The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-08
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There is no news so good and so read
able as that of wedding, actual or
prospective. The many friends of MISS
Margaret Jetmore will be interested to
know that she is to married to Mr..
Henry Charles Mulroy. of Chicago
wednesday evening. November "a. The
wedding will take place at the Jetmore
home. 931 Harrison street. at $3.50 in the
evening. Mr.. Mulroy was employed for
more than year in the Rock Island
office in Topeka. and has large num-
he was transferred to Chicago, but 1t
seems he had Miss Jetmores promise
before he left, so it is safe to assume
that his heart has all along been right
here in her gracious keeping.
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An engagement of long standing that
has just come to public notice is that
of Miss Elizabeth Jane Mckee, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. B. Mckee, ana
DR.. Hugh Allen Hope, who is practlc-
ing medicine in Victor, Kan. DR.. Hope
Is a graduate of the Topeka high school
and the Washburn school of medicine
Miss Mckee was one of his classmates
at high school and graduated in the
same class in 1905.
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The city library has added new fea-
+rre to the Juvenile department tnat
should be of inestimable benefit to the
children that patronize it. Every sat
urday morning between the hours OF IL
and IL 80, Miss Clara Daniels VIII meet
q class of boys and girls CpreIerapiy
children under II years of age) and VIII
tell them stories from the classics pre-
senting them in such a way as VIII
appeal to the childS understanding, thus
affording him at the same tlme ailu i
Inent and instruction. The plan mas
been tried in libraries of larger cities
with great success. and the LIBRARIANS
here are entering on the work with en-
thusiasm and high hope. Miss Daniels,
who has for some time been interested
in the project. and who is we'll fitted
for the task, began her series or stor-
les Saturday morning, with tales from
Hawthornc's Wonder Book she mas
outlined her work to include mytholo-
Eical stories, Grimm's and Andersons
fairy tales, stories of heroes of all ages,
and biographical sketches that VIII De
timely on such occasions as the celebra-
ton of birthdays of noted men. 1t is
hoped that these classes will be well
attended, for they are calculated to
feed the intellect of the child, stimu-
late his imagination, and cultivate In
him a taste for the best in literature.
Mrs. Patrick Walsh will give the first
of a series of parties next Wednesday
afternoon. She will be assisted by her
three daughters Mrs. w. c. McDonough, |
Miss Agnes Walsh, and Miss Frances
Walsh.
The following program will be given
at the Y. w. c. A. concert at the First
at o'clock:
Duet-Calm as the Night. .....-. Gotze
Mrs. George Parkhurst. Mr.. Dana
Parkhurst.
Piano-Prelude OPP. 35 No. (Men- |
-delssohn). Prelude Op. % No. 20 (Cho
pin), Prelude OPP. % No. Is (Chopin), |
Prelude OPP. % No. (Chopin).
Miss Ethelyn Harrison
Thyself When Young, Persian Garden, |
dehmann). To the Evening Star, |
Tannhauser, (Wagner), King Charles, |
Mr.. Dana Parkhurst.
Piano-Teresita Waltz (Carreno), Per |
sian Lied (Burmeister).
Miss Ethelyn Harrison. !
Prelude Cycle of Life. (Ronald), Kash- |
nire Sorg, (Woodforde- Finden), Valse
Chantee. (Ardite).
Mrs George Parkhurst.
Mrs. Robert DiHer Carver, accompan- |
list.
There will be no admission fee charged.
and everyone is invited.
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Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Hughes, 511 East
Eighth avenue, gave dinner party
Friday night in honor of Mr.. and Mrs.
James Lord. Mr.. and Mrs. Lord re-
turned to their home in Kansas City
Saturday afternoon, after a visit Of
three weeks with Topeka friends.
Mrs. Ollie McKeever of Honolulu,
who has been visiting her aunt, Mrs.
Il.
islands. Mrs. McKeever is the wife Of
a minister of the Christian church in
Honolulu and came to this country to
attend a convention of that denomina-
ton.
The Monday Whist club met this
afternoon with Mrs. w. T. Crosby, 905
Topeka avenue.
The Wait and See club met last
Thursday with Mrs. ]. E. B. Johnston,
1925 Lincoln street. The following peo-
pie were present: Mrs. John Hand,
Mrs. 1. ]. Hibard, Mrs. G. H. Bartlett,
Mrs. w. c. Smith, Mrs. F. L. Adke,
Mrs. A. d. AIKEN, Mrs. L. NJ. Gayin,
Mrs Francis Frost, Miss Emma B.
Gage.
Notes and Personal Mention.
Mrs Noble Prentis will be the guest
this week of Mrs. Ward Burlingame,
626 Topeka avenue.
The N. N. F. club will meet Tuesday
afternoon with Mrs. w. ]. Lewis 7o6
Taylor street.
Mr.. Robert Pierce and his son Robert
are shooting ducks out near Great
Bend.
Mr.. A. Jensen of Eureka, California.
is In Topeka for few days on bust
ness.
Miss Mary E. Clark returned to Lor-