The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-10

The Elks club will give dance
Tuesday evening. February 10, at
their hall for the members of the cast
who took part in their minstrel show
in January. The ball is to be quite
informal, and the guests will be the
members of the Long Beach Party.
The three large parties so far an
nounced for next week are: The tea
Tuesday at which Mrs NJ r South
wick and her daughter. Miss Laura
Southwick, will he hostesses; the
TVoli dance Tuesday night a the hall
in the Masonic building, and a tea
Wednesday afternoon to be given by
Airs. T. p. MacLennan and her daugh-
ter Miss Mary MaeLennan.
The alumni Phi lambda Epsilon
fraternity will have a founders day
banquet tonight at the Topeka club.
Mrs. Albert T. Reid will entertain
the Wednesday Bridge club February
1 at her home on Fillmore street.
A Kansan who has come back from
triumphal tour abroad is Mr. Har-
1ison Keller a violinist, who will play
5n concert Wednesday night at the
First Presbyterian church He is a
Young man. who got his early train
ing in Bethany college at Lindsborg.
Ills display of talent there led to his
going abroad to study, and his phe-
nomenal success there and in the
cities of America has made his ma
tive state proud of him. He is now
making his first concert trip through
Kansas.
Mr.. Stewart Drum gave card
party ut his home Friday night for
the following guests: Miss Lois
Johnson. Miss Frances Rigby. Miss
Helen RiEby- Miss Jean Singleton. Mr.
Clayton Kline. Mr. Wilson kaufman
and Mr.. Howard Porter.
In these days when the art ideals
Of the Far East are taking hold on
the western mind, all the small de-
tails of the oriental notion of beauty
and their various bits of workmanship
has individual interest. 1 was re
minded of this in looking at letter
received a day two ago by Mrs. |
\ "A. Hurd from her niece, Mrs. Gull !
len, written from the Philippine |
islands. The paper on which the let
ter was written was made in Japan |
from the pulp of the cherry tree and |
was finished with a lustrous sheen |
like satin fabric. The border was or |
namented with dainty Japanese fig |
ures done by hand. 1t would do we'll |
for regular valentine letter, except /
that the Japanese people use it all |
the year through. Mrs. Cullen writes |
that she and Captain Cullen will sail |
for the States on the May boat.
Iootle of st. Joseph, No, to Mr.. Geo. |
Bennett Spencer of New York, took |
place this week at the suburban home |
of the brides mother, Mrs. Ella Tootle /
The wedding was an elaborate affair I
quite in keeping with the wealth and /
social position of the bride. Mr.. and |
Mrs Spencer have gone to New York /
and from there will sail for a tour of (
Europe and Mediterranean cruise. !
Nj Spencer is a writer for the Out /
look, and he and his bride will live in /
New York Mrs. Spencer has been a /
visitor to Topeka and has friends here.
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Sorosis club will hold their annual
Lincoln Day banquet Monday evening
at $50 o'clock at the Y w c. A.
rooms. About so people will attend.
and Mrs. II. o. Garvey. president of
the club, VIII be tOastmistress- The
other officers of the club are: Mrs. /
Lee Monroe. first vice president; Mrs
D H. Forbes, second vice president:
Mrs. F. w. Watson, treasurer and Dr.
Sarah Greenfield, secretary. The fol-
lowing account of Western SorOsis
club, sent lately to the general fedora
ton, at the request of their bureau of
Information. is an interesting history
of one of the best known of Topeka |
clubs There are SO active memb erS.
It was organized in 1898, became a
member of the State Federation in /
1895, and of the General Federation
in 1898. One comprehensive paper is
given at each meeting which is dis
cussed by all the mem bers. Current
topics are given from the seven regu-
lar departments which include art
education. civil government. archaeOl-
ogy literature. philanthropy, reform
and household economies. The club
is foremost in much of the civic work
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