The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-03
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Mr.. William E. Bacon of Topeka
and Miss Effie Dell True of Junction
city were married Wednesday at the
home of the brides parents, MT ana
Mrs. Robert s. True and came to To-
peka where they have taken an apart
ment at the Gleed, corner of Sixth and
Topeka avenues. At home after DC
tober 1. Mr. Bacon, who is broth
er of Mrs. George A. Clark, has lived
in Topeka number of years and has
many friends here. He has position
in the state historical society.
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OF especial interest to the dancing
sat is the announcement of series OF
dances at the Elks club this winter.
The Elks dances few years ago. De
fore the club membership outgrew It's
former accommodations for large en-
tertainrnents. were very popular. and
thew will undoubtedly be among the
most ENJOYABLE events of the ap-
preaching season. the new cluo
house at Seventh and Jackson streets
has a beautiful ball room with the
hest floor in town and dances are, to
Re given for Elks and their families
probably beginning in october. every
three weeks. although, Mike Murray
saws since the late unsavoriness, II is
more delicate to say 'tWenty-one
days" .--.,-..- ,l,,,,s
The Assembly and Helianthus CUPS
will both reorganize, the former lot It's
fourth season. the latter Tor its NJ
teenth. The Helianthus men VIII nave
a business meeting Sunday afternoon
at Hudson's to elect officers and make
plans for the season. II heo
been expected that the Assembly anu
Helianthus dances would De sIneh -
the Elks club house this winter put
the EIks have decided not to rent their
hail room to the dancing clubs me
TiVolf dances will again be popular
events for the debutante ana suo-0e
butante sets and as many OF the Olu
Folks as can sneak III.
The big dances will probably De CIV
en-. as heretofore, at Steinbergs anu
the small informals at Hudsons
Altogether the season, so far as
dancing can make 1t, promises TO De
unusually active, and this is no reIer-
ence to the barn dance, either, because
the society dOpeSters predict the pass
ing of that strenuous form OF exercise,
So popular last season, and say that
harm dancing has had its day. The
erown-ups never took kindly 10 IhS
b. d. in Topeka, anyway. 1t was real
" never danced at all generally except
in the Mellin's Food crowd. At all the
o other dances when a barn dance was
announced, there was struggle Tor
seats on the bleachers.
Speaking Of strenuosity, will the
dancing set in Topeka ginger up any
this next season? You know the visiting
girls and men and the gadders who go
out of town to dances say we dance
slower in Topeka than any place else
in the world The slow and dreamy
style is very popular here, and the
progressives who try to introduce
more energetic fashion, have to two
time" it. because the majority simply
70 the OrGhRStTaS TO
quicken their time. The college set
ALWAYS want to dance faster and say
it's awfully jay to dance so slowly as
we do in Topekar, but the Old HEADS
who run the parties (you know who
they are so no names will be menuon-
ed won't stand for it.
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Jane Oaker (Mrs. Hale Hamilton) is
in New York city rehearsing for the
leading feminine role in the Henry w.
Savage production of The Devil. the
new modern morality play which has
taken New York by storm.
The Wednesday dinner dance at the
Country club last night was attended
by Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. McClintock, Mr..
and Mrs Arthur Capper, Mr.. and Mrs:
E. L. Copeland, Mr.. and Mrs. Harold
T. Chase, Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Austin,
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene S. Quinton. Mr..
and Mrs. Frederick W. Freeman, Mr..
and Mrs. John F. Norton, Mrs. John
B. Bartholomew, Mr.. and Mrs. F. M.
Bonebrake. Judge and Mrs. L. S. Fer
~. Miss Maud Grimes, Miss Edna
Herbst, Miss Helen Haughey, Miss
Virginia Meade, Miss Helen Smith,
Miss Eva Smith, Miss Isabel Smith,
Miss Lillian Parfitt, Miss Bertha Hull,
Miss Marie Lagerstrom, Miss Esther
Rauch, Miss Helen Otis, Miss Florence
tombstone. Miss Ethel Davis, Mr.. Thos.
vic Mr. r
Thompson, Mr.. Frazer Cole, Mr.. Kurtz
Kellam, Mr.. Bert Reid, Mr.. Bernard
Crosby, Mr. John Hamilton, Mr.. Louis
Hall, Mr.. Monte Kistler, Mr.. Malcolm
Copeland, Mr., Allen McNeal, Mr.. Otto
Conneu, Mr.. Joe Connell, Mr. Ilif
Felix, Mr.. Art Wolf Mr.. Harlow Hur-
ley, Mr.. Henry Scandrett. Mr.. Ben
Scandrett, Mr.. Dan Hammatt, Dean
f. D. Osborne. Mr.. Paul Walker and
Mr.. Jay Turner.
The dance was such a success and
so much interest was manifested that
the Wednesday evening dinner
dances will not be discontinued. after
all but will be given weekly as long
as the dining room is open, unless the
attendance falls off. Next week will
be fair week and there will be lots go
ing on, but IL enough of the members
want a dinner dance Wednesday night
it will be given as usual. Mr.. Ray
Halls orchestra played an exception
ally good program last night includ-
ing all the old favorites Con request)
and number of popular new things
among other 1.-The CANA Yama Man"
from the Three Twins which made a
decided hit.
The Ceramic Art club gave a lunch
con at the Wiley Wayside Inn today.
The table was particularly pretty with
a long. low centerpiece of the starry