The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-16

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Invitations are being issued today
! for the most important of the nonoay
parties, and one of the largest aftalrs
of the season. 1t is a ball to be given
by Mr.. and Mrs. ]. D. M. Hamilton,
Mr.. and Mrs. James L. KING, MT aho
Mrs. Rolla ]. Parker and Mr.. and Mrs.
w. w. Wikidal, at the ElkS halI, Mon
day night, December 80.
The marriage of Miss Myrtle Tame
hill and Mr.. Hale Hamilton was
York at st. Bartholomew church,
better known as The Little Church
Around the Corner" Mr.. Hamilton is
the son of Mr.. and Mrs. J. D. M. Ham
iIton, and has succeeded remarkably
well in the stage career which he
chose some years ago. He became one
Of the most popular actors of the day
in the leading role of Cohan's play,
has taken the part the past two sea-
sons and will continue in that role IN
London this winter. He and his bride
will sail Tuesday for Liverpool. Mrs.
Hamilton is not a stranger in Topeka,
for she spent the past summer here as
a guest at the J. d. M. Hamilton
home. She became acquainted with
many of Mr.. HamiltOn'S friends who
remained in town during the summer,
and her charms are still talked of
among those who met her. She is
daintily pretty, in fact, pretty enough
to be called beautiful. She is said to
be entirely without stage manneriSmS,
though she, too, has achieved sue
cesses in the histrionic art. Last year
she was leading lady in 'Snobs,' play
ing opposite Frank McEntire, and this
year she is with George NJ Conan in
broadway Jones'" Her engagements
have been in New York theaterS, and
she has made her home with her peo-
pie who live in New York city, on
Riverside Drive.
The Jayhawker club will meet to-
night at $50 o'clock at the Throop
hotel. Mr.. Ed O'Nei1 will read a pa
Mrs. H. Jacobs entertained the Fri
day Professionalism club at the To-
peka club. Those who played for alb
son of Leavenworth, who is visiting
her sister, Mrs. T. R. Paxton, and Mrs.
Dorsey Cullen.
The holidays dance of the Varsity
club will be given Friday night, De-
cember 90, at Steinberg's hall.
The ElwelI club will meet Tuesday
with Mrs. A. A. Hurd at the Topeka
club.
The Christmas meeting of the
Spalding Reading circle will be held
InlS evening at the hnlgntS OF Column
bus club rooms. Mrs. K U. Whitfield
will have charge of the program. Roll
call will be answered by the members
with Christmas quotations.
The HeIianthus club will have its
holiday dance Tuesday night, Decem-
Der 81, at the EIks hall.
The women of the Good Government
club, at their meeting last week, passed
a resolution supporting one of their
members for an appointive position I'M
der the new state administration Their
candidate is Mrs. Emma Sells Marshall
who has worked for the enfranchise-
ment of women for years, and who was
one of the most active woman in the
state during the campaign just closed.
She contributed articles to a Demo-
cratic newspaper all summer. and she
was regarded throughout the campaign
as one of the most tireleSS, clever, and
resourceful women who took part in it.
She is talked of as a member Of one
the state boards.
The Nautilus club will meet Tuesday
at three o'clock, with Mrs
L. w. Wilson, 1888 Boswell avenue.
Mrs Antoinette Smith gave an after
noon party Saturday for her music pu-
pills. at her studio, 1894 Jackson street.
Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Wood gave a
dinner Saturday night at their home,
1241 Fillmore street. Their guests
were: Mr.. and Mrs. r. L. Anderson,
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Wood and their
daughter, Charline, Mr.. and Mrs Will
lam Amos, Mr.. and Mrs. Christensen,
Mr. Carlton Wood, Mr.. Paul Christen-
son. Mr.. Howard Amos and Mr.. Don
Christensen.
A Christmas party was given Sat
urday night by the N. E. w. S. girls
of the High school, at the home of
Miss Mary Clark on Fillmore street.
There was a Christmas tree in the
dining room, and Christmas decora-
tions were used in the rooms open to
the guests The hostesses were: Miss
Clark Miss Esther Kleinhans Miss
Ruth Bomgardner, Miss Jessie McCar-
ter. Miss Josephine Sublette. Miss
Lucille Lukens, Miss Martha Logan,
Miss Laura koehler and Miss Margaret
Euyres.
The Business Woman's club will meet
tonight at eight O'Clock in the break
fast room of the Y. w. c. A Mrs.
Lillian Mitchner will conduct a legis-
lative drill. The members of the club, |
and other women who are interested,
are asked to attend. The meeting is
to be informal and those present are
invited to ask questions on the sub
jects in hand and to take part in the
Notes and Personal Mention.