The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-28

sions Miss StrickIeri and Miss Mix will
go to New York to be guests of Miss
Frances Garside, a New York news
paper woman. And before their re-
turn they will visit in Virginia and in
st. Louis, Mo.
During the absence of the Stricken
family. their house will be occupied by
Mr.. and Mrs. C. 1. Smith. who have
come to Topeka from Axtell, Kan, to
make theiI home
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Miss Lydia Virginia Gunther, the
daughter of Mrs. ]. Gunther, was
graduated with the highest honors
from the Normal College of Physical
Training at Indianapolis, Ind, and has
accepted an offer of a position with
the State Normal college at Emporia,
Kan, as teacher of classic dancing,
swimming and other gymnasium work
for the summer term Miss Gunther
is graduate of Harrison street
school and the Topeka high school
The graduating exercises at Indian
apolis were held Thursday, June Is, at
the German house, when demonstra-
ton by the graduating class was given
Notes and Personal Mention.
MIR. and Mrs. James L. King Will
leave next Wednesday for a trip east
They will go to Lynchburg, Va, ana
Baltimore, Mr., to attend the Eiks
convention, will spend few days in
Washington, D. c., and in New York,
and will then go to Toronto, Pa, Tor
a visit to Mrs. Kings relatives
Miss Cora Amos of Burlingame has
arrived to visit Mrs. Irwin H. Stearns
of Wichita, at the home of her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Fisher. Mrs.
Stearns and Miss Amos were class
mates in Baker University.
The Taxa Art Embroidery club will
meet Thursday with Mrs. w. W. Sam
son, 1412 West Sixth avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. Poole have come from
Atchison to make their home here and
have taken the house at 917 Fillmore
street Mr.. Poole is with the Forbes
Real Estate company.
Mrs F. H. Lane, of Pittsburg, Pa,
is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. E. c. Wise,
of 1881 Mulvane street Professor
Lane was for four years instructor In
English, public speaking and; oratoFy
at Washburn college He now holds a
life position in the university at Pitts
burg, Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Johnston left
Tuesday night for their new home in
La Junta, Colo. Their son, DR.. Ralph
Johnston, is in charge of the Santa
F'e hospital at La Junta.
DIR. and Mrs. J. NJ. Smith, of Alex
andria, La, are the parents of a son,
born June Is, to whom they have
given the name of John Stewart Mac
Donald Smith, jr. Mrs. Smith, before
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bers of Topeka.
| Mrs. Irwin H Stearns, of Wichita,
returned last evening from Atchison.
where she was the guest of friends,
and will continue her visit to her par
ents Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Fisher.
Mrs. Donald Thompson and her son,
Marshall Hall, are visiting Mrs
! Thompson's aunt, Mrs. Arthur Top
ping, of Overlook. They will return
! to Topeka to resume their visit to Mr.
/ A. Lott ar
Mr.. and Mrs. Thompson will go north
to spend the summer at the lakes.
| Miss Mary Whittier entertained at
a picnic supper Tuesday evening at
her home in Belvoir Place. The fol-
! lowing guests were present: Misses
| Alpha SINNERS, Harriet Price, Ger
| trude Klein, Lillian Ortman, Carol
| Gage. Ethel Wright, Edna Lawrence.
Mary Miller, Marian Erskine, Cora
Erskine, Harriet Embree.
Mrs. NJ. H. Gardner and children,
Richard and Nadia, went to Oskaloosa
today to visit friends.
DR.. George Esterly of Lawrence was
the guest of his brother DR.. D. E. Es-
terly, the first of the week.
Miss Helen Tillotson, who has been
teaching in Pittsburg, Pa, has re-
turned to spend. the summer vacation
with her mother, Mrs. D. c. Tillotson.
Miss Marjorie Baxter of Kansas
City is visiting Miss Dorothy Nichols.
Miss Baxter graduated last spring
from the College of the Sisters of
Bethany.
Mrs. John Lagerstrom and her
daughter, Mrs. James S. Hayes, are
| visiting relatives in Illinois,
Miss Frances Wingert has returned
from a visit to friends in Lawton,
| Okla.
Mrs Arthur Capper and Mrs
George Crawford visited Governor
Capper at the military camp at Fort
Riley Tuesday.
C1ary & Clary, wall paper and paint,
| 18th and Lane. Phone 13S3.-Adv.
Mrs. Charles Walp and Miss Marian