The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-24

| OF all the parties that have been
| given for the visiting women in town
since the opening of the legislative
session, none have been more enjoy
able than the informal afternoon
given by Mrs George H. Hodges
Saturday for the wives of the sena-
tors and representatives and the
women who came for the Democratic
banquet Saturday night Attending
1.-THE guests on the second floor were
little Georgia Hodges and Norris Col
son, dressed in Colonial costume,
wide spreading skirts, full panniers of
Powered silk, close fitting bodices and
kerchiefs quite like the DANES of
revolutionary times. In the dining
room, red candles burned at each corner
of the table, and in the center of the
table was bed of blooming red tup-
lips. The young daughters of some
of the legislators served Among
those who assisted during the after
noon were Mrs. Francis Price, of
Ashland, Mrs. E. S. Marshall Mrs. W.
A. Johnston, Mrs. Thomas Lillard
Mrs. David Palmer
Among the guests who came for the
banquet in the evening We're Mrs
Ross, of Sterling, Mrs. Jacobs and
Mrs Williams of Kansas City, Kansas.
Mrs. Porter, of Pittsburg, the wife of
Senator Porter, whose son, Mr.. Harold
Porter is now a student in Washburn,
and whose elder son, Huston Porter,
formerly of WaShburn, is now a stu
dent in Yale, was among the guests.
Mrs Perryman, of Newton, the wife
of Representative Perryman, former
ly of Topeka, attended-the party, and
conspicuous among the guests wae
Mrs. Edwards, of St. Paul. recently a
bride, (and particularly handsome
and well gowned woman), who is on a
trip to Texas and spending a few days
with her cousin, Mrs. Jouett Shouse.
The hours of the party were from
three to five and about sixty guests
called during the afternoon
A Topeka artist. who has been recog-
nized in little old New York. is Mrs.
r. Coppedge, who was asked to have
two of her paintings hung in the Amer
lean exhibit in New York. The ex-
hibit is of interest to artists all over
the country, and the fact that Mrs.
Coppedge's work is represented there is
of interest to Topeka people. Mrs
COppedge sent two of her landscape
paintings. one a New England, and one
a Kansas scene.
A party in celebration of Washing
toms Birthday was given Saturday aft
ternoon at the home of Miss Ruth
Guild, on Topeka avenue, for the n.
T. NJ. S. of the high school The host
esses were: Miss Guild, Miss Gladys
Hammond and Miss Ruth Carver. The
guests Wore colonial costume. ana an
antique silver service. and a Persian
shawl that has belonged to the Guild
family for seventy-five years, were
brought out to lend an atmosphere of
the old days. The guests We're: Miss
Battle, Miss AnseI. Miss Wilson, Miss
Margaret Allen, Miss Hester Barber,
Miss Mildred Bowman, Miss Ferris
Close, Miss Emma Crabb. Miss Ruth
Field, Miss Margaret Choke Miss
Winifred Hamilton. Miss Elizabeth
Hart, Miss Neva King, Miss Ruby
Lang. Miss Olivette Lane Miss MajeI
Langhart. Miss Sue Mcclellan. Miss
Mabel Mcknight, Miss Lillian Martin,
Miss Frances Morrow, Miss Hazel Oh
sen, Miss Estella REGARDS, Miss Kath-
leen Rogan, Miss Mary Ward. Miss
Edith Trozell. Miss Iscelle Wright,
Miss Matilda Wulke, Miss Isabelle Will
son, Miss Myrtle Boatsman, Miss Ma bel
Jones, Miss Ruth Rooster, Miss Beulah
Pulley, Miss Grace Scrinopske. Miss
Adelaide Seeds, Miss Lillian Moser,
Miss Gail Meuler and Miss Beulah
Little.
The girls of the Beta Sorority of
Washburn college had a Washington
Birthday party Saturday night at the
home of Miss Winifred Greene, on
Western avenue. Those who attended
were: Mr.. and Mrs Gilbert Worley
Doctor and Mrs. Robert Stewart, Miss