The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-01

Intimate friends of Miss Helen
Thompson and Mr. Harry wilson
Donaldson have been let into the
pleasant and interesting but not en-
tirely unexpected secret of their en-
gagement announced informally TO-
day. The intimation is of the most
importance to a wide circle OF 1rlehoS
and indeed no engagement announce
ment which has been made in Topeka
in many a day exceeds it in genera
interest Both Miss Thompson ana
Mr.. Donaldson are exceedingly popular
and are leaders in the social activities
of their circle which is the most
prominent and fashionable OF the
younger sets. Miss Thompson is tne
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. w. A L.
Thompson and she is one or those
rarely charming and delightful girls
whom everybody finds attractive,
amiable and admiral BILE she mas
warm friends among all ages ana con-
ditions Of people and it is no exaggera-
ton to say that she is the most gen
orally beloved and admired girl in To-
peka. She is very pretty, is an anna
teur pianist OF exceptional skill and
talent and The most expert morse
woman in town. And although she is
one of the town heiresSeS and has
been reared in an atmosphere of lux
Try she has most sensibly added to
her more ornamental requirements ac-
complishmentS of practical and do
nestle nature. Mr.. Donaldson. who is
the general excursion agent VI lAAO
Santa Fe railway, is a son of Mrs. H.
w Donaldson of 1912 Taylor street.
He is one of the best liked young men
in town, handsome clever, and sue
cessful- The date of the wedding has
not been made known but it will prob
ably take place in the fall after the
return of Miss Thompson's brother,
Mr.. Roy Thompson. who will be grad
uated from Yale the twenty-seventh
of June and will spend the summer
n ri in
The marriage of Miss Patience
Bevier. daughter of Mrs. Ida NJ.
Bevier. and Mr.. Robert Jermain Cole
noon today at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. W. J. Lewis On Taylor street in
the presence of about twenty-five
friends of the bride. The house was
simply decorated with palms and gar
den flowers and the bride wore sum-
mer frock of French muslin trimmed
with valenciennes lace. An informal
wedding breakfast followed the cere-
mony, which was performed by the
Rev DR.. William Anderson of New
York city, a friend of the groom, who
was in town to deliver the commence
ment address to the high school grad
yates last night. Mrs. John s. Parks
of Kansas City. Miss Margaret Lynn,
Miss Anna Van Zant and Miss Kate
Hosford of Lawrence were out of town
guests at the wedding Mrs. Cole is a
graduate of the Topeka high school
and the University of Kansas and has
been a member of the Topeka high
school faculty for the past two years.
Mr.. Cole is publication secretary of
the International committee of the Y.
NJ. c. A. with headquarters in New
York city They left this afternoon
for Lake Zenefel. New York, where
they will spend a month before going
to New York, where they will make
their home.
Ante-wedding entertainments for |
Miss Anna Herbst whose marriage to |
Mr. George c. Thompson of Kansas |
City takes place Wednesday evening |
of next week include an informal /
afternoon Monday given by Miss Ag- |
mes Fisk at which Miss Jeanette |
Ware. another June bride. will also be |
a guest of honor; Miss Mary B. |
Moore's bridge at the Country club |
afternoon; a garden party |
Wednesday afternoon which Miss |
Kate Gunther will give for her sister,
Mrs. Arthur T. McCIintock of Lincoln,
Nebraska, and Miss Herbst; a small /
luncheon Friday of which Miss Helen |
Quinton will be the hostess and Mrs /
Joseph Morgan's bridge the same /
afternoon which is in compliment to
her sister, Miss Marjorie Ilette of Fort
Madison, Iowa, as we'll as Miss Herbst; |
Miss Louise Kellam's and Miss ALA |
belle Troutman's tea at Miss Kellam's |
saturday afternoon for Miss Herbst
Miss Ware and Miss Suzette Matthews
OF Albany. Texas; Mrs George w.
Snyder's and Miss Edna Herbst's
bridge Monday. June 10.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. A Robinson and
Miss Meta Robinson left Thursday for
Newton Centre. Mass. where they will
attend the marriage of Miss Demetria
Simmons and Mr.. Harry George, which
takes place Monday. June 10. and will
sail the next day from Boston for Eur
ope to spend the summer Miss Sim
mons spent number of months at the
Robinson home in Topeka last year and
has many acquaintance among their
friends Miss Robinson viii be her
maid of honor.
commencement week exercises at the
College of the Sisters Of Benthany begin
today with the annual May party given
oy the pupils Of the primary and eIe-
nentary departments on the campus att
O'Clock The Maypole dance this year
Viii be unusually large and elaborate
Tor "a children are to take part Miss
Helen Louise Crosby has been chosen
queen of the May, and Miss Ruth Will
son will be maid of honor. The queen
viii be all in white, gown, shoes and