The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-14

flowers, and her gown was of char
meuse draped with white net embroid-
cred with silver beads. Others in the
receiving line We're: Judge and Mrs. w.
A. Johnston, Judge and Mrs. r. A.
Burch, Judge and Mrs. Henry F. Mason.
Judge and Mrs Clark A. Smith, Judge
and Mrs. Silas Porter, Judge A. w.
Benson and his daughter, Mrs. H.
Ward Page, Judge and Mrs. w. N.
West, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and Mrs
Sheffield ingalls,. Senator w. H
Thompson, Mrs. c. I. Martin, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Sessions, Mr.. and Mrs. W.
E. Davis, Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Akers, Mr.
and Mrs. John Dawson. Mr.. and MIS-
w. c. Austin, Mr.. and Mrs. Ike Lewis,
and Mr.. and Mrs. w. D. Ross. Cen
eral C. I. Martin conducted the en-
trance of the receiving party.
About two hundred people assisted at
the party, and entered after the re-
ceiving line. The management of the
affair was so we'll handled that, while
the people thronged into the doors for
hours. the halls were comfortably clear.
Punch was served at the north and
south ends of the rotunda upstairs, and
in two of the offices on the first floor.
John P. St. John, an ex-governor OF
Kansas and Mrs. st. John, of Olathe,
We're present. and Mrs. John J. ingalls,,
the widow of the late Senator ingalls,.
was also a guest. Sitting quietly in
one corner of one of the offices that
had been made into a serving room,
was frail little woman with gray hair
and gentle manners. She is the widow
of the late George Click, who was IN
augurated as governor of Kansas thirty
years ago. There was no pathos in the
retirement of the woman who at one
time had stood first in the line on
similar occasion; for she was sought
out and honored hardly less than she
had been thirty years before Her
daughter, Mrs. James Orr and Senator
Orr of Atchison, Were with her
Noticeable among the out of town
guests were Mr.. and Mrs. George Lon
gam of Kansas City. who are friends
of the Hodges family. Mr.. Longam is
of the Kansas City Star and his wife;
an attractive woman, small ana
Beauty satin draped with black lace.
and made with a panel of heavy
cream lace in the front of the skirt
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. southern of Man
haitian Judge and Mrs Grisham of
Cottonwood Falls, DIR. and Mrs. j. w.
Graybill of Newton Mr.. and Mrs
Samuel Graybill of Hutchinson, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles NJ. Sawyer of
Norton. Colonel and Mrs. Hoisington
of Newton were among the out of
town guests who have many friends
here.
The music for the evening was fur
nished by two military bands. one of
Topeka and one of Lawrence, the Uni
versity band, and the Aggie band from
Manhattan Men of the National
Guard were in uniform and stood at
the doors and paSsageways, directing
the guests. The army officers, who
have their homes in Topeka, were in
dress uniform. and their straps and
swords and gold braid made them the
object of as much notice as the elabor-
ate gowns of the women brought to
them.
The building was decorated for the
party with flowers and screens of
snilax and palms. Draped over the
doorwayS and hall entranceS-Were the
American colors. In the serving
rooms were wicker vases of red roses
The ratings of the rotunda were
wound with smilax.
The members of the committee in
charge of the affair were Mr.. L. NJ. |
Penwell, General c. I. Martin and Mr.. :
j. Will Kelley. The guests from out
of town included the senators and |
representatives who are here for the !
legislative session, and their wives, and I
others who have friends in Topeka |
Mrs. L. NJ. Hodges of Olathe. Mrs. |
Cora Wellhouse Billiard of Tonga |
noXie, Mrs. Neiswanger of San Fran |
cisco, who is the guest of Mrs. w. a. |
AtchiSon, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Petty !
john of Olathe, Mr.. and Mrs. J. c. |
Nichols of Kansas City, Mr. John Nc |
Koin of Olathe, Mr.. ]. R. Hanna and /
Eunice Daniels and Miss Bertha Cum
bingham of Olathe, Mr.. Lott Ravens
craft of Ashland, Mrs. E. r. Spencer |
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Ayers, Mr. John |
Howes and Mr. ]. W. Guild, all of /
Wichita. Mr.. and Mrs. ]. S. johnson /
of Osawatomie, Mr.. and Mrs G. A. |
Hill of Osawatomie. Senator John