The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-03


liam Shakespeare, of London, Eng
land. who is a teacher of music OF
world fame He has been in Call
fornia for nearly a year. having come
to America to attend the Panama ex-
position. and to give some lectures III
San Francisco in connection with the
great fair. He was SO much in De
mand on the west coast that ne wa
induced to remain for some mohths
after his lecture engagement was com
pleted Through the efforts of some
of the local musical people, ne mas
consented to stop in Topeka on ms
way to New York. and will spend per-
hapS two weeks here.
Word of his decision to stop IN 10
peka for a short time on his way east
has just been received by Mrs George
w. Parkhurst. He will go on to New
York the first part of October, to re-
turn to England.
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Mrs. Arthur Nichols entertained the
Monday Whist club this afternoon at
her home in Fillmore street. Mrs. a.
B. Furry. of Muskogee, okla. who is
in Topeka to visit her mother. Mrs
Anna Wilson, substituted at the game
for Mrs. James L. King, who has LEFT
for a trip east. Mrs. Schuyler Nichols
played for Mrs. R. ]. Parker, and
Mrs. a. NJ. Mills played as substitute
for Mrs NJ c; Ha Z q
The Country club people will cele-
brate independence Day this year by
a dinner-dance at the clubhouse,
Tuesday evening.
The regular mid-week dinner
dance. which has been given this sea-
son every wednesday evening, will be
omitted this week and the members
and their families will dine and dance
at the club Tuesday night instead of
Wednesday night.
Mrs. T. J. Kellam has arrived from
Ne York for a visit to her son, Mr..
Kurtz Kellam, and Mrs. kellam. She
expects to remain some time. Mr.. and
Mrs George Burpee of New York are
in Topeka for few days with Mr.. and
Mrs. Kellam. They will leave soon
for the west. Mrs. Burpee. before her
marriage, was Miss Katherine Kellam,
and is the daughter or Mrs. T. j. KEEL
lam.
Mrs n. B. Campbell will give
bottle shower for two of the Topeka
Miss Margaret Vest. The party will
be given Saturday. and is something
new in the manner of bestowing
household equipment on brides.
Mrs Jouett Shouse. the wife of
d. c.. has been chosen as one of the
editors of 1.-The Vanguard" a new
suffrage paper, the first number of
which has just been issued 1t is
published in Tacoma, Wash, and is
four-p page, four-column paper Mrs.
Shouse. whose home is at Kinsley,
Kan. has a large circle of Topeka
friends who will be interested in her
new enterprise.
Miss Jean Watts, of Alma, and DR..
Chester Dawson. of Garden City. will
be married Saturday, July Is. at the
home of Miss Watts's brother the
Rev. Henry Fairfield Watts. of Pater- !
son, n. J., where Miss Watts is visiting. |
Miss Watts and Doctor Dawson were
both Washburn college students, and
are graduates of that school The |
marriage service will be solemnized |
by DR.. Frank Knight Sanders. of New
York who was president of Washburn |
while they were in college.
Miss Olive White, who will be mar
ried July 8, will be guest of honor at
a luncheon to be given this week by |
Miss Helen Shirk. Miss Cozie Crawford
and Miss Helen Foshay. The guests |
will be members of the Kappa Chi
sorority and some other friends
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Guests invited to a birthday party
given for little Mary Elizabeth Ken
nedy by her aunt. Mrs. w. F. Bowen,
assisted by Mrs. T. G.. Kennedy. were:
Mary Elizabeth Kennedy. Marguerite
Nellis. Virginia Mills, Helen Bunger.
Virginia Mccoy. Cornelia Adams.
Louie Freeman. Betty. Freeman
Louise Page, Elizabeth Mulvane,
Katherine Mulyane. Mary Hayden.
Hazel Smith. Virginia Allspaugh, Oc-
tavia O'Neil. Martha Merrick, Polly
Lillard. Mary Florence Bittman, Sara
u art Ian ENNxTsl = .
The favors were little red baskets
filled with candy. and each little girl
was given doll. The birthday cake
was lighted with eight candles. sig
nifying the age of the guest of honor,
and the ice cream molds were decor
ated with little American flags.
Mr.. John Elliott will give a dinner
dance at the Country club tonight for
Miss Martial Boal and Mr.. Edgar Boal
of Los Angeles Cal. who are visiting
Topeka friends. The guests will be:
Miss BoaI. Miss Pauline DTcvey, Miss
Madeline Whitney. Miss Antoinette
West, Miss Jane Alexander. Miss
Charlotte West, Mr.. Boal. Mr. William
Dickinson, Mr.. Wendell Switzer, Mr..
William Macferran and Mr. Fred
Bonebrake.
A crowd of young people who had
a motor and picnic party IN the coun-
try Sunday were: Miss Hazel Boast,
Miss Beth Thompson. Miss Antoinette
Clark, Miss Carroll Thrall, Miss Doris
Rosser Miss Marian Williams, Miss
Isabel Stewart, Mr.. Samuel Lux Mr..
Frank Fable. Mr.. Wayte Lytle, Mr..
Larry Huey, Mr.. Robert Beine, Mr..
Kenneth Ogelvie and Mr.. Rodger Saw
age. Miss Helen Crawford and Mr..
Paul Movers.
The chaperons were Mrs. 2. T.
Hazen and Mrs. A. o. Rosser.
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Mr.. and Mrs. w. J. Wieland and
their sons of Riga, Russia, are visit
ing Mr. and Mrs. j. L. Duncan of
western avenue Mr.. Wieland is con-
nected with the International Harvest
er company. with his headquarters in
Riga. He brings his family to Amer
lea each three years for 4 vacation.