The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-17

A number of his friends and former
netghbors gave a supper at the Nlne-
wood cafe last night for Mr.. A II.
Vance of Oklahoma City who is spend
ing some time in town. The company
included Mr.. and Mrs. Charles F. Spen-
Ger, Mr. and Mrs. ]. B. Larimer, Ch1er
Justice and Mrs. w. A. Johnston, Mr..
and Mrs. H. 0. Garvey, Mr. and Mrs.
James Troutman, Mr.. and Mrs. c. D.
Skinner and Mr.. and Mrs. J. w.
Thurston.
A Topeka widower regarded as eligible
Is the object of tender solicitation on
the part of many women. Another man
who has an office in the same building
says that every time he drops in on the
widower he finds different woman sit
ting by his desk and cooling at him in
this fashion: 20, do you? Isn't that too
bad?'' or Els that the Girl you was
telling me about?"
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Atchison Globe: (F'riday) Miss
Mary MacLennan and Miss Henrietta
Alexander, of Topeka, who are visit
ing Miss Helen Hackney. are breaking
the party record in Atchison- They ar
rived Wednesday evening and were
guests of honor at two parties yester-
day, one today and will be guests at
three tomorrow. when Miss Alice Brown
will entertain for them in The morning;
MIS-. X w. ramsey Will SANO a
for them at 1 o'clock and in the even
ing Mrs W. J. Bailey will give an Air
dome party in their honor. On Monday
afternoon Miss MacLennan and Miss
Alexander will be the hostesses a.
luncheon at the home of E. w. Howe.
Mary MacLennan is daughter OF
Frank P. MacLennan, editor and owner
of the Topeka Journal, and Henrietta
Alexander is her best friend Mr.. |
Howe has often visited at the MacLen- |
nan home. and one summer spent his
vacation at their cottage in the Great |
North Woods He is particularly fond |
of Mary MacLennan because he can |
prove by her that he killed deer.
The porch at the home of Mr.. and |
Mrs H H. Hackney was the scene of
two attractive parties yesterday, when ]
their daughter, Miss Helen Hackney,
entertained for her guests, Miss Mary |
MacLennan and Miss Henrietta Alex |
ander of Topeka. The first party was |
given In the afternoon, and the young /
girl guests made pretty picture in |
their light summer dresses among the |
flowers and plants which decorated the /
porch. In the evening, Miss Hackney
was the hostess at another card party, |
and her guests included her young men
friends. The Atchison young people
have the very nice idea that prizes spoil
a card party, and so, although progress
sive whist was played there were no
prizes The score cards were pretty
souvenirs of the occasion, being en-
bossed with summer girls. The hos
tess was assisted in serving refresh
ments by Mrs. Elwyn Blair, Miss Mary
Redding and little Ruth Blair.
Mrs. E. K. Blair gave a very ele-
CANT luncheon to the young girl friends
of her granddaughter, Miss Helen Hack
ney, this afternoon, when she enter
tafrled in honor of Miss Hackney's
guests, Miss Mary MacLennan and Miss
Henrietta Alexander, of Topeka. The
floral decorations of the luncheon table
/
laid for fourteen: Misses Vera Upton, of
Lincoln, Neb.; Annie Otis, of Philadel-
phia; Mary ColIett, Gladys Boyle, Flor
ence Guerrier Olive Kaffer Helen KAT
fer, Frances Barry. Lois Parker, Lucille
Good, Alice Brown, Mary MacLennan,
Alexander, and Helen Hack
ney. During the afternoon Miss Upton,
who has a fine voice, sang for the /
guests.
When people ask what you have been
doing they don't want to know any
more than when they ask you how you ,
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Mrs. Harry Washburn issued invita- t
ions yesterday for % party on Fri
lay evening. August %. in honor of her !
on Mr. John Washburn.
Mrs. L. L. Goodwin will entertain
lext week in honor of Miss Bess Elder.
Miss Kate Gunther entertained the
Street Whist club Thursday t
fternoon. Mrs Willis Coston, Mrs. t
ames Belcher and Mrs Frank Edison
layed for absent members. I
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Mrs r. E. McVey entertained in \
lrmally yesterday afternoon for her +
ephew. Mr.. Alonzo Bolts, of Paris,
exas. h
Between the ages of 16 and 20 no girl r
nagines that she could ever endure the
Sciety of a man who didn't have a
reek letter fraternity pin for her to =
ear. But afterwards she reflects that y
at pins are not important factors in J
seping potatoes in the cellar and she Il
lifts her position on this question
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When an old girl narries all the other
rls calculate. well, there's hope for j
e." But you can't always tell. Some IL
mes it seems to the Anxious Spinster
If there were an element of meal v
liable chance in this matrimonial VI
lme.
George AIDES theory that nothing ever e
"opens at q boarding house has been .
ploded: Emmett Dalton has happen u
at Topeka boarding house and fur u
shes so much interest that the pro- NJ
ietor is talking about raising the II
ice Of meal tickets.
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The moon Will be full next week" r
man said to a girl the other day.
nd If you will go with me We will ds
I've out and can caihouns Bluff, v,
A bachelor suburbanite was taking to
e Highland Park car carrying an
mful Of new tin cans. What are wi