The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-12

The weeks most important social
event will be given tonight at the
Country club, when the Hawaiian
evening will be presented under the
auspices of Mrs. Paul Walker, who
has charge of the July entertainment
at the club house.
All of the Country club members
who could find places have made res
ervations for the dinner, and many of
them will entertain parties of friends.
Others will have family dinner parties
The welcome will be given at $50
O'Clock in the afternoon and dinner
will be served Immediately, followed
by the evenings entertainment, which
is kept secret from the guests.
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Miss June Mitchell entertained her
club today at luncheon, at her home
in Harrison street. Out of town guests
at the party were Mrs. Frank Theis,
of Hastings, Neb., and Mrs. Walter S.
Shipe, of Kansas City, Mo-, who are
visiting their parents, DR.. and Mrs
Willis Coston.
Mrs. Frank P. MacLennan and Miss
Mary MacLennan gave a breakfast
this morning in compliment to Miss
Helen Stevenson. one of the seasons
brides The table was arranged with
decorations of sweet peas, and the
guests included a dozen of Miss Ste
'ehsoh ciose .lIeaus.
Word has been received by friends
OF the Jens Bugge family, that Captain
Bugge has been retired from the
United States army with the rank of
major.
The Bugge family, who were at Hot
Springs, Ark, nearly all of the winter,
came to Topeka for short visit, and
went from here to Los Angeles, Cal,
to make their home. Major Bugge
has been in poor health for a number
of years. during and following his for
eign service, and his retirement was
granted him on account of his health.
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Mr.. Howell Jones, Santa Fe land
commissioner and director sailed
early in July for a visit of few weeks
/ to his old home in Wales. He is maxi
| ing the trip on the steamer New York.
He has been planning the trip for
some months, but delayed it on ac-
count of conditions on the high seas.
He expects to return in Septem Der.
The trip is the fourth or fifth that Mr..
Jones has taken abroad, it being his
custom to return to his former home
every few years.
! Mrs. N. B. Burge and Mrs. F. E.
Parr were hostesses at d morning
| bridge party today, in compliment to
Mrs. Luther Coppock. who expects to
/ IoaVe soon TO make her nome in AL
buquerQue, n. NJ.
There were guests for three tables
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| Miss Virginia Taliaferro will give a
| picnic party Thursday in honor of her
/ sister. Mrs. Robert Kingman of Ur-
{ bana, Ill.
/ a picnic party was given Tuesday at
| the home of Mrs o. P. Updegraff for
Mrs. Alfred Hart of Oklahoma City
| and Miss Eugenia Quinton of Wash
ington, d. c. Mrs. Hart is visiting her
+ Quinton is spending the summer with
/ her sister. Mrs. Fred Davis
/ The members of the party were:
| Mrs. Hart, Miss Quinton, Mrs. Wal
/ ter Hayes. Mrs. Adelaide Smith,
Mrs. Charles McKirahan, Mrs. Don
Mulvane, Mrs. Horace HUMPHREYS,
Mrs. Charles Mitchell, Mrs. T. l. King,
Mrs. Adrian Sherman, Mrs. George
Hayden, Mrs. Fred Davis Miss Hazel
| Risteen. Miss Eva Smith, Mrs. Frank
F Theodore Snattinger. Mrs. Charles
I Skinner, Mrs. Frank Griggs, Mrs. Ilif
Felix. Mrs. Dana Davis.
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| Mrs. Frank Ridenour of Emporia is
visiting her sister. Mrs. Fred Bowman.
/ Mrs. Bowman entertained guests at
luncheon Tuesday for Mrs. Ridenour.
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Mrs Adrian Greene and Miss Wini-
| fred Greene gave a luncheon Tuesday
! for Elizabeth Nissen of Newton, Mrs.
| Greene's niece, who has been visiting
her a few days. Covers were placed
for: Elizabeth Nissen, Virginia
Welty. Jean Koontz. Mary Hillyer,
Annie Laurie Close, Eleanor Campbell
and Isabel Smith.
One hears a good deal about the
'.mush'' that the S. Rs print about So
ciety people, and especially the brides.
There is an Indiana paper that got
I tired of being called a liar and mush
peddler. and one day determined to tell
/ the truth absolutely. A wedding no
tice for that day was as follows:
'Married-Miss Sylvan Rhoades and
James Conlin at the Baptist parson-
age. The bride is a very ordinary
town girl who doesn't know any more
about cooking than a jack rabbit, and
never helped her mother three days in
her life. She is not a beauty by any
means and has a gait like a duck.
The groom Is an up-tv-day loafer. He
has been living off the old folks at
home all his life, and is not worth
shucks. 1t will be hard life
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The members of the Epworth league
of the First German NJ. E. church will
give their annual ice cream party
Wednesday night, July 10. The party
Is Olle VI Tie important yearly events
among the people of that congrega-
ton The affair will be given on the
church lawn, and good music will be
/ a part of the evenings entertainment
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/ Notes and Personal Mention.
Miss Maud McVey is visiting Miss
Mildred Gill of Kansas City.
Mrs. Guilford Dudley and Mrs. For
rest Loveland were guests of Mrs. B.
W. Woodward of Lawrence Tuesday.
Mrs. Frank Theis of Hastings, Neb.
has returned from Kansas City, where
she visited Mr.. Theis' parents, to re-
sumo her visit to her parents, Dr. and
Mrs. Willis Coston. Mrs. Walter Shipe