The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-21

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November Is, at the home of the BRIDE
brother, MI. Chas. d. Weller. and MIS-.
Weller, of San Francisco. Cal. the
ceremony will be held at noon. ana
only the witnesses to the service Will
be the immediate ia lilies of the prin-
cipals.
Mr. Hall has gone to California. ana
will be in San francisco short time
before the wedding. Immediately after
the marriage. Mr.. Hall and his bride
will sail for a wedding trip to Homo
lulu. They will come to Topeka after
the first Of the year, and will live at
the National hotel. where Mr.. Hall has
apartments.
Miss Dorothy Scott gave q sewing
party at her home in West Tenth ave-
nue., this afternoon, the affair being
the second afternoon at thimbles at
which she has been hostess this week.
The guests were: Mrs. Roy Thompson.
Mrs Russell Frost, Mrs. James Hayes.
jr., Mrs. Jack Campbell. Mrs. Robert
Pierce. Mrs Warrick Updegraff. Miss
Marian Wear, Miss Clyde Bonebrake.
Miss Grace Koontz, Miss Marguerite
Koontz, Miss Elizabeth Holiday, Miss
Laura Hall. Miss Rose Hite, Miss
Leona Curtis and Miss Pauline Hud-
son.
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Mrs. Hiram Price Dillon will enter
tain the Duplicate Whist club Tuesday
afternoon at her home In West Ninth
street.
DR.. and Mrs. c. B. Reed will give
dinner party Thanksgiving day. and
the guests will be the members Of
their family and Mrs. and Mrs Arthur
Mills and their family.
Mrs. Owen Galbreath of Pueblo.
Col, is visiting her parents, DR.. and
Mrs. l.. c. Hulett. Mrs. Hulett en-
tertained the following guests at an
informal thimble party this afternoon
White, Mrs. r. r. Rollman. Mrs. M.
E. Uric, Mrs. w. A. Benson, Mrs. J.
A. Austin and Mrs. A. r. Springer.
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Enrica Clay Of the De Koven Opera
company, who will sing the role of
Maid Marian in Robin Hood at the
Grand theater soon, has had a career
that few women as young as she can
boast. After studying some years
abroad and singing in many of the
large Italian theaters, she was decor
ated by the Duke OF Connaught and
became an English court singer by
special appointment. When the
American fleet in its tour around the
world visited Malta, a gala perform
ance was given in her honor under
the patronage of the Duke and Ouch
late King Edward Of England was in
a theater he heard Miss Clay sing La
Tosca." In the audience was the
king. Queen Alexandra, the Dowager
Empress of Russia, the Duke and
Duchess of Connaught and other
members Of royal families. She sang
in grand opera in Paris, where she
OF r0o fa OF Of NJ
DIPPED, and last season was a member
of his Chicago Grand Opera company.
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Following an Oriental custom of
interest, a chrysanthemum show was
held in Topeka the past two days.
The display was at the State Hospital.
and the flowers in the exhibit were
raised by Edward LaRoye. who is the
florist at the hospital, Iva 80 $500
The exhibit was held in the assem-
bly, hall of the hospital building. and
was made up Of five hundred chrys-
anthemum plants. besides banks OF
palms from the hospital conservatory.
Yellow, white, mahogany and pink
were the colors of the flowers, and
they were arranged along the wall
and in the center of the hall In groups
according to colors. The single chrys-
anthemums attracted a good deal Of
notice, for they are new to flower
growers. and the pink flowers Of that
variety are especially beautiful. Dur
ing the display there were bees among
the flowers. giving an outdoor atmos-
phere to the exhibit.
The display of this week Is the sec
ond one that has been given at the
hospital. and flowers this year are
more numerous and more perfect
than those shown at the former ex-
hibit of year ago. A great many
people who are interested in flower
culture visited the exhibit, and after
the close of the show, the flowers
were takn to the rooms for the pleas
ure Of the patients.
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Mrs. Gilbert Stewart was hostess at
a breakfast Thursday morning at her
home in Morris avenue for her sister.
Mrs. Will Maddox of Paris, Illinois.
The guests were: Mrs. Maddox, Mrs.
]. s. Clark, Mrs. Harry Smith, Mrs.
Stewards daughter. Mrs. Harry Sturdy
of Usage City, and Mrs. Sturdy's chill
dren, Lois, Alta and Olive, and Mrs.
Pearl Snyder and her son. Master
Clark Snyder.
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The F1eur de Lis club met Thursday
afternoon at the home of Mrs. M. D.
Metzger, in West. Tenth avenue. Mrs
Roy Allen was a guest of the club,