The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-22

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The tea at the Country club given
by Mrs. C. B. Merriam Tuesday AFTER
noon, was one of the prettiest parties
given at the club this season. Inc
rooms of the house were beautiful with
! palms and hanging vases of yellow
flowers. Palms were set at both sldes
of the stairw, and in the WINDOW at
the landing, an immense palm IN
rustic box, shaded the pane. Ihe ulnliiS
room was particularly pretty and cool.
| The entire top of the table was GOV
| cred with fresh green moss, ana IN the
center a large glass basin OF clear wa
| ter formed a tiny lake. and Hoatlng on
| its surface which was level with tHe
bank of moss around it, were yellow
and white water lilies The punch bowl
on the east porch was set IN peo ol
yellow flowers. An orchestra furnished
music throughout the afternoon, MIS-.
Merriam was dressed in white emprolu-
cry gown and carried bouquet OF
yellow flowers. Mrs Charles BROOKS
Thomas who stood with Mrs. Merriam
to receive the guests, was also IN Whlte
and carried bouquet of White mowers.
Mrs Guilford Dudley and Miss Mary
Hambleton served at the table IN the
dining room. Mrs. Dudley wore a be-
coming white gown with red roses
pinned across the front of the bod1ce.
Miss Hambleton's dress was laVenoer
finished in hand embroidery on the
skirt ana DOQlcG. OluSiS wiz eNH1ANN@-.
Mrs Merriam were: Mrs. E. B. Mer-
riam, Mrs. ]. c. Harmon. Mrs. M. =
Hammatt, Mrs. B. F. Akers, Mrs. Z.
w. Merriam, Mrs. e. S. Qulnton' MRS.
c. NJ Sheldon, Mrs. c. NJ. Heaton, Mrs.
Arthur Capper. Mrs. F. D. Merriam,
Mrs. John bradley, Mrs. Frank r.
Millspaugh, Mrs. II. T. Chase, MRS o
E. Nichols, Mrs. 7. D. Hammatt, Mrs.
]. p Deb. Kaye, Mrs. W. N. west
and Miss Meliora -Hambleton. Puncn
was served by Miss Ethel Chase, MISS
Mary Burnett, and Miss Edith Con-
nor.
After the reception Mrs. Merriam en-
tertained her assisting friends at din
per at the club house.
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Mrs. P. c. Clevenger has arranged
two parties for her daughter, Mrs n.
l. Green of Urbana, Ill, who is visit
ing at the Clevenger home Elghty
guests have been asked for a thlnple
party Thursday afternoon which Mrs;
Cleyenger will give at her home, 5OS
West Tenth street The decorations will
be appropriate to the approaching sea
son of Independence day celebrations;
| Flags will be used in the rooms, anu
flowers and other decorations Will De
in red, white. and blue. Mrs. Clevenger
has asked the following friends TO as
sist her Mrs. George Noble, MRS. u.
P. Paxton, Mrs. B. T. Welch, ana MIS-
Aibrecr Marburg.
FRIDAY afternoon Mrs. Green Will be
| the guest of honor at a luncheoh u NC
given by her mother.
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Mr. !. M. Connell gave a luncheon
at the Country club this noon Tor
rarity Of Rock Island officials from
| Chicago. who stopped in Topeka TO-DAY.
Covers were laid for IA.
Mrs. Marco Morrow will be assisted
at her reception Thursday AFTERNOON
| for her guests, Mrs. J. RooseploOiil aIlu
Miss Bess Thompson, by the fohoW1ns
! friends: Mrs. George CRAWFORD MS
| Arthur Nichols, Mrs. Ben Akers' MRS.
Marie Price Wear, Miss Mildred Guild
and Miss Marian Wear.
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| The A. V. E. S. Senior girls OF the
| high school gave a O'Clock preakiasl
Mary Moody. Breakfast was served 90. on
| the lawn, and those present We're: MISS
| Mary Moody, Miss Hazel Klingaman
Miss Josephine Doran, Miss Dorothy
/ Parkhu~st Miss Esther Lynch, MISS t*
I.ora Whiteker, Miss Marguerite scott,
Miss Nina Roudebush, Miss Mildred
Tones. Miss Mary Alexander, Miss
I[uciIe Shukers. Miss Helen Brown
| Miss Leila Bliss, Miss Lydia Emery
| Miss Hazel Kincaid, Miss Frances
Ward, Miss Mary Gillies, MISS RUN
| Graham. and Miss Louise Culver
Tho seventh quarterly banquet of the
| Rachelors' club was held Tuesday ev-
ening, June q, at the virginia. WI
Frank M Wright was toastmaster, Ill
RESPONSES were made as follows: Ihe
Jolly Bachelors" Mr.. Homer Bone
brake: Life is What We Make II, MT
| Iemes A. Coates; 1.-The Bliss of single
R1essedness,'' Mr.. George Platt' Jr.
"'The Bachelor IDEAL Mr.. Myron r
Fddv. In response to the toast, "Oul
| 5c-s letters read IRON
ont of town mem bers, Mr.. Roy A. Bar
| RE of Washington, D. c., and Mr. GrdIl
Iaxman of Denver. Col. Those VINO
attended were: Miss Leah Barley miss
| Miss Jean Robertson, Miss Amy
| Graves Miss Nina Roudebush, Mis-:
| Gail Moody. Miss Irene Batson' MIS-:
Esther Lynch, Miss Ellen Goodman
Miss Lucille Decker, Miss GertTuue
Coates, Miss Mary Williamson, MIS-.
Mr.. Homer Bonebrake, Mr.. Floyd EV'
ans Mr.. Frank NJ Wright, Mr.. Jane:
A Coates, Mr. Howard Searle, Mr.. My
ron T. EDDY, Mr.. John Evans Mr.. Geo
/ Hudson. Mr.. Arthur Armstrong, Mr.
Holm Beal, Mr.. Lewellyn Howe, ant
Mr.. Virgil Lawrence.
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Mrs. John E Lord will entertain thu
Fillmore street Whist club Thursda!
} afternoon.
After studying about it a sleeples
, Afternoon and wakeless night, hav'
decided that one of the women in th'
fire yesterday at a beauty parlor wa
not SO unfortunate after all: The al
cohol lamp was overturned and tn
patrons switch and rat were consumed
in the conflagration. 1t sounds ike
calamity. considering the cost of Golf
fure equipment. but at least until tn
j.. destroyed goods are replaced the owne
will be the coolest headed woman il
town. In fact. except for the flies, tn
bald and near-bald should give thank