The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-23

in Topeka avenue The party is an
annual affair, attended by the same
and is looked forward 10 by. the mem
bers of the company as one of the
pleasantest of the small, informal
parties of the holiday time,
The marriage of Miss Lail Bailey
and Mr.. Phillip Gray, both of Cha
mute, took place Wednesday evening.
The Rev. E. A Edwards. of Lawrence,
marriage. Mr.. Gray and his bride
were both students in the State uni
versity, Lawrence. Mr.. Gray, who is
a Beta Theta Pi fraternity man, was
one of the football stars at K. U. last
winter. Mrs. Gray is a Kappa Alpha
Theta sorority member. Both Mr..
and Mrs Gray have friends in Topeka.
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A fashionable wedding in Wichita
Wednesday evening was that of Mrs.
Katherine Brooks. the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs Charles H. Brooks, and Mr..
Throck Morton Davidson, which took
place at eight o'clock at st. PaufS
Methodist church.
Mr.. Joseph Council, of Topeka, who
is now living in Kansas City, went to
Wichita to attend the wedding and
serve as an usher at the ceremony.
Mr.. Davidson IS a graduate of Kan
sas university, ard is now connected
with the Guarantee Title & Trust COM
pany, of Wichita.
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Announcement has been made of
the marriage of Miss Florence Geddes,
of Toledo, Ohio, and Mr.. John q
formerly of Topeka, which
took place last Saturday in Toledo.
The Loomis family lived in Topeka
was connected with the legal depart
ment of the Union Pacific Railway
Mr.. John LOOMS attended
the Topeka schools After the family
70 Ia NJ
tended the high school in that city,
and later was a student in Dartmouth
The bride is a graduate of
Smith college.
their honeymoon at the Geddes win
ter home IN Glenwood, Florida, and
the rest of the winter they will be
in New York.
their son, Alexander. of Okla homa
City, went to Toledo to attend the
Mrs. Cyrus Monroe invited a few
friends for an informal tea Wednes-
lay afternoon, complimentary to Miss
Daisy Monroe. The guests were linn
tied to a few of Miss Monroe's init
mate friends. Miss Monroe is taking
special work in Columbia university,
New York, ard is in Topeka for a
holiday visit to her parents, Judge
md Mrs. Lee Monroe.
They say it is next to impossible for
any set of society people to give par
Y just now, even If everyone were not
busy finishing up the last Christmas
presents. So many are falling by the
vayside in the clutches of the grip.
Every doctor is tired to death, and
he druggists are dizzy counting the
luinine pellets they have had to hand
,ut. Some of the patients have been
wise enough to surrender and allow |
~, ha1
Hoped with hot lemonade and other |
curative beverages, while the rest of !
he population drags itself about with |
liter WEAKNESS of spirit, driven to des- |
,eratton by the thought of those last |
minute gifts that have to be hustled |
tut after the receipt of an unexpected 6
Ever so many sufferers who |
bought they had worn out their bad |
odds are playing a return engage |
nent' with this leading character of
he season, the grip
One woman who was to entertain !
Ter bridge club, received notice at the /
n embers would not be able to play. |
nd the available substitutes were in |
much the same situation. The case
vas almost as precarious as the one,
ow become historic in society annals,
7hen a certain woman was invited to
bridge party and was ready to go,
er place at the tables waiting for her,
rhen she heard that her most cherish
d enemy was also guest at the par
y. Imme diately the fat was in the
ire, and friend hostess had about the
veliest time of her career as an en-
ertainer in getting that place at the
able taken on a five-minute invita-
on.
The meeting of Western Sorosis for
december %, to have been held at the
ONE of Mrs A. A. GODDARD, will be
mitted. The next regular meeting of
he club will be held January % in
Temorial Hall.
The members of the A. r. o. s., a
Ugh school class organization, will
ave a reunion Thursday, December
0, at the home of Miss Ruth Switzer.
mong the out-of-town guests will be