The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-17
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Mr.. w. A. Gilchrist announces the
engagement of his daughter, Jessie
Mildred, to Mr.. James Clyde COrbet
of Vale Fountain ranch, Valencia
The announcement carries with 1T
a good deal of interest to the many
friends of both Miss GiIchrist and Mr..
Corbet Miss Gilchrist makes her
home with her aunt, Mrs. harrington
Lodge. She was a student in the Col
1ege of the Sisters of Bethany, where
she was graduated in June of this
year. Last year she received her d.
ploma in piano music at the college,
and shenot only plays well, but she
sings also. She is attractive IN per-
sonality and good looking, with hand.
some brown eyes and wealth or
golden brown hair, touched with a
dull auburn shade. During her Junior
year in Bethany she was chosen as the
May queen at their annual spring fete
She is a cousin of Mr.. Clarence Lodge.
editorial writer for the Topeka State
Journal
Mr.. Corbet is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. D. Corbet and he and ms
father are ranch owners and cattle
dealers. He belonged for some tine
to one of the society dancing clubs,
and he frequently entertains his To-
peka friends at weekend and hunting
bred man, and one of the few con-
tent to return from college to country
life. He was a student in the K. A. g.
at Manhattan. His sisters, Mrs Har-
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Miss Edna Corbet, have wide circle
of friends in Topeka.
No date for the wedding has been
set.
Announcements have been received
in Topeka of the marriage of Miss
Constance Collins and Mr.. r. l.. Thur
man of Peoria, ILL.,, which took place
Wednesday, July IA, in Peoria.
The bride has visited in Topeka, and
1ou C6oS time
Miss Mary Weightman, who enter
tanned for her, introducing her to a
good many of her friends in this city.
Miss Weightman and Miss Collins
were roommates at Washington coll
lege, Washington, D. c.
Mr.. Thurman is an attorney of
Peoria. After a wedding trip to Chi
cago, Mr.. and Mrs. Thurman will be
at home to their friends in Peoria.
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The alumnae chapter of the Beta
sorority was entertained Friday aft
ernoon by Miss Lu Grace Whitmer.
Those present were: Mrs. George
McDermott, Mrs. Elton Mcintosh,
Mrs. w. P. Snyder. Miss Grace Gaines,
Miss Annetta Nicoll, Miss Helen Brig
ham, Miss Winifred Burch, Miss
Daisy Neil, Miss Gwen Shakeshaft, |
Miss Corinne Ripley, Miss Marjorie
Cole, Miss Mildred Newell, Miss Ann
Sweet, Miss Alice Griffin, Miss Isabel
Marsh, Miss Mildred Lewis, Miss Mary
Balch and Miss Whitmer.
The art exhibit at Boswell hall, |
Washburn college, will be open to |
the public Sunday afternoon. The |
exhibit has a new picture on display, |
early Twilight an autumnal |
theme, a painting by Sandzen Berger, |
professor of art in the college at |
Lindsborg. The picture is of a Kan
sas scene.
Mr.. George Stone will be in the |
rooms of the exhibit Sunday afternoon |
for an hour or two to explain the |
pictures to those who call. The at
tendant who remains in the rooms |
throughout the exhibit, will also be |
present.
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Mrs. John Price will be 80 years of |
age Sunday, and her daughter, Mrs.
]. c. McClintock, has invited a few
close friends of Mrs. Price, and the
members Of her family to commem-
crate the occasion Sunday afternoon
at the McClintock home.
Mrs. Price was born and educated |
in England, and came to America in
1851, and to Atchison, Kan, in the
early 7O's. She had a family of nine
children and eight of them are living.
She has three daughters in Topeka
and a son. She is the mother of Mrs.
J. c. McClintock, Mrs. Charles Nc
Clintock, Miss Ruth Price and Mr.. C.
Price, a mining engineer. Mr.. and