The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-20

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which has a circle of friends in To- |
peka. Mrs. Barker was a prominent
club woman. The bride was born and
brought up in Lawrence, attending the
schools there, and completing her edu-
cation in a convent in Idaho and at
the Loretta academy in Kansas City,
from which she graduated last spring.
Mr.. Caples is assistant superintendent
of the Great Falls Zinc plant, and he
and his wife will go to Montana to
make their home.
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Mrs. Harrison Morgan will enter
tain her bridge club Thursday night
of this week.
The Monday Tourist club held a
guest day meeting yesterday at the
home of Mrs. H. II. Welty. The as
sisting hostesses were: Mrs. Charles l.
Martin, Mrs. c. J. Rosen, Mrs. A. A
Sharp, Mrs. S. t. Mcclure and Mrs
Carl Moore. A musical program was
given. One of the contributors was
Mrs. Ernest f. Smith, of Kansas City,
couple of songs. Miss Helen Welty
| played piano numbers. The guests
were Mrs. W. A Layton, of Osborne;
Mrs A. l. Wilmoth, of Concordia;
Charles Buck, Mrs. w. E. Drehm,
Mrs. James Mcclure, Mrs. f. C. Ker-
sey, Mrs. r. GLASGOW, Mrs. j. B. Mack
of Lawrence; Mrs. H. E. Miller, Miss
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Charles Bennett, Mrs. George Coffin,
of Council Grove; Mrs. J. A. Rosen,
Mrs. John Kindel, Mrs. t. c. Wilson
, of Larned, Mrs. L. NJ. Jones, Mrs V.
Beach, Mrs. L. 7. Hussey, Mrs. Ida
| Robinson and Mrs. Grover Dunn of
/ Westm oreland.
/ The marriage of Miss Beatrice Cohn
and Mr.. Frank B. Mcfitrick, both of
Chicago, will be solemnized Wednes-
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Kitrick belongs TO the E. L. McKit-
rick family of 1897 Clay street. He
was brought up and educated in To-
peka. He now has a position in the
| office of the Bell Telephone people in
Chicago. The young couple will take
a wedding trip to st. Louis, Kansas
| City and Topeka, arriving here ON
| Saturday They will return to- Chi
cago to make their home.
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| The Varsity club will have a dane
ing party next Friday night at Kellam
| hall. The men in charge announce
| that the party will begin at 8 o'clock.
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A Colonial party will be given Sat
urday night at the Kansas State uni
versity by the students for the faculty.
1t is to be a pageant and costume af-
fair. Governor and Mrs. Arthur Cap
per and the members of the board of
administration will be guests of
honor.
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The Sigma Chi fraternity at K. U.
held initiation services last week,
when three Topeka men, Thomas
Dewey, Victor BIakely and Fred Rig
by, were made members of the frat.
Harry Bennett of Topeka was made
d member of Pi Kappa Alpha at their
recent initiation.
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You would never guess how a lovely
new sport hat was devised by clever
Topeka woman. She went to a card
club meeting at the home of Mrs. A.
A Hurd, and received as a prize u
handsome piece of Japanese embrOid-
cry. The piece is what is called IA
japanese handkerchief, but it is about
the size of a dinner napkin, is of fine
Oriental silk, and heavily embroid-
cred in bright threads in japanese
over a sport hat frame, draped so
! that the center embroidery comes
: we'll to one side of the hat, and the
corners will be knotted.
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The charity ball last night must
, have cleared a good sum of money,
considering the number of guests who
attended. The proceeds will be divid-
, ed among four institutions, the Prov
ident association, the Public Health
Nursing association and the two Crit
. tenton homes. They say that one good
a healthy pocketbook, bought $50
worth of tickets.
The hall was deliberately decorated
for the party, under the direction OF
Mrs. Norman Wear, head of the dec
Grating committee. Five business
houses, Crosby Brothers, Holcraft's
: Mrs. Lords Flower Shop, Hayes's and
Pelletier's, furnished the decorations
, without cost to the club. The main
hall, the stairway, the first landing
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with jars and vases OF. pink roses. and
: with ropes of pink chenille. In the
grill room were palms arranged
around the walls, interspersed with
rustic boxes and baskets of blossom
I ing flowers in shades of red and pink
! In the supper room the ceiling and
walls and table were festooned with
> strands of nasturtiums. The serving
( was done in the room opening from
the upper ball room and was il
I charge of Mrs. James L. King chair
man of the refreshment committee
Mrs. Wear was assisted by Mrs. Alber
T. Reid. Mrs. T. D. Alden, Mrs. H. L
Hall, Mrs d. w. Mulvane and Mrs
: George Godfrey Moore. Mrs. King.
: assistants were: Mrs. c. l. Mitchell
Mrs. H. L. Peppmeyer. Mrs. w. o. An.
b derson, Mrs. A. NJ. Mills, Mrs. J. E,
: Morgan and Mrs. E. L. Copeland.
The guests were received by Gov.
T ernor and Mrs. Arthur Capper, Mayor
and Mrs. J. E. House and Mr. and Mrs
w. E. Brelsford.
The music was furnished by two
ten-piece orcheStras, one stationed il
the upper ball room and the other il
the grill room, where some of the cou
pies danced. The arrangements fol
the music were made by Mr.. Albert 7
Reid, Mr.. A. NJ. Mills and Mr. C. L
, Mitchell.
| Dancing began a little before
(, O'Clock, and after two or three dances
the company interrupted itself :,
have a grand march. Moreover. Gov
ernor and Mrs. Arthur Capper led TIL,
march. and following immediatel!
were Mayor and Mrs J. E. House
5 Mrs. Capper wore electric blue geor
g tie crepe, deeply embroidered il
silver threads. Mrs. Houses gowI
was of green satin taffeta and geor
: gette. en- brOidered in iridescen