The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-13

Mrs. w. H. Eastman was hostess at
an afternoon at bridge today for her
sister, Mrs. d. F. Longnecker, of EN-
poria. The rooms were decorated
guests fo- nine tables. Honor guests
were Mrs. J. Pullman. of Bridgeport,
Conn, who is visiting her mother, Mrs.
D. L. Lakin; Mrs. Charles Roland, the
Miss Dolly Curtis, whose marriage to
Mr.. E. E. Gam, of Washington, D. c..
will be an event OF June:
There is so much said lately about
paying calls that the gentle, old fash
Toned custom seems about to be re-
vived. The habit of calling was
knocked into oblivion years ago with
the advent of the telephone as a
household necessity. The doorbells
have fallen into desuetude, except for
the peddlers and vacuum cleaner
agents. Many of the young matrons,
receive dinner invitations from peo-
pie who have never called on them.
To those who have lived in the more
conservative cities and towns, where
the old custom is maintained, the fail
ure on the part of their friends to call
is looked upon either as a plain breech
of good manners, or an indication
that the neglected one is not included
ances.
Wherefore, a Topeka woman. has
decided to do some of the calling she
has SO long neglected. She has I'M
and started out. The first day she
had the good luck to find nearly
everyone out, which so encourages her
to continue, that she will go right on
until she has made the rounds of her
list. Shs' has planned to avail herself
of pleasant days and bargain counter
sale days, so that all the women will
be sure not to be at home, thus short
he jr1a in, n
charge of her social duty.
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Mrs. ]. E. House entertained at
bridge "Wednesday afternoon in honor
who is visiting Mrs. Rollo j. Parker
The rooms were decorated with pink
roses. and quantities of purple, blue
and yellow iris. There were guests
The Topeka Avenue club was en-
tertafned at bridge-luncheon today by
Mrs. George Pritchard at her country
club were: Mrs. F. w. watson, Mrs.
H. A. Perry, Mrs. George Port Ashton.
Mrs. A. w. Bronson, Mrs. V. e. Kis-
tier, Mrs. Albert Green and Mrs.
were: Mrs. G. G. Bowman, Mrs D. A.
Barton, Mrs. E. G.. Foster, Mrs. w. T.
Davis, Mrs. H. L. Peppmeyer, Mrs. N.
B. Burge. Mrs " E. McNey, Mrs.
y a.
G.. Hopkins. Mrs. F. E. Parr, Mrs.
Luther Coppock, Mrs. A. T. Lucas.
Mrs. A. o. Rosser, Mrs. o. J. Dutton,
Mrs. c. Martin and AIRS. Pritchard.
Mrs. Sawyer, who moved from To-
peka to Kansas Cityssogne months ago,
has maintained herfSiIfembership in
the Topeka Avenueacfub, and she has
invited the club to meet with her in
two weeks, at her home in Kansas
City.
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An officer with an army in Elan
ders writes, along with the gTuesome
of the recreations the soldiers have
during the play time. In a letter to
a Topeka friend he says: Last night
we went over to Calf which a
ment to the regiment with whom they
are great ypals. 1t was a good show,
a nd they. are grand crew, practically
all gentlemen, and they have all sorts
of celebrities serving in the ranks, like
the famous tennis player, some well
known fellows on the stock exchange,
footer internationals, an
actor or two and some celebrated doc
tors. Naturally they have extraordi-
nary talent 20 draw on for a show like
last nights. The regiment. too, pro-
duced five or six performers, one of
whom was music hall comedian,
another a professional singer, and one |
of our subalterns recites He gave a
dumb representation of a woman do
ing up her hair, powd aring her nose, |
etc. The thing which brought the |
house down was the skit on the Ger
man flare-Hghts. The Germans, YOU
know, are always throwing up these |
lights, necessitating our falling flat
to keep from being shot in the light |
the flares give. Well, in the middle |
Of a dialogue between a couple of en- |
tertainers, one of them suddenly lit a |
fuse and tossed it into the air, where