The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-11
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Mrs W. H. Thompson, of Garden
City, wife of United States Senator
Thompson, will arrive in Topeka May
g. She will be the guest of honor at
two bridge parties to be given by Mrs.
l.. l.. Kiene next week; the first to be
given Friday, May 81, and the second,
Saturday, May %. Senator and Mrs
Thompson will be house guests of Mr..
and Mrs Kiene.
Mrs. Kiene will give a third bridge
party about the first of June in COM
pliment to Mrs. Otto Kiene, of Con-
cordia, who will arrive the last of this
month to visit at the k 8 home
Mrs C. w. Wilbur, of West New
ton, Mass, was the guest of honor at
a luncheon given today by Miss Ger
trude Barnes at Mills tea room The
guests were half a dozen of Mrs. VIII
bur's close friends, who We're her
neighbors when she made her home
in Topeka.
Mrs. Roy Johnson and Miss Bessie
Lagerstrom will be hostesses at
bridge party Wednesday afternoon, in
compliment to Miss Isabel Dickinson.
whose marriage to Mr.. John Kobrock
of ST. Joseph, Mo-, will take place in
June. The party will be given at Mrs.
Johnson's home, in West Fifth avenue
The Duplicate Whist club met today
with Mrs. E. S. Quinton, instead of
with Mrs. Frank Merriam: The
change in the place of meeting was
made on account of the serious illness
of Mr.. E. b. Merriam.
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There is deal of tongue-wagging
going on just now over the disappoint-
ments of three of the gilded youths
that most everybody knows and who
can be seen about any day of the week
at Il certain gathering place for the
males of the leisure classes
1t happened this way: A set of girls
who belong to an alumnae or sew
ing club of some sort. met for an eve
ming party. The meeting broke up
about 10 o'clock, and the quiet mind
ed members of the company went
home and dreamed their happy
dreams. A few of the girls, feeling
that the evening had been a trifle
dull, not to say stupid, remained to
see what could be done to brighten up
the remaining hours of the evening.
They chose three of the young fellows
about town for the prey The first of
the three was called on the phone
You know who this is, don't you?"
one of the girls asked
No, 1 don't, but it's all right What
it is?''
You remember me. You know we
were out together the other night
Yes, yes. You are Peggy, aren't
you? What are you going to do to-
night
Il thought you might want 20 meet
me about 1880 on the corner of --
and -- streets.
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Much of the same conversation was
repeated with each of the other two
beaux- Then the girls sought an open
window which overlooked the point of
rendezvous. At half past eleven, a
shadow darkened the pavement. 1t
halted, and in a few moments another
figure appeared. Hello, old man"
the second one said when he recog-
nzed the one he was meeting, what
are you doing along here?" 81 was
getting home Late was the answer.
land L heard someone coming behind
me, and thought I'd see who it was"
At this point the third youth came
up from another direction, and was
greeted by the other two The sit
were framed at lightning speed to ex-
plain the presence of each, while
one waited for the others to drift
along and leave him alone But they
were all disposed to stay by the ap-
pointment, and the flimsy excuses
wouldn't hold water under the strain
that was put upon them, and the three
chaps had to own up. All of which,
though it made the men feel foolish,
was no end of satisfaction to the girls
Mrs. Merkel of Bethany college,
will have a pupils recital for some of
of the school this evening at 1880
o'clock in the assembly room of Wolfe
Hall Three of the younger pupils of
Miss Gladys Cav will play violin num-
bers.
The graduating recital of Miss
Evelyn White, who finishes the piano
department of the college, will be held
Tuesday night of next week at s
o'clock. Miss White is a pupil of Miss
Katherine Wood. There will be some
readings on the program, also, and
Miss Cav, violinist, will assist.
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A correction has been made in a
false report concerning the good
women of Topeka. Word came back
from a convention town lately that a
large and fashionable company of
Topeka women were said to be users
Of cigarettes, and that only one wom-
an in such company forbore to in
du1ge. The story, in it's travels across
the state, underwent some changes in
name. 1t appears now that it was not
the women of our town at all who