The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-16

the Lakota club at a musical after
| noon Monday, at her home in Harrison
street Guests, besides members of
the club, were Miss Lillian Foster and
Miss Katherine Mcfarland. The pro-
! gram was given by Miss Foster, who
sang, and Miss Mcfarland and Miss
| GarretSon, who furnished the piano
| music.
Mrs. Charles Sessions entertained
her bridge luncheon club today Those
Mrs. ]. T. Botkin, Mrs. H. B. Hoge-
boom and Mrs. H. L. Peppmyer.
The Duplicate Whist club will meet
Friday afternoon with Mrs. George NJ.
Crawford III! = Tyler street
Mrs. ]. r. Koontz gave a theater
party at the Novelty, followed by din
ner at Mills tea room, for her daugh-
| ter, Jean. The little girls who were
asked as guests were: Ruth Auer-
bach, Virginia Miller, Marian Reid,
Katherine Cole, Edna Peppmeyer,
Eleanor Campbell, Isabel Smith, Vera
Catlin, Babbie Gault
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The Monday Bridge club met with
stitutes were: Mrs. H. NJ. Leonard,
Mrs. George Port Ashton, Mrs. H. B.
Hogcboom, Mrs. E. P. Ross of Kansas
City, Mrs. George Mitchell and Miss
NN4AiAe~ III AAAieii.
The Chaldean club met Monday
with Mrs r. b. Steele. The afternoon
was spent at thimbles. Guests of the
club were Mrs E. NJ. Cove of Detroit,
Mich, and Mrs. George Crosman.
Mrs. DeWitte C. Nellis received in
formally Monday afternoon, the fiji
teenth being her customary afternoon
at home. Special guests of honor
were Mrs. John P. st. John of Olathe,
the wife of former governor st. John,
and a friend of the Nellis family for
many years; Mrs. w. P. Lambertson
of Fairview, the wife of the repre-
sentative from that place, and Mrs. w.
D. Ross and her sister, Miss Mildred
Gephart of Valley Falls. Mrs. Ross,
public instruction, and Miss Gephart,
a student and sorority girl of Wash
burn college. are daughters of Doctor
Gephart of Valley Falls, who belonged
NeIlis and Doctor Gephart went to
school together when they were chill
dren.
One of the callers during the after
noon was Mr.. Charles Edwards of
Kinsley, who is in Topeka to visit his
sister, Mrs. Jouett Shouse. He assist
ed in giving program of readings
for the entertainment of the guests.
He gave some delightful Italian i'm
presentations. Mrs. Joseph Hicks read
some old fashioned southern and New
England stories. and Miss Nanon Her
rem gave two readings.
Mrs. NelliS was assisted by Mrs. A
A. Robinson, who sat at the table and
poured tea. and by Mrs. John T. Cha
ney, Mrs. H. o. Garvey, Mrs, Charles
M. Sheldon, Mrs. Festus Foster, Mrs.
II. G. Mulroy, Mrs. W. S. Galloway,
and the young women who helped in
the dining room were: Miss Carolyn
Thomas Miss Herren, Miss Marguerite
Kiene, Mrs. Clarence Jordan, Miss
Edith Troxell, Miss Elizabeth Alder
son. Miss Mary Van Vechten, Miss
Frances Perry and Miss Lulu McCabe,
who has lately returned from Wash
ington; D. c., to make her home in
Topeka.
Mrs. ST. John was gowned in a
cream lace gown. edged with shirring
of white satin. Mrs. Lam bertsOn wore
a satin gown of kings blue, trimmed
with black fur. Mrs. Ross wore Law |
ender crepe meteor, with sleeves and
yoke of lace. and Miss Gephart was
gowned in pink lowered chiffon COM
bined with white lace and pink satin. |
Mrs. Jordon wore a black velvet suit
with a fur trimming. Mrs. Galloway
wore a fashionable toilette of laven |
flounces on the upper part of the
skirt, and the lower flounce was a
wide tunic of lace, daintily embroider- !
ed in Dresden colors. The lace was
Sheldon wore a salmon colored crepe
meteor gown with vest and sleeves of /
white lace. Mrs. Otis Benton of Ober-
lin, who was one of the guests, wore
black brocaded silk, combined with
plain taffeta, and made with sleeves
and vest of black silk.
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The Minerva club had a meeting
Monday at the home of Mrs. w. E. |
AtchisOn. Mrs. G. d. Wellman was as
sistant hostess. The program for the
afternoon was as follows:
List
Mrs. E. D. Clithero.
The Lion and the Mouse. Kline
Mrs. Fred Jackson.
Thou Wondrous Youth. .Abt
Miss Eleanor Bartel.
He Was a Prince 49,. Owen Meredith
Mrs. Earl Brown.
Monopoly in Business
Mrs. Heym. /.
Death and the Maiden Schubert
Mrs T. r. Paxton. l.
Mrs. Munson.
I Hear a Thrush at Eve Cadman
Cuckoo, Shall 1 Grow Old Abt !,
Mrs. Hughes
The Joy of the Morning Harriet Ware
o Heart of Mine Louise Held /,
Mrs. Bulls.
Guests of the club were: Mrs.
Charles Bower. Miss Ethel Aldrich,
Mrs WhittenbUrg, Mrs. H. F. Guthrie
Miss Lillian Guthrie. Mrs. Neiswender L
Mrs. Bulls, Mrs. Munson, Miss Min
ME L. Doering-
Mr.. and Mrs. Marco Morrow had
guests for a house party for the week
end Their guests included members