The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-02

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A marriage Of interest to many To-
peka friends who have met the bride
on the occasion of her frequent visits
to Mrs. E. P. Kellam and Mr. and Mrs.
f. w. Ellis is that of Miss Stella Con-
away, daughter of DR.. and Mrs. c. W.
Conaway of Cottonwood Falls, and Mr.
Leon J. Perez of Monterey, Mexico,
which took place December % at Lera-
do, Texas. Miss Conway went to Mex
leo to visit this fall and there met Mr..
Perez. She is a charming young Wo-
man, pretty and talented. who made
many friends the occasions of her
visits here. Mr.. Perez is local manager
Of the Rradstreet Commercial agency
at Monterey.
The Assembly holiday dance at Nc
Rae's tonight is one of the important
events of the week Mrs, William A
Horton, Mis-. James L. King, Mrs. w.
T. Crosby, Mrs. William H. Eastman
and Mrs. A. B. Quinton will receive the
guests, number of whom viii be from
out OF town.
they say Rodney Gibson wants to
marry rich girl and has announced
that he won't take one who has less
than rs thousand dollars. 1t makes
you think of the story about the Ar
kansas man who wrote to inquire the
price of a sawmill, doesn't it? What
on-earth-would girl who had 70
thousand dollars want Of Rodney Gill
son?
Miss Ethel Davis gave a luncheon
today for Miss Helen Quinton and the
members of her bridal party. The ia
BILE flowers were yellow jonQuils.
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A girl who was christened Elizabeth
was called Bessie when she was a lit
tie girl but changed her name to
''Besse'' when she was IA At is she
spelled it "Bessye'' and at II she took
a notion to be Beth At college her
best chum nicknamed her Betty"
just coming into fashion again after
many years of innocuous desuetude, but
after she graduated and was disap-
work and began to wear glasses and
take an interest in the Uplift she as
sumed the name that was originally
given her and now signs herself Eliza
beth. ~f .F--r ..5s
Leavenworth Post: Mr.. and Mrs. P.
J. O'Neil announce the engagement OF
their youngest daughter Blanche, and
Mr.. Walter Charles Kern. The mar
riage will take place early in February
Miss O'Neil has been the guest OF
Miss Julia Wellhouse many times and
liz one of the most popular girls who
visits in Topeka
a family dinner on New Years day in
honor of Mr.. and Mrs. Mccall, who are
visiting Mrs. McCalPs family after an
extended absence in Brazil where they
have been engaged in missionary work
OF course people aren't mercenary,
but you never heard of any objections
from the family of the girl if she. was
poor and he was rich or from the fam
lily of the man if she was rich and he
was poor.
Miss Anita Weiskirch gave a box
party at the Majestic yesterday follow
ed by a chocolate at her home in Pot
win in honor. of Miss Helen Davis of
Kansas City and Miss Mildred Fuller,
who is home from Sacred Heart acad-
envy. St. Louis, for the holidays. The
other guests were Misses Alice
Hughes, Maud McVey, Ruth Barimer
and Mary Juliet Hughes.
A Topeka girl who is invited to
maybe half a dozen parties a year is
threatening to give up Society and
lead the Higher Life.
The lambda Alpha lambda sorori-
ty gave an informal hop at McRae' 5
last night, invitations being limited to
the sorority members and CORE
spending number of men. The COM
pany included: Miss Mery1e Parks OF
Kansas City, Miss Warrick of St.
City, Miss Verna Brown of Ga1esburg,
I'LL, Miss Blossom Devlin of Kansas
City. Miss Bernice Healy of Los An
geles, Miss Ruth Whitney of Kansas
City, Miss Alice Noble of Stchison
Miss Helen Lindsay, Miss Nadine
Lyle, Miss Margaret Going, Miss
Julia Wellhouse,. Miss Gertrude
Hankla, Miss Helen Sharitt, Miss Mary
Sutherland, Miss Hazel Howe. Miss
Gladys Scott, Miss isabel Heath, Miss
Cor1nne Coston, Miss Hazel Nelson
Miss Mildred Kepley. Miss June Mitch
ell, Miss Lois Lindsay. Miss Louise
Heath, Miss Dorothy Scott, Miss Helen
Mitchell. Miss Rachel coston. Miss
Bertha Hull. Miss Lucille Pollock
Miss Edith Morton. Miss Alice An
drews, Miss Anna SiInms. Miss Hulda
Poole, Mr.. Stanley Reed. Mr.. George
Veale, Mr.. Quinton Adams. Mr.. Louis
Hall, Mr.. C1arkson Millspaugh, Mr.
Harry Eagle, Mr.. Clyde Corbett, Mr.,
Richard Hall, Mr.. Fred Parhtt, Mr.
George Beach, Mr.. Ray Rauch, Mr..
Roy Starr, Mr.. Bernard Crosby. Mr..
Irwin Snattinger, Mr.. Archie Pavey
Mr. Wilson Hobart, Mr.. Jay Close, Mr..
Joe Cornell, Mr.. Otto ConneN. Mr..
Earl Ewart, Mr.. Clarence Jordan. Mr..
James Mcfarland, Mr.. Warrick Upde-
graft, Mr.. Herbert Heym, Mr.. Arthur
Wolf, Mr.. Chappell Foote. Mr.. Will
liam Wellhouse, Mr.. Bruce McFar~
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