The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-23

Among those who will have friends
at dinner tonight at the Country club
are: Mr. E. L. Copeland. who will en-
terrain eight guests; Mr.. and Mrs
Schuyler Nichols, who will have six at
their table. and Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Pierce, who will entertain four guests.
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Miss Mildred Stanford, of Kansas
City, Mo-, who is visiting Miss Beth
Thompson, was the guest of honor at
an informal luncheon this afternoon at
Mills tea room at which Miss Beth
Thompson was hostess. Covers were
laid for: Miss Stanford, Miss Mildred
Morton. Miss Ruth Wilson, Miss Helen
Mitchell. Miss Esther Clark, Miss Err
nestine Kline and Miss Thompson.
Some Topeka girls are attending a
weekend party at the George Clark
cottage at Lakeview. Those who went
down to the lake this morning for the
affair are: Miss Dorothy Sproat, Miss
Margaret Garvey Miss Mary Clark and
Miss Antoinette Clark. Miss Nadine
Myers, of Kansas City, will also be a
guest.
Announcement has been made Off
cfally of the approaching marriage of
Miss Martha Weller and Mr.. Horace
Hall, which will take place soon. The
news is given out by the bride-elects
mother, Mrs. Martha A. Weller, of Fort
Bragg. Cal. Mr.. Hall is now in Fort
Bragg, and will return home the first
of next week. The ate of the wedding
Is not definitely known.
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Announcement has been made by
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Snyder. of Cav
ker City. of the engagement of their
daughter, Miss Ona Snyder, to Mr..
Clarence F. Drake. of Mankato, Kan.
The wedding will take place some time
during the early fall.
Mrs Snyder and Miss Snyder have
been in Topeka this week visiting Mrs.
w A McCarter. and Mrs. Snyder,
who has been appointed by Governor
George H. Hodges as a member of the
state board of examiners, was in the
city in the interests of the board. They
went from here to Lawrence and Kan
sas City. The Snyder family is we'll
known throughout the state, and Mrs.
Snyder is an active club woman who
has many friends in Topeka.
Miss Snyder was educated at the
Cawker City high school, the Wesleyan
college, Salina. and is also a graduate
of the State Normal school.
Mr.. Drake is cashier of the Mankato
bank, and he and his bride will make
their home in that town.
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Miss Helen Stevenson gave a linen
shower this afternoon at her home in
Fillmore street for Miss Mildred Italia
ZERO. marriage
Kingman will take place Aug. %.
Those who attended the party We're:
Miss TaIiaferro. Miss Verna Morley,
Miss Mabel Coe. Miss Margaret Russell,
Miss Jean Robertson, Miss Annabel
Garvey, Miss Mary Weightman, Miss
Allison Shaver. Miss Helen Shaver.
Miss Leli Jones, Miss Daisy Peart. Miss
Bess Campbell. Miss Josephine Mckee.
Miss Anna Mckee, Miss lcugenia
Stauffer. Miss Ruth Kingman, Miss
Hermoine Van Laer, Miss Grace
Gaines. Miss Helen Tillotson. Miss
Floy Weatherby. Miss Ruth Leonard
and Miss Stevenson.
The Good Government club will
have a called meeting tonight at the
home of the president. Mrs. Lee Mon
roe. 500 Harrison street. An eXecu-
tive board session will be held at
o'clock. and the regular meeting will
begin at 1870.
The meeting is called chiefly for
the discussion of the billboard ques-
ton, now before the public and the
city government. All interested in the
subject. whether members of the
Good Government club or not are in
vited to be present at the meeting.
Various matters pertaining to public
welfare will be discussed, including
the mothers pension" by which
women with insufficient means to sup
port their families may have help to
ehdbie liiSIi ~ hSSp bliSiA SilliNl Gil
with them.
Mrs. John w. Newell gave a lunch
con Friday for Mrs. w. J. Ricken-
bacher and her children,
The following description of a bride
is taken from a Pennington. Mo.
paper. and some of the choice bits
from it will be used for Topeka brides
upon request:
1.-THE bride is a Young lady of Won
drous fascination and remarkable at
chanting the wand of a siren and
flowers and spirits as joyous as the
as those glittering tresses that adorr
pure dewdrops trembling in violets,
she will make the home of her hus-
band a paradise of enchantment like
the heaven-tOned harp of marriage.
and fond endearments sent forth the
sweetest strains that ever thrilled
senses with rhythmic pulsing of &C.
static rapture
Mrs. F. F. Luce entertained her
birthday club at breakfast Friday
morning. Covers were laid for: Mrs.
F. H. Craig, Mrs. A. Beine. Mrs. :. :.
Rice. Mrs. ]. Z. B. Johnston, Mrs. F.
l. Hughey, Mrs Minnie Wilson, Mrs.
Tom Brelsford, Mrs. T. e. Sheard.
Mrs Rettie Parkhurst, Mrs. II.