The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-24


The bridge-tea this afternoon at the |
Country club, at which Mrs. Marco !
Morrow was hostess, was one of the +
/ happiest affairs of the spring season. |
There were seventeen tables at bridge, |
and the game was played in the par
lors of the club house. The serving
was done outside on the screened
porches. which were beautifully dec
GRATED With peonies and green. Halls
orchestra played during The reception
which followed the game. Mrs. Ar
thur Capper sat at the table and
niece, Miss Josephine Sublette, served,
assisted by little Esther Kleinhans and
| Gladys Guild.
| Miss Marian Wear, who is a stu
/ dent in the Colonial school, Washing
! ton, d. c., will arrive home June 10.
She will stop at Annapolis on her way
/ home to attend the commencement ex-
4 ercises of the naval academy. Mr.
! Ralph Parr of Topeka is one of the
students. From Annapolis, Miss Wear
will go to Culver, Ind, TO attend the
Il Culver Military academy graduation
festivities. Mr.. Willard Pierce and Mr..
Marshall Hite are attending the acad-
envy. Mr. Pierce's father, Mr.. Robert
Pierce. and Mr. Hite's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. D. r. Hite, and his sister,
Miss Rose Hite, will go to Culver for
commencement week.
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Among those who will graduate this
year from the State university are the
following Topeka people Miss Lulu
Greenough. who specialize d in mathe-
MATES; Miss Helen Morrow, who has
done special work in dramatic art
Miss Nellie Warner, who graduates in
piano music Mr.. Eliot Porter, editor
of one of the university magazines,
will be one of the graduates; Mr.. L.
H. Chapman is a member of the class
who has prepared himself TO" the work
of electrical engineering Mr.. Clll1oru
NystroIn and Mr. Robert March finish
this spring. having specialized in civil
engineering, and Mr. James Jolley VIII
receive his A. B. degree but will con-
tinue two years longer in the school
of medicine. Mr.. Robert Thomas is
member of the graduating class ana
will take up the work of mining en-
cheering. Mr.. Omer D. Smith of Cav
ker City the son of Mr.. Justice and
Mrs. Clark Smith. will also graduate
this year. He has chosen the law 1or
his profession.
The Assembly club will give a
bridge party Thursday evening at the
Elks' hall. There will be twenty
tables, and the playing will begin
promptly at 9 o'clock. Only the mem
bers of the club will attend, and the
party will be an informal affair, TO
which the men may wear their bust
ness suits. This will be the last Assem-
bly, party of the season.
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Mrs T. r. Paxton will issue invita-,
lions in a few days for an informal
tea which she will give at her home
Friday, June ., in compliment to her
sisters, who are here for family re-
union. Mrs. Paxton and her five Sis
tiers, Mrs. P. ]. Benbough of san
Diego Cal, Mrs clifford F. Hall of
Kansas City, Mrs. c., f. Burgson OF
Leavenworth, Mrs. V. E. Hawkins OF
San Diego and Miss Meta K. Legler
of Lexington, KY, will compose the
receiving party.
Mrs. Ralph Skinner entertained this
afternoon at the homeFo of Mrs u. j.
Hathaway, S21 Western avenue 1or
the members of the Ladies MUSIC
club Mrs. Hathaway and Mrs. Skin
ner were hostesses at Shakespeare
afternoon Monday, and the decorations
at the two parties were quantities OF
white peonies, furnished by Mr.. j. ii;
Skinner The flowers were arranged
throughout the rooms in such num-
bers as to make them Veritable gar
iden. The meeting of the club this att
ernoon was the last for the season.
and the members and guest enjoyed
social Afternoon in addition to the pro-
gram.
| The E;Iks hall was the scene of an at
tractiVe party Tuesday afternoon from
2:3O to O'Clock, when the local chapter
of the Woman's auxiliary OF the Stdle
Pharmaceutical association received 1''r
the visiting women. Those who stood
in line to receive the guests We're: Mrs.
Fred Snow, Mrs. A. M Petro, MRS.
Frank Hobart, Mrs. George Stansfield,
Mrs. Waggoner, Mrs. J. P. Rowley,
Mrs A. w Lacey, Mrs. A. o. Rosssr
and Mrs. Clark Neiswanger. The din
ing room was decorated in spring
flowers, and the girls who served were:
Miss Mary MacLennan, Miss Mary
Alexander, Miss Grace Dana, Miss Vio-
, let Crumbine. Miss Lena Thilbin and
Miss Ruth Rooster. The high school
orchestra played during the hours of
the reception. The west rooms of the
building were open to the guests, and
in the evening a dance was given in
the ball room upstairs for the visitors.
A business meeting was held this morn
ing in the National hotel parlor and
: theater party was given this afternoon
for the visiting women, and a party
will be given tonight to the Majestic
. for the women of the auxiliary and
! their husbands
4 The Topeka Avenue club will meet
= Friday night at the home of Mrs. D. p
Paxton, 315 West Tenth avenue. The
: six members of the club who scored
1 lowest during the winter will enter
! tain the other members. The husbands
) of the members will be guests.
' The Elwell Bridge club met Tuesday
a afternoon with Mrs. w. G. Dickie.
. ! Guests of the club were: Mrs. w. l..