The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-05-11

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crepe. Miss MacDowell wore white
with a trimming OF lace, and Miss Pax
tons gown was yellow charmeuse
draped with chiffon. The sash, tied at
one side. ended in clusters Of small
yellow flowers.
About a hundred guests attended the
party.
An engagement announcement from
Axte11, Kansas, has been made public
in Topeka, in which the news of the
forthcoming marriage Of Miss Evelyn
Ford. OF Axtell, and Mr.. Elton McIn-
tosh, Of Topeka, Is announced.
Miss Ford was formerly student
in Washburn college, specializing in
elocution and music. She is a mem
Der Of the Beta sorority and belonged
to the Alpha Mu Music club, and dur
ing her junior year she was associate
editor OF the college annual.
Mr.. Mcintosh is the son Of Mrs.
Elizabeth Mcintosh, of Topeka He
was graduated from Washburn college
in the class of '13. taking honors in
ed on the Varsity football team. and
was a Kappa Sigma fraternity man.
He is now employed In the German
American State bank.
The wedding will be quietly cele-
brated some time in June.
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The Topeka chapter Of the D. A. r.
had a meeting Saturday at the home
of Mrs. A. B. Jeffrey. Mrs. Morton
Albaugh and Mrs. w. D. Davis played
a piano duet. Mrs. Isabel Macarthur
and Mrs. Moore sang some old fash
toned songs, and the address for the
afternoon was made by Mrs. Julia Ann
Stinson, the oldest pioneer of Shawnee
county. In 1851 the Stinsons lived at
Uniontown, where Mr.. Stinson had a
trading post. half mile south OF VIII
lard. Later we lived" Mrs. Stinson
said, Gin one of the Abram Burnett's
log cabins on the south side of the
mound. While we lived there we
built our house on the Sixth street
road near Tecumseh. 1t was the first
frame house in Shawnee county. The
lumber is of walnut logs.
1--WE were living in the Burnett
cabin when Fremont came through.
He rode up near our house and saw
Mr.. Stinson and exclaimed. why, here
are white people Fremont made q
tor and secretary. When Fremont
wrote his book he sent me copy.
Fremont asked me II we rode often.
1 said that we did. for there was no
place to go, no neighbors to quarrel
with, SO we must ride for our pleasure.
.Governor Reeder was here visiting
us one evening We were playing
chess when a mob came up and asked
for him. We put away our game ana
1 tried to talk to the men who we're
They quoted down, and at midnight
we got out the governors carriage
and took it up the hill where he could
get away. Then they were determined
to ride my husband on rail. but 1
talked to them and got breakfast for
Guests who attended the meeting OF
the chapter were: Mrs. Glib, OF
wichita, Miss D. S. Baker, of Kansas
City, Mrs. Stinson and Miss Ward.
The Monday Tourist club. which has
a penchant for original parties, gave
their spring party Saturday for the
children of the members. The twenty
members Of the club boast an aggre-
gate of thirty-seven children, and the
greater number of them are small
children.
The little people furnished the pro-
gram for the party Saturday, which in
Guided an action-story and some musi-
cal and dancing numbers. Mrs. Ralph
McEntire gathered the children about
her and told them story OF the
childhood of Robert Louis Stevenson
The little ones sat on the floor in q cir
Gle about her, and the story was acted
out by the children in turn. They re-
cited verses and sang songs from the
"Children's Garden OF Verses" The
story program was as follows: "A Good
Boy" George Guild; Asleep at Sea-"
Arthur Carruth III; In Port. Gibbs
Makepeace; Young Night Thought"
n RiS0 - Alice
McEntire; 1.-The Cow" Virginia Neil;
Bed in Daytime" Virginia Lindland;
Happy Thought" Edward Fisher;
Land of Counterpart" Miriam Van
Horn: "Lamplighter, Jessie VIVIAN
ems. ..Swfne Song" Virginia Welty;
.Lookfng Forward Jimmy Hodges:
"a Thought'' Sara Helene Van Horn;
"a Good Play william Harry AUSTIN
Foreign Children" Constance ROSS
Marching Song" Roland Guild
Little Georgia Hodges gave the
Beauty solo dance. Her cos
tune was a pleated white frock. gar
landed with flowers. The basket OF
flowers. which is regularly given to the
president who has served during the
wear. was presented to Mrs. c. b. Van
Horn by Georgia Hodges. as an &C
feature of the dance. For
an encore she gave q character dance,
The Scarecrow." Little Miss Miriam
Van Horn played piano number, and
Virginia Weity sang
For supper. the mothers sat in a prim
row along the wall of the dining room
and library, and the children sat on
the floor at their feet. the little girls
placidly and demurely eating their ice
cream. and the boys robbing each
other Of plates and napkins, blissfully
oblivious to decorum and soiled suits
At the end of the meal. one young
scion Of aristocracy picked up his
plate and licked on the last particle
Of food. A cap and a nag were given
to each Of the children, and Jimmy
Hodges played the drum at the head
of the marching force.
The dining room was decorated In
pink and white. with q vase Of pink