The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-19

son streets. Will keep open house to-
night in the hall for the members OF
the legislature and their wives The
entire building win be open to the
guests, and the State Historical So
ciety people will assist in. receiving.
All legislators and their wives and
families and their friends are asked
to call.
i . .
The Wednesday Bridge club met to-
day with Mrs. Hal Hazlett ut her homo
in Fillmore street
Miss Florence Bowman will enter
/ tain a few friends at dinner Sunday.
Mrs. D. NJ Valentine has asked
guests for a valentine party Saturday
afternoon for Mrs. Francis Price Of
Ashland, Kan, the wife of Judge
1 Price, who is senator from his district.
Senator and Mrs. Price have apart
ments at the WintrOde while they are
in Topeka for the legislative session.
i Miss Theodore Richards and Mr.
James E. Nettz of Falls City. Neb..
were married Wednesday afternoon at
| five o'clock at the home of the brides
| sister. Mrs. w. NJ. Balch of Topeka.
The Rev. DIR. w. M. Balch read the
marriage service. Miss Mary Balch
/ played the wedding march and Elizas
/ 4S<'~@A~A A><sA~AA
| girls
The only guests at the wedding
were the immediate relatives. among
whom was the brides mother, Mrs.
Charles M Cox of Mineral Point. Wis.
The brides gown was of embroidered
organdie, yelling white messaline. Her
bouquet was of white roses.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nettz left today for
Falls City. Neb., where Mr.. Nettz is
engaged in the stock raising business
This is trifIe early in the season
for circuses. but there is going to be
one in the gym" of the Y. w. c. A.,
Saturday, February 81. 1t is to be a
continuous show, too, the hours of its
presentation being from 3 O'Clock in
the afternoon until o'clock in the
evening. The members of the High
| School Girls Y. w. c. A. club are to
be the producers. They are calling 1t
a carnival. and the plans they have
elaborate. Furthermore, all the boys
and girls in the school will be vel
come to attend. and the admission fee
will be 50 nominal, a mere jitney. that
none will have to stay away on that
account.
Among the features, or the side
shows of the affair. will be twenty
booths. And listen, boys In particular,
they are to be presided over, SO the
| circus press agent declares. by the
most popular and best looking girls in
the school. They'll have all kinds of
| things for sale, and at sacrifice prices.
And more good news for the boys.
synonymous as they are for voracious
appetities, there won't be a booth at
which leafs" are not obtainable.
| BESIDES the booths and their divers
attractions, not forgetting the girls
who will watch over them, there will
be merry-go-rounds, sQueezers. figure
/ Fights, fortune .tellers. snake. charmers
! and every other variety of amusement
and entertainer that are common and
| unusual with circuses and carnivals.
And in addition, at the beginning OF
each hour that the revel is in progress
formances by the most renowned and
wonderful circus talent of which the
high school IL possessed.
/ In no sense 10 this to be a money
i making affair. 1t is merely an effort
Of the High School Girls Y. w. c. A.
/ club to stage Funniest of the whole
| some variety. And from the advance
notices that are going around the eff
fort will be crowned wstn-sueeess
| Mrs. F. /. Richards and Mrs D.. S.
Shepard gave a luncheon for Mrs.
william Thompson OF Kansas City.
Mrs. Hudnan of Astoria. Ill. ana Mrs.
Elmer Price of Burlingame, Kan, at
tns ho %ese OF MRS MIS-
Hudnall. Mrs. Price. Mrs. J. p.
Slaughter and her mother. Mrs. Flow
ers. Mrs. Charley Lyons, Mrs. G.
Medley, Mrs. L. T. Price. Miss Mary
Slaughter. Mrs. Richards and Mrs.
Shepard. 80
| DIR. and Mrs. M. C. Porter. 1909 To-
peka avenue. will entertain guests at
dinner tonight, at their home. Covers
will be laid for eight. :
| Mr. and Mrs. T. r.. Paxton will keep
open house tonight for the people Of
the Paxton store, and their families
and the girl friends Of the young men
and escorts Of the girls:
| Miss Irene Miller will be hostess at
a meeting of her club tonight. at her
home in Buchanan street.
The Monday Tourist club will have
a guest day meeting Monday of next
week at the home Of Mrs. e. e.
Brookens in College avenue. The
hostesses will be Mrs. BrOokens, Mrs.
w. p. Snyder, Mrs. J. p. Carnahan,
| Mrs C.. B. Van Horn and Mrs. ]. 8.
Lewis.
At q recent meeting Of the club
Mrs. S. T. Mcclure was elected to fill
out the unexpired term Of Mrs. J. C.
Lindland as president. Mrs. Lndland
and her family expect to leave some
time in March to make their home in
Kansas City. Mrs. Carnahan. win be
vice president of the club.
/
A public recital complimentary to
Topeka people was given Thursday
night on the auditorium organ by Mr..
J. Warren Andrews of New York.
warden of the American Guild of Or
ganists. The program was given be-
fore a good sized audience. The num-
bers included many Of the classics OF
organ literature and were played in q
mastery way. Mr.. Andrews Is one OF