The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-04

Mrs. BlackWelder is a, graduate OF the
university. is one of the prominent
women of Chicago, and a person of
scholarly attainm ents. She has been
president of the WOman's club or
Chicago, one of the largest and most
active clubs of women in the country
and she is making the trip to Law
renee for the special purpose OF ad-
dressing this meeting. Other speak
ers will be Mrs. Strong, the chancel-
lor's wife, Miss Alberta Corbin of the
German department of the university,
and Mrs. W. B. Atkinson of Parsons,
Kan, the president of the State Fed
Grafton of Women's clubs.
A number of Topeka women have
interested themselves in the woman's
day meeting, and among those who
will go down on the morning train
Friday are: Mrs Scott Hopkins, Mrs.
w. A. Johnston. Mrs. Noble Prentis,
Mrs. P. J. Clevenger and Mrs. J. w.
Thurston.
Miss Harriet Louise Jetmore of New
Y ork, will be the guest of honor
Thursday afternoon at an informal tea
which her aunt, Mrs. H. G. Mulroy
Will give at her home on West Tenth
avenue. Miss Jetmore formerly lived
in Topeka. She is the daughter of
ticing law in New York. The hours
for the party are from three to five.
Miss Marguerite Mills, who VIII be
honors with Miss Jetmore.
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Mr.. and Mrs. j. 2. Rowley gave a
dinner party Tuesday night for their
daughter Miss Floyd Robertson, and
her bridal party. The decorations
were red and white, the colors that
will be used at the wedding. The table
centerpiece was basket filled with
Richmond roses, and extended from
the chandelier to the corners of the
table were strands of white tulle. Gov
ers were laid for Miss Robenson, Lieu
tenant Frederick Barrows, Mrs Hugh
Cartwright of st. Louis, Miss Clarence
Nicholson, Miss Frances Cornell, Miss
Eva Smith, Lieutenant Amer Roben-
son, Mr. Harry Leland and Mr. Jerry
McPh erson of Kansas City, Mr. Harry
Barrows of Utica, N Y, and Mrs
Rowley.
A bit of engagement gossip, not ex-
actly new, but still withheld from pub
lie announcement concerns a charm
ing Topeka girl and a Kansas City
man, who is a regular Sunday visitor
at home on Topeka avenue
RehearsaIs for the Kirmess have
begun and are being held in the old
Mills building, and from this time on
until October 20, when the dance is |
to be given, rehearsals will be held |
every afternoon and every evening. |
The dancers have been chosen for the |
Night and Day dance, which is to be |
one of the most beautiful of them ALL |
The girls who will dance it are: Miss
Elizabeth Holiday, Miss Dorothy Por- |
ter, Miss Marie Lagerstrom, Miss |
Clyde Bonebrake, Miss Grace Koontz, |
Miss Marguerite Koontz and Miss |
Ruth Whitney, and they will wear law
ender and black costumes and lavender |
and black wells. Girls have been |
chosen from among the other dancers |
to be Shadows for the night and day /
dancers, and they will be the morning |
shadows in rose color and the evening |
shadows in gray
Miss Pansy Wintrode and Mr.. Will
lam Metzdorf were married Tuesday
evening at the home of the brides
mother, Mrs. J. T. Wintrode, AS West
Seventh street. They have gone east
for short wedding trip
Miss Florence Robertson of King
man, Kan. and Mr.. Bruce Trull of
Midfield, Texas will be married Thurs
day evening, october 5. Both Miss
Robertson and Mr.. Trull are graduates
of Washburn college, Mr.. Trull in the
class of '09, and Miss Robertson in the
10 class. Those who will go to King
man from Topeka to attend the we'd
and Miss Jessie Lee, and Miss LYDIA
Kendall and Miss Ina Kendall of Val
ley Falls will also be guests
An informal tea will be given Thurs
day afternoon from 4 to at the home
of Mrs. Frank Sanders. on the Wash
burn campus. for the men and women
of the faculty.
Mrs. H. w. Putnam gave a dinner
for Miss Anna Shay of Toledo, Ohio, |
who is visiting her sister, Mrs George
Staebler Covers we're laid for Miss
Mabel Colbert, Junior Staebler, Glib
son Putnam and Dr. and Mrs. Putnam.
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The Kappa Kappa Chi sorority of
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day afternoon at the" home of Mrs. D.
L McEachron for the new girls of
the school.
Madame Savarie is to be at the
Grand opera house Thursday afternoon
to give a lecture on beauty and dress.
She spoke in the opera house last year,
and for her lecture tomorrow she will
who served as her models last sea-
son.
Mrs. W. E. Davis was elected a mem
Der of the Elwen Bridge club at their
meeting Tuesday at the home of Mrs.
E. g. Foster, making the number of
m enbers IT. The guests at the meet
ing were: Mrs. A w. Bronson, Mrs.
E. J. Shakeshaft, and Mrs. H. L Pepp-
meyer.
The Young Peoples Bible Study class
of the Westminster Presbyterian
cnurcn nae d business ana SocldI meet
ing Tuesday evening at the home of
DR.. and Mrs. H. w Putnam, 1922 Col
1ege avenue Thirty people, including
mem bers and guests, were present. BIZ
BILE study. under the direction of Mr..
L. W. Wilson, will be continued for the
coming year. The women of the class
voted to take up the work of the Moth
ers' club at the Provident Association
this winter. and the support of mis-
sionary in the foreign field was favor
bly, considered.
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NTe= II ~ Gb1rr of 1915 Tyler S4reef |