The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-23

(This occasioned the suggestion: why
not have a marriage ceremony record
and dispense with the services of a
Il clergyman, altogether p After the GER
emony a number of records were play
ed while congratulations were recelv-
ed, among them Everybody w orks
But Father" which in view of the tact
that the groom had recently been sep
arated from a good position ana the
bride had money. was more appr9orii a.
ate than o Promise Me, Beloved 1t is
4 Morn, All For You or the other Things
usually sung at weddings.
Il Miss Greta Lee entertained informal
4 ly last night for Mr.. and Mrs. George
4 last month and Mr.. L. H. Ferguson,
whose birthday anniversary the event
1 served to celebrate.
/ Leayenworth Times: DR.. and Mrs, D:
| R.. Phillips entertained a few friends at
dinner. at Hurrie's garden. Saturday In
compliment to their sister, Miss Ahce
] Rossington of Topeka
A man who came to Topeka about
! two, years ago has captured from many
competitors one of the prettiest girls
4 in town and they are announcing their
engagement to their friends.
/ What do you know about this from
the Chanute Sun? Lou. Wikidal lett
for Topeka Saturday evening, giving
| his customary excuse of going to Visit
] his mother. Lou evidently has forgot
! ten telling local papers recently that
| the summer.
Nan is a bachelor girl and bachelors,
of either sex, are not supposed to en-
/ joy any of the {" comforts of life" but
| she has big, cool, attractive room, an
| electric fan, a small refrigerator,
| porch and hammock of her own and
as she eats at a good boarding house
| where the dining is ALWAYS cool
and clean and rostfully dim and attrac-
! tive she manages to get along pretty
well even if her position does keep. her
in town most of the summer. Not long
ago she was invited to spend a week
with camping party not far from
Topeka. The camp proved to be the
a typical, sullen Kansas stream; water
muddy, no fish; mosquitoes, chiggers
and flies galore; weather damp, oppres-
sive, Hot; sans service, sans bathroom,
sans ice, sans electric fan, sans all the
comforts of civilization which to
highly specialized creature like Nan
are absolutely essential. The day she
came home she met a party of friends
who were hieing them away to Mis-
souri, farm to spend a week. 20 how
pity you!" she said, "an week when
you are scratching chiggers and chok-
ing in little hot, stuffy bedrooms unoer
the roof, and trying to eat in a close
dining room that never saw an electric
fan, I'll be sitting here in cool, clean
office or in my own nice, big com1or-
table room, with a bathroom and an
electric fan and a refrigerator always
within hailing distance and sympa thiz-
ing with you every minute that l can
spare from prayers of thankfulness
that I am not with you
Which would you rather be--a rooster
and be eaten for Sunday dinner or a
husband and stay at home and toll
while your wife gadded around at sum
mer resorts?
The Rev. DR.. and Mrs. F. N. Lynch
gave a dinner last night at their home,
500 Topeka avenue, in honor of their
guest, Mrs. r. Homrighous of Wichita.
The other guests were Governor and
Mrs. Hoch, Rev. and Mrs. Edwin Locke, |
Mr.. and Mrs. p. j. Clevenger, Mr.. and
Mrs. b. NJ. Davies, Mr. and. Mrs. E. H,
Anderson eia.a = /
Mr. and Mrs. w. M. Forbes. Mr.. and
Mrs. S. R. Tuttle, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph |
N. McEntire, Mrs. L. P. McEntire and |
Mr.. George McEntire will have picnic |
supper at Garfield park this evening.
Miss Eleanor Wheeler assisted by Miss |
Leila Caldwell gave picnic today at |
Vinewood for the Sunday school children |
of the Church of the Good Shepherd.
Miss Myrtle Whiteker, Miss Goldie
Shinn of Olathe, Miss Ora Luce of Love-
land. Miss Grace Lukens. Miss
Laura Haynes, Miss Gertrude Haynes, |
and Miss Lucille Kootz composed pic
mic party today at Garfield park.
Mrs E A. Herbst was the hostess of
the Monday Whist club yesterday. Mrs.
B. F. Akers and Miss Kate Gunther
were substitutes.
Miss Mary Thompson entertained in
formally last night in honor of Miss |
n MARYLAND
Notes and Personal Mention
Mrs. r. s. Magee left for Manitou |
last night for the remainder of the |
summer, accompanied by Mr.. and Mrs
Geo. M. Young and their daughter |
Mrs. s.. P. Gresham, of Cottonwood
Falls, is the guest of Mrs. Dewitt c.
Nellis.
Mrs. c. r. Tinsman of Rockford, ILL.,, |
formerly of Topeka, is spending the
summer at Macatawa Bay, Mich.
Mrs. Nat Taylor left today for a two |
months visit in Three Rivers, Mich.
Miss Minnie Ellis returned today to |
Cottonwood Falls after visiting her
brother, Mr.. E. w. Ellis for a week
Miss Juanita Fox who spent the
winter in Eureka Springs. Ark, ar
rived today to make an extended visit |
to her uncle and aunt. Mr. and Mrs. T. |
L. Botkin, Tenth and Jackson streets.
Mr.. Bert Sutton and Mr.. Elmer
came from Garnett today
to spend some time at their homes
in Topeka
Mr.. Maurice LIE Croix is visiting Mr.
Arthur Dayum, Baltimore avenue.
Kansas City.
Mr.. Eugene Stanley of Wichita vii
visit Frank and Walter Clancy this
week.
Mrs. E. S. Marshall went to St. Jo-
seph today to visit her daughter, Mrs.
B. G. Voorhis for. two weeks.
Mrs. Eugene B. Stotts went to An
thOnV TODAY to. SDend two or three