The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-15

music room played through the early
part of the evening.
Mr.. Burrows home is undoubtedly
one of the most beautiful in kansas
and the guests were given the entire
freedom of the handsome house and
the ten-acre lawn.
A special train furnished hy the
Topeka City Railway company car
ried the guests to and from Highland
Park.
It was announced that the club will
llege grounds about the middle of
June.
Mrs Gill Updegraff of Sioux Falls
South Dakota, and her children, James
Gill, George Spivey, and Mary Alta
arrived today to visit Mrs. Updegraff's
parents, Captain and Mrs. A. M
Spivey. and Mr.. Updegraff's parents
Mrs. Updegraff will accompany Cap
tain and Mrs. Spivey to California
where they will attend the Panama
Pacific expositions at San Francisco
come from Albuquerque, n. M, to join
his family and be with them until they
leave for the vest: .
Mrs. j. F. Pullman, of Bridgeport.
Conn, was the guest of honor at a tea
given Friday afternoon by her mother,
Mrs. D. L. Lakin, and her sister, Mrs.
William Curtis, at the Lakin home in
Western avenue. Mrs. Pullman, who
grew up in Topeka, was one OF the
popular bellies of the town before she
married and moved to Bridgeport. The
Lakin family have lived at their pres
ent home for many years, and their
acquaintance in Topeka is both init
mate and extensive.
The house is on a hill near the river
at the foot of Western avenue. The
lawn is large and shaded with fine old
trees. Within the house there was an
a r
ers. In the hall were yellow roses.
and the other rooms were decorated
with large bouquets of iris and pink
gladoH. An arrangement of pink
geraniumS were in the dining room
and the table was lighted with pink
candles.
The guests were received by Mrs.
Lakin, Mrs Curtis. Mrs. Pullman.
Mrs. w. H. Curtis and Miss Helen
Smith, who IS to be May bride. Those
who assisted We're: Mrs. Eugene sal
lee, Mrs. Harry Donaldson, Mrs. Will
lard N. Hall, Mrs. H. A. Perry, Mrs.
]. A. Cole, Mrs. A. w. Knowles, Mrs.
B. F. Akers, Mrs. Belcher, Mrs w. n.
West. Mrs ]. p. Deb. Kaye. Mrs Nat
Black, Mrs. John r. shelton. Miss Eva
Smith Miss Josephine Perry. Miss
] Josephine Sublette, Miss Laura Hall,
and Miss Alice Meade.
Mrs. Lakin was gowned in gray
lowered silk, trimmed with cream
lace. The guest of honor wore light
blue taffeta The bodice was made
with high waist line, with trimming
of chiffon and lace Miss Smith wore
white embroidered wolfe with girdle
of pink satin. Mrs. w. J. Curtis was
gowned in baby blue taffeta, with
skeleton jacket of plain blue, and skirt
of striped blue and white silk wolfe
Mrs. w. H. Curtis wore white en-
broidered wolfe.
Mrs Perry and Mrs. Adelaide Smith
sat at the dining table and cid the
serving. Mrs. Perry wore a blue taft
feta gown combined with Dresden
silk and chiffon. Mrs. Smith was
gowned IN dull green silk with bodice
trimming of lace and beaded net. Her
hat was wide Drimmed with white os-
trich trimming around the crown, set
with small pink roses s;. MIS-; Cole re wore Yere
and net. Mrs. Shelton's gown was of
white net and lace. Mrs. Kaye was
dressed in black lace, yelling black
satin. Miss Sublctte's gown was of
sea green crepe de chine, with shirred
high waist and V-shaped neck. Miss
Perry wore Dresden silk. Miss Eva
Smiths gown was of white silk crepe,
made with short loose jacket The
scalloped edge. Miss Alice Meade wore
white lace over satin, and her girdle
was of gold colored satin.
Mrs. Julia Farnsworth Soper, who
has lately returned from a trip to
South America, was one of the guests
She wore an afternoon gown of Dres-
den taffeta, with the figures of pink
and soft blue on cream colored back
ground. Mrs. T. J Myers wore a tat
feta gown of dull green with bodice OF
white lace draped with chiffon. Her
hat was trimmed with white ostrich
and pink flowers and ribbon Mrs j.
H. McGoff wore a nnCdish gown OF
white lowered in pink and striped
with black.
The Poor Working Girl is no longer
to be pitied. A society girl of To-
peka, whose father is a railway Off
cial and has, presumably, a princely
income, has taken a position in an OF
flee. She talks about her work and
stays by her desk with amazing inter
est and energy, and she has just re-
fused an offer from her father OF
long trip to New York and Atlantic
City, with its attendant joys of motor
ing. sea beach bathing. and all the
rest. You see,' she told him some
body might get my job with as much
concern as if her daily ration of meat
and potatoes depended on it,
The Topeka Federation of Women
had it's last meeting Of the season
Friday at the Y. w. c. A. The ses-
sion began at o'clock in the morning,
with a meeting of the art department,
and continued till about in the aft
ernoon.
An election of officers was held. at
which the following members were
chosen for next years administration;
Mrs. d. L. McEachron, president; Mrs.
Albrecht Marburg, first vice president;
Mrs. s S. Estey, second vice president;
Mrs J. L. Work, secretary; Miss Caro-
lyn Thomas. treasurer; Mrs. S. S.
Beggs. auditor; nominating committee,
Mrs. George Parkhurst, Mrs. w. F.
Bowen and Mrs. F. w. Watson.
The principal program of the day
which occupied the afternoon session,
was in charge of the forestry depart
ment. of which Mrs. A. A. Robinson
iS IA irr,n nd Lei