The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-17

Of the days just preceding the Christ
mas holidays.
A bridge-luncheOn was given for Miss
Reed Wednesday by Miss Daisy Seller.
The decorations for the party were pink
and white flowers with ferns. In the
center of the luncheon table was a re-
Hector on which was a cut glass bowl
of fern and pink sweet peas. The place
cards were decorated with pictures of
a girl in bridal costume. Covers were
laid for members of La Huite Bridge
club, to which the guest of honor and
members present were Miss Reed, Mrs.
Forrest Kutz, Mrs. Hubert Wood, Mrs.
Hal Rankin, Miss May Graham and
Miss Seller. and the other guests were:
Mrs. Frank Griggs, Miss Alice Meade.
Miss Eugenia Quinton, Miss Sadie Baird
= +
DIR. Alberta Corbin of Lawrence gave
q luncheon Tuesday for Mrs w. A.
Johnston of Topeka, who is spending
the week in that town.
=
Miss Esther Clark will entertain her
sewing club Friday afternoon.
+ = =
Mrs. Alice WorSwick, principal of the
College of the Sisters of Bethany, was
for the students and the members of
| the faculty. The affair was the annual
German. which is the chief event Of the
social life Of the school, excepting. of
course, commencement affairs.
The dance was given in the college
gymnasium. The girls who took the
mems part in the dance wore white
tailored waists and black skirts. and
the other girls wore evening gowns.
Miss Dorothy He'll Of Topeka and Miss
-
dances. Some of the new steps were
danced, and there were also favor
dances, a cakewalk. garland dance,
and the throwing Of serpentines. Fa-
vors from the "men'' to the girls were
Chinese and Japanese dolls. and the re-
turn favors were Christmas bells and
dolls made of peanuts. In the cake
walk the favors were tiny pickaninnies.
and in the garland dance each girl cap
tured her chosen partner by loops Of
garlands.
Miss Amy Woodruff arranged the
dances, and the Christmas tree was in
charge of Miss Woodruff and Miss Ger
trude Kolle. Miss Lucy Alexander and
Miss Ruby Rapp did the serving. Bish-
op Frank r. Millspaugh. president Of
the college. and Mrs. Millspaugh, Mrs.
John Abrahams, former principal of the
school. and Mr.. Abrahams were among
the guests at the party.
4 4
Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Purdy will have a
dinner party Christmas for Mrs. Pur-
dy's sister. Mrs. J. E. Morris, Of Brook
| line, Mass, and Mr.. Morris. Mrs. James
| Sproat. and her daughter. Miss Dorothy
Sproat. and her son, Mr.. Phillip SprOat,
| guests
| Mrs. H. F. Guthrie will entertain her
bridge club Friday evening.
=
| Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Hoover gave a din
ner party Wednesday evening. The
decorations of Christmas green's were
| in keeping with the holiday season. A
little tree lighted with electric bulbs
stood in the center of the dining table.
FavOrs of Chinese vanity boxes were
| given to the women. and cigars to the
men.
The guests were: Mr.. and Mrs. w.
o. Rigby. Mr.. and Mrs. James Doncy-
son. Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Purdy. Mr., and
Mrs. Orran Kelly. Mr.. and Mrs. James
austin. Mr.. and Mrs. c. H. Porter, Miss
Lulu Kelly, Miss Julia Whitmer. Miss
Lu Grace whitmer and Mr.. Lyons.
|
| Governor George H. Hodges is max
ing plans for a party which he will
| give to retiring officeholders, at the
Governors House the night of Janu-
airy s. He calls the affair q "Passin-
| III "a ~ a lldIIlc WHICH explains INT
purpose Of the entertainment fully
The idea Of the party belongs to Gov
ernor Hodges. and judging by the
Il comment it is exciting. the scheme il
unique. but the name originated with
Topeka school teacher and writer
Miss Effie Graham, who coined the
phrase for the title of her book-ant
1t Is one Of the few book titles, by the
way, which did not have to be doc
tored" by the publishers the season i
was out. The name Of the book i!
SO pat" in the present instance as thu
name Of the party that the politica
writer's have adopted it, and both thu
idea and the name are being used il
other places where outgoing officer
have seized upon our own governor
plan for bidding q cheerful farewell
to titles and emOluments.
L Mrs. John Ross of Kansas City. will
give the third Of her series of lecture
on Current Events Saturday afternoon
at o'clock at Unity church. The lee
lures are being given under the aus
pieces of the u and club.
Mrs. B. NJ. Sutton and Mrs. r.. C
Mudd gave an informal party Wed
nesday evening at the home of Mrs
Mudd in honor of Miss Irene Leeman
/ who viii be December BRIDE Tn
guests were q few Of the intimate