The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-01

Mrs. Fred Brown Glover of Kan
sas City, has announced the engage
ment of her daughter, Margaret
Agnes, to Capt. Gregory Vigenat, jr.,
of Chicago
The announcement, which was pub
lished in the Kansas City papers, is
of interest to circle of Topeka socie-
ty people. Miss Glover is a close per-
sonal friend of Miss Helen Yoder of
this city, and also of Miss Clyde
girls whom she has met on her rather
frequent visits to Miss Yoder. She is
former student of Ogontz college,
Philadelphia and is an attractive and
popular society girl of Kansas City.
Captain Vigenat has spent a num-
Der of week ends in Topeka with
friends, and he also has an acquaint-
ance among the people of the local
smart set He is now stationed with
Company NJ. Three Hundred and Fiji
ty-fourth infantry, at Camp Funston.
No date for the marriage is named.
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An event of interest for this after
noon is the silver thimble tea which
is given at the home of Mrs Lee
Monroe. There is no formal receiving
line, but Mrs. Monroe welcomes her
guests, assisted by members of the
Good Government club and the fol-
lowing young women are assisting
thru the rooms and with the serv-
ing: Mrs. Cyrus Monroe, Mrs. Mark
Troxell, Mrs. Wallace Crutcher. Mrs.
Bruce Mcfarland, Mrs. Kenneth Lew
is, Miss Annetta Nichol, Miss Alice
Lyman, Miss Mary Burnett Miss An
toinette West
The Art club which has decided to
give up its regular course of study
for this winter, is spending its meet
ting time, which is today, at the Red
Cross work room. Each club meet
ing day will be given by the Art
club members to Red Cross work.
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Two new members of the cast of the
Lost Princess" which will be pre-
sented at the Grand October IL and
10, have been chosen.
The role of Lord Pensive has been
assigned to Mr.. Hugh Dickerson, who
is serving his second year as instructor
in the fine arts department of Wash
burn college. He is head of the voice
division of the school, and he is also
director of the choir of Grace cathe-
dral. having been recently chosen to
that office. He studied music in the
east for a number of years. taking
special voice work in Chicago. His
voice is a bass-ba ritone.
The part of the King is to be sung
by Mr.. GlenwoOd Jones, tenor singer
who is well known in musical circles
of Topeka.
meeting of presidents of all clubs
or their representatives, also solicit
ing and advisory committees of the
library war council, is called for 1890
Wednesday morning, October 8. at
Memoria; hall. Any one interested in
raising Topeka's share of the library
war fund is cordially invited to attend
this meeting.
In these days when one hears so
much of the painful news of cruelty
a nd era in 10 oil
story of the spirit of our own SOL
diers marching thru Topeka's streets
is like a breath of fra GRANGE from a
field of flowers.
1t is told of a company of men that
during the late days when so many
soldiers were in town, a woman in
the west part of town stood on her
porch waiting the approach of a squad
of soldiers coming out Buchanan
street. AS they marched opposite her
door, the command rang out, Hats
off to the dear old mother" Instant
ly every head was uncovered. The
woman to whom this sign of respect
was given, said of it: 81 never felt
more honored in my life than at this
spontaneous courtesy of the American
soldier"
The marriage of Miss Joy Paxton,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. D. P. Pax
L
bur of Boston took place Friday eve
ming, September %, in st. Louis, Mo-
No announcement of the engagement
was made.
Mrs. Wilbur left Topeka recently to
become instructor of music in Ste
phens college, Colum bia, Mo- She is
a graduate 70 the Washburn school
of fine arts and of the New England
Conservatory of Music. Lieutenant
Wilbur, the son of Mr. and Mrs q
A. Wilbur of Boston. recently received
his military commission, and will re-
turn to Boston the last of the week
to join his regiment. He is a member
of the Boston Medical corps, which
Will probab bly, be called soon to for
eign service. He was granted a short
furlough and went to st. Louis, where
his marriage to Miss Paxton took
place at the home of the Rev. DR.
j. M. Day, who read the service. The
Wilbur family formerly lived in To-
peka. Lieutenant Wilbur is a gradu-
ate of the Topeka high school, of
Harvard college and of the Harvard
medical school. Last year he was in
structor in the medical college at IIar-
ward. He is now stationed at Fort
Aver, near Boston.
Mrs. Wilbur will probably continue
her work of teaching in Stephens.
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THERE'S A GIRL IN OUR TOWN
VINO has properly fixed the status
of the men folks around a house on a
wedding day. She decided hastily on
the date of her marriage to an army
man who was soon to be called away
to his post Everyone about the place
had instructions as to various duties
he would be expected to perform in
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