The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-21

Mr.. Edwin Gordon Kistler Of Topeka
The announcement il made by Miss
Williams parents. Mr.. and Mrs. e G,
Williams.
v. b. Kistler of 625 Taylor street. and
by reason OF the prominence of the
family the important place they hold
in a business and social way. their long
residence here. as we'll as the personal
popularity of Mr.. Kistler himself.
makes the forthcoming marriage one
Of unusual interest.
Miss williams has visited in Topeka
occasionally. and is said to be girl OF
charm and attractiveness. Her father
is real estate man of Wichita, and
the family occupies an enviable posi-
ton in the social life Of the town. She
was educated at the State AgriculSlr
college, Manhattan. where she has COM
pleted the domestic science course
She is a guest at the ". B. Kistler
home today, and tonight she will go to
Manhattan to visit the girls Of the so
rority to which she belongs, and she
will announce the engagement to them
Sunday. She has prepared a little
newspaper to be distributed as an
EXTRA" which will contain the formal
announcement.
Mr.. Kistler was brought up in To-
peka and was educated in Washburu
college. He is now engaged in business
with his father, of the McCord-Kistler
Mercantile company. He has been
travelling for the firm, but will now be
located with the company in Topeka.
The date of the wedding is set for
June 10. and it will be celebrated in
Wichita.
DIR. and Mrs. Merrill Mills will enter
tain their bridge club tonight at their
home in Potwin Place, complimentary
to Mr.. and Mrs. George Staebler of
Kansas City. who are visiting friends
in Topeka.
Mrs. Staebler will be the guest Of
honor at an informal tea Monday aft
ernoon at which Mrs. John Movers. Of
Potwin will be hostess.
.
Mrs. Bernard Crosby entertained in
formally this afternoon for Mrs. Wal
ter Richards of st. Joseph. Mo-, who is
visiting her.
An affair Of interest. especially in
official circles. next week will be the
reception to be given at the govern
2:3O to o'clock. The women who
will attend the Democratic banquet
will be guests of honor. and q special
invitation is given to the Democratic
women of Topeka to call, with their
friends. The party is especially for
them. and while no formal invitations
are issued. they are cordially asked TO
call Mrs. George Hodges, who will
be hostess, has asked the following
women, most of whom are members
OF the families of officials. to assist
her: Mrs. Otis S. Allen, Mrs. s. E.
Barber, Mrs. Charles NJ. Sawyer. Mrs.
s. H. Allen, Mrs. C. w. Mitchner, Mrs.
s. S. Graybill, Mrs. Charles F. Foley,
Mrs. Robert B. Kipley, Mrs. p. E.
Laughlin, Mrs. o. c. Neiswender, Mrs.
W. o. Rigby. Mrs. Tom Lillard, Mrs.
Eugene B. Stotts, Mrs. w. H. Kemper,
Mrs. A. E. Helm, Mrs. D. NJ. Bowen.
Mrs. Emmett Rigby. Mrs. J. A. Cable,
Mrs. ]. NJ. Cleveland. Mrs. r. v. Lea
son. Mrs. John Switzer, Mrs. ]. II.
Hostetler Mrs. ]. H. Ault. Mrs. w. p.
FEEDER, Mrs. D. r. Paxton, Mrs. Fred
Robertson. Mrs. Carl Peterson, Mrs.
David Overmyer, Mrs. Frank Doster
and Mrs. w. E. Atchison. A number
of Topeka girls, who will also be
among the assistants, will include
Miss Grace Overmyer, Miss Marguer-
ite Graybill, Miss Helen Foley, Miss
Lillian Foster, Miss Margaret Sawyer.
Miss Joy Paxton, Miss Edith Swiizer,
Miss Gertrude Helm. Miss Hester
Barber, Miss Alena Philbin and Miss
Flora Harrington.
Judge and Mrs. w. G. Holt of Kan
sas City are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. D.
w. Mulvane and Justice and Mrs. 81
las Porter. Mr.. and Mrs. Mulvane
will entertain guests at dinner to-
night in their honor.
A party of women belonging to the
Topeka Federation OF Women will go
to Lawrence Tuesday to attend the art
exhibit now open in that town. Pro-
fessor w. A. Griffith, dean of the art
department of the State university.
who procured the exhibit for Law
renee, has written to the federation.
inviting the members to attend. All
the women who wish to go are asked
to notify either Mrs. Albrecht Mar
burg or Mrs. A. o. Wellman. The
party will take the early train in the
morning and will return at GAO in
the afternoon.
Professor Griffith will make an ad-
dress Tuesday afternoon on the pic
lures at the exhibit. Besides the
paintings, there will be an exhibit of
the leading pictorelists of the world,
including Baron de Meyer of Ger
many, Eugene of Vienna, Anmun.
Hill. Mrs. Cameron and others of
England, Clarence Winter, Steilers
and Stargletz of America.
In addition to the visit of the art
exhibit, the Topeka federation wo-
men will be conducted through the
natural history building and through
the pure food laboratory. where
analyses for the state are made.
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Mr.. Marion Smith entertained the
members of the Cathedral Boys club
and their friends at an informal even
ing at cards given last night at the
Smith home, 333 Greenwood avenue.
This is the first of a series Of affairs
to be given by the club this year.
The guests included Miss Marian Will
liams, Miss Pauline McVey, Miss
Dorothy Coe, Miss Helen Lucas. Miss
Ruth Thompson. Mss Marian Dana,
Miss Elizabeth Hopkins, Miss Harriet
Hill, Miss Ruth Koester, Miss Lucille