The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-29

Mr.. and Mrs E. J. Shakeshaft of
1101 West Tenth avenue, announce
the engagement of their daughter,
Margaret to Mr.. Howard Raymond
Malcolm of Minneapolis, Mimi me
wedding will take place in the fall,
ard will be an event of much local in
teresu, on account of the prominence
of the Shakeshaft family and the per
sonaI popularity of the bride. she
was a high school graduate, a WASH
Kappa Alpha Theta sorority. Later
she took a course in the Kansas State
Agricultural college, Manhattan.
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Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Harlow OF
1906 West Tenth avenue, announce
the engagement of their daughter,
Velrna. to Mr. Joseph Slaughter OF
Kansas City. Both Miss Harlow anu
MIR Slaughter are graduates OF the
Topeka high school, and both We're
students in Wasnburn college. Miss
Harlow an unusually attractive young
woman, was a teacher last year in the
high school at Silver Lake
Mr. Slaughter is the son of Mr.. ana
Mrs. ]. p. Slaughter of SIS Wood
lawr avenue, well known topeka
family. After leaving college he went
70 Kansas City TO become connected
with the Structural Steel company
and he is now structural craftsman
for that firm.
The wedding, which will be the sec
ord In the Harlow family within few
months, will take place the latter part
of August.
The marriage of Miss Olivia Nc
Carly and Mr.. David Kerr, both OF
Emporia, will be solemnized tonight al
O'Clock by Mr.. Kerr's father the
Rev David R. Kerr, president OF
Rellevue college. Omaha, Neb. The
wedding will take place at the home
of Mr. Kerr's sister, Mrs David Page,
and Mr.. Page.
Mr.. David Page will play the we'd
ding music, and before the ceremony
Mr. Harold Rankin will sing GOD
Make Thee Mine" Both the bride and
bridegroom will be unattended, ana
only relatives and a few close trlendS
will witness the ceremony. The bride
will be gowned in white organdie, and
will carry flowers.
Miss McCarty is a daughter OF
Judge and Mrs. w. 7. McCarty, of En-
poria. and on account of her mothers
illness her wedding is held in Topeka
After the marriage Mr.. Kerr and his
bride will go for a short wedding trip,
and later they will go to Emporia to
make their home, where Mr.. Kerr is
head of the Kerr Electrical company.
Among those who will be guests at
the wedding are Senator and Mrs. j.
w. Howe and their out of town guests,
Mrs. Arthur Coburn, of Chicago, and
Miss Ethel Brooks. of Emporia; Mr..
guests who are: Miss Evangeline Nc
Carly, Alison McCarty and Mrs. John
Pyle of Emporia, and the house
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Page who are:
The Rev. Mr.. Kerr and Mrs. Kerr, OF
Omaha Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kerr, of
Ardmore. Okla Mrs. E. A. Clark, Miss
Isabelle Clark and Miss Wayne Clark,
all of Fulton, Mo, Mrs. r. A. Wells,
Miss Elizabeth Wells and Master
Thomas Wells of Pottersville, Mo-, and
Tnli Il pf-
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Mr.. and Mrs. George Riddle Of CO.
lumbus. Ohio, announce the engage
ment of their daughter, Eleanor, to
Mr.. W. Scott Eymen. The bride is a
sister of Mrs. B. B. Smyth of Topeka,
who will leave Tuesday of next week
for Columbus, to attend the wedding
Miss Riddle has visited Mrs Smyth
number of times. and spent a few
months in Topeka about three years
ago. She has number of friends
here.
Miss Riddle and Mr.. lyman are
both graduates of the Ohio university.
Mr.. Eyman graduated from the engi-
neering school in 1909, and Miss Rid
die from the school of art in 1910.
She also received the degree of Doc
tor of Jurisprudence in 1912, and has
been practicing law in Columbus
about two years.
Mr.. Eyman is general craftsman
for the Hooking Valley and Chesapeake
The wedding will take place Au-
gust Is.
The chief event of social interest
for next week is the lawn tea to be
given by Mrs. William Agnew John
etou, Mrs. Adrian Lawrence Greene
and Mrs. Henry Freeman Mason, at
the homo of Justice and Mrs. John
ston, Elmwood Place, Friday, August
4. The hours of the party are from
four to six o'clock
The guests of honor are Mrs. S. J.
Brandenburg, of oxford, Ohio, Mrs.
Johnston's daughter, who is spending
a few weeks with her, and also Miss
Winifred Greene, the daughter of
Mrs. Adrian Greene The party will
introduce Miss Greene to her mothers
friends, and it will also be in the ma
ture of o farewell party for her as
she expects to leave in the fall for
Randlet, Utah. to teach during the
coming year. She was popular col
lege and sorority girl at Washburn
The assisting friends at the party
will be: Mrs. Arthur Capper, Mrs
Rousseau A. Burch. Mrs Silas Porter.
Mrs. Judson S. West. Mrs John Mar
shall. Mrs. W. r. Smith, Mrs. Frank
p. MacLennan. Mrs. Albrecht Mar
burg, Mrs. Frank j. Morgan, of Kan
sas City, Mrs. O. E. Walker, Mrs NJ.
c. Hammatt, Mrs. Herbert Armstrong,
Mrs Herbert Jones, Mrs. J. c. E,ma-
hizer, Mrs. Horace Philips, of Dover,