The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-22
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The steady downpour of rain all
Wednesday afternoon kept many peo-
pie away from the reception at the
Governors House. but the few callers
who brAved the storm and the assist
ing friends made a merry and infor-
NAL. II comparatively small, company
which spent the afternoon most agree
ably. The hostesses, Mrs. Hoch, Mrs.
Homer Hoch. Miss Hoch and Miss
Anna Hoch, were at home again this
afternoon and many of the guests
asked for Wednesday,, called today. The
Governors House was charmingly
decorated for the two receptions,
which were the first formal entertain
ments OF the season at the executive
residence. Autumn foliage and flow
ers were employed in all the rooms
except the library, which was trans
formed into a picturesque japanese
tea room with young girls in costume
serving. The decorations were lavish
and elaborate. Oak branches, jardi-
nieres filled with autumn grasses,
grain and berries, and bouquets of
chrysanthemums made a most effec-
tive background for the fashionable
company. An orchestra played for
both receptions, the hours of which
were from 3 to 5. Mrs. Hoch wore an
exquisite gown of white embroidered
net over taffeta which made its pre-
miere appearance at garden party at
the White House last summer. Mrs.
Homer Hoch was in an empire gown
of rose colored satin Miss Hoch wore
a lowered tissue over pink silk. Miss
Anna Hoch was in a particularly chic
and becoming gown of dark green silk
in directoire style. Mrs. James Hoch
of Marion and Mrs. Otis w. Thompson
of Dodge City received with the host
esses. The former was in a gown of
pale blue silk and the latter wore
white chiffon Mrs. ]. B. MCGOWAN
of Kansas City was another out OF
town guest at the reception. today.
Assisting this afternoon were: Mrs.
S. s. Estev, Mrs. w. A McCarter. Mrs
George w. Parkhurst. Mrs. Harrison
S. Morgan. Mrs. John Q. Royce. Mrs.
J. w. f. Hughes. Mrs. c. E. Foote,
Mrs. d. e. Esterly. Mrs. S. E. Barber.
bach. Miss Gertrude Reed. Miss Grace
Frost. Mrs. Alton Crane. Miss Mar
garet Better, Miss Myrtle Radcliffe
Miss Gertrude Clevenger and Miss
Josephine Lynch.
Miss Maude Kimball. whose mar
rage to DR.. Francis A. Birch of White
Plains, New York, was celebrated
Wednesday evening at the home of her
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. F. NJ. Kimball,
1915 Polk. street. was a rarely beauti-
full bride. Always strikingly pretty, of
the pure blonde type, she looked ex-
ceptionally well in her wedding robe
of supple white satin, the long, cling
ing lines of which Accumulated her
willowy grace, and in the bridal veil
which enveloped her from the top of
her shining head to the hem of her
long court train. The gown was
modified dlrectoire with panel front,
sleeves, yoke and collar of net and
bertha of duchesse lace. She wore
DIR. Birch's bridal gift, a necklace of
pearls. diamonds and aquamarines,
and carried an arm bouquet of lilies
of-the-valley. The ceremony and the
informal reception which followed and
which were attended by about seventy
five close friends and relatives, were
uncommonly pretty. An abundance Of
chrysanthemums in pink and white
decorated all the rooms. The cere-
mony took place in the drawing room
under an arch of Alabama smilax from
the center of which large cluster of
white chrysanthemums with arbow
and streamers of white tulle was sus-
pended. Palms. ferns, smilax, and ivy
were utilized profusely in every room
and made an effective background for
the big bouquets of chrysanthemums
artistically disposed. The dining
room. where a buffet supper was
served, was lighted by white candles
and adorned with pink chrysanthe-
NUNS. The Very Reverend James
Philip de Bevers Kaye, dean of Grace
cathedral, read the marriage service.
Miss Grace Mason WEIGH at the plano
played LISTS Liebestraum, and Mrs
John Kleinhans sang Otto Cantor's
For the entrance of the bridal party
Miss Welch played the Mendelssohn
wedding march. Miss Pearl Clarkson
of Carthage, Mo-, was the maid of
honor and there were three little girl
attendants, Alice Lyman and Aileen
Officer. who held the white satin rib
bons which marked an entrance aisle
for the others, and Margaret Officer
who bore the wedding ring in a huge
white chrysanthemum. Miss Clark
sons gown was white over pink silk
and she carried pink chrysanthemums
The little girls were in white lingerie
frocks. Mr. Kimball gave his daugh-
ter IN marriage. A feature of the re-
ception was the signing of their names
by all the guests in the brides guest
book.
DR.. and Mrs. Birch left last night
for Colorado to spend a fortnight and
will stop in Topeka for a few days on
after December 1 in White Plains
where DR.. Birch is a practicing physi-
clan. The out of town guests at the
wedding were: Mr.. John Birch of
White Plains. Mrs. S. c. Scott of Pitts
burg, Pa, Miss Clarkson of Carthage,
Mo, Mrs. George Thacher of Water
Vile. Mr.. and Mrs. B. A. Allen of
Damon of Kansas City.
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The formal opening of the main
dining room and four of the private
dining rooms at the new Elks' club
last night was made something Of a
function and proved a very enjoyable
occasion. An elaborate table d'hote
dinner was served, and there were
special decorations and music by Mr..
Ray Halls orchestra While the club
house is still far from complete the