The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-10


ka, and has a large circle of friends
| here. number of informal parties
have been given for her during her
visit to Mrs. Cook.
| Miss Mildred Forbes. the daughter
| of Mr.. and Mrs. P. H. Forbes, and Mr..
i Lloyd Smith, We're married Monday
| evening at Z o'clock at the Forbes
| home, 1855 Garfield avenue. The
Rev. Mr.. Roy B. Guild read the ser
! vice. The bride was unattended, and
was charmingly gowned in white silk
made with an overdress of shadow
j lace. The house was decorated with
roses and daisies, and music was fur
nished before the ceremony by Miss
Gladys Cav, violinist. and Miss Flor
ence Nettles, who played the Schu bert
Serenade, and after the service Miss
Floy Whiteker sang "All For You"
About 40 guests witnessed the cere-
mony.
Both Mr.. Smith and his bride are
graduates of the Topeka high school
and have many friends to be interest
ed in the news of their marriage The
brides father is an attorney who has
practiced in Topeka a good many
years. and the family is quite well
known.
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Mrs J. P. Rowley has gone to New
York where she will join her sister
in trip abroad. They will go to
Berlln Germany, to visit niece of
Mrs. Rowley Cher sisters daughter),
who is the wife of a German noble
man. The Rowley house on Monroe
street, which is one of the Oldest
homes in Topeka, is closed and the
furniture stored, and this is the first
time in As years that the house has
been vacant. Mrs. Rowley has but
recently returned from trip to the
Philippines. There she met some old
friends. among them, Mrs. John Rob
ert Porter, who used to be Miss Clara
Freshman, of Topeka, and her hus-
band, who We're on their honeymoon
trip.
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The marriage of Miss Ruth Will
liams and MIR. Arch d. West was SOL
emnized this afternoon at 4 O'Clock at
the home of the brides mother Mrs.
David Williams, in jefferson street
The wedding was extremely simple in
its details, there being attendants.
and only the Williams and West fam
lilies as guests. Dr. Arthur Henderson,
pastor of the First Congregational
church, read the service, and the bride
wore her travelling costume, a hand
some suit of soft grey cloth with a
blouse of grey silk.
The wedding is of wide interest to
Topeka people. for the bride is a
young. attractive girl just out of col
lege, having graduated from Wash
burn in the class of this spring She
specialized in languages at college,
and was good student and socially
popular. The bridegroom is the son
of Judge J. S. West. of the supreme
court of the state. and Mrs. West. Mr.
and Mrs. West left after the ceremony
for Jacksonville, Fla. to make their
The wedding OF Miss Katherine Rey-
nolds and Mr.. Alfred Coston will take
place in Clay Center. Kansas. Wednes-
day night. Mr.. Coston's cousins Miss
Corinne Coston and Miss Rachel Cos
ton. of Topeka and Miss Carita Coston,
of Seattle Washington. will be brides
maids at the wedding. Miss Carita Cos
ton arrived in Topeka Sunday and will
return after the marriage to be guest
at the Willis Coston home. DIR. and
Mrs Willis Coston will go to Clay
Center Wednesday. and the Misses
Coston left last week to attend the
wedding.
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The baseball game to be managed
by the women of the U. and l. club
and played by the state house and
Santa Fe officials Saturday of next
week. continues to grow in interest.
Some new items have been added to
the information already submitted,
touching the arrangements for this ex-
traordinary game
Rumor has it that Governor Hodges
and G w Kouns. general manager of
the Santa. were invited to report to
the police chief for viola ting an
ordinance against playing bali on the
street. and were eSonerated on their
explanation that they were practicing
for their charity game II is reported
that Judge A. w Dana is to be master
OF ceremonies, and that at the con-
clusion ofthe game some prizes will be
distributed. Il BOBBY prize going to each
team: awards to be presented by T
A. McNeal. Also that J. E. House and
Sheriff L. L. Kiene will be two of the
umpires and the other two. not yet
chosen, will be women. That the
judges of the supreme court will occupy
a specially constructed box where they
will sit to pass on the decisions OF
the umpires: that a number of deputy