The Topeka state journal., 1909-01-28

many business women are faded, worn.
| tired and out Of condition generally is
| that after they have gone home from
the Office or shop at night they take
/ W. G. tries to make her shirtwaists and
| trim her hats in the time she should
! be devoting to rest and recuperation.
/ If she mends her clothes and keeps
them in condition she IS doing all that
| her health and strength will permit
and while IL is true that the average
P. W. G-'s salary is so small that she
lis obliged TO practice this Industry in
order TO dress on it. she will never be
worth more money TO her employer as
/ long as she goes TO work tagged and
/ tired from late hours over the sewing
machine.
| Mrs. George H Mays gave a Japa-
nese tea at her house on West street
this afternoon The decorations were
japanese and Japanese costumes were
cluded Miss Berenice Rogers, Miss
Mabel Kingsley, Miss Florence. Gus
tafsou, Miss Lola Mcbride. Miss Kath-
arine Stanley. Miss Ernestine Kline,
Anton.
Mrs George W. Parkhurst has ask
ed the members OF the Duplicate and
Fillmore street whist clubs for Friday
afternoon of next week
The public is invited to the meeting
OF the WOmen's Kansas Day club at
the First Baptist church tomorrow af
ternOOu. In the morning the mem berS
OF the club will attend a joint meet
ing OF the two branches of the legis-
lature in Representative hall when the
president, Mrs J. 5 Simmons. of
Hutchinson. Will present to the state
nee Rock which the club has purchas-
ed for state park A reception will be
given tomorrow night at the governor s
house for the members of the club and
their escorts at which the wives of
state officers, of the members of the
supreme court, Of the members of the
legislature and of the United States
senator's from Kansas viii be honored
guests.
A pretty house wedding took place at
the residence of Mr.. W. NJ Gregory
81 Tyler street. Wednesday evening.
when his daughter. Miss Alice May
Gregory and Mr. Walter B. Whitson
were married The ceremony was per
formed by the Rev. DR.. Lynch. at
o'clock. in the presence Of a limited
friends. The rooms were effectively
decorated with palms and red roses
Miss Dora Loyitt at the piano played
the wedding marches and before the
ceremony sang a love ballad The
bride wore gown of white hand en-
brOidered swiss over taffeta, trimmed
with a boIero OF Duchesse lace, an heir
loom in the Gregory family. and panels
of Irish lace The gown was an en-
pire model with a long train and she
wore a veil and carried an arm bou-
Quet OF brides roses. The out OF town
guests at the wedding were Mr. and
Mrs E W. Poindexter of Kansas City,
Mr. and Mrs Joseph Morton and their
daughter Margaret, Mrs Theodore Van
Deusen and her son Theodore of St
Joseph. and Miss Jessie Stultz of SpO-
kane, Wash Mr.. and Mrs Whitson
left after the wedding for a short we'd
ding trip Mrs WhitsOn's travelling suit
of London smoke. cloth gown and long
coat with a hat to match At home az
ter March 1. s17 Tyler street
Mrs Stubs will give an informal af-
ternoon Monday at the governor
house, for Miss Caroline Lexow Of New
York, who is in town to organize an
equal suffrage chapter at Wash6urn
college. The Washburn alumni, both
men and women, are invited
A girl walked two blocks out of her
way to avoid a woman she doesn't ike
and then met her on the next corner
and had 10 walk six blocks with her
The report OF the historian, Mrs
Margaret Hill AIcCarter. viii be a fea-
ture OF the Women's Kansas Day club
meeting at the First Baptist church to-
morrow afternoon This number was
gramme hitherto published In the
evening at the reception at the Cover
uorss House Miss Ruth Miller Will give
4 violin number and Miss ElinOr sims
Will sing
Mr. and Mrs julius Weiss gave |
dinner Wednesday night at their house
on Tyler street for Mr.. Weiss en-
pIoyes and their wives
4 quiet home welding took place at !
the home Of Mr.. and Mrs J. d. DiehI |
Wednesday. January p. at nOOn- when
their daughter. Nellie Almeda. was |
united IN marriage 10 Mr. Ira Erwin !
Bechtul After wedding breakfast /
Mr. and Mrs BechtoI left for an eO-
tended trip to Los Angeles, Cal, and /
other Pacific coast points
The Impromptu club was entertain I
ed by Mr. and Mrs C H. Branaman,
422 Greenwood avenue. Potwin. We'd /
nesday evening
There viii be a special meeting of 4
the Topeka Alumni association of the
Kansas state Agricultural college to
night at the home of N-- and Mrs H +
y. Rhoades, 1874 Harrison street
Mr.. and Mrs C O. WorraI entertain +
ed delightfully."- at their new house at
Twelfth and HuntoOn streets Tuesday
evening in compliment to Mrs Wor-