The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-29

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An informal party today was an
afternoon bridge at which Mrs. W. r.
Smith was hostess at her home on Har-
rison street. The guest of honor was
Mrs. H. A. Smith. of Leavenworth, who
is here with Captain Smith for a short
visit. There were four or five tables.
Captain and Mrs. Smith will return
home the first of next week.
Members of a theater party to the
Grand tonight will be: Miss Dorothy
Barber, Miss Beth Thompson, Miss
Marjorie Rodgers, Miss Isabel Mills,
Miss Edith Thompson. Miss Helen
Fern Larrick, Miss Rebecca Welty,
Miss Adelaide Johnston, Miss Dorothy
Mentz, Miss Esther Clark. Miss Settler,
Miss Josephine Smith. Miss Ella Lyle,
Miss Louise Allison, Mr.. Cecil Lowe,
Mr. Grover Dunn, MIR. Joe Hull, Mr.
Leo Johnson, Mr.. Mick Alt, Mr.. Morris
Sanders, Mr.. Herbert Heyn, Mr.. Louis
Tomlinson, Mr.. Lew Hastings, Mr.. Roy
George, Mr.. Harold Pearson, Mr.. John
Maynard, Mr.. Percy Beggs, Mr.. Warren
Crumbine, Mr.. Harold Spielman, Mr..
James Mcclure, DR.. and Mrs. Crumbine
and Mr.and Mrs. Arthur J. Carruth, jr.
The Topeka Federation of Women
will have a meeting Thursday after
noon at 2:3O o'clock. April 4, at the Y.
nounced as an educational story tell
ing afternoon All club women of the
city. whether members of the fedora
ton or not, are invited to attend.
The wedding of Miss Helen Morrow
and Mr.. Paul Walker, whose engage
ment was announced some time ago,
will take place Wednesday, April II, at
the home of the brides parents, Rev.
and Mrs Q. S. Morrow.
The West Side Forestry club met
Thursday at the home of Mrs. F. o.
Burkett, and elected the following Off
GERS: Mrs. Harry Forbes, president;
Mrs. Howard NJ. Johnston, vice-presi-
dent; Mrs. S. L. Nelson, secretary; Mrs.
Qe-elected), and Mrs. w. NJ. Forbes,
treasurer (re-elected).
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Mrs. w. w. Wikidal entertained the
Wednesday Bridge club this afternoon
at her home on Topeka avenue.
The Kansas Woman's Press associ-
alton is planning a red letter meet
ing for it's twenty-first annual ses-
sion in Manhattan the last week of
April or the first week of May. En-
tertainment will be furnished the
guests and the present plan of the
meeting is as follows: First after
noon, conference of the presidents of
all the women's state organizations of
Kansas, followed by dinner with
five or six speeches and a reception
at night. The next day. program and
business meeting for the morning
session, followed by automobile ride
and luncheon at the great state agri-
cultural college, prepared by the do
nestle science girls in the largest do
nestle science building in the world.
Afternoon program and banquet in
the evening, at which the club hopes
to introduce woman speaker of ma
titnal prominence, besides some rep
resen tative Kansas women.
Qualifications for membership are
''paid literary work, newspaper,
magazine or book" The roll includes
such women as Margaret Hill McCar-
ter, Lila Day Monroe, May BellevilIe
Brown, Cora G. Lewis, Martha Beck
and many others of Kansas best
Mr.. and Mrs Schuyler Nichols will
have guests for six tables at bridge
tonight at their home, SIS Fillmore
street.
Mrs. E. S. Quinton and Mrs. A H.
Zahner entertained the Duplicate
Whist club Wednesday. Mrs. Nor
man Wear and Mrs. A. l.. Nichols
played for absent members.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Mitchner will
give party tonight at their home on
West Fifteenth street to celebrate
their thirtieth wedding anniversary.
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The Ladies' Music club has elected
officers for the coming year as fol-
lows; Miss Ellen Parkhurst, presi-
dent; Mrs. Ralph Skinner, vice presi-
der t; Mrs. Charles Kleinhans, secre-
tary, and Mrs. S. ]. Hodgins, treas
urer.
An art exhibit, arranged by Miss
Kathleen McNutt, teacher of drawing
at the high school, and Miss Mary
Bunker, supervisor of drawing in the
public schools, is in progress at the
manual training building. The ex-
hibit has been open to the public from
o'clock in the morning until at
O'Clock in the afternoon. The public
is invited to attend.
The opening of the millinery and
ready to wear departments of the
Warren NJ. Crosby company was held
Wedne sday. The store was crowded
throughout the afternoon, and there
vorS were given to the callers The
society women who went up to look
at the hats and garments made party
out of the event, and had all the en-
joyment that goes with any afternoon
tea, except the tea and the expense.
Some pretty warm weather gowns
were worn by the wax figures under
the glass; and all of the dresses were
worn with satin flowers, either as cor
sage bouquets or in clusters to trim
the skirts. Early in the season the
word was given out that large hats
would not be much worn this year,
but the best shops are showing some