress" to $
Their houses where there are phono- Z
raphS ana take their RECORDS Win
hem. At a photograph party last
light (non-progressive but inter- I
the prize was awarded
ew coon song, Hes Cousin OF 6
line
Mrs Noble Prentis will speak at the 4
Dung women's Christian association I
n Sunday afternoon at AIS. Miss 5
race Keefer will sing. All women will \
e interested in the programme
Miss Emma Resting and Miss Bess :
ates entertained last night at Miss
esing's apartment on West Sixth ave
ne for Miss Ietitia Lamb of Wichita