The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-24


white satin, and worn with g1rdle OF
yellow satin. Miss Hester Barber wore
blue crepe meteor with tunic of white
shadow lace. Miss Phffbin wore pink
chiffon draped over charmeuse.
The list OF assisting friends included:
Mrs. Otis Allen, Mrs. Charles N. Saw
yer. Mrs. 8. H. Allen. Mrs. Lillian
Mitchner. Mrs. 8: 9. Graybif; Mrs
ley, Mrs. p. E. Laughlin. Mrs. o. c.
Neiswender. Mrs. N. H. Win. Mrs. E.
. C. Arnold. Mrs. w. o. Rigby. Mrs. Tom
Lillard. Mrs. Eugene B. Stotts, Mrs. w.
H. Kemper, Mrs. A. E. Helm. Mrs. D.
N. Bowen, Mrs- Emmett Rigby, Mrs. A.
Gable. Mrs. J. M. Cleveland. Mrs. II.
v. Leason, Mrs. John Switzer, Mrs. ].
H. Hostetler. Mrs. J. H. Ault. Mrs. w.
p. FEEDER, Mrs. d. r. Paxton. Mrs. Fred
Robertson. Mrs. Carl Peterson: Mrs.
Mrs. W. E. Atchison, Miss Marguerite
Graybill. Miss Margaret Sawyer. Miss
Helen Foley. Miss Flora Harrington,
Miss Joy Paxton. Miss Edith switzer.
Miss Alena Philbin. Miss Gertrude
A dinner in celebration of Washing
tons birthday anniversary was given
Monday night by the Woman's Home
Missionary society Of the First Meth
pie. To Mrs. d. p. Paxton. president
Of the society, Is due much Of the
credit for the success of the party,
which was attended by about zoo
guests. The decorations for the tables
were red. white and blue. and groups
of tiny flags We're arranged down the
center of the tables. The place CARDS
were in the shape Of hatchets striped
in red, white and blue. and ribbons in
those colors were laid across the ia
bles At one side Of the room was a
small army tent. arranged by Gilmore
| Pettyjohn. in which were stacked some
| old muskets, and the walls were drap-
ed with large flags.
After the dinner there was a short
program. Miss Katheryn Albaugh gave
! some readings, Mrs. Morton Albaugh
played the piano. and there was a vocal
solo, MY Grandmama's Advice by
Miss Myrtle Shoop, accompanied on
the piano by Mrs. E. s. Pettyjohn.
| Miss Shoop wore an old gown OF old
rose satin. with full skirt. tight bodice
and neckerchief, and curled and pow
dered wig. Mrs. Pettyjohn wore red
satin with lace panniers and she also
had high powdered head dress.
The Daughters of the American
Revolution and the Sons of the Ameri-
can Revolution, had tables at the din
ner. The two organizations were well
represented, and combined their pro-
gram for the evening with the general
program Of the hostess society. Mrs.
Robert Merrick. regent of the Topeka
chapter, was toastmistress, introduce
ing as speakers. Mr.. ]. M. Meade and
Mr.. A. H. Bennett. Mr.. Meade spoke
briefly about the Order Of Cincinnattus,
a small and exclusive organization. Mr..
Bennett spoke on the subject, THE
American Flag. it's Preservation and
Dissertation"
Mrs. Merrick was gowned in a CO.
lonial costume of rose satin combined
with white lace. Mrs. ]. w. Strickler
wore lavender brocaded silk dress
that Is more than a hundred years old.
Mrs. A. Marburg wore Colonial gown
of red satin draped with panniers Of
lowered silk. with lace trimming on
the bodice. She wore a powdered wig
with a cascade of long curls down the
back
Mr. 9. C. Blakely was chosen to rep
resent Uncle Sam, and for obvious rea-
sons the choice could not have been
more happily made. Mr.. J. w. Fisher
appeared in an Indian outfit, the war
bonnet Of eagle feathers and buffalo
horns. The costume was purchased
through an inspector from Sioux war
r1or who wore it in the Custer fight on
the Little Big Horn, and with it Mr.
Fisher represented typically the IN
dams Of the Colonial period. The out
fit was displayed in the Kansas build
ing at the Chicago worlds fair.
The girls who served the dinner wore
wore gown of pink brocade and white.
with drapery Of lace. Miss Esther Pax
! ton wore pink and white flowered
silk after the old fashion. Mrs D. p
Paxton wore Colonial dress, with point
ed basque and panniered skirt, and
white wig with curls. The girls who
served include: Miss Sarella Herrick.
Miss Orene Seery, Miss Esther Paxton.
Miss Mary Samson. Miss Hester Bar
Der. Miss Jane Alexander. Miss Mildred
Gladys Harmon. Miss Irma Moeser,
Miss Mary Slaughter. Miss Dale Pug
Miss Sarah Hazel Slaughter, Miss Olive
Knox. Miss Sierra Beggs, Miss Leila
Rogan. Miss Violet Matthews, Miss
Prudence Stanley. Miss Violet Schleeel.
Miss Edna Anton, Miss Elsie SaviIle.
Miss Iota Stone, Miss Alberta Post and
Miss Ethel Granteer.
Those who sat at the tables reserved
for the D. A. r. and the S. A. r.
Mr. and Mrs. w. M. Lauback. Mr. and
Mrs. George Godfrey Moore, Rev. and
Mrs. H. L. Nelson. Mr.. and Mrs. H. J.
Peppmyer. Mr.. and Mrs. H. H. Welty,
Mr. and Mrs. w. D. Woodford, Mr.. and
Mrs. Pope Allen. Mr.. and Mrs. Morton
Albaugh, Mr.. and Mrs W. A. S. Bird,
Mr. and Mrs. c. w. Hanchette, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. M. Harvey. Mr.. and Mrs H.
A. Kingsley. Mr.. and Mrs. J. NJ. Meade,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Bennett. Mr.. and
WIS 1AutHers Burns, Mr. ana MIS-. G. q.
Blakely, Mr.. and Mrs. L. H. Rosner, Mr..
and Mrs. D. w. Nellis Mr.. and Mrs.
Claude Neil. Mrs. Theodore Saxon, Mrs.
J: w. Strickler. Mrs. ]. W. Wallace
Mrs. Nina Cowles Wright. Mrs. John
L. White. Mrs. II. I. Cook, Mrs. A. H
Horton, Mrs. Belle Ward. Mrs. Charles
Miller, Mrs. J. F. Doane. Mr. Neale
Wright. Miss Ruth Woodford, Miss
Kathryn AIbaugh, Miss Gertrude
Barnes, Miss Maude Barnes. Miss Mary
Wingert. Miss Florence Kimball, Miss
Burns. Miss Welty. Miss Gertrude
Boughton. Miss Bertha Hampstead
Miss Ruth Wright. Mr.. Kimball, Mr.. J.
w. Sidwell, and Mr. Stephen Spear.
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