The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-01

of honor. The company included
some of the older friends who have
known her all her life, as well
number of the young women. The
guests were: Miss Stevenson. her
grandmother. Mrs. NJ. Weightman.
and her mother, Mrs. L. w. Stevenson,
Mrs. Matt Weightman. Jr.. Mrs. w.
Mrs. Albert Waggoner, Mrs. Irene
Russell, Mrs. NJ. w. Macferran, Miss
Mary Weightman, Miss Anne Weight
man, Miss Florence Welcome, Miss
Helen Curry and Miss Margaret Rus
sell.
The regular weekend dinner dance
will be given tonight at the Country
club. Some out of town guests will
be entertained, including Mr.. and Mrs.
George Dickinson, of S4os Angeles, Cal,
who are stopping in Topeka on a mo-
tor trip to Chicago. They will be en-
tertained by DR.. and Mrs. w. N. West
Their niece and nephew, Miss Marian
Boal and Mr.. Edwin Boal, the guests
of Miss Jane Alexander and Mr.. Fred
erick Bdmebrake, will be entertained
by Judge and Mrs. L. S. Ferry
Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Ames will be
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. C. c. Bowman
at dinner Governor and Mrs. Arthur
Capper will have guests, and also Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Bonebrake. Mrs. Jona-
than Thomas, Mrs. M. C. Hammatt,
Mrs. George Noble, and Miss Carolyn
Thomas will have dinner together.
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Mrs. o. r. Updegraff entertained at
chtldren's party this afternoon for
her grandchildren, Gill, jr., Mary Alta
and George Spivey Updegraff. The
other guests were: John Felix, Eliz-
abeth Mulvane, Katherine Mulvane
Jane Griggs, Charles Hensley, jr,
/ "a T@n r xryo1 To- T.
Bob Haig, Jane Medlicott, Betty Med
licott, Philip Kaye. Janet Andrews
Polly Perkins, Julianna Perkins, Lu-
Gle Fisher Arnold, Marcia Mills, Jane
Mills, Albert Harper, Tottie Snyder,
Tom Alden, Russell Updegraff of Ma
pie Hill. Hildegarde Hayes. Mary Eliz-
abeth Wikidal and Jane Akers.
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Mrs. w. F. Bowen entertained TWEEN
ty children at a party this afternoon
for her little niece, Mary Elizabeth
Kennedy, who is spending the summer
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. T. Grey
Kennedy of Junction City.
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DR.. and Mrs Benjamin F. Young
were guests of honor at a reception
given Friday night by members of the
Methodist congregation in the church
dining hall and parlors. The occasion
was the twenty-fifth wedding anniver-
sary of Doctor and Mrs. Young, and
they were presented with solid silver
to complete twelve piece dinner set.
IThe presentation speech was made by
Mr.. Charles Elliott, who spoke of the
good work Doctor Young and his wife
were doing in the parish.
Doctor Young responded in speech
in which he recounted some of his
early experiences in the ministry. His
early work was done in Medicine Bow.
Wyo., the scene of Owen Wister's
famous novel, 1.-THE Virginian," many
of the characters in which were
was occupied in the western mission
field in Wyoming. later among the
Mormons of Utah, and then in Ore
gon, arriving at Portland where he
was in charge of large city parish
| Mrs. Young also responded to a
toast, telling of her early life in the
west. Before her marriage she was
Virginia Crawford, Michigan girl
and went west to Wyoming to regain
her health. She taught in one of the
small settlements, and played the or
gan for the churches in which Doctor
Young preached. The year after theil
marriage, he received his masters de-
gree from the university, and after
ward mis- D. D. degree.
In closing his address, Docto,
Young made an earnest appeal to hi.
congregation to remove the debt or
the church, that they might be free
] 10 eXIenQ their Work and build I'D the
parish to greater strength and useful.
ness. Paul Young and Faith Youns
were each asked to speak
Before the addresses a musical pro.
gram was given under the direction
of Mrs. Karl Rankin. Miss Heller
Phipps played three violin numbers
| Mrs. Rankin sang, and there was q
vocal number by Miss Grace Hayes o,
| Kansas City, who is visiting at the
J. Clevenger home
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Mrs. n. B. Campbell will give {
0arty next Saturday afternoon for Mis-
Louise Stevenson. who will be marie,
o Mr.. o. F. Hite and for Miss Mar
saret Vest, whose engagement to Mr.
Willis Lusby is announced.
Miss Stevenson will be married il
July. and Miss Vests wedding day il
= | ieptember ..
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Mrs. Robert Fullerton will give
limble party next Thursday Afternoon
! 1r her sister, Mrs. H. I. Green O