The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-01

Miss Edna Haywood entertained at
an afternoon party today for Mrs
DeVere Rafter of Holton, who IS Visit
ing her mother. Mrs. DAVID over
never. and for Miss Mary Sweet, VINO
is home from Seattle, where she mas
been teaching this year ana TOT MISS
Lydia Bolmar- recently returheu ioiii
Columbia University.
Beck. Mrs. Harry Bowen. Mrs w. D.
Storrs, Mrs. George Overmeyer, Mrs-
n I, p. Iiillyer, Miss Susie Sweet, Miss
Carolyn Thomas. Miss Adelaide Boil
mar, Miss Grace Oyermeyer' MISS
Santa Waters Miss Fe Waters and
Miss Lulu Greenough
An adjourned meeting of the Shaw
nee County Political Science club was
held Wednesday. Arrangements were
made for the clubs anniversary party
which will be a picnic to be given IN
Central park the afternoon OF June
%. There will be a picnic luncheon
and a program.
At the meeting yesterday more than
100 sunflower badges were made TO De
worn by the women of the Kansas
division of the great suffrage parade
in Chicago June T.
Miss Marcia Field, of Kansas CITY
whose marriage to DR.. Warren E. Jef-
frey. of Topeka, will take place June
Z is being entertained at NUMBER
of pre-nuptial affairs in Kansas CITY
Miss Mabel McEntire, who is to De
maid of honor. has asked guests for
dinner party Saturday night for MISS
Field. Mr.. and Mrs. Percy Coleman
Field will give dinner at the Hilicrest
Country club of Kansas City. MI w.
H. Hughes. of Topeka, who is to ne
DIR. Jeffrey's best man, will be one OF
the guests.
dinner for Miss Field and DR.. Jeffrey
at the Baltimore hotel; Mr.. and Mrs
Howard Henry Peters and Mr.. Frank
Lowe. jr., gave a party Tuesday night
for the bridal pair, and Mr.. and Mrs.
A. ]. Miller will give a dinner party
for them Friday night.
Miss Emily Hardy will give piano
recital tonight at Washburn college.
She graduates from the school of
fine arts this week. She is the daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hardy
and is a member of the Sigma Alpha
Iota musical sorority. The ushers at
the recital tonight will be Miss Miriam
Foster, Miss Virginia Taliferro, Miss
Grace Rickenbacher, Miss Margaret
Gilmore and Miss Dorothy Sims
The program will be as follows:
Bach $50. Prelude and Fugue, F minor
L.
Allegro
Andante
Scherzo
Chopin i. N9cturae f,s+ minor nior
Moszkowski .....-...... Caprice Espagnole
Beethoven .. Concerto, f flat major
Adagio
Allegro
Orchestra part on second piano by Mr..
Boughton
Mrs. Ward Silver, who is visiting
Mrs E r. Taylor, of Western avenue,
was the guest of honor Wednesday
afternoon at an informal afternoon
party given by Mrs. Taylor Mrs. Sill
yer attended Washburn college a good
many years ago, and the guests yes
terday were some of her Washburn
friends. The company included: Miss
Jessie Dean, Miss Florence Willard.
Miss Charlotte Leavitt, Mrs. D. L. Nc
Eachron. Mrs. l. D. Whittemore, Miss
Mrs. T. w. Todd, Mrs l. E. Emble-
ton, Miss Elizabeth Lee, Mrs. A. H.
Purdy, Mrs. ]. e Morris of Philadel
phia. Mrs j. F. Merrick, Mrs. Lewis
Greenwood Miss Lillian Valentine,
Miss Matte Westenhaver, Miss H.
Margaret Doe, Mrs. Frank Trip, Mrs.
o. j. Bowman, Mrs. T. W.)Peers, Miss
Ruth Cowgirl, Miss Mary Harrison,
Miss Ella Pixley. Mrs. Paul Love-
well, Mrs. A. K. Van Hook Mrs. Will
liam A. Fieger, Miss Carolyn Thomas,
Mrs. L. H. P. Hil1yer.
Professor Silver will arrive in a few
days to join Mrs. Silver and their
children.
Mr.. Carroll 3. Merriam has returned
from Washington, D. c., where he
spent Friday and Saturday as a dele
gate attending the meetings of the
League to Enforce Peace He wit
naGSnd tho re aT-lya cVa Of
raising of 1919. 900 in a day, from a
generous people without selfish mo-
tives, the fund being for the patriotic
purposes of the league which is de-
signed, not to settle the present war
but if possible to prevent future wars
through an International court, backed
by all the armies and navies of the
signatory powers to it.
Former President Taft presided at
all of the meetings and was toastmas-
ter at dinner at which President
Wilson spoke, and Mrs. Wilson and
many other ladies were present. The
diners numbered about 500. There
were four delegates present from Kan
sas, including Judge Stephen H. Allen,
of Topeka, and Mr.. A NJ Brodie. of
Wichita. Mr.. c. +. Minenbach, of Nc
Emerson, also attended a number of
the meetings and the dinner.
Mr.. Merriam, although a strong
Roosevelt man, thinks former Presi-
dent Taft one of the most charming
men he ever met. and a presiding of
ficer of genius and geniality, full of
humor and wonderful in expediting
business.
The Alta Vista club had a picnic
party at Dornwood. the country place
of Mr.. and Mrs. T F. Doran. The
guests were shown about the farm.
and were given look at the fine Jer-
Sey cattle from the JERSEY Islands
and were entertained also at a picnic
luncheon. The members of the club
are: Mrs. Reid Alexander, Mrs. H. L.
Alklre, Mrs. j. M Brown, Mrs. T E.
Dewey, Mrs. j. D. Freeman, Mrs. T. F
Doran, Mrs. d. E. Esterly. Mrs A. D.
Gray, Mrs. Willard N Hall. Mrs.
Frank p. MacLennan. Miss MAY KEEL
lam, Mrs. c. a. Mcclure. Mrs VILLA m
Mac1erran. Mrs. Harry Seery. Mrs
John Switzer, Mrs Frank Thornnson
Mrs. Frank Willard Mrs II