The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-09

L HORSDAY EVENING,
stripes finished the drapery of the
dress. Mrs D. w. Mulvane, who as
sisted, wore gray satin. Mrs Frank
Crane was gowned in black satin and
tulle.
Mrs Bennett R. Wheeler wore a.
charming frock of gray satin, with a
small. dropping hat of gray velvet
and satin. Mrs. E. L. Copeland wore
a deep violet velvet gown, with sleeves
and bodice of Georgette crepe in the
same shade. Mrs. Harry Wright of
San Diego, Cal, was dressed in dark
blue silk crepe gown, with touch OF
gold in the trimming. The collar was
Mrs. Eileen Brown of Idaho Springs,
Colo, wore blue Georgette crepe, veil
ing white satin. Miss Josephine Do
ran wore a taffeta frock of blue with
an invisible check in darker blue.
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Mrs. John r. Shelton will give
luncheon Wednesday, November p,
for the members of the board of the
Kansas branch of the Society of Foun-
ders and Patriots. The society will
have its annual meeting in Topeka,
Thursday, November %, and members
of the board who are in Topeka for
the meeting will be Mrs. Shelton's
guests on Wednesday.
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Mr.. H. B. Wilson, superintendent of
Topeka schools, and Mrs. Wilson, will
give a dinner party tonight at their
home. The guests will be DR.. George
Strayer, of Columbia University, New
York, who is one of the convention
speakers; Mr.. John Francis, superin-
tendent Of The city schools of Column
bus, O.; Miss Georgia Alexander, a
teacher in the C ity schools of In
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president OF the Grade Teachers club
of Topeka; Mr.. L. M. Jones, of the
Topeka board of education, and Mrs.
Jones.
Miss Marjorie Whitney will enter
tain the members of the local chapter
OF the Pi Phi sorority Friday after
noon at three o'clock at her home in
Potwin Place
One of the young college chaps who
is away at school figures that he will
have to renounce the Cornell Mich
igan football game, in his efforts to
recoup what now appears to be his
election losses. The worst part of
the uncertainty is that a fellow can't
make date for a game until he
knows whether he can pay the Way
for two with what he wins, or pay the
way for some other chap and his girl
on what he loses
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Miss Josephine Doran entertained
afternoon at her home on Western
avenue.
, The Art Guild of Topeka will give a
series of afternoon teas at which
groups of the members will be hosts.
The first of the series will be given
Friday from to o'clock in the aft
ernoon, and the hostesses will be Miss
Elizabeth E. Smith and Mrs Wallace
Crutcher
| The parties are purely social affairs,
to which all friends of the hostesses
and friends of the guild are invited.
| The parties are not benefit affairs, at
all, and their object is to promote an
\ interest in the work of the guild and
extend its influence in the community
in its aim to advance local standards
of art: The parties will be held in
the guild rooms, ia West Eighth
street
Mrs Katherine Lindsay Perkins
and Miss Marie Witwer will receive
1iSunday afternoon from to O'Clock
in the guild rooms
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Mr. Marshall Crawford, who is a
student in Ann Arbor, took an aero
plane flight few days ago with q
friend who is an aviator He went
/
actly what his mother says she die
when she heard about it.
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Notes and Personal Mention.
Miss Elfie Dean will leave the frs
of December for Long Beach, Cal.
where she will spend the winter
Mrs. Milburn Hobson of Independ
ence, who visited Miss Helen Este,
recently. will go to Wichita soon te
attend Diaghileff Imperial Russian
Ballet. Mrs. Hobson is herself an in
terpreter of artistic dancing.
Mr.. George Shelton left Wednesda,
for New York to resume his work a.
stage director and actor. after an ex
tended visit to his parents, Mr.. ano
Mrs. ]. R. Shelton, and his grand
mother, Mrs. N. F. Handy.
Miss May Stevenson. of the exten
sion department of the Kansas Stat,
university, is in Topeka during tn,
teachers convention, and is a guest a
the ]. c. Holland home.
Prof. Arthur Messick, of the musi
department of the Kansas State Nor
NAL college, Emporia, is in the cit.
visiting his parents, DR.. and Mrs. c
Messick, and his brother, Mr.. Clarenc
Messick. He brought with him tn,
Normal College Glee club, which will
sing on one of the programs.
Miss Esther Clark of Lawrence ar
rived today for a short visit to friends
Mr.. and Mrs Joss and Mr.. and Mrs
Wistar Williams motored to Manhat
tan to visit Miss Ethel Joss and Mr.
Clifford Joss who are students in tn
State Agricultural college. Miss Jos
lives at the Tri Delt house and Mr.
JOSS at the Pi Kappa Alpha house.
Dr. and Mrs. c. c. Stillman of Nor
ganville. drove to Manhattan the frs
of the week to visit Mrs. Stillman'i
sister, Miss Katherine Mcfarland
who is a student in the Agriculture
school.
Miss Mary Tierey of st. Louis, Mo.
and Miss Emma Bolman of Kansaa
City, Mo-, are visiting Miss Bernie,
Emahizer and will attend the Helian
thus dance tonight.
Miss Genevieve Herrick who teache