The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-11
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Mrs. Charles Skinner entertained
guests at auction-bridge this after
noon, in honor of Mrs. Eugene w.
Lewis of st. Louis, Mo-, who is visit
ing Mrs Adelaide Smith.
The rooms open to the guests were
decorated with baskets of big yellow
chrysanthemums. The hostess wore
a pretty plaid silk in wide green and
white checks, combined with green
apricot changeable taffeta gown. Mrs.
Adelaide Smith wore white silk
crepe.
Miss Marie Jacobs and Miss Peters
of Cincinnati, Ohio, were out of town
guests at the party.
Mr. A. B. Whiting celebrated his
eightieth birthday anniversary
Wednesday, and his daughters, Mrs.
H. L. Shirer and Mrs. Katherine
Hand, gave a dinner party for him in
the evening.
Covers were laid for Mr.. Whiting,
DR.. and Mrs. Charles NJ. Sheldon, Mr.
and Mrs Willis Goldsmith, Mrs. John
Josephine Bair, Miss Katherine Hand,
Miss Elizabeth Hand, Miss Mary
Helen Shirer, Mr.. Henry Wallace, Mr..
Hampton Shirer, Mr.. and Mrs. H. L.
Shirer and Mrs. Hand.
Mr.. Whiting and his family came to
Topeka from Vermont in 1877, and
until ten years ago Mr.. Whiting was
in business as head of the A. B.
Whiting company. After retiring
from that business he bought the land
for the Mt. Hope cemetery and has
since acted as president of the asso-
citation A per cent of the income
goes to WaShburn college, another
share to the Y. w. C. A. and a share
to the maintenance of the cemetery.
Mr.. Whiting goes to his office every
day and is as active as a man ten or
fifteen years his junior is usually ex-
pected to be.
The Portia club was entertained at
luncheon today by Mrs. E. G. Foster,
and after the luncheon the regular
program for the day was given. Mrs.
Foster asked the club to luncheon as
it was the last meeting of the season
at which Mrs. Charles Curtis will be
present; since she will leave next week
for Washington. p. G. Mrs. E. A.
Mrs. J. K Codding, of Lansing, both
former members or the club, were
present. Mrs. Irving Holler, of Burl-
ingame, was also an out-of-town
guest.
T. = d
Mrs. E. H. Whitaker, of 1922 Tay-
Tor street, will give d luncheon Tues
day for Mrs Charles Curtis, who will
leave Wednesday for Washington, D.
c. She will go from Topeka to De-
and Mrs. Curtis, and from there she
will go to Washington.
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The Tivoli club had a dancing party
Wednesday night at Kellam hall.
Those who danced were: Miss Jessie
Burnett, Miss Elizabeth Edison, Miss
Carol Thrall, Miss Kathryn Dolen,
Miss Georgia Neese, Miss Irene Miller
Miss Gladys Neil, Miss Mohra Gatchell,
Miss Helen Lucas, Miss Elizabeth
Hopkins, Miss Antoinette West, Miss
Antionette Clark, Miss Charlotte West,
Miss Edith Cornell, Miss Ruth Wood, |
ton, Miss Leona Curtis, Miss Beth
Thompson, Miss Dorothy Coe, Miss
Violet Crumbine, Miss Harriet Hill, |
Miss Mildred Fuller, Miss Louise
Jacobs, Miss Hazel Boast, Miss Helen
Whitfield, Miss Ruth Rooster, Miss
Marjorie Lyle, Miss Peterson Miss
Margaret Roe, Miss Jacobs, Miss Ruth |
Thompson, Mr.. Richard Hall, Mr.. San
ford FARRELL, Mr.. Wayte Lyttle, Mr.. |
Donald Talliaferro. Mr.. Willard Bow
man, Mr.. Wellington Culver, Mr.. Gale |
Morgan, Mr.. Paul Mowers, Mr.. George |
Gross, Mr.. John Marshall Hite, Mr.. |
Kenneth Adams, Mr.. B. Howard |
Agard, Mr.. J. G. Allison Mr.. Fred |
Beerbohn, Mr.. Elerick Sharp, Mr. Will |
liam McClintock, Mr.. Wilbur Cole, Mr..
Mr.. Robert Biney. Mr.. Jack Erickson |
Mr.. Larry Huey, Mr.. Harry Eagle, Mr. |
Darwin Bradley. Mr.. Jackson Brown,
Mr.. Russell Grimes, Mr.. Francis Bone
brake, Mr.. Hugh Mcfarland Mr. |
James Brier, Mr.. Charles Kowns, Mr..
Chester Wahle, Mr.. George Rourke
Mr.. Kenneth OgIesbie, Mr.. Alden
Weightman, Mr.. Roger Savage Mr.
Frank Fable. Mr.. Angelo n. Alt, Mr.
John Raster. Mr.. Ward Mauer, Mr..
Glen Conkling.
J. I. 4.
The Thursday Study club met
Wednesday with Mrs. w. D. Ross
1904 Fillmore street Mrs. Charles
Dietrich was assistant hostess Dr.
Lydia De Vilbiss gave a lecture on
Child Hygiene" Preceding the ad-
dress, Miss Gladys Dougherty PLAYED |
piano number, and after the lecture
Miss Lulu McCabe sang, accompanied
on the piano by Miss Ethel Grant
Guests for the afternoon were: Mrs