The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-30

When charity is concerned social bars
come down and the lid comes off, and
so all the worlds wife and daughters
were hidden to the card party which
the U and 1 club gave at Music hall
this afternoon. The entertainment is
an annual event and one of much i'm
portance for everybody is interested in
the u and 1 clubs worthy charitable
projects and eager to help with the
birthday mite-a penny for each year
requested. This is the twentyfirst an
niversary of the founding and 800 in
vitations were extended for it's cele-
bration today.
A subscription dance will be given
at the Country club tonight.
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You Just can't blame Hudie McFar-
land for being crazy about the Wash
burn co-eds. When you go out to Col
lege Hill and see them in their proper
environment they certainly do look
good" Yesterday the Beta sorority
girls. who have a chapter house this
year at 1901 Mulvane street, gave a
Halloween at home to show off their
new toy to all their friends in town and
college society and subsequent hostesses
who try to surpass the Beta attempt
will have something on their minds
beside their department store hair.
The Betas have a mighty attractive
house and their reception yesterday
was an opportunity to see 1t at its best.
The Halloween decorations presented
some novel and interesting features.
Jack-o- lanterns, ghosts. witches, black
cats, bats, imps and devils were In evil
dence everywhere and the spooky eff
feet was enhanced by the assisting
girls in the dining room who were
effect was exceptionally pretty and all
the girls looked charming. The Beta
girls who live at the chapter house are
Miss Hazel Larkin, Miss Elizabeth
Arnold, Miss Laura Armstrong, Miss
Maud Stonehill, Miss Elsie Woods, and
others in the line and assisting yes
terday were Miss Helen Lindsay, Miss
Hulda Chaplin, Miss Mary Dallas Gage.
Miss Helen Haughey. Miss Gladys
Vivian Tuttle The chapter house mat
ron, Mrs. Blanch. and the following
patronesses also assisted: Mrs. T. B.
Sweet, Mrs. ]. w Going. Mrs. ]. w.
Haughey, Mrs. S. r. futile, Mrs. ]. P.
Griswold, Mrs. w. S. Lindsay, Mrs. A.
A. Scott, Mrs. P. H. Adams. Madame
Souther and Mrs. E. c. Wilm.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Gilby Kelly's house
at S16 Tyler street, was the scene of
receptions Thursday Mrs. Henry B.
Kelly and Mrs. w. Gilby Kelly hostess
SEES The house was filed during the
hours of receiving, 3 to g. and the en-
tertainment was one of the most i'm
portant of a week of no little social
activity. Receiving with the hostesses
were Mrs. w. E. Snow. whose cards
were enclosed in the invitations, Mrs.
Edward Letson and Miss Grace Van
Dyke of Kansas City. The rooms were
effectively decorated with asparagus
fern, palms and many gorgeous bou-
quets of huge chrysanthemums, Amerl-
can Beauties and liberty roses. Punch
was served in the attractive den up
stairs which is filled with an unusually
interesting and valuable collection of
curios and was presided over by Misses
May Kelly. Mildred Morton and Helen
Louise Crosby. An orchestra was
stationed upstairs and played through
out the afternoon. Assisting down.
stairs were Mrs. E. H. Crosby Mrs.
C. E. Foote, Mrs. Charles L. Mitchell
and Mrs. George Port Ashton. The first
entertainments of the season always
bring out a lot of good looking new
clothes and the Kelly reception was
especially notable from this point of
gowns were worn Mrs. Henry B. KEEL
ly wore a handsome gown of black
lace and Mrs. w. Gilby Kelly was in
lovely toilet of Renaissance lace. Mrs.
Shows gown was distinguished crea-
ton of supple satiny, cloth in a dull
and blue Powered tissue over white and
Miss Van Dyke was In pale blue mes
saline. Mrs. Crosby wore pale blue
crepe de chine, Mrs. Ashton was in
black lace and Jet. Mrs. Mitchell in
white tulle with a directoire sash of
red. and Mrs. Foote in black lace. AZ
ter the reception dinner was given at
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry B. Kelly's, next
door, for the guests of honor. the as
sfsting friends and their husbands
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turned to Kansas City today but Mrs
Snow will be here until some time next
week and Mr.. Snow will join her for
Sunday.
Mrs. w. J. Lewis gave a luncheon
Wednesday in compliment to Mrs. H
o. Maddox. The others asked were:
Mrs. H. F. Smith, Mrs. J. E. Odelius,
Mrs. o. B. Martin, Mrs. ]. r. Taylor
Mrs. Homer Larsh, Mrs. Patrick Walsh
Mrs William Van Ness Mrs Jerome