The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-04

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A good many of the society people |
who kept in reserve their liberty-lov- |
ing enthusiasm during the day will
celebrate Independence day tonight at
the Country club. The annual display !
of fireworks Will be given at the club, |
and also the Fourth of July dinner |
dance. Reservations have been made I
for about hundred guests, and the
party is expected to be one of the /
largest of the Country club entertain |
ments OF the midsummer season.
Mrs. P c. Reilly entertained the !
Elwen Bridge club Monday afternoon !
at their last meeting for the year, in
compliment to her guest Mrs. Ida
Brown of Kansas City. tt club pre- i
sented a spoon to the member making
the highest score for the year. and
that member was the hostess, Mrs. /
Reilly. Mrs. f. G. Fos-er, the presi
dent of the club, was also given
spoon The decorations for the party
were national colors. in celebration of
Independence day. Guests besides the /
members of the club were: Mrs. |
Brown, Mrs. Jack Dillon, Mrs w l. /
Miller, Mrs Albert Patten, Mrs David |
Palmer. Mrs Frank Hobart, Mrs. W. !
c. McDOnOugh, Mrs. H. H. Keith and !
Miss Nell Kirk The club has disband-
ed until next September. when the first
meeting of the next season will be I
held with Mrs. Reilly. anc it is ex- /
pected that Mrs. Brown will again be
the guest of honor
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. T. Kemper Will /
give an automobile ride and picnic
guests Will be Mr.. and Mrs. W. D. /
Warner, Mrs. T. F. Hays, Miss Grace +
Hays and Miss Virginia Hays, all of /
Kansas City; Mr.. and Mrs. P. J, Clev /
enger. Miss Gertrude Clevenger. Mr.. +
and Mrs. N. B. Campbell
The following notice is sent by Mrs.
Cora Wellhouse Billiard of Tonga
noxie: "A conference viii be held
Tuesday, July II, in the Y. w. c. A. 4
building, Topeka, on the subject of the
woman suffrage amendment. The
women of Shawnee county are invited I
and urged to be present. those who do. i
and those who do not believe in votes
for women. It is hoped that the
nearby towns will be we'll represented +
The hour of meeting and the program +
will be given later. Watch for it," /
Mrs. Billiard is president of the First !
district Of the Equal Suffrage league of I
Kansas.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. L. Courtney gave a I
reception Monday night at their home, /
726 Topeka avenue, in honor of Rev.
and Mrs. Thomas Young and their
daughters of Denver, Colo. and Rev. /
and Mrs. Robert Gordon. Rev. Young
was formerly pastor of the First Bap-
fist church. and stopped in Topeka
with his family on his way to his pres
ent home in Denver, from Philade ell +
phia where he attended a convention
of the Baptist churches of America. +
to visit Mr.. and Mrs. John r. Null +
vane, and other friends. Rev. Gordon
has accepted the pastorate of the First
church in Topeka, made vacant by
Rev. YOung's resignation. The parlors
of the Courtney home were decorated
with bouquets of American Beauty
roses, and the lawn and pOrches, +
where the guests spent a part of the
evening, were illuminated by electric
lights. In spite of the extreme heat of +
the weather, the house was comfort
ably cool. for electric fans were placed i
in all the rooms open to the guests I
Nearly four hundred people called
during the evening, including large !;
number of people from the North To-
peka Baptist church. Those who as {
sisted in receiving were: Mrs. Jonn I
r. Mulvane, Mrs. T. J. Kimbrough, 1
Mrs. George Moore, Mrs c. E. Ed !
ridge, Mrs. f. E. Luce, Mrs. c. f. (
Hawley, Mrs. M. D. Bailey, Mrs. F. L. |.
Hughey. Miss Carrie Sheffield and Miss +
Jennie Blinn. Miss Sylvia Hughey, Miss +
Julia Waite and Miss Evelyn Fowler +
served in the dining room, and punch t
was served on the porch by Miss Kittie |
Tandy, Miss Eva Johnson and Miss
Leeman.
Musical mum berS were furnished /
during the evening. Miss Mae Red |
dick of New York. who is the guest Of I
her aunt Mrs. John r. Mulvane, gave [
a solo. and Miss Eva Curry also sang |
Miss Eva Curry Miss Olive McNonn. j
Mr.. Frank Ripley and Mr.. Lew Mes /
baum composed a quartette who sang |
for the guests, and duet was rem |
dered by Mrs. E. G. Foster and Mrs. /
r. H Morehouse, accompanied by Mrs. |
Morton Albaugh. Other aecompani- /
ments were played by Miss Linn. Rev. |
and Mrs. Young will leave for their
home tonight.
Mrs. E A. Sage announces the. mar |
rage of her daughter. Mamie Anna, TO |
Mr.. r. L. Hart, which took place June |
at the residence of Rev. J. A Rem !
wick After an extended trip to Cali |
fornia, they will be at home to their |
friends at 51S Western avenue. after
September l.
The spirit of rs was scarcely more |
coura geous than the spirit of today
that celebrates the victories Of our
early heroes. History tells US that the
soldiers at Valley Forge marched |
through snow with unshod feet but in
comparison with that. behold the mod
ern picnic crowd. They choose the hot
test day Of the year hunt up a slug
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