The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-18
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- Mrs. Patrick Walsh has asked guests
Tor two informal afternoons this week
Tuesday and Wednes day, and vii
later issue invitations for a luncheon
entertained Tuesday and wednesday
and the assisting friends will be MIS-
Herbert L. Alkire, Mrs. William X
kercher, Mrs. A. K. Wilson, Mrs. w. >.
Lewis, Mrs. w. w. Horn, Mrs. Charles
Rice. Mrs. w. c. McDonough, Miss
Katharine Reilly, Miss Agnes Walsh.
The approaching marriage OF MISS
Elizabeth Eby, formerly teacher IN the
Topeka schools, and for the past TWO
years in the office of the state board OF
health, to Mr.. John Martin Pierce OF
Carbondale, Illinois. is of interest u
many friends of the bride in Topeka
This wedding which will take place al
the home Of Miss Eby's sister, Mrs.
Robert Burns Higgins, in Fort Maol-
son, Iowa, is the outcome OF a steamer
acquaintance. Miss Eby and Mr. PIERCE
met on the Kaiser Wilhelm II on their
way home from Europe last year. TheS
We're Immediately interested in each
other and Mr.. Pierce came to topeka
soon after to pursue the acqualn taIl lance
and the engagement resulted SO many
Topeka young women have met thelr
husbands in the course of European
trips that interest in foreign traVel
really ought to pick up locally. MISS
Louise Kellam and DIR. Frank Sm1thleS
OF ann ArD0r, A1lcniSan, WHOSe IHeA
riage took place last month met IN the
same way few years ago. Mr. PIERCE
is a teacher of German and French in
the Illinois State Normal university at
Carbonate, where they will be at
home. Miss Eby and her parents, MT
and Mrs. Addison Eby, leave Thursday
for Fort Madison, where the marriage
will take place quietly Saturday.
Mrs. Howard Pierce, 1922 Buchanan
street. and Mrs. H Morton White will
entertain informally Wednesday after
noon at the home of the former in
honor of Miss Ely.
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Miss Ethelwynne Hadley who Will be
married Saturday to Mr.. Theodore NJ.
Gerow and Miss Louise Council OF
Kansas City, shared the honors at an
informal afternoon reception given by
Mrs. w. E. McVey at her house, 626
Buchanan street, today. The serving
was done in the dining room which was
prettily decorated with yellow chrys-
anthemums and the friends asked to
assist were: Mrs. ]. P. Raster, Mrs A.
L. Conrad. Mrs. Frank S. Thomas. Mrs.
Thomas J. Meyers. Mrs. Lee Monroe,
Mrs. Charles L. Short Mrs. Clement
Smith, Mrs. Eta HSdley, Mrs. T. G.
Biddle, Mrs. Walter Davis, Mrs. c. E.
Curtis. Mrs. John Clancy, Miss Fe
Waters and Mrs. Harry Larimer. The
following young girls will assist with
the serving: Miss Dorothy Hadiey,
MISS margaret tIerOW. MISS MduQe NC
Vey. Miss Dorothy Barber. Miss Mar
guerite Nichols and Miss Joy Paxton.
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The modish dog of the season is the
Airdale terrier which is so ugly that it
is good looking and which commands
such high price that there is no dan
ger of its losing fashionable favor for
Z few seasons at least.
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The Felicity Whist club which was to
have met tomorrow with Mrs. Charles
i. Short has postponed the meeting for
two weeks.
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lowing people at dinner Saturday even
ilg: Miss Elizabeth Holiday, Miss Hull
Miss Marguerite Mills. Miss Esther
Rodgers, Miss Dorothy Porter, Miss
Marie Lagerstrom, Mr.. Clarence Jor-
dan, Mr.. Joe Risteen, Mr.. Darwin Brad
ley. Mr.. Russell Grimes and Mt. Hugh
Mr.. and Mrs. D. S. Baysinger, $50
Z Yler street have announced the en-
Eagement of their daughter Bessie
Faith. to Mr.. Nels c. Nelson, the we'd
ding to take place on Wednesday even
ing, October 90 Mr.. Nelson is pro-
company of this town.
The D. D. Whist club met with Mrs.
Nv. L. Trump this afternoon.
The Vignette club meets tomorrow
afternoon with Miss Lula Elliott, 1015
Van Buren, street.
Miss Laura Houston and MIR. Clarence
were given a surprise party at
their home, the Daisy Farm, south of
town, Friday evening, by the following