The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-17
c2OCETY

Mr.. Joseph G. Cannon, speaker of the
house of representatives, who VIII
speak at the Auditorium tonight, is q
personal friend of Mr.. and Mrs. E. A
Austin and will be the guest of honor
at a dinner which they will give at
their house, S1s Buchanan street, at
hve-thirty o'clock. The other guests
will be his secretary Mr.. Busby, Mr.
Cornelius Hoult of Baltimore, Mary
land Mrs. John B. Bartholomew Mrs.
P. G. Noel, Mr. and Mrs. John F. Nor
ton, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank P. MacLen-
nan and Mr.. and Mrs. David w. Null
vane.
Say what you please Mr.. Charlie
Mitchell's party at the National roof
garden Wednesday evening was a
grand success. More than three hum
bred guests, members of the Elks club
and their families, were present and
there was a musical programme, dane
ing, Mr.. Ray Hall and an orchestra
of six pieces Plenty of seats, and
Lovely Time, generally. Mr.. Mitchell
was ably assisted in doing the honors
by Mr.. Tom Barns and Mr.. Ralph
Brigham. The musical programme was
by Mrs. William w. Wikidal, soprano,
Miss Irma Doster, violin, Mrs. Carey
Wilson, accompanist. and Mr.. Ilif Felix,
trombone, and was especially enjoya-
bic. Mrs. Wikidal sang If I Were a
Rose. Miss Doster played the inter-
mezzo from Cavaleria Rusticana, and
Mr.. Felix played that beautiful song Oh
Matters None yer and with Miss Dos
ter, Schubert's Serenade. Among the
guests were Mr.. and Mrs; Robere
Pierce, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles L. Mitch
ell, Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph S. Brigham,
and Mrs. Harry Donaldson, Mr.. and
Mrs Guilford Dudley, Mr.. and Mrs.
William H Eastman, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Stewart. Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Bacon, Mr.. and Mrs. A. A.
Rodgers. Mr.. and Mrs. William S. Nc
Clintock, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Nichols,
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Graham, DR.. and
Mrs. H B. Hogeboom, DR.. and Mrs.
Chester B. Reed Miss Phil Reed, DR..
and Mrs. Willis a. Coston, Miss
Corinne Coston, DR.. and Mrs. w. c.
McDonough, Mr.. and Mrs. Elon S
Clark, Mrs. Dale Hebrank OF lndepend-
ence, Mr.. and Mrs. G.. d. Lytle, Mr..
and Mrs. A. X. Wilson, Mr.. and Mrs.
Clarence S. Bowman, Judge and Mrs.
L. S. Ferry Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Purdy,
Mr.. and Mrs. James L. King, Mr.. and
Mrs. William w. Wikidal, Mr.. and Mrs.
s. ]. Bear, Mr.. and Mrs. George w.
Crane, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank ). Crane,
Mr.. and Mrs. b F. Akers, Mr.. and
Mrs. Schuyler c. Nichols, Judge and
Mrs. c. +. Foote, Mr.. and Mrs. Merco
Morrow. Mr.. and Mrs John Clark Har-
mon, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Seery, Mr..
c. e Gault. Mr.. c. S. Eagle, Mr.. and
Mrs Willard Hall, Mr. Horace Hall,
Mrs. w. L. Dickey and Miss Elizabeth
Dickey of Tulsa, Oklahoma, Mr.. Archie
Williams. Mr. and Mrs. Norman S.
Wear. Miss Marian Wear, Miss Mar
garet Hayden, Miss Julia Leland. Miss
Florence tombstone. Miss Gala CutteI,
Miss Eva Smith, Miss Isabel Smith,
Miss Ethel Estberg, Miss Lillian Par
fit. Miss Hill Miss Sadie Baird Miss
Marie Ziegler, Mr.. Thomas L. King,
Mr.. Bert Reid, Mr.. Jay House, Mr..
Harold Copeland, Mr. Malcolm Cope
land, Mr.. Harry Eagle, Mr.. Charles
Guibor, Mr. John Fleishman. Mr.. Chap
Pelle F0ote, Mr.; valentine GODDARD. Mr.
David Lakin, Mr.. Walter Delfs, Mr..
Jay Turner, DR.. Leo Haughey, Mr.
Monte Kistler, Mr.. Edwin Kistler, and
Mr.. George Hayden:
Mr.. William H. Eastman has asked
a number of his men friends for a
game of ''pray-do" at his home on To-
peka avenue tonight.
Some people have an instinct for the
disagreeable that amounts positively
to genius.
It is said of Topeka woman that
she is not like opportunity because OPP
portunity knocks only once.
Miss Helen Cannon, the clever and
attractive daughter of the speaker of
the house of representatives who is To-
peka's guest today, is a young woman
of much force Of character, wit and
resourcefulness. Once at a public re-
ception in his honor the speaker stood
In line for hours shaking hands with
people he had never seen before and
at length his daughter came down the
line and like the other guests was
duly named to Mr.. Cannon. whats
the name?' he asked facetiously and