The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-11

la ~ l. IeaVe IN a snort time Tor
ISLNW Cincinnati where he IS hav
ia AV ing boat built for the use of
III his family. Mrs. Bates will
join Kim in Cincinnati next
week. and Mr.. and Mrs. Bates will go
with the boat to st. Louis where their
family will join them They will then
take a river trip to Chicago and will
spend The summer at the northern
lakes, living on board the yacht. Mr..
and Mrs. o. E. Walker will be their
guests at the lakes for a short time,
and from there they will go east to
spend the rest of the summer visiting
relatives.
one of those unusually bright per-
sons that you so often read about and
Sc seldom see, belongs to Topeka. The
young man, Mr.. Phillip Whitcomb,
graduated this year from Washburr
college at the age of Is. He entered the
collegiate department when he was only
Is and covered the four years work in
three. He is now at Northampton,
Mass, attending the commencement of
Smith college, where he has friends
among the students He will later go
TO Dartmouth college where he will
join his father, Mr.. George Whitcomb,
who will attend reunion of his class
which meets at the college to celebrate
the twenty-fifth anniversary of its
graduation. Mrs. W,-itcomb and the
younger children have gone to Color
ado and will spend the summer at their
COuldSe at bulIdIO ram
Mrs W. A. Johnston has recently re-
turned from Oxford, Ohio where She
visited her daughter Mrs. S. j. Bran
denburg. after attending the general
federation biennial at Cincinnati. Dur
ing her mothers visit at her home Mrs.
Brandenblirg entertained at dinner the
Kansas girls who are attending west
crn college. There are ten Kansas
girls now in school at oxford. and
among them one Topeka girl, Miss Ella
Schenck. Both Mrs. Johnston and Mrs.
Brandenburg are graduates of Western
college. A number of Topeka girls
who graduated this year from high
school are expecting to go to Oxford
tc school next year. The girls at the
school gave a dinner at the han for
Mrs. Johnston and Mrs. Brandenburg,
Who are botn graduates of Western
college.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Griggs announce
the engagement of their daughter, Eliz-
s.beth ElVlta. to Mr.. John h Dadls-
man; the wedding to take place some
time in July. Mr.. Dadisman is state
secretary of the Y. M. c. A. and MISS
Griggs is special territorial secretary OF
the Y. w. C. A. They will live in To-
peka for at least a year after their
marriage, but later they will go to the
foreign missionary field. The territory
for their work abroad will not be as
sigrcd them until September.
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Miss Helen Mitchell gave luncheon
this afternoon at her home on Buchan-
an street complimentary to Miss
Georgia Potter of St Joseph. Mo. who
is visiting her this week. Tie guests
were Miss Potter, Miss Rachel Coston,
Miss Dorothy Scott, Miss Una Lytle'
Miss Josephine Perry Miss Bertha Hull,
Miss Laura McGoff. Miss Louise Nc
Golf. and Miss June Mitchell. Miss
Mitchell will have a slumber party to-
night for her grest. Miss Potter came
for the dance Friday night and will re-
turn home Sunday afternoon.
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The members of the former Delta
Omicron fraternity gave dance Fri
day night at Steinberg's, attended by
about eighty guests.
The regular Saturday night dinner
dance will be given at the Country
club tonight.
Mr.. A. M. Catlin left for Rockford
III. Friday and will be married Sun
day to Mrs. Adeline Stewart Barnes OF
Rockford. Mr.. Catlin is secretary OF
the Pioneer Mortgage company and
has lived here about year. After his
marriage he and his bride will go tc
Duluth, Mimi, to spend few weeks
and Will then come to topeka ana VIII
make their home at 1888 Fillmore
street.
There is no promise of a deafenins
din in the social world TOT the mex
week. A few affairs have oeen plan
ned Including some parties near the
end of the week for Mrs. ]. A. Roose-
boom of Matoon, Illinois, who viii
come to visit Mrs. Marco Morrow
Some of the clubs hold their last meet
ing this week. The Monday Whis
club will be entertained one day thu
early part of the week by Mrs
Albrecht Marburg, and the Art clul
will have a coffee at the Country clul
Monday afternoon. The sports at thu
Country club draw crowd to thu
grounds every pleasant day and maxi
ordinary social affairs look tame Mr.
Herbert Armstrong, who is an arch
erv enthusiast, has succeeded in rous
ing a good deal of interest in the sport
though the number who are at all ex
the impetus and interest that competi
ton gives. Mr.. and Mrs. Armstrong
Mrs. c. H. Gaunt and Mr.. John Har
rison are among those who have takel