The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-24

Curtis, to MIR. Edward Everett Gam,
of Washington, D. C.
The announcement is one of pre-
eminent interest and Importance in
the daily records of society affairs, as
Miss Curtis is member of one OF
the best known families of the state
of Kansas, and is active in the towns
social life, and a favorite with the So
ciety people. Senator Curtis has serv-
of the United States, both as con-
gresham and as senator, and his SIS
ter. Miss Dolly Curtis, has been his
secretary, residing with the curtis
family in Washington during the con-
gressionaI sessions, and moving in the
official circles at the national capital.
where she has a great many friends.
She acted as her brothers campaign
manager previous to the last election
which re-seated him IN the United
States senate. As society woman
she has the attractfveness of appear
ance and manner that make ner eX-
ceptfOnaIly Well-Hked, and as n bust
ness woman she is possessed of the
knowledge of public affairs AMI native
acumen that have made her valuable
to her brother in his public career.
Mr.. Gam holds the office of special
assistant to the United States attor-
ney general, with his office in Wash
ington. He is a Kentucky man, who
received his education at a southern
college, and his legal training in the
East Some time ago he spent year
in Topeka in the legal department or
the Santa Fe Railway company. Dur
ing a part of the winter he has been
in California on official business, ana
has now returned to Washington
The date of the marriage OF Miss
Curtis and Mr. Gam is saturday,
June u. The wedding will be a large
evening affair and will be solemn1zed
at the residence of Senator and Mrs,
Curtis, where Miss Curtis makes her
home. Miss Curtis will have as her
attendants her two nieces, Mrs: George
p. George, of Fort Riley, formerly
Curtis. Mr. Gam has asked Mr.. Car
malt, of Washington, D. c., to serve
him as his best man.
Mrs F. r. Risteen, of Newton Cen
ter Mass, announces the engagement
of her daughter, Susan Ross, to Lieu
tenant A. B. Quinton: The wedding
will take place the afternoon of May
s. at the home of the brides mother,
at 123 Rake avenue, Newton Center.
Lieutenant Quinton is the son of
Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. QuintOn, of To-
peka, and was brought up in this city.
He is a graduate Of Cornell university.
and later was appointed to a position
in the civil engineering department OF
the United States army, with the rank
of lieutenant. For the past few
months he has been stationed at the
army post near Boston, and previous
" he was at of the posts near
New York. Lieutenant Quinton was
identified with the younger society
set when he lived in Topeka. He is a !
brilliant young man, whose career in
his profession IS a promising one
The wedding of Miss Mildred Nor
ton and Mr.. Henry H. Haynes, OF
Geneseo, Ill, will be quietly celebrated
Sunday at the home of the brides
parents, Mr. and Mrs. w. A Morton, |
and after the marriage the young
couple will leave for the east.
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Mrs John r. Shelton entertained |
informally at bridge this afternoon for
Miss Frances Chase, of Wilkesbarre, !
Pa, who is guest at the Harold L.
Chase home. Those who played were:
Miss Chase, Mrs. Harold Chase, Mrs. |
]. c. Gafford, Mrs. John Pullman, of
Bridgepart, Conn, Mrs. George Park
hurst, Mrs. w. T. Crosby, Mrs; Isaiah
Hale, Mrs. Nat Black, Mrs. NJ. c. Ham !
matt. Mrs. John E. Lord, Mrs. L. H.
Mum and Mrs. Shelton.
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Miss Lulu Mignonne McCabe of SCI
Topeka avenue has gone to Lawrence
to attend the Pi Beta Phi Founders
day banquet this evening. Miss Nc |
Cabe is a. member of the Columbia
Alpha chapter in washington, u =.
chapter to the biennial convention of
the fraternity at Chicago in 1912. At
the banquet this evening Miss McCabe |
will respond to a toast and give a. re-
sumo of the work of the Pi Beta Phi
Settlement school at Gatlinburg, Tenn. |
She will remain in Lawrence until
Monday as the guest OF NrS. r. M
Benedict and Miss Annabel Carney.
The Topeka Alumnae chapter of the |
Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority gave /
Kensington this afternoon at the home |
of Mrs. F. I. Richards. The guests |
were the girls If the Beta sorority of
Washburn college The party was
quite informal. Spring flowers were
used in decorating the rooms and the |
hostesses for the afternoon were: Mrs.
Richards, Mrs. Charles S. Gleed, Mrs.
Otis Allen Mrs. Thomas Keeshan, Mrs
Frank Nuss, Mrs. Albert Winters
Dean Edith Twiss, of Washburn, Miss
Helen Spielman and Miss anna Banks
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Mrs. Margaret Hill McCarter left
Friday night for Chicago, where she
will he n guest at a banquet at the |
Auditorium hotel this evening at $50 /,
o'clock The affair is given by the
Society of Midland Authors, of which
Mrs. McCarter is member. The
organization includes representative
writer's from twelve central western
states between the Allegheny and
Rocky mountains and north of the |
Ohio river and it's objects are closer
association among the writers of the
middle west, the stimulation of crea- |
tive literary effort and the establish /
ment of a library of books and manu- !
scripts by members. Walt Mason,
William Allen White and Mrs. McCar-
ter are the Kansas members of the
society.
Among the we'll known names on
the list of mem bership in other states
are: H. c. Chatfield Taylor, George