The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-11

Mrs. w. P. Coolidge, Mr.. and Mrs. J.
P. Slaughter, Judge and Mrs. Moore.
Judge and Mrs. 0. L. Moore the
new members, have just moved to To-
peka from Abilene. Mrs. Moore has
joined the City Federation, and Judge
Moore, who was district court judge
in Abilene, is now reporter for the SUI
preme court.
The girls of class four in the domestic
science department of the high school,
gave d luncheon Wednesday afternoon
in the domestic science room of the
manual training building, under the
direction of Miss Virginia Meade,
teacher of domestic science in the high
school. There are about "a members
of the class. The table was decorated
in spring flowers, the arrangement OF
which was the work of the girls OF
the class. Each week the girls have
lessons in preparing bills of fare, for
various occasions. The bill of fare for
yesterdays luncheon was prepared by
the members of the class, assisted by
Miss Meade. The guests at the party
were: Miss Scott, teacher of domestic
science in the Atchison school, Miss
Julia Larimer, Miss Laura Ewing, Miss
Mary Barley, Mr.. A. J. Stout and Mi.
Hickey.
The various divisions of the class
take the work of the different depart
menus III LQ6 QOmeSI1C science TOOIn III
turn, and those who are the cooks fol
the week are privileged to invite one
guest each for a dinner which they
will serve.
Mrs. Frank Davis will entertain the
Wednesday Bridge club Friday after
noon, at her home on Tyler street.
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Announcement has been made of the
engagement of Miss Lora Delight
Mr.. Eden Tice, formerly of Topeka.
Mr.. Tice is the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
H. A. Tice, of Dodge City, formerly of
Topeka, and is a brother of Mrs. j. d.
Gossett and Mr.; Harold Tice, who are
living here, and Miss Josephine Tice,
who is a student at Washburn college.
Mr.. Eden Tice graduated from Wash
burn in 1906, and is a member of the
Phi Delta Theta fraternity. The we'd
ding will take place April %.
The cachet of the truly arrived is
now stamped on the card playing de-
partment of Topeka society A craze
for rum has swept down upon our
coasts. That game is a trif1e mislead
ing; for rum is a card game and not
a beverage 1t originated in Boston,
so they say, and there they spell it
"raum,' but in Topeka the Roosevelt
ian spelling is good with US. The name
is important to the high broWs, but it's
the game we are after. This rum has
flooded the popular fancy and has set
in in a tide that threatens to sweep out
the heretofore unasSailable bridge. The
women play rum between hands at
their bridge club meetings, and they
play it again while they wait for the
Leafs One woman in town has a book
that gives directions for the game,
though it really seems quite simple
something like the "O1d Maid of for
mer years. One of the women wrote
to an eastern firm who sell directions
I'll H.
science of rum, and the wise one wrote
back that rum must surely be west
ern game and an extremely new one,
as he had never heard of it. He might
have recognized 'raum,' but so pro-
gressive have we become with our new
spelling methods that we seem to be
ahead of all the rest of the world.
Said one of the rum devotees: Rum is
my lucky game. I won $3.50 at it yes
terday."
The annual meeting of the Ingleside
Association will be held Friday morn
ing at 10 o'clock, at Ingleside.
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Mrs. Frank Doster will give a tea
Friday afternoon from three to five,
at her home, 140S Buchanan street, in
the interests of the Good Government
club acquaintance week" plan. The
public is invited to attend. There will
be music, readings by Miss Nanon Her
ron, and some informal addresses.
The Minerva club will meet Monday
with Mrs. c. G. BlakeIy. and Mrs.
George Mays at Mrs. Blakely's home,
1920 Topeka avenue.
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The wedding of Miss Rominta Val
entine Pugh and Mr. Earl Woodell
Zinn. took place Wednesday evening
at seven O'Clock at the home of the
brides parents. Mr.. and Mrs ]. L.
Pugh. 1921 Harrison street. Rev.
C. B. Zook performed the ceremony
Mr.. and Mrs. linn have gone to Kan
sas City for a short visit and after
their return they will be at home at
1886 Harrison street.
The K A. N S. girls of the last
graduating class of the High School,
had a spread and reunion Wednesday
at the home of Miss Margaret Fuller,
sos Madison street. Since graduating,
the girls of the class have become
widely scattered. ana many of them
are out of the city. Those who at
tended the party yesterday were: Miss
Vivian Heron, Miss Ruth Raster, Miss
Helen Koontz, Miss Marie Porter, Miss
Wilson Miss Harriet Price.