The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-28
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Bishop and Mrs. Frank r. Mills
paugh will receive informally on New
Years Day, from three to six in the
afternoon. at the Bishops House, 913
Polk street. The old custom of keep
ing open house on New Years Day is
maintained yearly by the bishop and
his wife No formal invitations are is
sued. and all their friends are cordial
" invited to call during the afternoon.
Mrs. W. H. Johnson entertained in
formally at thimbles this afternoon,
complimentary to Miss Lillian Stone
who will be married to Mr.. Beryl
johnson Saturday afternoon.
The guests this afternoon were: Miss
Stone. Miss Marian Morrow, Miss
Grace Dana, Miss Grace Gaines, Miss
Corinne Ripley, Miss Lydia Emery,
kiss March. Miss Sierra Beggs, Miss
Mary Weightman and Miss Mary
Balch.
Marburg Yerkes. the young son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Hulburt Yerkes of New
York. has met with misfortune in his
holiday visit TO his grandparents. Mr..
and Mrs. A Marburg. He fell and
broke his arm. and today he was TAX
en- to the hospital tc have an X-Ray
examination of the fracture and to
have it set.
Mrs. Yerkes and the little boy. who
came to spend Christmas with Mr.. and
Mrs. Marburg. expect to remain in To-
peka a few weeks longer.
The custom of sending out Christ
mas cards 70 ones friends has been in
vogue a number of years and is gain
ing in popularity every season. One
big publishing house in town declares
that by December 3 they were refus-
ing any more orders. The cards are
engraved with the name of the sender.
and made up with design and some
suitable sentiment One man who
went home after n visit out of town
found 81 cards awaiting him. One
man had to have his engraving done
in Kansas City because the houses
here were overcrowded with work.
One of the prettiesl of the Christ
mas cards was sent out by Mr.. and
made up with a picture OF their baby
son. smiling his three-cornered smile.
with a fetching dimple in each cheek.
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- Mr.. and Mrs J. C Biggers. OF Great
Bend, Kan, are guests of Mr. and
Mrs O. w. DeVine. Mr.. and Mrs Big
gers are on their honeymoon trip
through the South. They were mar
ried in Great Bend Sunday, and atler
their wedding trip they will return to
Great Bend to make their home. Mrs /
Riggers, formerly Miss Grace Allison,
has a number OF friends in Topeka
who will be interested in the news OF
her marriage
4 smart looking business SUIT worn
this morning by one of the prettiest of
the p w. G.'s in town was of brown
velvet corduroy made with short, box
Jacket. and comfortably short, con-
servative width skirt. The shoes were |
brown, with broad heels and high tops. /
The hat was a soft. mannish felt, with
out trimming, set at chic angle on
the head.
Mrs. J. F. Close, of Greenleaf, Kan:
will entertain the members of one of
the sewing clubs Wednesday afternoon !
at the home of her parents. Mr.. and /
Mrs NJ F. Southwick, 427 Topeka |
avenue. Mrs. Close is spending the |
holidays with her parents. Before her /
she was a member of the |
club which she will entertain tomor- |
row.
Mrs G.. G.. Moore will entertain at |
auction-bridge Thursday afternoon. |
She has asked guests for Miss Lillian |
Stone. whose marriage will be an ,
event of New Years Day. and for her |
bridal party, and some of the older /
girls and matronS are invited for Mrs. /
T. ]. Kim brOugh, of jackson, Tenn, /
who is Mrs. Moore's house guest.
Mr.. and Mrs. Moore gave a dinner [
party Sunday evening, and following /
the dinner there was an exchange of /
Christmas gifts. Covers were laid for i
DIR. and Mrs. Kim brough, Mr.. and |
Mrs. H. L. Peppmeyer, Miss Yates,