The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-01
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The Helianthus club will dance
Tuesday evening at Kellam hall. There
will be a number of out of town guests
here for the party, which is the large
midwinter dance usually given dur
ing the holiday week:
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DR.. and Mrs. w. F. Bowen have
asked the assistance of the following
friends at the dancing party, which
they will give this evening at the
Helen Wagstaff, of Lawrence, and
Miss Edith Hubbard of Kansas City,
DR.. and Mrs. D. E. Esterly. Mr.. and
Mrs. Clyde Miller, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Edison and Miss Elizabeth Davis.
Sharing honors with the special guests
this evening will be Miss Irene Miller,
who is home from National Park
seminary Washington, D. c., to spend
her vacation with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Clyde Miller, Miss Elizabeth Hop
kins, who is attending Wells college
in New York, this year, and is with
her father, Mr.. Scott Hopkins and her
sister, Miss Edna Hopkins for her
holiday season, Miss Edith Council,
who is in school in Ogontz, at Phil
adelphia, Pa, and is at present spend
ing a few weeks with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. NJ. Cornell, and Miss
Dorothy Wahle. daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. P. Wahle, of 1909 Clay street,
and a niece of Mrs. Bowen.
Mr.. Richard Wagstaff of Lawrence,
will come to attend the party tonight.
The guests will include the younger
Washburn college people and many of
the college young people who are
home for the holiday season.
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The Alpha Phi girls of Washburn
will soon issue invitations for their
Inid-winter dancing party, which will
be given at Kellam hall on the eve
ming of January II.
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Topeka's business men, members of
the Chamber of Commerce, are en-
tertaining their wives and children at
an informal reception this afternoon
at the club rooms, Seventh and
Quincy streets. 1t is a strange sight,
the reception in progress at the Cham
Der of Commerce rooms this after
noon.
Men who spend their monday hours
at the rooms smoking and talking,
are on dress parade, their wives on
their arms and their sons and daugh-
tiers tagging behind. Music is heard.
dancing is going on in the reception
ROOM and punch is being served in the
committee rooms.
Mrs E. L. Overton and a number
of friends are pinning carnations on
coat lapels. The members of the
board of directors are moving around
in dress suits, getting acquainted with
every one. Reception committees, in
Guiding the $50 men who staged the
record breaking membership cam
paign, are elbowing their way thru
the crowds seeing that every one be-
comes acquainted. the reception will
be in progress from 3 o'clock in the
afternoon until o'clock.
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A we'll known Topeka young man is
said to have just presented the girl of
his choice with a $3.50 diamond ring.
The ring was special order and came
directly from Tiffany's in New York.
And to think that it is not a Topeka
girl who gets to wear it makes some
think that it is entirely too much cap
ital invested outside our fair city.
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A wedding of interest to a large cir
Gle of friends is that of Miss Enid
Stricken, daughter of Mrs. L. H.
Strickler, and Mr.. E. r. Botsford, of
Boston, Mass. The marriage will take
place this afternoon at the home of
avenue, in the presence of relatives
and few intimate friends. DR.. S. S.
Estey will read the ceremony
The bride will be attended by her
sister, Miss Lois Helene Stricken, and
the best man will be Dr. Gordon Ross
of Kansas City, Mo. Two little cousins
of the bride. Scott Schwartz and Doro-
thy Stricken, will hold the ribbons for
the bridal party. The wedding will be
followed by reception.
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An important event of this after
noon and evening will be~the concert
by the University of Michigan Glee
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