The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-15


i ular. Following those in the upward
| scale are players with an inkling OF
the inner mysteries of bridge who
\ know just enough about the game tc
nave some idea of what they dom
/ know And last of all are the Real
! bridge players who speak language
OF their own. unintelligibIe to the rest
! OF the world. With them bridge is q
/ thing. They regard with whitening
/ contempt all the other classes of bridge
| playing people. save and except the
| aforementioned who know enough 10
know that they don't know anything
and who regard these superior beings
| with awe and humility. sitting meekly
| and reyerentially at their feet seeking
10 catch the crumbs OF bTidge-wisGom
which fall from their lips.
A Topeka woman who belongs to an
| alleged bridge club and is regarded by
/ the other members as pretty strong
player" has been visiting in the east
/ where she met some real bridge play
/ ers- They beat her shamefully in the
matter OF points and laughed her
primitive methods to scOrn. When she
| came back and told the members OF
| greatly astonished. She talked new
| bridge language utterly unknown TO
! them. and although they were duly i'm
pressed the majority decided that they
liked their own way of playing bridge
well enough and didn't care for a
| scientific game especially" they ad-
ded, as nobody in Topeka plays that
way" How furious il would make
some of the other local clubs-some of
the real bridge experts who would not
believe that the "bridgettes'' Of the
efete east or any other place could
! put il over" them any at their favor
tie game-to hear that nobody in To-
peka plays a scientific game
But after all the bridge players who
know not and know not that they
know not are the happiest. When you
reflect upon their simple self-satisfac-
ton in mere prize winning, regardless
of convention, science. Elweu or the
Inferno, your unuistakable conclusion
is = 'Twere folly TO be wise
Unless the weather changes consid-
erably "there'u be no. garden parties
and Vinewood dances. The Helian-
thus dance announced for Friday
night at Vinewood has been post
poned until the end OF winter.
Mrs Charles S. Gleed and Miss
Helen Hogeboom returned Sunday
night from Memphis. Tennessee.
where they attended the annual meet
ing of the National Federal ton of
Music clubs at which they represented
the Ladies' Music club of Topeka.
Miss HogebOom was on the pro-
gramme. singing al one Of the con
certs Night and Morning from Ian
don RonaId's beautiful song cycle
Summertime" Mrs. Gleed played
her accomplishments. Mrs. Campbell
Of Coneyville was another Kansas
delegate and was elected a vice presi-
dent of the federation. She will
travel through Kansas in the interests
of the organization and try TO induce
other music clubs of the state TO fed
crate with the national organization
ishly and delightfully."- entertained in
a manner that fully justified the
southern reputation for hospitality.
There were many receptions. teas,
dinners and luncheons for the visitors
beside a boat ride on the Mississippi
and coach drive through the city
and surrounding country a big re-
ception was given for them at the
Memphis Country club:
Miss Nellie Raster has issued in
vitations for a garden party May "a
in compliment 10 Miss Lulu Healy,
who viii leave in June with her moth
er and sister for permanent home
in Los Angeles. Cal The hours are
from 8 10 s.
Mrs W. W. KitcheH has asked
guests for an informal AFTERNOON Fri
day for Mrs. Charles Kitchell of CAL
weston, Tex
Frank JarrelI's Holton Signal: The
society editress of the State Journal
announces that a Topeka family will
go 10 the City of Mexico for the sum
mer, and states further that they will
take a house and entertain some
friends II being a little out of the
society editress's line. we will state
that the Topeka people want TO take
full houses. Nothing smaller ever
wins in Mexico:
The Topeka Avenue Five Hundred
club will close their winter series
with an evening party at the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs Charles l. Short Friday
Of next week
Mrs G. B. Kirk will give a dinner this
evening in honor Of Mrs Walter knowd
Of Galveston. Texas. Mrs Ralph Bah
cock OF Denver and Mrs w R Priest
OF Concordia.
Mrs. George Beach entertained the
Iolanthe club and the following addi-
tional guests yesterday afternoon: Mrs
Mrs. Frank Klingaman, Mrs J. y.
Petro. Mrs George Freeman. Mrs. Dor !
ses Of Wisconsin, Mrs Miller of Kansas
City, Mrs Mary Priest, Mrs Billiard. |
L Rousseau Miss Ethel Rousseau, Mrs |
Ralph Clauser. Mrs Ernest Matthews |
and Mrs. Norman Judy.
The wedding OF Mr.. Harry B. Davis /
of Topeka and Miss r Edith Watt of 4
this city was soiemnized yesterday af- /
ternoon at l o'clock at the F P Haw- |
thorn home in this city The Rev c H 4
Woodward performed the simple cere- |
mony About sixty guests were present /
They left over the midnight train last 4
night for Topeka. where they will re- !
main until Mr. Davis completes his stu /
dies in the Washburn Ia school Among |
the guests at the wedding was Mrs D. /
Campbell Of Topeka mother of the i
Republican
The marriage of Miss Bertha E Spen-
Ger. daughter OF Ar. and Mrs. C n. 7
Spencer, and Mr.. Arthur Wilson, of l