The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-07
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Miss Clough has asked guests for an
informal afternoon bridge Saturday in
compliment to Miss Florence Rossing-
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. ALI Klingenberg will en-
terrain the faculty of the school of fine
arts Of Washburn college informally to-
morrow night.
The women who have been carrying
whisk brooms to dust out corners to
have fits in whenever the recent adj
vance in the retail price of cotton thread
from five cents spool to six cents was
mentioned should prepare for another
blow 4 Chicago woman who has been
visiting in Topeka laid in a big supply
Of thread while she was here because
in Chicago it costs ten cents. according
to her statement. If il has increased in
price in Chicago a similar advance may
be expected here and the women are
so excited about 1t that a special meet
ing of the federation of clubs and other
women's organizations is likely to be
called to discuss the evil
The drawing room recital given at the
home OF Mrs James l. King Saturday
afternoon as benefit for Jimmy. the
little cripple who is the ward of the
L and I club was a brilliant success
from a social standpoint besides clear
ing a sum of almost sixty dollars for
an uncommonly worthy object. The ex-
CclleuC6 Oh the programme to winch
some or the best amateur musicians in
town contributed, and the personal pop
ularity OF Mrs. King who is an exceed
ingly successful and delightful hostess
and whose entertainments are always
notable com bined to give unusual in
teTest TO this event A large and fash
ionable company was in attendance and
the programme was received with en-
thusiasm-
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Mary V. Church and Miss A1ena Church
will give informal reception this
evening from. to 10 O'Clock a the home
of Miss Davis. HOG West Eighth street |
in honor of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ B. Holt of
New Mexico. All friends of the honor
guests are cordially invited.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles L. Mitchell en-
cards Saturday night for Mr.. and Mrs.
Lem White of Ration, N. NJ. who are
the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Mills |
Invitations were issued today by Mrs
Mary E watson of 217 North Seventh |
street, St Joseph, Missouri for the we'd |
ding of her daughter, Miss Ida Odessa
Watson, to Mr.. Sheldon Harmon Went
worth of Salina, which is to take place
at 10 o'clock THURSDAY October 10 Miss
Watson was in Salina last winter for a
few months where-Sfle was exceedingly
popular in the younger society sets. She |
&S clever and lOVdOle young lady with |
hosts of friends in her home town ST
Joseph. Mr. Wentworth formerly lived |
in Topeka, where his parents, Mr. and |
Mrs H Wentworth, still reside. but has 1
lived in Salina for a number of years
first as q student at the St Johns Mill |
tary school and since his graduation in |
business He is at present manager of |
the Olney Music company.
Atchison Globe: Miss Zu Adams of |
who is one of the most active /
and prominent members of the
of the Revolution, who /
have just closed a session in Leaven-
worth. is an Atchison product having
been born and raised here. Her faith
er, the late Judge Franklin G. Adams
settled in Atchison in 1857, and be-
came part owner of and an editorial
writer for the old Squatter Sovereign |
In 1861. he removed to Topeka, but
returned to Atchison in 1864 and es-
IA blfshed the Atchison Daily and
Weekly Free Press and was editor