The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-05-28


she IL attending the commencement
festivities while she il in Topeka
Mr.. and Mrs. r. J. Fink gave . par
ty Tuesday evening at the Virginia for
Lieut. William Porter Of the Philippine
1slapds, who Ii In the state on fur
Tough. and is now visiting his aunt.
| Mrs. J. F. Dcwnes. After the dinner
| ter to see Nat Goodwin in Never Say
Die" Lieutenant Porter was host at
the theater party.
Mrs. Jack campben viii entertain
her bridge club Friday afternoon.
Miss EMILY Coe and Miss Mabel Coe
entertained at thimbles "Wednesday
Lillian Tuthill. who will leave soon
for her home In New York, after
spending the past year as a teacher
of English in Bethany college. Miss
Dorothy Gleed, Miss Rebecca Welty.
Miss Vera Winter. Miss Emma Boil
mar, Miss Helen Stage, Miss Gladys
Cav, Miss 10y Paxton. Miss Bertha
Dinsmore. Miss Kate Sellards and Miss
Hubbard.
Miss Ruth Holt. pianiste, gave her
diploma recital Wednesday night in
Mcvicar chapel Miss Holt graduates
this spring from the fine arts depart
ment of Washburn college. and her
recital was one Of a series OF interest
ing graduating concerts at the school
this month. Her work is clear. pre-
else, and strong, and she plays with q
good deal of style and technical finish.
Her program represented some OF the
most striking and effective compost
tons Of pianoforte music, the pieces
that great artists play. There were
two Chopin numbers, two Schumann
compositions. a Bach prelude, q Bee
thoven sonata, q Lisxt number. and
compositions from Sgambati and
Rachmanjnoff The last number was
ton played the orchestral parts on the
second piano.
A good many Of Miss Hollis friends
attended the recital, and manifested
a great deal Of interest in the success
of the newly graduated pianist in her
debut recital.
Miss Holt wore charming gown Of
yellow taffeta, with collar and f1ounce
Of white shadow lace
Mr.. Herman Springer will present
some Of his pupils in concert Friday
night. May 20, at eight o'clock. in the
Y. w. c. A. hall. The public is in
vited to attend. The program will be
Miss Louise Raster, Miss Selma Fo-
berg, Mr.. Leland McAfee. Miss Eva
Eckstrom. Mrs. C. A. Wolfe, Mr..
Charles Kettering. Miss Mary Sands. |
Mrs. Monde Campbell and Miss Mar |
guerite Coke.
Miss Mary Mcclure entertained in
formally Wednesday evening for Miss
Martha McPhillany, whose marriage
to Mr.. J. r. Moore will take place
Wednesday. June 8. Miss Mcclure
is to be Miss McPhillany's maid of
honor at the wedding, which will be
quietly celebrated. Mr.. Moore is sec
rotary Of the Capital Iron Works of
Topeka, and he and his bride will
make their home in this city.
Mr. and Mrs. 6. M. F,ieger an
nounce the engagement of their
daughter. Barbara Margareta, to Mr..
Ralph Brandt, the wedding to take
place the middle Of June.
a Topeka place win be sung the rest
of this week by the company at the
Novelty theater. The song is when
the Bloom Is on the Cherry at Sar-
dou.' and the writer is Mrs Isabel
Macarthur.
Notes and Personal Mention.
Mrs. Frank Theis Of Hastings. Neb..
will arrive Sunday to visit her par
ents. DIR. and Mrs. Willis Coston.
Mrs. Harry Sharp Ct Newton. Kan,
came to Topeka today to visit friends.
She attended the p-rty this afternoon
given by Mrs. J. M. Meade for Mrs.
George Waterman, and she will be
the guest of FRS. A1brecht Marburg q
few days
Mrs. George sharitt will leave Mon
day for San Diego, Cal, to spend the
summer. She will accompany her
daughter, Mrs. Harry Wright. who
has been visiting her. on her return
to her home in San Diego.
Mrs. Ionpfa r Wifhcrs NJ WASH
ington. D. c.. is visiting Mrs. George
w. Veale at her home in Fillmore
street, and she has been attending the |
memorial functions OF the week.
Mrs. Lloyd Stanley of Emporia was
the guest of Mrs A. b. C. butcher |
Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. r. B. Kenney Of
Belleville, Kan, are stopping in To- |
peka to visit Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph |
Radcliffe, on their way to California |
Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Haswen Of Al
bany. N. Y, are visiting Mrs. N. D. |
Larimer.
The Rev. Mr.. Frank S. Thomas and ]
Mrs. Thomas Of Danville. I'LL. have
returned home after q visit to Mr.. |
and Mrs. Marco Morrow.
Col. and Mrs. A. A. Doerr and their |
daughters, Pauline and Isabel. Of |
Larned, Kan. are guests of General
and Mrs. c.. I. Martin.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Snoddy Of /
Wakarusa and Mr.. L. o. Snoddy Of
Burlingame are guests of Mr.. and |
Mrs. E. A. Van Petten.
Mrs A. C. Markley Of McAlester,
Okla. who has been visiting her sis
ter, Mrs. K. U. Whitfield, returned
home today.
Mrs. Kittie M. Fisher has returned to
Denver, Colo, after attending the ded-
ication services and visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. Hugh T. Fisher.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Harris of En-
poria, Mrs. M. e. Wood of Chanute and
Mrs. Ellen NJ. Kimball Of Manhattan.
are guests Of Judge and Mrs. o. L.
Moore. Mrs. Harris was formerly ma
tional president Of the w. R. c., and
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