The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-29


white velvet with fur trimming, ana
tiny piping of old rose.
Miss Mary Paxton, who helped IN
the dining room, wore pale blue satih
garet Rays gown was of American
beauty chiffon, with wide glrdle OF
oriental colorS
The assisting people were: Mrs.
Edmund James Kulp, Mrs W. A. NC
Carter, Mrs j. K Bair, Mrs C. ;.
Gossett, Mrs. E. C. Foster, Mrs l. 4
Paxton, Mrs. D. P. Paxton, l<rs. J! w
Farnsworth, Mrs. B. T. Welch, Mrs T.
= II. Anderson, Mrs. w. Fl. kemper, Mrs.
j. NJ. Brunt, Mrs n. B. Campbell. Miss
Alice Griffin and Miss Gertrude Iteeu,
| Mrs. L. A. Austin, Mrs. Carrie F'yffe
and Mrs. Frank De Forrest Joslin.
| The girls in the dining room We're;
! Miss Duff, Miss Elizabeth Z. Powell
Miss Esther Paxton, Miss Mary Pax
ton, Miss Sarela Herrick, Miss Louise
McKown. Miss Marguerite Nicholas
Miss Jessie McCarter and Miss Mar
garet Ray.
Mrs. A. E. Wilson of Los Angeles,
Cal, who is visiting ner sister, MRS
Rousseau A. Burch, gave luncheon
Thursday, followed by auction, at Mrs
Burch's home in Tyler street. Mrs.
Wilson has visited in Topeka before
and has a good many friends mere.
The decorations for the party were
California pepper berries, sent by
friends at the coast. Other decora-
tions were poinsettias. The place
cards were 1917 calendars with pep
per berry design as ornament
The guests were: Mrs. La rue
Royce of Salina, Mrs. a. T. Lucas. Mrs.
George Bowman, Mrs. H. A. Perry,
Mrs. W. T. Davis, Mrs. Silas Porter,
Mrs j. s. Dean, Mrs. Xina Cowles
Wright. Miss A. Wright, Mrs, Herbert
Armstrong, Mrs. Albert Patten, Mrs.
H. G. West, Mrs. Charles L. Martin,
Mrs. Clement Smith. Mrs. Oscar L.
Moore. Mrs. Frank Beck, Mrs. J. z.
Kaster, Mrs. w. E. Davis, Mrs H A.
Heath, Miss Helen Brigham. Mrs.
Adrian Greene. Mrs. w. E. McVey.
stcn, Miss Winifred Greene, Miss
Georgia Ober. Mrs. Burch.
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Miss Corinne Ripley entertained a
few friends Thursday afternoon for
Miss Ella Waldron, who will go to Ellis
after the holidays to teach in the city
schools.
Mrs. Jack Campbell had a few
guests to tea Thursday afternoon for
Miss nellie Kouns and Miss sara
Kouns, who will return to Chicago
next week.
Miss Eleanor Atkinson of Lawrence,
will be the guest of honor at an after
noon tea to be given Sunday by Miss
Mary Clark and Miss Antoinette Clark.
Assisting people will be: Mr.. and
Mrs Warrick Updegraff, Mr.. and Mrs
E. A. Campbell, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence
Jordan Mr. and Mrs. Jack Campbell
and Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Sells.
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Mrs Harry Wolf entertained her
sewing club Thursday afternoon for
Mrs. Wallace Crutcher of st. Paul,
Mimi, who is spending a few months
with her people in Topeka, and for
Mrs. Frank E. Miller, of st. Louis, Mo-.
who is visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. F. Mitchell
Miss Katheryn Lonergan of Oklaho-
ma City, and Mr.. Ray Lukens were
married Thursday afternoon at the
home of the brides uncle and aunt,
mont, by the Rev. W. 1. Cole of To
peka The wedding was quietly cele-
brated, the, guests including only the
relatives of the bridal couple The
bride was married in a su t of dark
blue broadcloth with velvet 1T of the
same color.
The bride formerly lived in Topeka,
and for the past few years she has
been making her home with her
grandmother, Mrs. E. H. Lonergan, of
Oklahoma City.
Mr.. Lukens is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. c. w. Lukens of this city, and is in
business with his father After short
wedding trip, Mr.. and Mrs. Lukens
will be at home to their friends at Sun
ny Slope, Rochester Place, the Lukens
residence.
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The girls of the T. Y. Y. club gave
a dancing party Thursday night at the
home of Miss Helen Rutledge, for the
young men of their set. The Christ
mas decorations were used for the
party, and baskets of poinsettias adcrn-
ed the rooms. The programs were
with an original design and
monogram, done by Miss Maym Par
sons, and tied with silver cord. Those
who danced were: Miss Edna Anton,
Miss Florence Fritton, Miss Jessie
Evans, Miss Dorothy Bair. Miss Nir-
ginia Kitchell, Miss Ruth Tandy, Miss
Miss Ramona Fitzpatrick, Miss Maym
Parsons, Miss Violet Matthews, Miss
Juliet Hughes, Miss Helen Rutledge,
Miss Edna Becker, Miss Irene Peers,
Mr. Melvern Rutledge, Mr.. John
TroXell, Mr.. Lewis Taylor, Mr.. Edwin
Nellis, Mr.. Walter Cole, Mr.. Fred Wor-
ley, Mr.. Hervey Anton, Mr.. Lyman
King, MI. Charles Curry, Mr.. Armin
Weiskirch, Mr.. Harry Spears, Mr.
Homer Davis, Mr.. Ray Beers, Mr..
w "i Sll NOoIeuSt, MI W imam NC
Carter, Mr. Harry Davis and Mr.. Ken
meth McCandles
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Miss Ethel Grant is entertaining
guests this afternoon at her home in
Polk street.
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The Columbus club gave their holi-
day dancing party Thursday night at
kellam hall. An electric fountain
stood before the mirror at one end of
the hall, and at the opposite end was
an electric lighted basket of poinset-
tias and Christmas green. The side
walls were festooned with green and
Christmas bells In the windows bas-
kets, tied with red tuIle, were filled
with berries and mahonia leaves.
Palms banked the balcony Those
who danced were: