The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-20

Varsity party was given. and notice
of dues was sent beforehand to the
members. About a dozen of the for
merly dance-mad men were conspicu-
ously absent from the party, and they
do say that nearly all of them were of
one fraternity.
Mr. and Mrs. l.. L. Kiene and Mr..
and Mrs. Clement Smith entertained
their evening bridge club at dinner at
the Harvey house Wednesday night,
and after the dinner the party played
cards at the Smith residence. The
company included Mr.. and Mrs. T. J.
Myers, Mr.. and Mrs j. S. Dean, JUS
tice and Mrs. r. A. Burch. Mr.. and
Mrs. Kiene and Mr.. and Mrs. Smith.
Mrs Festus Foster will leave early
in May to attend the biennial conven-
ton of the General Federation of
Women's Clubs, to be held this year
in New York. She will represent the
First District federation. During her
absence in the east she will visit her
three sons: Lieut.. Paul Foster, who
is with his ship in the New York dock;
Mr.. Charles Foster. an instructor in
Annapolis, and Mr.. Festus Foster, Jr-,
student in Annapolis.
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The Pi Phi sororities of the country
day, April %. Celebrations will be
held at the State university, Lawrence,
and at the Agricultural college, Man
haitian, the two Kansas schools which
have chapters. Mrs. Arthur Mills,
Miss Ellie Dean, Mrs. Chester Wood
ward and Mrs. Silas Porter are among
the Topeka women who will attend
the celebration in Lawrence Miss
Jane Kingan and Miss Marjorie Whit
ney will go to Manhattan for the fes-
tivities of the chapter in that school
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| The Federation of Kansas Art Soci-
cites has now an auxiliary branch, or
ganized this week in Topeka. The Of
| fcers of the local chapter are: Mr..
George Stone, president; Mrs. L. D.
! Whittemore, vice president; Mrs.
Katherine Lindsay Perkins, secretary,
and Mr.. George Overmyer, treasurer.
A meeting of Kansas artists will be
held in Topeka in the early part of
next month. Members of a committee
on invitations are: Mrs Perkins. Mrs.
i Whittemore, Mrs. Helen l. Francis and
Miss Marie Witwer.
The artists of Kansas expect to es-
tablish a museum of fine arts in this
state. Definite plans will be made at
the meeting to be held in May.
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The p. E. o. society will meet Fri
day evening with Mrs. ]. Riser, 1906
West Fifteenth street. A guest of the
society will be Miss Helen WooddeH,
of K u. who is visiting Mrs w 1.
Drum. All the members are asked to
be present, as it is the last meeting of
the society before the state convention
to be held in Topeka in May.
Miss Emily Parsons, daughter of Mr..
M w. Parsons, and Mr.. Francis Per-
ney were married at eight o'clock
| Wednesday evening at the First Chris
tan church, by the Rev. o. l.. Cook.
The wedding music was played by Miss
Mildred HaZelrigg. The brides gown
was white satin trimmed in point lace.
Her veil was caught with lilies of the
! valley, and she carried a bouquet OF
white roses. Miss Della Parsons OF
Havensville, was maid of honor. She
wore pink crepe de chine trimmed
with shadow lace. The bridegroom
was attended by Mr.. Vernon Bills. Lit
tie Lucille Parsons carried the ring in
a lily. The ushers were Mr.. Glen
Shimeall, Mr.. Howard Cook. Mr.. Fred
Leatherman and Mr.. Raymond Taylor.
The out-of-town guests were: Mrs.
Penney. mother of the bridegroom, of
Ohio, Mr.. Ellis c. Parsons, brother of
the bride, Miss Anna Miller and Mr..
Charles Bartlett of Kansas City, Mo-.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Area, of Della, Kan
sas, and Mr. and Mrs. Bills and Mrs.
Ida Lackey of Menoken.
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Notes and Personal Mention.
Mr. and Mrs. j. Frederick Scott
| have returned from ST. Louis, Mo.
where they attended the marriage of
| Miss Mildred Scott and Mr. Felix
| Warner Young.
Mrs. c. E. Bergson of Leavenworth
is visiting her sister, Mrs. T. r. Pax
ton. DIR. Bergson and Mr.. George
Legler will arrive Saturday to be
guests at the Paxton home.
DR.. ]. ]. Sippy and DR.. H. L. Clarke.
! both of Topeka, are attending a course
of lectures at the Kansas State univer-
sity.
Miss Beth Thompson is recovering
from an operation for appendicitis
which she underwent Wednesday at
st. Francis hospital.
Mrs. w. F. Vreeland and Mrs Henry
Bennett returned today from Law
Wellhouse.
Mr.. A. S. Blair of Abilene was the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert G. West
a part of the week.
Mrs. John T. CLANCY has been
called to Delaware, Ohio, by the ill
ness of her father, Mr.. D. w. johnson.
Mrs. Albert Searle has returned TO
her home in Neodesha. She came to
Topeka to attend the funeral of War
| rem Crumbine. Mrs. Warren Crum-
bine will leave soon for Geneva, Ohio,
the home of her parents.
Guests at the Scott Hopkins home
this week have been Mr.. and Mrs
George White and Miss Stella Hodge
of Coopertown, N. Y, and Miss Mar