The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-10
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New York settlement. On her way
east in the fall she and Miss Lenore
monroe, who taught in settlement
school until she was taken i'll, stopped
In Chicago and spent a day with MISS
Jane Adams at Hull House. Miss
| Wheeler was in South End settlement
house in Boston about a month, v'hlcn
| is one of the large and interesting DIG
! city settlements. After the mondays
she went to Salem, Mass, and entered
a settlement which has but lately peeh
opened in the old historic House or
Seven Cables The old bakery, where
old Hephzibah received on her arls-
tocratic palm the first stain OF cop
per coin taken in trade. has been turn
ed into place for teaching trades. Az
the time of the erection of the OLD
house and in the days of the writer
who made it famous, it was situated
in an exclusive part of the town, Dut
it is now the center of factory dis
trict, close to the ocean, one SIDE
looking out over the sea, and clustered
about it. are the. homes and working
places of the poor of the city. The set
tlement, though new, is well equipped,
and has about it the flavor OF an IN
teresting historic setting.
Miss Wheeler expects to be in To-
peka with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Bennett r. Wheeler six weeks at least
and possibly she will remain through
the summer.
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Friends of Miss Marguerite Barnes
Lovewell will be glad to note her de-
cided success in the east. Miss Love
well was last in this city two years
ago when she gave a delightful recital
at the First Baptist church. From
Topeka she went to Hartford, Conn.,
where she was extremely popular sing
ing at churches, concerts, and scoring
an emphatic hit as Yum Yum In the
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been the pupil of Miss Marie Seymour
Bissell of New York. and has now
gone to the metropolis to devote her
entire time to music, languages ana
the study of the operas. She has hao
seveal commendatory notices in the
New York and Hartford papers, ana
flattering mention in the Musical Cour-
Ter.
Miss Lovewell is the daughter of Mrs:
j. T. Lovewell, 1901 College avenue, and
is an exceptionally charming girl she
has a voice of extreme sweetness ana
predicted for her. The date OF her
return to Topeka is indefinite.
Mrs. T. S. Stevens gave a bridge
party this afternoon at her home on
Fillmore street for Mrs. D. A. Poor
man of Des Moines, Ia, who spent the
winter in Topeka with her niece, Miss
Katherine Lindsay. The guests at the
party were: Mrs. Poorman, Miss Lind
say, Mrs. Adelaide Wallace OF West
Union, Ia. Mrs. w. F. Schoch, MRS.
c. c. Knowles, Mrs. Morris Schlegel,
Mrs. A. T. Lyman, Mrs. ]. H. Stewart,
Mrs David Palmer, Mrs. w. III. Righter,
Mrs c. A. Mcclure and Miss Marie
WitWer.
Mrs J. A.. Campbell and Mrs E. J.
Shakeshaft gave an informal tea this
G home
CLAY street Mrs. CampbelPs daughter,
Mrs Edwin Davis, of Leavenworth, VINO
is visiting her mother, poured tea DUR
ing the afternoon She sat at the oln-
ing table which was decorated Win
cowslips and bridal wreath, and was
assisted by Miss Ernestine Kline, Miss
Margaret Shakeshaft, Miss Beatrice
Shakeshaft Miss Cynthia Monroe, Miss
Charlotte West, Miss Frances Perry
and Miss Reita Updegran- Frlenos
who assisted through the rooms were:
Mrs. f. S. Savage, Mrs. c. H. Bunger,
Mrs Frank Miieham, Mrs. Charles
Higgins, Mrs F. N. Risteen, Mrs. VIII
liam Trautman, Miss Hazel Rlsteen
and Miss Jean Morrison.
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The Washburn Dramatic CLUB mad
banquet Thursday night at the Elks
bou The menu cards were booklets
of grey onyx paper, tied with SILK cord
The tables were decorated with bridal
wreath and red roses, and corsage pou-
DUETS of roses and lilies OF the Valley
were given to the girls The president
Mr.. Lee w. johnson, was POSTMASTER,
and responses were made by Professor
Lane. Miss Rebecca Welty, Mr.. Warren
Crumbine. Miss Helen Griffin, Miss
Merle Palmer, and Miss Pearl Lee
Compile, who coaches the club. Inc
names of recent plays were assigned
for toasts, as follows: The Boss, Anti
Ma+rinony. What Every Woman
Knows. The Right of Way, The Naked
Truth and I'll Be Hanged If Do. The
members of the club are as follows:
Professor Frank H. Lane, Miss Pearl
LeCompte. Miss Rebecca Welty, MSS
Helen Griffin, Miss Grace Gaines, Miss
Fanny Stoves, Miss Maud McNanime,
Miss Lillian Stone, Miss Carrie NC
KNIGHT. Merle Palmer, Mr.. Lee john
son, Mr.. Howard Searle, Mr.. Grover
Dunn, Mr.. David Neiswanger, Mr.. Ben
iamin Pratt Mr.. Warren Crumbine,
Mr.. Karl Menninger, Mr.. Earl Bush
Guests of the club were: Miss Elizabeth
KimmeI Miss Vera Croft. Miss Jean
Singleton, Miss Evelyn Ford, Mr. Carl
Hathaway, Mr.. Rees Hughes, Mr.. Ray
Hope and Mr.. Cecil Lowe.
The Washburn Dramatic club viii
present Twelfth Night on the college
campus May II.
Announcement has been made of the
marriage of Miss Percye Montgomery,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Mont
gomery, and Mr.. Dewitt Hagar, which
took place in Wichita Monday night.
The ceremony was performed by the
Methodist parson at the First Methodist
church. Mr.. Hagar has recently gone
to wichita to engage in business, and
Miss Montgomery was the guest IF
friends in that city. The bride spent a
part of the winter in the south with her
parents, returning home few weeks
ago The wedding was unexpected at
this time. though the fact of the en-
gagement was pretty generally under
stood among the friends of the young
people. Mr.. and Mrs Hagar are now
living in Wichita