The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-12

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Miss Ffdelia Benton, whose marriage
to Mr.. Franklin Whitney Fisher, OF
GAINESVILLE, Wis, will take place in
June.
Miss Benton is a niece of Mrs. Lucia
| o. Case of Topeka, and has lived with
Mrs. Case a good deal of the time for
| the past eight years. She is a grad
uate of the Pittsburg Normal school,
| and has been at the head of the de-
partment of domestic art and science
in the Columbus high school for some
years past, and she has also done some
| Chautauqua work. She is an exceed
lngly attractive young woman, blessed
| both with good looks and a good in
tellect. Her uncle, Mr.. Benton, is one
of the well known business men of
kansas. He is interested in various
enterprises, and is president of the
bank in Oberlin.
Mr.. Fisher is a lawyer of GAINESVILLE.
| He is a nephew of Mr.. H. o. Douglass
| of Oberlin, vice president of the ODER
| lin bank, and Mr.. Fishers brother is
cashier of the bank. Miss Benton has
known him for some years, having
first met him upon the occasion of a
visit to his relatives in Oberlin.
Formal announcement of the en-
gagement was made at a party given
for Miss Benton in Columbus at the
home of Mrs. Charles Stephens. The
announcement was made by means of
an elaborate mock wedding ceremony
The hostess read a legally phrased
wedding announcement, written on
parchment some three yards in length,
posed wedding. One of the guests
sang 20 Promise Me-" with much feel
ing, and an unusual rendition of the
Lohengrin Wedding March was given.
Five young women, dressed with
amusing elaboration, marched from
the head of the stairs to a previously
arranged altar in the parlor. The
bride and bridegroom, represented by
girls in the group, were married by an
other of the young women dressed a.,
a "backwoods'' parson, by a ceremony
that had most of it's phrases from the
humorous publication, Life" Among
the gifts was package of calling
cards engraved with the name Mrs
Franklin Whitney Fisher
Miss Benton will come to Topeka at
the close of the school term, during
the last week in May, and will visit
her aunt, Mrs. Case, for a while be-
fore the marriage. Mrs. Case expects
to go to Oberlin to attend the wedding.
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The Kansas Beta chapter of PM
Delta Theta, Washburn, will have
their home coming week" from June
8 to June 10, for the celebrat ton of
Washburn's semi-centenniaI About
sixty of the members are expected to
come for the four days party The
entertainment for the affair will in
clude initiation services, a smoker. and
house minstrel show.
The invitations to the home coming
were sent out today. and these notices
declare, In asking for an ACCEPTANCE
tnat compared to the pleasure that
Sxync'
lovers ecstacy would be a dark blue
Crouch
The board of Kansas universit.
spring meeting May 20 and 81. in
Lawrence Six prominent alumni of
the school constitute it's official visit
ing committee. They are: Mr.. c. F.
Wichita; Mrs Charles Smith, of
stockton; Mrs. T. H. ChaIkley. of
Lawrence; Mr.. j. V Humphrey, of
Junction City. and Mr. Scott Hopkins,
visitors will be made at the com
mencement meeting of the Alumni
association and will be printed in the
graduate magazine,
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The annual meeting of the Alliance
of Unitarian Women of Kansas City,
Topeka and Lawrence will be held
Friday, May a. in Lawrence. 1t will
NC al di-ody session., ana papers will
be read and discussed by various
members of the Alliance. Mrs T. r.
Jones, of Topeka, will be one of the
speakers,
The Research club will meet Fri
day afternoon, May IA, with Mrs. s.
H. Haynes, 1134 Polk street The
general subject for the program will
be The Training of Future Citizens
and the papers for the afternoon will
be: Public Schools" Mrs s. y. Alt:
Principles of Eugenics," Mrs. Frank
leader of the round table discussion
on Public Recreations.'
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The Social Service club will have a
tea Tuesday afternoon of next week,
from four to six o'clock in the par
iors of the First Presbyterian build.
ing Mrs. Albert Searle, president of
the club, and the other officers will
receive the guests. They will be as
sisted by the patronesseS of the soci-
ETY., who are: Mrs. George Parkhurst,
Mrs. z. E. Ames, Mrs Silas Porter,
Mrs M. F. Southwick, Mrs. S. S Estey
and Mrs. ]. B. Larimer.
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A special meeting of the Woman's
Auxiliary of Grace Cathedral will be
held Friday afternoon at three O'Clock
at the bishops house. Reports of the
election of officers for the ensuing
year will be held. All women of the
parish are invited to attend
The Daughters of the Founders and |
Patriots had a meeting today in To-
peka- A board meeting was held at
the home of Mrs. n. F. Handy and |
Mrs John Shelton At noon there was |
{ luncheon at Mills Tea room, with the