The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-27

me pubic SCHOOLS OF L-tANs -A0-
= spending the holidays with her
mother. Mrs. O :. Morrow. of 1915
Harrison street She is a close friend
of Miss stones. and Is to be her maid
of honor at the wedding The com
Pany this afternoon are members OF
the bridal party and two or three 9TH
er close friends, including. Miss Stone,
Mss Ella WaldrOn, Miss Grace Gaines.
Miss Corinne Ripley. Miss Grace Dana,
Mss Wilma Shoemaker, Miss Gladys
Cav, Miss Lois Lindsay and Miss Nor
rCN-
Mrs W. H johnson will give
thimble party Tuesday afternoon for
. Miss Stone. at her home in Green
wood avenue. Mrs. johnson is Mr.
Beryl SoAnsons mother
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The Sigma Chi fraternity IS 10 have
a banquet Thursday night in kansas
City at the Hotel MeuhlebaCh, at
O'Clock All the alumni of the city,
well rs the active members of the
fraternity now attending the u1iver-
sites of Missouri and Kansas are in
Vited TO the party The patriarchs OF
the paternity living in kansas City
will be present. The list Of them in
oiudes Mr. Maciay Lyon. who used to
live in Topeka MI Joe COnneu :
aIso 70 be among the alumni who VIII
attend
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Mr. Bruce Mcfarland. who is a stu
dent in Northwestern university. is
visiting his parents Judge and Mrs
J D Mcfarland Dr. and Mrs c. C
SrsTulan of 8IorSanville. are holiday
guests Of Mrs. Stillrnan's parents,
Judge and Mrs Mcfarland. and Mr.
John Mcfarland. came to Topeka to
spend The holiday season Mr. Jim
A7cFariaud. of Des MOiues- Iowa and
Mss Katherine Mcfarland of the
STATE ! Agricultural college. Manhattan.
ar also in Topeka for the reunion
Of 57e MeFar!sHd : fa Z.
The high school classes of former
yea-s are holding reunions during the
holiday season when members who
ara away to college Or employed in
other cities. are home for a few days
The January. 1911. class viii have
reunion Tuesday evening at the
home Of Miss Helen Douglass The
January. 1917. class viii have a spread
Wednesday, At the home q Miss Icei
Wright
me January. 1910. class Of the To-
peka high school will have 4 reunion
Tuesday evening at the home Of Mr.
a1d Mrs Leroy c Petro- "a Tyler
street
Mss JuIette Hughes VIII have
guests at dinner THURSDAY evening
and Saturday sve1..ng
Dr. and Mrs H B. HogeboOm will
give a watch party Friday evening
for sixteen Of their friends
fzave its fegllar tortnightly dance this
evening at the Country club
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Slr- Merrill Gage has returned from
New York City. and VIII spend the
coming year with his mother. Mrs J.
? Ciriswold Mr.. Gage has been in
New York Cor some time studying
painting and Scuptoring- He expects
10 open studio in the rear of his
home. and viii give an exhibit of his
work pooE- he has been studying with
tiutzon Borglum. Sculptor of note IN
New YORK
M Larry Huey and Mr. Frank
Fable viii give d holiday dancing
patty THURSDAY night at keIlam hall
The music VIII be furnished by Halls
orchestra The party will be rather
moro elaborate than She usual sub
seriptioa dance. on account OF the
season. and because there are 50 few
holiday lances this .-ear-
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Mr.. and Mrs. James L CQttrell.
gav7 . Christmas tree party and din
nci AZ their home 1879 Garfield ave
nue.. The guests were Mr. and Mrs +
Porter = Cook. of Sulphur Springs.
-AEiza nsa5. Mrs GORDON and Miss En-
ma Gordon ard DE- Jssse Cook
Mr. AID Mrs J. L AIoneypenny
have asked guests fer 4 party tonight 4
in honor Of Dr. and Mrs T J. kim
brCugh. % Jackson. Tenn. formerly
OF Topeka
Eor years \ certain Topeka man
has been planning to go hunting He
vas som stE ing Of a sportsman in his
bachelor days, and made his annual
excursions to Okla hOrna and Texas ?
and actually brought back the game .
But since he has taken upon himself
the duties and splemnIties of matFi- .
nOny. he has planned many a shoot
ing trip. but the happy hunting
grounds have not been haunted by
even so much as his shadow When /
duck hunting time came, he bright /.
eued up his old muSket. and invited 3
his friends to 90 with him to the 1
CtIssed the best new shells. but the 4
time did not come when ne was act
Ially free to set off over the hills .
and far away
Then by some lucky chance. he
found nothing to hinder him from a
hunting excursion on Christmas day.
He prepared his hunting kit craDked +
III his automobile ard sped away T
about eight miles into she country &
Then he tramped around after the
manner of hunters looking for game.
As Isk came on he saw a duck
above a wide. shallow pond His
nand hal not lost Its cunning in the
years of idleness, and he brought .
down the bird. but it came down on
the water Determined not TO BE-
cheated of the spoils of the day. ne
made 10 his mind to get that duck .
II was a skinny little bird. to be sure, .
bus this uIC had not tasted Wild duck
for years and 10 him il was the most .
appctizing dish known to the human
palate So he sat himself on some
wet, spOngy grass on the bank and
pes leu off his shoes and socks. rolled .
up his trousers to his knees. and
weGed out into the pond The thin
pieces OF ice bumped C1errily against
his legs. and his feet sank into the .
Geld oOzA in the bottom If rhe pond .
But he rescued his prize. carried il .
to shore, dried his feet as we'll as he
could with his pocket handkerchief .
and his hunting sack. and GOT his /