The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-05

ed. Mrs. c. 1. Martin, chairman of
the department of civics and justice
will be in Fort Sill this winter, and
cannot serve on the committee. Miss
Effie Graham is ill, and has resigned
as head of the literature department
and Mrs. Charles Dillon, of the for
estry department, will not be able to
serve on account of the illness of her
mother, Mrs. Kate Pierson.
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Miss Florence Davis entertained in
formally at bridge at her home, 903
Western avenue, in compliment to
who is visiting her mother. Mrs. Fer
rim. The guests were members of
club to which the guest of honor and
the hostess belonged.
Mrs. Ogen, who was formerly Miss
Jessie Ferrin, has her baby daughter
with her. The little girl is a 100 per
cent baby, according to the scoring
given her at a baby clinic in Arkansas
City.
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Mrs. w. r. Stubs entertained with
a charming tea this afternoon at her
home, Wind HILL" complimentary to
her sister, Mrs. G. A. Medley of Hutch
inson.
The rooms were beautifully decor
ated with baskets and vases of golden
rod. pink gladiolas, and jasmine
vines.
Assisting thru the rooms were Mrs.
F. M. Benedict. Mrs. J. r. Bachtel,
Mrs. Otto Cutler, Mrs. T. e. McFar-
land, Mrs. w. H. Hargett, Mrs. T.
e. Griesa. Miss Jeanette Wheeler and
Mrs. R. B. Stewart of Topeka.
In the dining room the color scheme
of pink and white was carried out in
the decorations and refreshments. A
basket of pink and white gladi-
olas. and pink shaded candles were
on the dining room table. Pink ice in
the form of roses and coffee were
Catherine Jackman. Helen Friend,
Marcella Chalkley, Sarah Farrell.
jeanette Wagstaff and Margaret
Stubbs.
Assisting upstairs were little Mar
garet Medley and Doris Burnett.
Two hundred guests called during
the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Journal
World.
Agricultural college students will be
interested in a wedding announcement
which appears in a Manhattan paper
for Tuesday. as follows:
The marriage of Miss Ruth Hoff-
man and Mr.. c. ]. Merner took place
this morning at o'clock at the home
of the brides mother, Mrs. Ida Hoff-
man, on Humboldt street. The cere-
mony was performed by the Rev. d.
H. Fisher of the Presbyterian church
in the presence of relatives and a few
intimate friends, including the girls of
the Delta Delta Delta sorority. Mrs.
Merner is a graduate of K S. A. c.
with the class of '16 and is one of
Manhattan's most popular young
! ladies. Mr.. Merner was assistant di-
rector of athletics at the college and
attended school previous to coming
here, in Massachusetts. Mr.. and Mrs.
Merner left this morning for a trip
east. after which they will go to Lit
| tie Rock, Ark, where Mr.. Merner will
attend the training camp.
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| A little girl came up from her small
town home to visit her father, whose
business keeps him in Topeka He
took her to the Chocolate Shop to
| luncheon. Toward the end of the
meal, he slipped a quarter tip under
the finger bowl. The little girl looked
into the bowl and saw something shin
moved the bowl aside. leaving the
coin in the open. Then she leaned
over and whispered to her father. II
found something under here that be-
longs to us. papa"
/ Topeka avenue, which has been
worked over into a lovely driveway.
was beginning to be known as Topeka
| Boulebard, but that has been short
ened to Topeka B. v. D."
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Notes and Personal Mention.
Mrs. Howell H Jones and her little
son, Corbet, of Cedar Point are visit
! ing Mrs. Harry Forbes, and will. be
the guests of other Topeka relatives
before they return home.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. M. Cornell expect
to go to Chicago to spend the week
end with their daugh ter, Mrs Adrian
Sherman, and with Miss Edith Con-
nell, who is visiting her sister, Mrs
Sherman.
Miss Lydia Bolmar. who teaches art
in the National Park Seminary, For
est Glen. Md, will leave about the
middle of September, to resume hel
work in that school.
Mrs. Douglass Cain of Atckison an6
her father, Mr.. William 0uigley. and
Miss Lurene Irish of Sterling have
been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. George A
Guild and DR.. and Mrs. Walter Weld
ling. Mrs. Cain returned home Tues
day evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. r. Paxton, Mis-.
Mary Paxton and Legler Paxton have
returned from motor trip to Leav
enworth, where they visited Mrs. Pax
tons brother, Mr.. George Legler.
Mrs. E. G. Foster and her son
Mitchell, have returned from a triI
east. Mrs Foster was called to New
port. Pa, by the death of her father
and on her return to Topeka sh.
stopped in Columbus. o., to visit he
daughter. Mrs George Broderick
Mr.. and Mrs. F. L. Pinet have lef
for a business trip to Chicago.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H Rutter, Mrs
George Hoyes and Miss Alice Eoye
, motored to Spring Hill. Kan, today
I Mr.. and Mrs. Ted North and thei
| baby were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. w
H. Pdfers in Highland Park The,
have left for Onaga- where they ar
playing in the North Brothers Stool
company
DR.. and Mrs. Willis Coston have lef
for trip to Excelsior Springs. The,
will stop in Kansas City to visit thei
. daughter, Mrs. Walter Shipe
4 Miss Marjorie Whitney is visitin,
| Mrs Harry Wright of Kansas City.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Bridegroom of Pasa
J dena, Cal, are visiting Mr.. and Mrs
Walter Ashton Smith.
II Dressmaking, 612 West Fourth
Phone 2423 Red.-Adv.