The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-31

ton, D. c., and is the house guest of
Mrs. D. P. Paxton for a few days.
Mrs. Thompson was accompanied to
Topeka by her little son, Billy. Her
two other children are remaining in
Washington. where they are in school.
Miss Thelma Thompson is student in
the National Park Seminary, and Mr..
'FIbur Thompson attends George
Washington university.
After spending a few days with Mrs.
Paxton, Mrs. Thompson will be the
house guest of Mrs. L. L. Kiene-
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Arthur ]. Carruth. III. the small son
of Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Carruth,> jr., is
having a party this afternoon. which
celebrates both his birthday anniver-
sary and the Halloween season. He
is years old today. - .E- a4..s4
The house is decorated with jack
O. lanterns, black cats and witches,
and when the guests arrived the rooms
were darkened by drawn shades and
lighted with jack O. lanterns. Some
of the children came in costume, and
Arthur is a Jack o. lantern boy. Sher-s
/ man johnson, the son of Mr.. and Mrs
story for the entertainment of the
other children. The faVors given to
the guests by the host are orange COL
ored baskets. adorned with black cats
and filled with candy.
| Mrs. Carruth is assisted in enter
/
Williams, Mrs. Roy Cope and Mrs.
| Ernest Tucker. The guests are: Sara
! Helene Van Horn, Josephine johnson,
Margaret Kercher. Virginia Fink,
Valra Crane, Margaret Drury, Norris
and Dwight Brookens. Gibbs Make
| peace, Sherman Johnson, Richard
| Gossett, Bernard Fink, Philip Cope,
i Wendell Williams, Deane Tucker, AL
/ bert and Arthur Wilson, Taylor Whit
ney and Edward Mulholland.
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| The Woman's club will have its reg
ular November meeting Thursday of
this week The afternoon session will
be in charge of the department of
education. Two Topeka men have
been asked to speak. Mr.. Harold T.
Chase and Mr. Scott Hopkins. Mr..
Chase's subject will be Democracy in
speak on "Our School System as the
Business Man Sees It." Some music
will be given at the meeting also.
Mrs. Fred Wilson will give birth
| day party Friday afternoon for her lit
tie twin sons, Albert and Arthur Will
son. who will celebrate their birth
day anniversary that day.
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The Topeka chapter of the D. A. r.
will have Halloween party wednes-
day night at the home of Mrs Claude
Neil. in Taylor street. The guest of
honor will be Mrs. William Thompson
of Washington. D. c., who arrived in
Topeka today to visit friends
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/ Miss Frances Hammatt will enter
tain some of the boys and girls of her
set at a dancing party Saturday night
at the Country club.
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The Sigma Alpha Iota girls an
nounce the following pledges: Miss
!
Gladys Heath, of Peabody; Miss Min
ME Mayer, of Ellsworth; Miss Ruth
Scott. of Corwin. and Miss Freda
Marsh, of Abilene.
! Shooting rabbits at night from an
automobile is the latest sport evolved
! by W. w. Webb He says it beats big
game hunting and has the advantage
! of permitting the hunter to stay where
4 he can attend to business and eat and
sleep in a modern house.
! Mr.. Webb's car is equipped with a
spotlight and these fall evenings he
and Mrs Webb have been driving out
on the country roads armed with the
4 spotlight and a shotgun Rabbits are
/ plentiful now and just naturally can't
keep of good smooth road.
Once out in the country, Mrs. Webb
! takes the wheel and Mr.. Webb takes
| the other seat with his shotgun. The
4 spotlight raises a rabbit in the dis
| lance and the car sneaks up on it.
/ Then the headlights are turned on
and Webb bangs away at bunny. Bun
/ ny doesn't have amy more chance
! than a rabbit
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/ The Research club will meet Fri
I day afternoon at 2:30 o'clock with
! Mrs. George Hunt, 215 East Eighth
street
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Thursday afternoon at the home of