The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-16


Mrs. H. A. Spielman will be hostess
At q luncheon Thursday at her home.
1850 topeka svense
Judge and Mrs. Silas Porter will
give a dinner party which is the Sec
ond Of two small dinners at which
tions for tonight are yellow and white
narcissus. and yellow tulips decorated
the table at the previous dinner. The
list OF guests at both affairs includes:
Mr.. and Mrs; r: J. Parker, Mr. and
l.. H. Mum, DIR. and Mrs. Willis A.
Coston, Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram p. Dill
Ion. Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. Gault and Miss
Margaret Cornell.
The Lawrence Federation of Wo-
mems Clubs will give luncheon
Monday, February %, in Lawrence.
Guests from Topeka who have been
invited are: Mrs Arthur Capper. Mrs.
w. Y. Morgan and Mrs. w. A. John
ston. who will be house guests of Mrs.
Genevieve Chalkley. and also Miss
Lima Bresette OF Topeka, who Is state
deputy factory inspector. Mrs. T. N.
Of the Second District Federation, will
be an honor guest.
Mrs. Chalkley will give luncheon
Tuesday at her home in Lawrence for
her house guests.
The Crochet club gave its annual
valentine luncheon today at the home
of Mrs. w. H. Fighter. The clubs
birthday anniversary is also Valentine
day The table decorations were in
keeping with the day. Red flowers
were on the table. and hearts were
hung above them. The nut baskets
were of red, tied with red tulle, with
hearts fastened to the ribbon. Val
entine symbols were used in the menu
also.
Members of the club are: Mrs. c.
p. Bolmar, Mrs. ]. c. Burnett, Mrs.
Henry Bennett. Mrs. George H. Bur-
roughs. Mrs. j. p. Clare. Mrs w. A.
Coston. Mrs. u. w. Nellis. Mrs. Frank
George Sharitt. Mrs. George P. Stitt,
Mrs. A. A. Scott. Mrs. c. B. Scott, Mrs.
H. l.. Shirer Mrs. ]. B. Whelan, Mrs.
w. F. Vreeland, Mrs. H. H. Welty.
Mrs. Walter Wellhouse, Mrs. White
and Mrs. r. Medlicott.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. e. Merriam enter
tanned guests at a dancing party at
the Country club Monday night 1t
was a valentine party, and the dec
out the valentine idea. Envelopes,
bearing the names of the women of
the party, and enclosing valentines.
were distributed among the men, who
were partners at supper OF the women
whose names they drew. For one of
the favor dances, punches of viOlets
were on the sidebOard, and partners
were found by the names on the clus-
tiers. In the dining room were two
big silver vases of red roses, and
forming a ~urtain between the dining
room and the reception room, were
festoons Of smilax and glass tubes sus-
pended by ribbons, and in the tubes
were pink and red roses. At the end
of the dance the roses were given as
favors for the rose dance.
The hostess. Mrs Merriam, was
gowned in pink and white chiffon,
trimmed with bands of black velvet,
and with big velvet butterfly at the
back of the bodice. Mrs. Guilford
Dudley wore blue pompadour silk.
Mrs. Cole wore sapphire blue crepe.
Mrs Marie Price Wear was gowned
in pink and white chiffon with crys-
tai trimming. Mrs. B. f. Akers' gown
fon and black velvet ribbon. Mrs.
Tom Frost wore white crepe combined
with lace and chiffon. Mrs. Harold
Chase wore pink pOmpadour satin
with lace Overdress. Miss leila Paul
of Boston, wore blue chiffon. Mrs.
taffeta. trimmed with white chiffon
and gold lace. Mrs. d. w. Mulvane
wore pink satin. with skirt made with
a flaring tunic of shell pink chiffon
folds finished the neck and sleeves.
Mrs. w. Y. Morgan wore pink en-
broidered chiffon. Mrs Jack Dillon
wore white satin combined with silver
cloth and net.
The guests asked to the party were:
Governor and Mrs. Arthur Capper.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Merriam, Mr..
and Mrs. H. A. Auerbach, Mr.. and
Mrs. B. F. Akers, Mr.. and Mrs. Nor
man s. Wear, Mr.. and Mrs. George
NJ. Crawford, Mr.. and Mrs. Schuyler
Nichols. Mr.. and Mrs. Harrison 8.
Morgan, Mr.. and Mrs. David Mulvane,
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene s. Quinton. Mr.
and Mrs. Arch Catlin, Mr.. and Mrs
Guilford Dudley. Mr.. and Mrs. J: c.
Mohler.- Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Miller,
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Woodward, Mr..
and RS. Tom Frost, Mr.. and Mrs. E.
A. Thrill, Lieutenant Governor w. Y.
Morgan and Mrs. Morgan. Senator and
Mrs. Jouett Shouse, DR.. and Mrs. w.
N. West, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Chase,
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace L. Hall, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. H. Eastman, Mr.. and Mrs. j.
A. Cole. Mr. and Mrs. T. d. Hammatt.
Mr.. and Mrs: Albert T. Reid, Mr.: and
Freeman, Mrs. Marie Price Wear.
Miss leila Paul. Mr.. Armin Fassler,
Mr.. John Nicholson, Mr.. Dan Ham,
matt.
A recent San Diego paper contains
a long account of the magnificent new
boat, the Great Northern, that made
its maiden voyage from Philadelphia
to San Diego. arriving there a few days
ago. The ship is just out of the navy
yards and is the largest and finest
craft OF its kind afloat. The passen-
ger list numbers about six hundred.
and contains the names of we'll known
eastern people.
The list shows the names of Mr..