The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-27

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Mrs. Luther Messer of New York
city, who is visiting her brothers, Mr..
C. w. Merriam and Mr.. E. B. Merriam
and their families, was the guest of
honor at an informal afternoon Mon
day given by Mrs. John Bradley.
Mrs. John Harmon asked a few
guests this afternoon for Mrs. Messer,
chiefly her relatives who live in To-
peka.
Miss Jessica Short will give a lunch
con Wednesday at Mrs. WiIey's tea
room in compliment to her cousin,
Miss Cora Dunbar. Roses will be used
in the table decoration and covers will
be laid for Miss Dunbar, Miss Gladys
Scott, Miss Dorothy Scott, Miss Rachel
Coston, Miss Helen Mitchell, Miss Ma
rian Wear, Miss Louise Heath, Miss
Una Lyle, Miss Laura Southwick,
Miss Marion Richmond of Rochester,
N. Y, Miss Sue Rodgers and Miss
Short.
The Varsity club will give a dance
Friday night at Steinberg's. Saturday
night there will be a dance at the
Country club for the members and
their families.
The n. N. S. club met this after
noon with Mrs. c. A. Bailey at her
home, 900 Lane street.
DR.. F. K. Sanders, president of
Washburn college, will read a paper
tonight at the brotherhood meeting
at the Central Congregational church.
His subject will be Our Congrega-
tional College History"
Mr.. D. o. Coe entertained the mem
bers of his class of the Central Con-
gregational Sunday school at a lunch
con Monday noon at the Commercial
club rooms.
Mrs. G. B. Kirk will entertain in
formally Saturday afternoon for Mrs
John Rogers, who will leave the early
part of next month to make her home
in Los Angeles, Cal. Mrs. Kirk has
asked about rs guests.
The formal fall opening of Crosby
Brothers store was held Monday. The
prettiest and most costly articles in
the store were artistically arranged
on the counters, and the decorations
were elaborate and beautiful The
walls were hung with asparagus green,
and on the tables in the aisIes were
placed Towering autumn plants. The
stairway leading to the basement was
banked with ferns and flowers and
bouquets of carnations stood on the
counters. An orchestra furnished mu-
sic for the visitors who thronged the
store throughout the day. And not
all the pretty gowns in the building
were worn by the wax figures. A good
many of the shoppers and callers came
down in their new fall suits and went
away with a fresh carnation brighten
ing their newly pressed jackets.
Mr.. and Mrs. Granville Armitage
celebrated the f1ftieth anniversary of
their wedding Monday afternoon at
their home on Madison street. fam
lily reunion was held in the early after
noon, attended by the children, grand
hildren and great grandchildren. and
later a reception was given which was
attended by many of their friends
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From a large family of girls. ap-
preaching in attractiveness the daugh-
tiers of Chambers Poet of Simplicity .
there are now two sisters left unmar-
ried. They are consulting their own
convenience in the matter, and are
charming enough so they can afford TO
be leisurely. At a recent wedding the
younger of the sisters wore dainty
pink and white costume, and immedi-
atelY after the ceremony man of her
acquaintance hurried to tell her that
she made him think of a rose bud
that she looked just like one. The