The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-13

lively combat oozing through the screen
door. The tones had note of serious
ness in them that cautioned the in
truder to skulk outside the door a mo-
ment and take observations; then con-
sider1ng that peacemaker might be
needed within, she boldly rang the bell
and was admitted to the bloody scene.
Explanations were duly made, after an
oath OF secrecy had been taken by the
visitor, that all the commotion was in
preparation for the drama which was
| to be the surprise feature of Friday
afternoons party. An account of the
success Of the play and the astonish-
ment of the audience cannot be told
| until tomorrow.
Mrs. W. H. Jacobs of Western ave-
| nue. gave May party Thursday after
noon at her home for the primary de-
partment of Bethany college. in which
her daughters, Elsie and Bertha, are
| pupils.
The students of the Washburn law
| school will have an informal party to-
night at the class rooms, lis West
| Eighth avenue.
Mrs. A B. Mahaney celebrated her
scVenty-fourth birthday last evening, at
the home of her daughter. Mrs. o. C..
Trimmer. 1878 Polk street, a few friends
| VI LuC having D00n lnFlLSQ Dy
MIS-. Trimmer. Mrs. Mahaney came to
Kansas in 1856 from Lexington, Mo-,
| with her first husband, Lewis Wise,
and settled at Lawrence, where Mr..
| Wise entered the bakery business. Dur
| ing the Quantrell raid he was shot
| of his wife and children and her hair
| became white from the shock within
"a hours. Mrs. Mahaney is mentally
bright, hale and hearty, and the mother
4 ~ fier0N n1,f how
were two pairs of twins. She saw Hal
ley's comet when it was visible in this
country before, and offered to play
high, five last night with the guests
present until time for the comet to ap-
pear this morning.
The dance by the members of the for
1ner high school sororities, the lambda
Alpha Lambda and the Owls, will be
postponed from Saturday night to FRI
day evening May p.
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/ Notes and Personal Mention.
Miss Elsie Macintosh, of Hays, will
spend Saturday and Sunday visiting
Mrs. S. c. Petit, 1900 West Sixth street
The Ladies Aid society OF the First
Presbyterian church met last Wednes-
day afternoon at the home of Mrs. M
+. Sou-hwick. 427 Topeka avenue.
Miss Fenella Dana will leave in June
to spend the summer in Europe.
| LIT X. w. dOSIDOOn1, OF spencer, ant
Mr.. Bent dogeboom, of Pittsburg, viii
arrive Saturday to visit their father
DR.. G. w. Hogeboom.
The following guests attended a birth
day party Thursday for Frances Der
tina Porter: Emily May Himel, Ruthit
Newell. Helen kinney, Evelyn Wilson
Ruth McCleland, Dolly Fultz, Nads
Hayes, Dorothy Suthcrin, Georgif
Sutherin, Luther Himel, Samie ,Youn
kin. Chester Hayes.
| 0f iohY Ind
, is the guest of Mrs. Luther Coppock
Mr.. W. F. Ryus has gone to New
Mexico for a three weeks trip.
Rev. NJ. Madden returned today from
Dallas, Texas, where he attended
church convention.
Mrs. C. H. Guile of Pulaski. New
York, arrived yesterday to visit he
sister, Mrs. Joseph Wayne
Mrs. D. c. Lake and her daughter
Anna, of Usage City, spent Thursday il
Topeka.
Mrs J. w Powelson and Mrs. Will
lam Powelson left Thursday for Bath
New York.
Mrs. Frank Collier, of Council Grove
. visited in Topeka Thursday.
Mrs. w. M. Atwell. of Corning, re
turned home Thursday, after spen'!in
a few days here.
l Mrs. E D. Carriger, of Wakaruss
| who has been visiting Mrs. Williar
: Seebolt returned home Thursday.
d, taken rooms at 1929 Polk street
Mrs. L. Graham has gohe to Kansa
=, City to visit Mrs. Clarence Whitman.
l Miss Minnie Kietzman has gone t
| Granville to spend the weekend tn
l guest of Miss Mary Horn.
Miss Mildred Mills is the guest c
4 Miss Gladys Garner OF Meriden.
Miss Emily Riley of Excelsio
Springs arrived today to visit Mis-
| Emma Bolmar
), Mrs. H. S. Reed has gone to spen
> a week in Chicago visiting her SCI
J. Mr.. Stanley Reed. From Chicago, sh
will go to Concord, Mich, where sh
!: will be the guest of her mother. Mr.
I L. N. Goodrich.
\ Miss Maude McShea. who is tn
J. guest of her niece. Miss Hazel Arnold
:. at the Beta house. will return Satul
q day to her home at Chaplin, Kan.
5 Miss Nina Harris. who has been Wis
!: iting Mrs. w. c. McDonough, has gon
to Lawrence to spend a week. an
= from there she will go to her home {
a Sedalia.
i; Dr. Glenn Haughey of Independ
s ence is spending a few DAYS with h
: parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Haughey,
e Mrs Phillip Lux left Thursday fc
A Usage City to visit her daughter, Mr.
a L. H. Bowman.
!; Miss Myrtle Hodge of Marion an
e Mr.. Dwight Hodge of Lewiston. Idah
are guests of Mr.. and Mrs. L.
Hodge.
e Mr.. and Mrs. c. Crozier of 1902 Cla
It street left Thursday for Burns, Kar
e to live.
Mrs. c. W. Myers is i'll at her HON