The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-12

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Mrs. Arthur W. Bronson will enter
tain at luncheon Wednesday, followed
by matinee party at the Majestic, IN
Honor of Mrs. David Barton, Who VIII
leave Friday for Los Angeles, Cal, to
make her home. The guests viii IN
lclude the women of the Six Hand Euchre
club. of which Mr.. and Mrs Bronson
are members.
The women who are providing for the
entertainment of the visiting girls TO
1 the semi -C,ntennial, gave them an au-
| tomObiIe ride over town this morning
and then drove them to the Country
club for luncheon at 1890 Arrange
ments were made for seating the guests
together by setting the long tables in
T shape, and the house and tables
were decorated in honor Of the Vlsl-
tors.
| Miss Mildred Carter has returned
from Chicago, where she won scholar
ship in the music department OF the
university. A notice of the honor con
ferred upon her appears IN a Chlcagc
paper Miss Carter is the daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. B. W. Carter of Potwln'
and was formerly a student OF music
in Washburn college
The Matinee Music club, Which was
organized last winter, and whose ses-
s. ons were discontinued during the sum-
mer, will reorSar,ize this faH. ire Hrst
meeting was to have been held TINS
week, but reorganize this fall The first
has been postponed until Thursday
September q. The place of meeting
has not yet been appointed, but Will be
announced later.
The Topeka young women who are
assisting in the entertainment of the
visiting girls tCok them out Monday
morning to the Semi-Centennlal
Studio" where the floats are pelng
prepared for the parade. The girls IN
their pretty frocks were received Dy
the artists in overalls and Jumpers.
The work is being done under the dl-
rection of Mr. Albert T. Reid. The
framework of the figures is put up py
Mr. Preston Flenniken and the paper
mache work by Mr.. L. l. Sargent a
float that attracted special attentlon
was the children's fairy land AT Inc
front of the tlOat, on each SIDE, ap-
pears a painting ef 2 moonIt hill WITH
quaint houses in the foreground, done
on transparent paper. The lghts PACK
of the screen are adjusted to give the
effect of a vista at night. The paint
ing is the work of MIR. Wallace Pet
tyiohn who came from Kansas Guy
this summer to assist in the prepara-
ton of the floats. The young women
who are helping to entertain the VS.
itors are: Miss Elizabeth Holiday
Miss Marie Lagerstrom, Miss Lenora
Stubbs, Miss Dorothy Barber, MISS
Edna Hopkins, Miss Marian Wear,
Miss Gertrude McClintock, Miss Freda
Belts. Miss Grace Koontz, Miss Clyde
Bonebrake, Miss Dorothy Porter, Miss
Esther Rodgers and Miss Bertha Hull.
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The season for afternoon teas is be-
ginning early this year and already |
two afternoon parties have been given;
a reception for some visiting girls
last week at the home of Miss Mary |
Van Vechten, and Monday afternoon
Miss Lillian McGoff and Miss Louise
McGoff received about a hundred and /
fifty guests between the hours of 5
and Z The house decorations were
white and yellow flowers and fern |
The Misses McGoff were assisted by |
their sister, Mrs Lowe of Boerne'
Tex and by the following friends; |
ter. Miss Gladys Scott, Miss Dorothy
Scott, Miss Edith Updegraff, Miss
Ernestine Kline and Miss Mary Van
Vechten.
Announcement is made in the Den
yer Times of the marriage of a we'll
known Colorado artist Mr. Henry Law
ins, and Miss Eleanor Johnson. The
bride is a former Topeka girl, who
W went to Denver a few years ago and
became Mr.. Lawns pupil. The we'd
ding took place last Sunday, and Mr.
ana MIS- Lawns nave gone ~ LUIS All
geles, Cal. where Mr.. LAWNS has ac-
cepted a position as head of the de-
partment of drawing in the School OF
Fine Arts Of Southern California. Mr..
LAWNS went to Denver from New
York, where he had studied under
Henri. Chase and Mannheim, and where
ne had taught painting in the College
IF New York. After going to Den
yer he opened his own studio and at
racted a good deal of attention by the
excellence of his work. His pictures
nave been exhibited in the east and are
very we'll liked throughout the west.
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The following young people met Fri
lay of last week at the home of Miss
Ethel Rodden, 4O6 Taylor street, and
the NJ. n. club: Miss Pearl
Miss Ruth Dahlstrom, Miss