The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-07
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A wedding of interest to a large cir
Gle of Topeka people, is that of MISS
Ruth Gray, daughter of Dr. Gray, OF
Kansas City, Kan. and Mr.. Thomas
Van Cleve, also of Kansas City Inc
wedding took place last Tuesday night.
The bride is a sister of Mrs. Willard
Breidenthal. and she has frequently yis-
tied friends in Topeka Mr.. Van CleVe
was a Kansas university man, and he
too, has friends here Mr.. and mrs
Van Cleve will make their home IN
Kansas City, where Mr.. Van Cleve IS
practicing law
Mrs. A. A. GODDARD and her daughter,
Miss Guenn GODDARD, gave tea We'd
nesday afternoon which ranks among
the most delightful parties of the year
One of the pleasing points about
tea at which mother and daughter re
ceive together is the bringing together
of persons of different ages and various
sets, tending to widen the circle of ac-
quaintance and friendship for ALL Tne
guests yesterday included the elderly
matrons, a good many brides and brides
to-be. and buds. Mrs. Justus Baird of
Kansas City Kan, a bride OF SIX
weeks, received with Mrs. GODDARD ana
Miss GODDARD, and she is the same VI
yacious, charming girl that people used
to kno-y as Miss Amelia Ware, whose
home, until a few years ago, was IN
Topeka. She was goWned yesterday IN
white silk trimmed in small roSebudS.
The dress was maze with SHOEI SLEEVES
and low neck, and there was trimming
of silver beads on the bodice Mrs.
Baird and Miss GODDARD were school
mates at Vassar college, and have al
ways been close friends. Miss GODDARD
attended Mrs. Baird'S wedding in KAN
sas City, and the bride is now max
ing her Arst visit to Topeka since her
marriage Mrs. Godard's mother, mrs
D. NJ Valentine, stood in line with the
hostesses and the guest of honor Mrs
GODDARD wore blue chiffon made over
satin foundation. Mrs. Valentine WaH
| dressed in black satin trimmed IN Jet
and fringe. Miss Godard's gown wan
| embroidered pink chiffon over plnf
satin The short waist was finished BIZ
a band of pink ribbon, which reachee
nearly to the bottom of the skirt and
tied in a tailored bow, catching the
draped chiffon of the skirt.
The party yesterday was the hfst
large affair at which the Godards have
entertained in their new house The
house is well situated, fronting on the
pavement and looking toward the clty
on the east, while at the back IS the
unbroken sky line and the open nelda.
The house itself is large, made aIler
the simple, substantial fashion or the
day The decorations, hall, parlOr anu
living room were palms, hyancnths anu
chrysantnemuIns. On the taole IN tIe
dining room where coffee was serNeS'
was a basket of yellow roses, tied Win
yellow and orange ribbon Upstairs lcfs
We're served by Miss Mildred Gultd'
Miss Daisy Monroe, Miss MaoelIte
whitney and Miss LenOre Stubbs- just
a word about Miss Guild-she wore a
grey broadcloth gown, the skirt trimmed
in buttons, and reaching high on TIE
bodice which was made or blue tucks'u
chiffon over white, and trimmed IN isce;
She is quite a handsome girl, fair ana
yellow haired and ''brainy, too, they
saw Miss Monroe wore a gown OF
mink chiffon with figured border, Over
pink satin, and Miss Stubs was dress
ney wore a white embroidered dress
with a wide yellow sash. Mrs Csirl
Tramp and Miss Mary Dallas Gage help-
ed in the dining room Mrs. Irapp VIZ
blue satin with a piping Of cerise on the
bodice Miss Cages gown was plue
sa+in and chiffon. Miss Lillian Nalen-
fine who was one of the assisting Wo-
men, wore blue satin, drapeo III ciiiiioii'
and trimmed in fringe
Others who helped through the rooms
we're Mrs. N. H. LOOMS OF Omaha
Mrs. Ralph Valentine OF Kansas lily
Mrs NJ. c. Hammatt, Mrs w. A. NJ 5oiiil-
zahner. Mrs. Charles M. Sheldon, Mrs.
wizard Hall, Mrs. L. S. Ferry, MIS-
George Parkhurst, Mrs r n: Ss1il S4As .
| Mrs S c. Nichols, Mrs. Wllham MAJ MAJ
ferran. Mrs Preston Coleman anu Mss
Martha Valentine.
An overcrowded house greeted the
first public performance Oh tne IF
chestra chorus and glee c!uo %
Washburn college last night IN the
co1lage chapel. The chief feature OF
the Entertainment was the rendering
of Dean Horace Whltenouse o osr =
composition, Longfellows poem
sDayhreak.' The chorus gave it un-
| der Mr. Warehouses; direction, anu
the piece itself is exquisite ana re-
| fined. 1t was vigorously encoreo anu
Given the second time. me program
Was opened by the Haydn sympnony
in d major, a classic long loved by
musicians everywhere, and in the sec
| ond part of the program some newer
| numbers lent variety TO tne enter q -
4 ment in music by one OF the coming
! COMPOSERS of Germany, whose WORK -
/ much talked of in these days MISS
Helen Hogeboom, soprano, ana MI
Ray Wingate, baritone, TOOK the solo
1 narts in the cantata Fair Ellen, Dy
! Rurch. Mr. Wingate is teacher OF
voice in the Emporia State Normal
and il has been many day since d
better voice has peen hear9 liel = 80
| was a student with Dean Whitehouse
4 in the Boston Conservatory, and the
brief part he had on the program last
| night proclaimed him person o.
/ artistic gifts. The old songs, Ro bin
/ Adair." "Goodby'' and Drink to Me
| only with Thine Eyes" were sung by
/ the glee club. Dean Wh1tehouse con
| ducted the orchestra and chorus Only
| = few of the membe are professional
/ musicians but judged as amateur
| performers, those who gave the mann
part of the program last night did Il
| commercially.
| The house was packed, and a good
MANY who came could not get in at
| ali Those of US who stood through
| the concert can not help but wonder
why the rich men of this town don
provide a big auditorium for the col
/ Iepe which more nearly meets the
/ needs of the school. OF course, the
| rich men know why they don't take
| such a step but all of us who are
! not the rich men can't understand IT,
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