The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-16

Dr. and Mrs. Merrill Lindsay and
their family, will go to Leavenworth
to spend the Christmas season with
Mrs Lindsay's mother, Mrs. D. S.
Ryan. Mrs. Lindsay's sister, Mrs. E.
d. Peek and Major Peek, of Duluth.
Mimi, and Mrs F. NJ. Kelsey and
will also be members of the house
party at Mrs. Ryan's home on the
South Esplanade-
Mrs, Luther Burns, who has been
in Colorado, is now visiting Miss Eva
Dewey, of Wichita. Mrs. w. E. Stan
/ ley gave dinner party Tuesday night
for Mrs. Burns and Miss Dewey, at
her home on Riverside.
The latest fad is leather for hats.
ChamoiS gloves are as familiar to us
as any other material, but the chamois
hat with kid brim is new here. The
channels band is outlined with black
kid piping and a shade known in a
far off day as burnt straw is some
times made up with purple facing and
purple flowers for trimming A To-
peka woman who makes frequent
trips to New York, tells us that cham
OILS coats are a good deal worn in the
east where skating is a fad that out
does the widest days Of the tango
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Neil gave a
dinner party Wednesday night at the
home, 617 Taylor street, in celebration
of their seventh wedding anniversary
The flowers used to decorate the din
ner table were American Beauty roses
Seven of the guests were present at
the marriage of Mr.. and Mrs. Neil.
Covers were placed for Dr. and Mrs.
H E. Wolf, Mr.. and Mrs. Carr w.
Taylor, of Hutchinson, MIR. and Mrs.
f. d. Flora, Mr. and Mrs Bert Neil,
Mrs. NJ. j. Sanders, Miss Clara Spar
ling, Miss Margaret Wolf, Miss Mar
ian Wolf, Mr.. L. H. Thompson and
Mr.. and Mrs. Neil.
DIR. Wolf, formerly of Hutchinson, is
now district superintendent of the
Methodist church, and he is the min
lister who read the ceremony, uniting
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The department of Forestry and
Horticulture of the Topeka Federation
of Women will have meeting Friday
morning at ten o'clock at the home of
the department chairman. Mrs. A A.
Robinson, 800 Tyler street. A full at
tendance is requested.
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The Montessori club of Topeka, has
received word that Madame Monies
sori has had word of the death of
her father, who has been living in
Spain, and she has left this country,
sailing for Spain. The club is keenly
disappointed, as they had arranged
for Madame Montessori to come to To-
peka some time within the next few
months.
Miss Jean Lindsay was hostess at
a small informal dinner party
Wednesday night for some of the
members of the WaShburn Dramatic
club who presented the play An
Ideal Husband last week. Miss Lind
say was one of the actors in the play
She will leave Topeka soon after TIL
holidays, to enroll in Wells College
Aurora, n. Y.
News has been received in Topek
of the enga cement of Miss Geneviev
Lawrence and Mr.. Joseph Smith, botL
of Twin Falls, Idaho, the wedding to
take place in the spring. Miss Law
renee formerly lived in Topeka. She
is the daughter of Mrs. Henry Lam
beth. The family moved to Idaho last
spring
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The plans for the meeting of the
Woman's Kansas Day club will be con-
tirued by the first vice-president, Mrs.
w D. Atkinson Of Parsons, who will
follow the outline made by the presi-
dent, the late Mrs. Eugene Ware, be-
fore her illness. She had written to
each of the district vice presidents
telling them of the part she wished
them to take in the meeting, and had |
answers from them.
The complete list of officers for this |
year includes: Mrs. Atkinson, first |
ice president; Mrs. Charles w. Smith |
If Topeka, treasurer; Mrs. A. C. Stitch |
IF Independence, auditor: Mrs. Noble
2rentis of Topeka, historian; Miss