The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-29

The date of the marriage of Miss
Beth Thompson, daughter of Mrs. r.
f. Thompson, 1425 Topeka avenue
and Mr.. Samuel Edward Lux, jr., son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel E. Lux, 1907
Western avenue, is announced for Sat
urday. October IA. The wedding will
be a large evening affair and will take
place at $3.50 in the First Presbyterian
church.
This wedding will be of much inter-
est to Topeka society on account of
the great popularity of the young peo-
pie. There is not.a girl in Topeka So
ciety, who has received more attention
than Miss Thompson. She is the
youngest of four charming sisters Her
sisters are Mrs. Grace King. 1925 To-
peka avenue, Mrs. Albert Searle of
Neodesha, and Mrs. George Merrill of
Los Angeles, Calf.
y Il
Word was received in Topeka, yes
terday afternoon of the engagement of
Miss Hazel Wing, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. H. Wing of Holland, Mich, to
Mr.. Leslie Guild. son of Mrs. e. B.
Guild of SIS Topeka avenue. The we'd
ding will take place in the fall.
The announcement was made at a
luncheon given at Miss Wings home
in Holland, last Saturday The lunch
con was a very pretty affair. The col
or scheme was pink and white. The
announcement was made at the end of
the luncheon, when every one present
was surprised by the appearance of
small pink baskets filled with candy
hearts, bearing appropriate inscrip-
lions. Fastened together with these
hearts were the cards of Miss Wing
and Mr.. Guild. Covers were laid for
thirty-two, among whom were Miss
Nellie Kouns and Miss Sarah Kouns.
Miss Wing last year was an in
structor in piano at Washburn college.
and made many friends here during
that time. She was a popular MEM
Der of the Ladies' Music club. She re-
turned to her home in Holland at the
end of the college term.
MIR. Guild is the manager of the
Guild Music store, 1872 Kansas avenue.
:: $: =.
Miss nellie Kouns and Miss Sarah
Kouns returned home yesterday. Last
week they were guests of Miss Wing
time they were at Lake Geneva, Wis,
where they We're entertained by Mrs.
L L. T. Martin at her summer home.
The Misses Kouns expect to spend a
few weeks in Topeka, after which they
viii return to Lake Geneva, where
they will give a concert at the Coun-
try club on September Is. They will
he the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. FIT. A.
Junkin.
Miss Mary Van Feehten is issuing in
vitations for two parties which she
will give next week at her home, ZIG
Tyler street.
on Wednesday afternoon Septem-
Der ). Miss Van Eechten will entertain
in compliment to Miss Beth Thomp-
son. Thursday, September s, she will
be hostess at another affair at which
Miss Ruth Bauer, whose engagement
has been announced to DIR. Clark w
Zugg-of Great Bend. will be honor
guest. Miss Van Vechten will leave
soon for Emporia, where she will en-
ter the State normal
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Miss Grace Dana. entertained with
a / o'clock luncheon today in comp1i-
ment to Miss Grace Gaines. whose
marriage to DIR. Karl Menninger will
take place Friday evening. Covers
were laid for Miss Gaines, Mrs Berry,
Johnston, Miss Winifred Burch, Miss
Anetta NicoIl, Miss Corinne Ripley,
Miss Mary Weightman, Miss Ella
Waldron and Miss Gaines
x * i.
The painted leg craze has hit Chi
cage. A beach cop nearly went into
Mysteries the other day when he saw
one of a dozen girl bathers skipping
toward the water with a snake en-