The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-12
SOCIETY.
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afternoon at the home Of her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. e. Seeds. for the
A1ha M n f fSs Kh nsn !. A ssas 1oe
sorority this week.
The decorations for the party were
chrysanthemums, ferns. sweet peas
and lilies of the valley. The Alpha Mu
colors OF green and white were car
ried out in the .ces and bon-bons and
In the decorations. The guests were
the girls who are to be initiated into
the national sorority. and the three
visiting women. Miss Anne Hebble-
ston. ILL.,. Miss Marie Howell and Miss
Frances Suits. of Chicago. who are
assisting at the installation. {
The Gloria girls. who have been CIV
ing concerts in the southern part OF
the state. have returned to Topeka, at
ter a successful trip. The members
of the troupe are Miss Lovelia Hilty,
manager. who is a violinst: Miss Ruth
Boyer. reader. and Miss Lydia Emery,
pianist and organist. !
The T. G. F. club will meet Friday
afternoon at the home Of Mrs. George
Anthony. 427 Tyler street.
Miss Rose Gi.berE has been invited
to give some recitals in Kansas City.
The first OF her recitals will be given
one evening next week at the home OF
DR. and Mrs. Mason. Mrs. Mason Is q
Kansas City club woman. Miss Gill
berg has a contralto voice. and the
musicals will be song recitals.
Mrs. ]. p. Kelly will entertain the o.
d. o. club Friday afternoon at her
home. 1889 Van Buren, street.
Mrs Bashti Rogers Griffin Of Okla
home City. niece of Mrs. Phoebe AL
len. Of Topeka, has won high honors
between Mrs. Griffin and Professor
Atkins. of New York city. q noted
Wagnerian Interpreter, was held in the
B. M. w. club rooms at O'Clock yes
terday afternoon, before an audience
of about 800 mem bers.
Twenty judges composed Of the best
B. M. w. members from Kansas City.
Lawrence and Topeka presided.
A contest between these two famous
musicians was held in 1913. at which
time Mrs. Griffin won by two points.
her score being 80, that of Professor
Atkins being 81. Yesterday she won
by three points. her score being 80.
while that Of Professor Atkins was 90.
The reward offered by the B. M. w.
club to the winner is a trip to Europe,
and $500 to be used in attending the
best operas and musical events Of the
old country and IN visiting the art gal
leries Of Europe. Mrs. Griffin Is an
artist of great ability and has one hum
dred and fifty choice pictures ready
for the Panama exposition. She is also
| to represent the B. M. w. club at the
exposition. after which the club will
send her to Europe.
| Mrs. Griffin and her aunt Mrs.
Phoebe Allen Of Topeka. will start for
the west tomorrow for the winter Mrs.
Alien is deeply interested in her niece's
musical career, an1 has encouraged
her to keep her ideals high
Notes and Personal Mention.
Mrs Arthur Mills and her children
and Mrs. Mills mother, Mrs. Elizabeth
White, with her guest, Mrs. Chase OF
Ration, N. NJ. spent today at Lake
view. Mrs. White will go to Leaven-
worth from Lakeview, to remain until
after Thanksgiving, and Mrs lChase VIII
leave Friday to return to Ration. 90
Judge and Mrs. L. 8. Ferry, who are
in the east on their wedding trip, are
now in New York. They will return to
Topeka in week or two.
Miss verna Worley. who teaches in
Dodge City, AS attending the teachers
convention in Topeka and visiting her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. E. Worley.
Miss Lillian McLatchey Of Abilene is
the guest Of her sister, Mrs. H. L.
Peppmyer, and OF Miss katherine
Austin.
Miss Estella Bowman Of Watheeny.
is attending the teachers association
meeting, ana IS visiting V0IS. OOAA
F'rizeH.
Miss Clara Root Workman Of Chicago,
who came to Topeka for the Ferry
Thompson wedding. is the guest Of Miss
Jane Alexander.
Mrs. w. A. Brigham of Junction City
was a guest of the S. N. Hawkes. home
Wednesday.
Mrs. Albert Spicy will leave tonight
for her home in Abilene, after a visit
to her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. H. E.
Seeds
Miss Frances Riggs, principal Of the
Garfield school. Emporia. is a guest OF
Mrs. Frank p MacLennan. Mr.. An
drew w. Tanner. formerly Of Topeka.
is spending a few days with Mr.. AID
Mrs. MacLennan.
Miss Alice Lindley of Atchison is WIS.,
iting Miss. Henrietta Alexander and
Miss Mary MacLennan.
Teachers. save money by buying your
suits, coats, ETC.. at Roberts Shop fol
ladies. over Kresge 10c store.-Adv.
Extraordinary values at the Roberts
} Shop for ladies: wool dresses 1896 tc
s7.95; $3.50 coats. $3.50: $3.50 suits
$14.95; $3.50 coats. $5.95.-Adv.
Mrs. Merrill Mills left today for Chi
cago. to visit Mrs. Frank Smithies.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Sheldon and theil
daughter Elizabeth Of Flint. Mich. are
visiting Mr. and Mrs. J. c. Rauch. They
will leave for their home Sunday.
Mrs. J. r. Waterbury, who visited hel
daughter, Mrs. Fraak Forbes. has left
for her home in Berkeley, Cal.
Miss Clyde Bonebrake is i'll at hel
home with tonsilitis.
Mr.. Frank Forbes has returned from
a hunting trip with friends in New
Mexico.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. G. Bauer have re
turned from the east. where they Wis
tied their daughters, Mrs. Norman
Ramsey OF Washington, D. c.. and Mis-
Ruth Bauer at Bryn Mawr.
Mrs. G. c. Logan, who has been Wis
iting her mother, Mrs. w. p. Arm
strong, and other relatives, returned t
her home in Chicago Wednesday.
Miss Guenn GODDARD has returne'
from Arkansas City. where she Yisite