The Topeka state journal., 1913-09-22

.OOCXZY
the wichita Eagle is of interest to
good many Topeka people:
+ The friends of Mr.. owen L. Cope,
! one of Wichita's most popular bach
j elors, have known for some time that
the charming Miss Anna Eagon, who
! visited in Wichita this summer, re
! ceived his undivided attention While
/ here, and when he recently went east
4 to visit her at her home in Unionport
/, Ohio they were justifiably suspicious
F., Some of them claim to have received
! confirmation of the fact that Miss Eagon
/ has formally announced her engage
/ ment to Mr. Cope in an eastern paper
4 Miss Eagon is the daughter OF MI
and Mrs. John Eagon of Unionport anu
is a very accomplished young woman.
She is a graduate of the Cleveland
I college, and with the exception of her
visit in Wichita this summer has al
ways lived in the east. She is a bru-
| nette with beautiful coloring and Is
very popular in her home town.
Mr.. Cope is perhaps one of the pest
known bachelors in the city, having
resided here about four years. He is
soliciting freight agent for the Santa
Fe railroad. He was formerly at the
| head of the rate room in the Office
/ OF General superintendent INOOiAIZ
of Topeka. Mr.. Cope has a hobby OF
collecting rare volumes, and it is salo
that he has one of the finest libraries
in the city. He has made his home
at the Y. NJ C. A. since coming to
Wichita.
The wedding will take place during
the holiday season.
Mr.. Cope lived in Topeka a number
of years before going to Wichita, ana
he had a good many friends who Will
be interested in the news of his en-
gagement
The wedding of Miss Clara Daniels
and Mr.. David Ferguson will take place
Thursday morning at 1O:3O O'Clock at
the home of the brides parents, Mr.
and Mrs. A. T. Daniels. in Topeka ave-
nue. Only relatives and Z few friends
will be guests.
The social committee of the Topeka
Federation of Women will have
meeting Tuesday morning, to make
arrangements for the luncheon which
will open the season for the work OF
the federation this year. The party
is to be given Thursday. October 2,
at the home of the president OF the
federation, Mrs. Albrecht Marburg, 93l
Harrison street, and will be an affair
of Importance in club circles, as well
as socially. Mrs. Norman Wear is
chairman of the committee in charge
OF the social affairs cf the federation
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Mr. Adolph Myers, who has been IN
structor in the State Agricultural col
lege at Manhattan the past year, has
gone to Fresno, Cal. where he Will en-
gage in civil engineering work. mrs.
Myers. who has been in Topeka WITH
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Bennett H.
Wheeler, for some rime' Will leave IN
about two weeks to join -Ir. Myers in
Fresno.
Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan d. Norton, of
61S West Eighth avenue, celebrated
Mrs. Norton's birthday anniversary
Sunday with family reunion. Their
three sons with their families We're
present, and the company included; Mr..
and Mrs. Norton, DR.. and Mrs William
S. Norton of Muscatine, Ia; Mr.. Dorr
Norton and his family of Kansas City,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Hal Norton of juno
ton City.
The @ u l. u. girls of the 1910 class
of the high school will give miscella-
neous shower Thursday afternoon at
the home of Miss Julia Ames, for Miss
May Reed, whose marriage to Mr.. j.
r. Price, jr., will take place next Sat
urday, and also for Miss Katherine
Conklin, who will be married to Mr..
Theodore Zercher Monday, Sept. 2S.
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meeting Tuesday afternoon at 2:30
O'Clock, at the home of Mrs. H. B.
Hogeboom SO1 West Sixth avenue.
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The Rev Mr.. Roy B. Guild and Mrs.
Guild will be guests of honor at a re-
ception to be given by the societies of
the Central Congregational church. in
the church parlors. The rooms will be
prettily decorated for the party, and
the principal officers of the three larg
est of the church organiza tions will
stand in line with the guests of honor
to receive the guests. Those in the re-
ceiving line will be: The Rev. Mr..
Guild and Mrs. Guild, Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Peers. Mr.. and Mrs. William Nc
Arthur and Mr.. and Mrs. P. H. Forbes.
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Mr.. Warren Crumbine is chairman of
the reception committee for the recep
tion to be given tonight from eight to
ten o'clock at the First Presbyterian
church by the young people of the
church for the Washburn college stu
dents. Mr.. Crumbine will be assisted
in receiving the guests by Miss Alice
Larimer. Miss Grace KoOntz, Miss Hell
en- Estey, Miss Gertrude McClintock
Miss Isabel Mills, Miss Esther Clark.
Mr.. Wistar Williams, Mr.. Howard
Searle, Mr.. Archie Brier and Mr.. James
Mcclure.
The Friday Bridge Luncheon club
held a business meeting at the home of
Mrs. r. A. Burch and elected Mrs.
Frank W. Thomas president. Mrs T.
r. Paxton will entertain the club at it's
first regular meeting.
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The study term of the Spalding Read
ing Circle will begin Monday night, !