The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-09

An out-of-town engagement of
much local interest is that of Miss
Helen Louise Quigley, of Sterling,
| Kansas, 20 Mr.. Harry j. Muchnic, of
AtchiSon. The formal announcement
/ of the betrothal is made by Miss
QuigIey's father, Mr.. William Quig-
ley of Sterling.
| Miss Quigley is a niece of Mr.. and
/ Mrs. George A. Guild, of Topeka, and
a cousin of Mrs. Walter Wedding. She
/ has made frequent visits to Topeka,
and has a wide circle OF friends in
this city. She belongs to a prominent
family OF the state and was born and
brought up in Sterling. She was edu-
Gated at Kemper Hall, Kenosho, Wis,
where some of the Topeka girls, in
Guiding Miss Isabel Smith. (now Mrs.
Amer Robinson of Manila,) were
students. Her sister, Mrs. Douglass
Cain, of Atchison, also has many
friends in Topeka.
Mr.. Muchnic has been living in
Atchison about ten years. He is pres
ident and general manager of the Lo-
and is recognized as a man of business
and educational attachments.
The marriage will be solemnized in
May. and will probably be witnessed
by a number of Topeka people.
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Mrs. n. F. Handy and her daughter
Mrs. John r. Shelton, entertained
this afternoon at thimbles, compli-
mentary to Mrs. c. J. Devlin, of Kan
sas City, who is visiting at the Handy
residence. Those who were invited to
meet Mrs Devlin this afternoon, in
cludirg some of the women who were
her special friends when she made
her home in Topeka, were: Mrs.
Johnathan Thomas, Mrs. Herbert
Armstrong. Mrs. NJ. c. Hammatt, Mrs.
]. c. McClintcck, Mrs. Matt Weight
man, Mrs. c. A. Mcclure, Mrs. A. A.
Robinson, Mrs. A. H. Horton. Mrs.
I've Mr-e
w. T. Crosby, Mrs E. H. Crosby, Mrs.
C. o. Knowles. Mrs. B. F. Akers, Mrs.
A. w. Knowles, Mrs. L. H. Mum,
Mrs. S. J. Bear, Mrs. Frank R. Mills
Noble, Mrs. NJ. A Low, Mrs. George
Penfield, Mrs. Norman S. Wear, Mrs.
A. w. Bronson, Mrs. c. B. Blakely,
DR.. Deborah Longshore. Mrs. Mary
Bosworth, Mrs. C. H Guibor. Miss
Jennie Bross, Mrs. Robert Shoemaker
Jennie Bross, Mrs. Robert Shoemaker,
Mrs. A. Marburg and Miss Carolyn
Thomas. ...
The art department of the Topeka
Federation of Women has planned
series of public entertainments on
subjects relating to art, to be given
during the season for the benefit of
the fund being raised to pay for
statue of Abraham Lincoln to be made
by Mr. Merrill Gage, the Topeka sculp-
tor, and to be placed in the state house
grounds.
The first, of the series was an illus
trated lecture on color photography
given by Mr.. Clement Smith. The
second will be a lecture by Prof. A.
A. Griffith, head of the art depart
ment of the Kansas State university.
He will talk on Famous Pictures
and will illustrate his address with
lantern slides. The lecture will be
given at the high school auditorium
the evening of March Is.
The entertainments are in charge of
Mrs. Katherine Hand, chairman of the
art department of the federation.
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One of the pleasant, well kept places
in town is the old A. B. Whiting home, |
where Mr.. Whiting and the H. L. Shir-
er family live. 1t occupies little tri-
angular block all by itself in Fillmore
street. between Eleventh and King
streets. Now it's no end of work
keeping so large a lawn in order, and
to facilitate the job Mr. Shirer bought
a lawn roller. Lawn rollers are des-
perately rare in this section of the
United States; in fact, most citizens
think they have rendered sufficient
service to the community if they buy
a lawn mower to lend to all the people |
in the same block. But a roller