The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-06

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Miller, Mr. Warwick Brown, Mr.. Ralph
Nicholson of Ellis, Mr.. William Bass
of Fort Scott, Mr.. Speck Brummage
of Kansas university, Mr.. Charles ROB
johnson, Mr.. Basil Rankin, Mr.. Reese
Hughes, Mr.. Elton Mcintosh, MIR.
Stuart Drum, Mr.. Clayton Kline, Mr.
George McNeish, Mr.. Leroy Tucker,
lain, Mr.. Earl Trobert, Mr.. Harold
Porter, Mr.. Eurie Beckner, Mr.. John
Fent Mr.. Wheldon Morris, Mr.. Claude
Radcliffe, Mr.. Morris Tucker, Mr.
Dwight Ream, Mr.. Richard Whltcomp,
Mr.. Merrill Ream. Mr.. Harry Coe, MI
Earl Voorhis of Kansas City.
The Topeka chapter of the d. A. r.
will meet Saturday afternoon, March
9. at the Y. w. c. A. rooms at 2:3O
o'clock There will be a literary and
musical program, and the committee IN
charge of the meeting are: Mrs. a
NJ. Petro, Mrs. A. H. Ellis, Mrs. H l.
Cook, Mrs. Charles Blakely, Mrs. j. *.
Jones and Mrs. r. D. McGitfert.
The reader at the entertainment
given at the high school TUESDAY
night by the city teachers, Mrs, Isa-
bel Beecher, was the guest OF hon e4
at an informal party yesterday art
ernoon. The women of the Spald1ng
Reading circle were hostesses, and the
affair was given at the home of Mrs.
Frank Squires on Tyler street. About
two hundred guests called during the
afternoon. The informal nature OF
the party and the interest that cen
tered in the guest of honor made the
affair exceptionally pleasant Tea was
served in the dining room. ON the
some cluny cloth, was a simple dec
grafton of spring flowers. Mrs.
Beecher's home is in Birmingham,
Ala, and she is making tour of the
country giving dramatic readings.
From Topeka she went to Lincoln,
Neb Friends of the Spalding club
who met her yesterday found her
most interesting person, and one in
whom certain originality of manner
and expression flashes out even in a
by faculty of meeting many people
easily and making herself interesting
to them all. She is one of the best
known readers in the country and is
said, in many respects to excel them
all.
The girls who assisted the hostesses
were: Miss Lucille Mills, Miss Helen
Crawford, Miss Mary Movers. Miss
Lydia Holland, Miss Kate Weber and
Miss Mary Connors. One hears many
nice things about Mrs. Squires as
hostess, which are fully justified.
Those houses that have had this
winter what passes for gas heat have
cause no woman has the temerity to
invite a company of friends and run
the risk of being responsible for their
death by pneumonia, rheumatism or
hay fever. So the few parties that
have been given this winter were at
the homes of the coal users. At the
party yesterday there was a coal fire
in the CRATE and a feeling of warmth,
backed by the assurance that it would
stay warm, was one of the novel ex-
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girls, before leaving, inquired about
but scornfully rejected the
suggestion of a piece of silver or a
hand-painted plate. Then, with an
eye single to household comforts, she
said: Il have it'll carry off a lump
of COAL
The marriage of Miss Cornelia, Hall,
of Springfield, Missouri, and DR. r. w.
also of Springfield, formerly
of Topeka. took place Saturday, Feb
ruary II. Dr. and Mrs. Hogeboom went
for a trip to Florida and have now re-
turned to Springfield. They expect 10
come to Topeka next week to visit DR..
brother, DR.. H. B. Hoge-
boom, and his sisters Miss Helen
is the son of the late DR..
and Mrs. George Hogeboom. He is now
a surgeon in the Frisco Hospital, of
Springfield. Missouri.
Miss Nell Mcfarland and Miss
Katherine Mcfarland will entertain
their bridge club Saturday night at
their home on Harrison street.
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Mrs. H. L. Shirer entertained at din
ner Tuesday night for her aunt, Mrs.
T. J. Baker. of Johnson. Vermont, who
is visiting at the Shirer home. Mrs.
Baker has visited in Topeka before and
has a number of friends here, and she
and Mrs. F. K. Sanders are from the
same town. Those who attended the
brother. Mr.. A. B. Whiting, DIR. and
Mrs. F. K. Sanders, DR. and Mrs
Arthur S. Henderson, DIR. and Mrs
Charles NJ. Sheldon, Mr.. and Mrs. E. b. !
Merriam. Mr. and Mrs L. D. White
more, Mr. H. L. Whiting, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Shirer.
Said the hostess. as she ran her eye
down the list of guests the afternoon
before the party: Il wonder if I have
any tall ones in the list. for if so,
may have to dust the mante1 and the
top of the bookcase"
A dinner party was given Tuesday
night at the NJ. NJ. Blinn home, 1900 To-
peka avenue, for DR.. and Mrs. T. J.
Covers were laid for: DR..
and Mrs. Kimbrough, Mr.. and Mrs w.
w. Bollard, Miss Clemma BolIard, Miss
Corinne Ripley, Miss Jennie B1inn, and
Mr.. and Mrs Blinn- DR.. and Mrs. A. e.
Billings will have dinner party Fri
day night for DR.. and Mrs. Kimbrougn
DR.. and Mrs. Kimbrough will leave
next Monday for Jackson, Tennessee
where they will make their home. 1t
was incorrectly announced that they
would go to Kansas City. Dr. Kim
brough will practice dentistry in Jack
son. His brother, who lives in that
city, is president of the Union Baptist
University, and Mrs. Kimhrough's