The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-14

and Mrs Albert T. Reid, Mr.. and Mrs
Frank Scott Davis Mr.. and Mrs. j. G.
Mohler, Mr.. and Mrs. Guilford Dudley
and their guest, Mrs. Jones of New
York Mr.. and Mrs. L. T. Hussey, Gen:
and Mrs Wilder S. Metcalf, Mr. and
Mrs. Charles W. Barnes and Mr.. wal
ter Miller of Indianapolis, who is visit
ing at the Miller home in West Tenth
avenue.
La Douzaine Bridge club will meet
Thursday with Mrs. Will Troutman.
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The Thursday Study club will meet
Thursday of this week with Mrs. W.
D. Ross. The program will be as fol-
lows: Panama and the Canal" Mrs.
C. N. Mertz; book review, The Last
of the Mohicans," Mrs. G. e. st.
John; important Bills Before the
Legislature" Mrs. w. S. Amos.
Word has been received from Mrs.
Robert Coppedge, who is now in Phil
adelphia. She writes that she mas
opened a studio with her sister, who is
studying piano in New York City with
LISTS favorite pupil, Arthur Fried
hefmer. They find the combination of
music and art very inspiring. Mrs.
Coppedge has painted three snow
scenes, and is delighted with the love-
ly eastern hills and the old mill
strea ms.
Mrs. Coppedge says of the exhibit
ticn at the academy which she was
called east to attend: 1.-The opening
reception at the academy was the most
stately affair L ever imagined. All
the bluebloods of this aristocratic old
city, besides artists exhibiting their
paintings, were present. Many Euro
pean painters were represented in the
exhibition. Out of three thousand
paintings sent to the exhibition, six
hundred were chosen. Honors were
given to William Chase, my late teach
err. The Metropolitan museum in New
York has given over one of it's gal
lcries for an exhibition of his works.
Only two other American artists have
had this distinction
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There are more of the members of
the families of legislators in town this
winter than at any previous session,
and it is certain that there were never
before so many parties for the visit
Crs. Every day this week there is
some sort of entertainment for them.
Tuesday afternoon witnessed three
teas for the wOmenfolk of the law
makers.
Mrs. w. A. Johnston. Mrs Noble
Prentis. Mrs. A. NJ. Keene and Mrs. c.
G. Mack gave their weekly at home at
the Swallow. The big parlOrS of the
house were filled thruout the after
noon A bit of special entertainment
was prepared in the readings given by
Mrs. Joseph Hicks. The children Of
| the legislative people were invited to
come with their mothers to meet
some of the little people of Topeka.
The affairs at the Swallow are en-
t1ely informal, with no receiving lines
and no elaborate service. A tea table
stands in one corner of the reception
| room and some one presides thruout
the afternoon. Yesterday DR. Debora h
/ Longshore sat at the table and poured
the tea, and two young women, Miss
| Grace Dana and Miss Winifred
| Greene. did the serving Spring flow
ers adorned the tea table
! Mrs Robert Barr of Fort Scott
who has been receiving with the other
hcstesses the past few weeks was not
one OF the hostesses yesterday. but
came with her little daughter,
| Frances, as a caller. The children who
attended included Frances Barr.
Louise Blenkenbaker of Olathe. Jesse
Cutler Hicks and Bernice Marie Har-
ley.
| An informal at home for the wives
of legislators and Topeka friends was
given Tuesday afternoon at the home
OF Mrs. Lee Monroe. Mrs Monroe,
who has been i'll nearly all winter, was
her guests. as she had believed she
would be entirely able to do. Her
daughters. Mrs. Cyrus Monroe and
Miss Cynthia Monroe received in her
Sledd MIS- j. ID. MCFARLAND greeted
the guests at the door. The other as
sisting friends were: Mrs Albrecht
Marburg, Mrs. ]. p Raster, Mrs F. w.
Watson, Mrs. Charles Moore, Mrs.
Emma s. Marshall, Mrs. C. l. Martin,
Mrs. Geo. NJ Stone Mrs Rousseau A
Burch, Mrs. f. H. Crosby, Mrs. Frank
P. Lindsay, Mrs. w. C. McDonough,
Mrs. George Crane, Mrs. w. F.. Con-
ne!ley, Mrs. H O. Garvey and Miss
Ethel Aldrich.
| The decorations were sunburSt roses
and sweet peas. A vase of flowers
stood on the table in the dining room
where the serving was done, and on
the sideboard was a tall Sheffield vase
of roses.
Mrs Schuyler Nichols will entertain
the D. d. Whist club Monday after
noon at her home, SIS Fillmore street
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Mrs. Frank Beck will entertain
. guests at dinner Friday evening.
Mrs D. ]. Hathaway will entertain
| guests Thursday afternoon, Feb
ruary %.
: Invitations are out for tea al
which Mrs. William Redwood Smith
: will be hostess Monday afternoon
February 10, from $3.50 to o'clock
: at her home. 1924 Harrison street.
: The Crochet club held its annua
Valentine party Tuesday afternoon al
the home of Mrs. Willis Coston. The
: club was organized a good many years
ago, and two of its charter members