The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-01

Miss Jean Lindsay, Miss Helen Cook,
Miss Ruth Foster Miss Margaret Rust
and Miss Ruth Rooster.
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a party was given Wednesday even
| ing for Miss Mabel Higgins, who will
leave for China the middle of this
month. Miss Higgins is a graduate Of
Washburn college, and some of her
! school friends were hosteses at the af-
fair in her honor She has accepted a
position as teacher in mission school
of northern China, and will leave To-
peka August - for San Francisco, and
will sail from that port. Those at the
party were: Miss Higgins, Miss Edith
Minnie Jones Miss Hermione Pratt,
Miss Minnie Stewart, Miss Ethel Miller,
Miss Esther Peers, Miss Helen Fair.
The ninth annual reunion of the deS-
cendents of Henry Wolcott, who came
to America in the Mayf1ower, will be
held in Hartford, Connecticut, August
6 and Z. Announcements of the affair
have been sent out from Hartford, and
the programmes for the different meet
ings will include address of welcome
by the mayor of Hartford and the gov
ernor of Connecticut, and people from
all over the country will attend. The
Wolcotts of Topeka, who are descended
from the Wolcott of the early settle
ment days are: ]. G. Wolcott, a. ].
Wolcott, and Mrs. Hattie Wolcott.
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A party of Topeka people are camp
ing this summer at Vinewood in the old
park grounds. They are occupying
tents and buildings, and every evening
they have a program of various kinds
of entertainment. They expect to be
in camp until the middle of September
or the first of October, when they will
return to town. Those at the camp
are: DR.. and Mrs. F. ]. Ernest, Mr..
and Mrs. A. V. Lindell and their family
Miss Geneva Cahill, Mr.. and Mrs. ].
H. EngIe and their family. Mr.. and
Mrs. w. A. Barrett and their daughter,
Mr.. and Mrs A. NJ Graham and their
daughter Mr.. and Mrs. Eckblad aud
their family.
A copy of a recent number of the
Southampton Pictorial, of Southamp-
ton, England, gives an account OF
theatrical performance of Goldsmith $
"She Stops to Conquer" at Southalnp-
ton Pier, for the benefit of some
charities of England. Among the pic
lures of the actors in costume are
those of Mrs. G. H. Bishop, as Miss
Hardcastle, and Miss TRUE Bishop, as
Miss Neville. These two women, who
have achieved considerable distinction
a $ amateur players, have relatives in I
Topeka, being closely related to Mrs.
George Parry and her daughter, Miss
Annie Parry Bundy-
Notes and Personal Mention.
Mr.. F. A. Theis of Kansas City will
spend the week end in Topeka with
the Willis Coston family.
Miss Julia Kerr of Philadelphia, Pa, |
who has been spending a month in
Colorado. arrived Thursday to visit her
sister, Mrs. David Page.
of CLEVELAND
is visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. NJ. Forbes.
Mrs. wallace Mayo Crutcher of
Kansas City is visiting her mother. |
Mrs. c. F. Whitney.
Mrs. Charles Huffman of Columbus
came to Topeka from Fort Riley, and |
was the guest of Mrs. George H. |
Hodges, before going to her home.
Mrs. Chase DoSter and her little !
daughter Dorothy, arrived today from |
Cleveland, O.. and is visiting Captain !
Doster's parents, Judge and Mrs. |
Frank Doster. She will leave in a few !
days for Galveston, Tex, and will join |
her husband. who is with his regi- |
ment in Texas City.
Mrs. w. H. Eastman has gone for |
an outing of a few weeks in Colorado. |
from Craigville. Mass, where he has
been with his family at their summer
home.
Miss Mildred Gill of Kansas City, |
VINO Is the guest OF MISS MauQe NC /
Vey, will return to her home Saturday. /
She will be accompanied by Miss Nc
Vey, who will spend some time as her
guest.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Southwick and Miss
Laura Southwick left today for Har- |
Dor Springs. Mich. They will be gone
six weeks. The first of Septembe /
Miss Southwick will go to Rochester. /
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cousin, Miss Laura Richmond. She !
will return to Topeka some time in |
October.
Mrs. n. P. Garretson left today for |
Wooster, Ia. to visit her sister. Miss
Mary McFadden.
Mr.. and Mrs. John L. Hunt and
their son have returned from trip
to Lundstrom, MINI.
Miss Margaret Cowden of Mon |
mouth, Ill. who has been attending
the summer school at the State Agri- |
cultural college at Manhattan, is the
guest of Mrs. J. A. Renwick-
Mr.. and Mrs. j. c. Bevelle of Ell
Paso, Tex. are visiting friends in To-
peka. Mr.. Bevelle will leave tonight
to return to Ell Paso, and Mrs. Bevellel