The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-18

dent: Mrs. Frank Montgomery, vice.
president; Mrs. c. ]. Evans, secind vice.
president; Mrs. T. S. Lyon. secretary.
and Mrs. A. A: GODDARD. treasurer
The big tent at the horse show was
all sold cut, Thursday night, and in
spite Of the rain, the seats were we'll
filled. The night previous people
stood after the seats were all taken.
The ushers. especially on the open
ing night, considered that they had
earned a martyrs crown. The crowds
came surging in, bringing with them
their tickets for the postponed Mon
day night performance, while Tuesday
presented simultaneously. By some
mistake the seats had not been num-
bered with the chart, and Mr.. Doncy-
son in the box office shared results
with the ushers. One woman got a
seat on the top row, where the roof
of the tent, where the supporting poles
had sunk into the mud, Topped down
onto the aigrettes of her new bonnet.
An usher got the blame. Thus all the
misadventures incident to the occasion
fell upon the devoted heads of the
ushers. Those who were appointed to
do the ushering during the week were:
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Mitchell, Mr.. and
Mrs. Jack Campbell, Mr.. and Mrs. w.
D. Updegraff, Mr.. and Mrs. H. c. Null
roy, Mrs. Paul Walker, Miss Lillian
Foster, Miss Elizabeth Anderson. Miss
Nanon Herren, Miss Grace Koontz,
Miss Marian Wear, Miss Helen Estey,
Miss Irene Troxell, Miss Leona Curtis.
Miss Eva Smith, Miss Mary Van Vech-
ten, Miss Mamie Veale, Mr.. Glenwood
Jones, Mr.. Darwin Bradley. Mr.. Tom
King, Mr.. w. 8. Galloway, Mr.. Willard
Troxel, Mr.. Walter CLANCY, Mr.. Clar-
ence Jordan. Mr.. Bing Bartel. Mr..
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Mr. Harlow Hurley and Mr.. Clay Ham
f1ton.
An incident of the show last night
occurred during the entrance Of box
party of well known people. The party
was given by a certain widower who is
known to nearly everybody in town.
and one of the members of the party
was good looking single woman
Just as they entered the tent, and the
hangers-on at the door were making
way for them to march to their box
with becoming dignity, the band struck
up the time honored Lohengrin, Here
comes the BRIDE"
Among the box parties tonight will
be the following: Mrs. J. p. Slaughter
will have as her guests: Mrs. Irving
Platt of Junction City, Miss Thelma
Harlow of Burlingame, Mr.. Herman
Green, Sarah Hazel Slaughter, Mr.. Joe
Slaughter and Mrs. Slaughter.
Mr.. J: viii Kelley will have as his
,
worth, Mrs. F. G. Banister of Chicago.
| Miss Allie Hagard of Kansas City and
Miss Nanon Herren.
Judge Hugh Mcfarland, who has a
box, will have as his guests at the
show, his parents, Judge and Mrs. j.
l. D. Mcfarland. Miss Katherine McFar-
| land and Miss Nell Mcfarland Mr..
| and Mrs. Otis Hungate will have Miss
| Mabel Richie as their guest.
The John r. Mulvane box will be
occupied tonight by Mr.. aid Mrs. Null
vane, Mrs. Lucille Mu1vane and her
| daughter, and Miss Nellie Brewer.
Mr. and Mrs. o. Anderson will enter
tain Miss Ardinelle Macarthur of Kan
sas City, Miss Blanche Moore, Miss
Marjorie Anderson, Miss Gertrude
Anderson, Mr. Edwin Caskey, tonight,
and last night thier guests were: Mr..
and Mrs. James Coogan of Kansas
City, and Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Akers.
Guests of Mr.. J. r. Burrow will be
Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Ames, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Guild and Mrs. Charles Saw
yer.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Auerbach will
have as their guests Captain and Mrs.
A. B. Deutsch and Mr. and Mrs. B. F.
Akers. Guests of Miss Dolly Curtis
tonight will be Mrs. Merchant of Fort
Riley, Mrs. Charles p. George. Lieut.
" T. Erwin of Fort Riley. Mrs. Rome
COlvin and Miss LeOna Curtis. Miss
Elizabeth Hopkins will have a box par
| ty tonight and will entertain five of
her girl friends
| Mr.. Charles Sessions. secretary of
| state, has returned to Topeka from a
| three weeks outing in Minnesota an
tells a sad tale of a 500-mile automobile
! trip through the mud. H. L. Peppmyer
and family, who also drove to the
| lakes with the Sessions family, aban-
| dcned their car in Nebraska and re-
turned to Topeka by rail.
In some of the northern states, Ses-
sions declared, the public highways are
| used for drainage districts, and the re-
cent heavy rains have made them al
| most impossible OF the 800 miles be-
| tween the Minnesota town and Topeka,
500 miles of the trip was made through
| the mud. Coming out of Omaha the
Sessions car skidded and turned COM
pletely around. That was too much for
the ladies in tine party and they elected
to make the remainder of the trip on a
train. Mr.. Sessions and Mr.. Curtis
Myers, however, drove the entire dis
lance in the machine.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Arch Catlin gave fish
dinner Thursday night at the Harvey
house. The fish were northern pike
ard were sent to the Catlirs from Pine
Lake, Wis. The Catlin family have
lately returned from Pike Lake, where
Mrs. Catlin's people have a summer
home.
After dinner the guests played bridge
at the Catlin home. Those who attend
ed the party were: Mr. and Mrs. Clyde
Miller, Mr.. and Mrs H. A. Auerbach
Mr.. and FRS. j. Sleeper, Mr.. and Mrs