The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-12-16
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street has issued invitations for two
bridge parties at which she will be
hostess next week. The first of the
parties Will be given Tuesday after
noon. Dcembo1- 10. and the second
Wednesday afternoon, December 20.
Guests for seven or eight tables have
been asked for each afternoon. The
parties viii be given at the Davis
home.
Mr. and Mrs. Davis and their son,
William. will leave Topeka early in
the year to make their home in Hutch
inson. where Mr. Davis will be Off
cially connected with the State EX-
change bank. Mr. Davis, who is state
auditor. expects to leave Immediately
after the expiration of his term in
January. and Mrs. Daxis and her son
will either accompany him. join
him after the close of the first semes-
ter of school. The Davis family came
10 Topeka few years ago from Dodge
City. where Mr.. Davis was a newspa-
per man. They have made many
friends in Topeka since thier coming,
who VIII regret their removal to an
other town.
change has been made in the date
Tor the tea to be given by Mrs. p. ].
CleVenger and her daughter, Mrs
Robert Fullerton. and Mrs f. s. Petty
john and her daughter. Miss Margaret
PettyJohn. The party will be given
Thursday. December %, instead of
Wednesday, the 27th. The invitations
Viii be out the first of next week. This
mothers and daughters party will
be one of the large social functions of
the holiday season, including guests
among the older women the voune
married people. and the girls of To-
peka society, who are friends of the
four hostesses
About thirty people will be asked
to assist.
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The social dullness of the days Just
before Christmas is always offset by
the gayety of the holiday season. The
young people who come home from
school Will have some parties, and
some holiday dances will be given
Among the affairs for the college
girls returning for Christmas will be
a party which Miss Helen Lucas will
give one day in Christmas week.
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The Topeka Avenue club has sus-
pended its meetings until after the
holidays. The next meeting will be
held January .. and the hostess will
be Mrs. Clyde Miller. instead of Mrs
A T. Lucas. as previously arranged.
Miss Rose Davis of Clay street en-
tertained her bridge club this after
noon.
With the roof of hotel turned into
one Of those Hawaiian Hay villages
and the society girl guests gowned in
grass and glittering stomachers, the
first Hawaiian dance of the season, in
Guiding the debut of Miss Therese
Steinhardt was staged in New York
The men came in white duck and shiv-
ers.
AIR and Mrs. w T. Carpenter of
lawrence. announce the engagement
of their daughter. Frances. to Mr..
Richard Dorer of Lewiston, Mont.
Miss Carpenter for some time has
been living in Topeka, employed as
nurse by DR.. Magee and DIR. Williams.
She is a graduate of the University OF
Kansas Training School for Nurses,
and after her high school course she
attended Stephens college, of Column
bia. Mo. Mr.. DOrer spent three years
in West Point Military school. and is
now connected with the American OIL
company Of Lewiston.
The wedding will take place after
New Years.
The Chaldean Club will meet Mon
day afternoon at three o'clock, with
Mrs a T. Daniels. Mrs. 7. B. Larimer
will make an informal address on the
Tragedies Of Shakespeare.
The Sunday afternoon studio tea at
the Topeka Art Guild, ia West
Eighth street. will be given tomorrow
BY Mrs. Letord Headlee and Miss
Clarisse Laurent. They will be assist
ed by Mrs Lucia .. Case. Miss Effie
Graham. Miss Anita Laurent and Miss
Frances Washburn.
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Mrs. Albrecht Marburg, acting pres
ident OF the Woman's Kansas Day
club. announces that the annual meet
ing. ON January %, will be held at the
First Methodist church. There will be
five hundred plates prepared for the
luncheon and no second table served.
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The department of music of the
Woman's club will meet with Mrs. j.
=. Spalding. POI Woodlawn avenue, at
3 o'clock Thursday afternoon. Mrs
l. G. Walhridge will have charge of
the program, which will be on Ameri-
can Caktata.
The annual reception of the Wom-
ans Kansas Day club. the evening of
January 20. will be held at the home
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Albrecht Marburg.
Mrs. Marburg is acting president of
the club.
The marriage of Miss Mabel Nonken
and AIR. Ernest Elmer Bearg took
place this morning at o'clock. Mrs.
Bearg Is secretary to Mr.. George Hay
den. city attorney, and Mr.. Bearg is
physical director for the boys in the
high school. They will make their
home in Potwin Place
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Miss Alice Hughes will go to Kansas
City after Christmas to visit Miss
Beatrice Mclndoe, and to attend a
series Of parties to be given by some
Kansas city Alpha Phis girls who will
be home from college for the holidays.
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Miss Pauline McNey and Miss Helen
Whitted attended the Sigma Chi
dancing party in Lawrence Friday
night and were entertained at the
Kappa Gamma house by Miss Mary
samson They returned home today.
The Phi Psi dinner dance in Law