The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-18

An important event of the last week
in May will be a law fete for which
Mrs Frank Merriam and Mrs. Fred
Freeman have issued invitations The
party will be given at Mrs. Merriam
home, 1921 Western avenue, Monday,
May 20, and the hours Will be from
until o'clock in the afternoon.
Mrs. Arthur McClintock of Denver
colorado. who will arrive this week
to visit Mrs Merriam, her sister VIII
be one of the guests at the party
An ensagement announcement made
at a luncheon Wednesday is bringing
CONSERVATION to some mascullne
hearts, so they say. 1t was SO entirely
unexpected that the disappointed ones
had no chance to brace themselves Tor
the shock. Mrs George Crossman,
who gave the luncheon, was pledgeo
not to tell a word about its purpose
until after it was over; so that all the
friends would be duly surprised. Inc
young people, whose engagement was
made public today, are Miss Mar.
guerite Mills, the eldest daughter or
Mr.. w. w. Mills and Mr.. William NC
Pherson III of Howell, Michigan. Mr.
Mcpherson is a dry goods merchant IN
partnership with his father, and was
a visitor at the Mills home at the time
of the formal opening of the Mills
store The families have been friends
for a number of years, though the en-
gagement of Miss Mills and Mr. NC
Pherson has existed for only rev
weeks. The manner of informing the
guests of the event was cleVerly
thought of. After the second course OF
the luncheon each girl was given
small satin bag containing china cat,
10 which was attached card, bearing
the names of the betrothed pair. The
girls who were guests made haste TO
their homes, and the telephone wires
were busy the rest of the afternoon
and evening singing the news ABOUT
town, and if was news to everyone, Tor
Miss Mills had told none of her very
best friends" who perhaps all can
tyeen a securet but for some reason
never do, and as the man in the case
was not here to make known his good
fortune: so the news was literally
Sprung" as they say of coup d etat
In politics. The wedding will be cele-
brated in the fall; the exact date is not
yet known.
Mrs. F. w. Watson was at home in
formally to her friends Wednesday
afternoon from 3 to o'clock for her
guest, Mrs. Eustace Brown of Olathe,
Kansas. Mrs. Brown is spending the
week at the Watson home and was
one of the women in the suffrage con on
vention and will be guest at the
Press club meetings. She is past
president of the State Federation of
Women's clubs and is we'll known
among the club women OF Topeka.
Two or three hundred friends of Mrs.
Watson called during the afternoon
and were received by Mrs. Watson and
Mrs. Brown, and were served in the
dining room by Miss Althea Watson,
Miss Helen Louise Crosby, Miss Hide
garde Hurley and Miss Dorothy Bar
Der Mrs. c. H. Samson introduced the
guests and the other assisting women
were: Mrs. w. A. Johnston. Mrs. A.
A. GODDARD, Mrs. V. B. Kistler, Mrs.
Clement Smith, Mrs. Charles Spencer,
Mrs. James Humphrey of Junction
City, Mrs. Georgia K. Wilson of Valen-
cia, Mrs. Sadie P. Grisham of Cotton
wood Falls. Mrs. ]. c. McClintock,
Mrs. Harry Seery. Mrs. DeWitte c.
good many out of town guests attend
ed, including the women who are here
for the conventions of the week. Miss
Althea Watson will graduate this
spring from Bethany college, and after
the close of school the Watson family
will go to Lake Topinobee to spend the
summer.
Mrs. Luther Burns gave small in
formal luncheon today for Miss Hazel
Grimes. of Fort Stockton. Tex. and
Mrs r. S. Savage entertained Miss
Grimes and Mrs. Kistler at luncheon
"Wednesday.
Miss Helen. McClintock will leave
Friday to spend few weeks in the
east. She will go first to Washington
. d. C., to be guest at a house party