The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-03

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The opening party of the Country
club will be held Decoration day, ana
that party, with the weddings that
are booked for the middle of May, VIII
comprise the list of important social
affairs so far as have thus far peen
announced The club opening will be
an aIl-day party, and the details OF
events to be staged at the club Tor
that day are being worked out by the
officers.
The news of a wedding which Will
interest good many people, mas Just
been made known. The bride is MISS
Aurora Nielsen, the daughter OF MI
and Mrs. n. P. Nielsen, and her mar
rage to Mr.. Ross Swingley took place
Monday, April l 4, at the home of Rev.
s. A. Alt, 1886 College avenue, Rev.
Alt officiating. The young couple did
not announce their intended marriage
even to their closest friends, and have
succeeded in keeping the secret for
some two weeks. Mr.. and Mrs.
SwingIey are now living at 1880 Gar
field avenue.
The Nielsen family has large cir
Gle of acquaintances in Topeka, and
Mr.. Nielsen is well known among the
business men. Mrs Swingley was for
merly a student in the high school
and was particularly identified with
crowd of young people who had
been her fellow students.
Mr.. Swingley is assistant to MI: H.
L. Cook, secretary of the State Fair
association.
The L and 1 club has planned as
one of its enterprises for this year,
to maintain a "baby camp" where
sick children may be cared for, and
where mothers will be instructed in
the care of their babies The club
has been making clothing for the
of the club. They have not yet de-
eided where they will open the camp.
but it promises to be one of the most
useful charities of the city
Mr.. and Mrs. Harrison Morgan en-
tertained their bridge club at dinner
Friday night at Merrill Springs:
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The Topeka Avenue Bridge club will
meet Friday of next week with Mrs
c. H. Samson, at her home, 314 To-
peka avenue.
Invitations have been issued for the
wedding of Miss Cora Trimmer and
Mr. Thomas Parker, which will be
celebrated Wednesday evening, May
IA. at S:3O o'clock. at the Trimmer
home on Polk street.
The ceremony will be read by DR..
S. s. Estey, and Miss Trimmer has
chosen Miss Gladys Boyle of Newton
to be her maid of honor. Mr.. Wayne
Sullivan of Manhattan. a fraternity
brother of Mr.. Parker, will be his best
man. Katherine Hayes will carry the
ring, and the wedding music will be
played by Miss Zillah Mileham.
A reception will follow the we'd
ding but it is to be very informal,
and no invitations have been issued.
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The Fortnightly club gave its an
nual banquet Friday night at the Y
was POSTMASTER, and responses were
made as follows: eff Culture Were
a Thing Money Could Buy" Mr.. J.
Larimer; why One Woman Approves
of the Fortnightly Club" Mrs. Roy
Guild: Exceeding the Speed Limit
Highbrows," Mrs. c. F. Spencer;
odds and Ends From the Bottom of
the Barrel" DR.. S. S. Estey.
Covers were laid for Judge G. H.
Whitcomb' Dr. and Mrs S. J; Crum-
bine. DR.. and Mrs. S. S. Estey, DR.. |
and Mrs. d E Esterly, Judge and Mrs
T. F. Carver, Mrs. Jonathan Thomas, |
Mr.. David Bowie, Miss Grace Page, |
Miss Effie Page, Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. |
GODDARD Mr.. and Mrs. A. D. Gray, Mr.. !
and Mrs. George A. Guild, Mrs. Roy
Guild. Mrs. Everhard, Mr.. and Mrs |
Scott Hopkins. Mr.. A. H. Hyde, Judge !
and Mrs w. A. Johnston, Mrs. Adrian |
L. Greene. Miss Elizabeth McCrum |
Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Larimer, Mrs. H. |
NJ. Phillips, Mr.. John Macdonald. DR.. |
and Mrs. D. L. McEachron, Mr.. w. W. |
Mills, DR.. and Mrs. F. K. Sanders, |,
DIR and Mrs Charles NJ Sheldon, Mr. |
and Mrs. A. W. Dana, Mr.. D. A |
Valentine, DIR. and Mrs. D. NJ. Whit |
temore, Mrs. A. II. Thompson, Mr. |
and Mrs. H o. Garvey and Mrs. |
George Crosman.
Miss Pearl LeCompte will direct the |
presentation of the play LAS You Like |
IT. to be given by the Washburn |
Dramatic club on the college campus, |
May %. Miss Carrie Mcknight and /
Mr.. Howard Searle will have the lead
Ing parts. Mr.. Warren Crumbine will |
be manager, and others in the cast
will be: Mr.. Carl Hathaway, Mr.. w. |
A. HUMPHREYS, Mr.. Willard Troxell. Mr. |
Benjamin Pratt, Mr.. Don Welty, Mr..
Herbert Guild, Mr.. Howard Searle. |
Mr.. Homer Going, Mr.. Ray Enfield, |
Mr. Frank Ripley. Mr.. Morris San |
ders, Miss Katherine Albaugh, Miss
Grace Gaines Miss Mildred Gephart. |
The Duplicate Whist club met Fri
day afternoon with Mrs. Fred Free |
man at the Country club.
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The Daughters of the American
Revolution will have a meeting Sat
urday afternoon. May 10, at the Y. |
w. c. A, and Mrs. c. w. Hanchette /
will be hostess.
in Lawrence, and was a guest at a /
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