The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-26

tLtes were. Mrs F. W. Cooter of
Hutchinson. who is Mrs. Kaths's sister.
RS. Rousseau A. Burch, Mrs. LaRue
Royce of Salina, and Miss Mary Mac
Lehman.
Mrs George H. Parkhurst was hos
tess at a meeting of the Monday
Whist club this afternoon. Mrs. Oscar
L. Moore played as a substitute.
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A meeting of the Board of Man
ayers of the Woman's club will be
held Tuesday afternoon at 2:30
o'clock in the breakfast room of the
Y. w. C. A. The purpose of the meet
ing is to complete arrangements for
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The Crochet club will be entertain
ed Tuesday of this week by Mrs. j.
C. Burnett.
Miss Esther Paxton. the young
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. D. P. Pax
ton, has received as her latest gift,
a new Chalmers car. The auto was
a present from her father. She re-
ceived it Thursday and Saturday she
could drive it alone.
Miss Rhea McMurray of Kansas
City, is now in the position of premier
danseuse of the Boston National
Grand Opera company, and will be in
Kansas City when that company gives
its series of operas there. She will
visit her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. T. A.
McMurray.
Miss McMurray is remembered by
a number of Topeka people, who knew
her when she was a little girl. Her
mother, Mrs. Viola Dale McMurray,
as she was known here, had classes
in aesthetic dancing in Topeka for a
year or two some time ago when the
art was first becoming popular as an
accomplishment to be taught in large
classes. Her little daughter, Rhea,
danced for her opening exhibition
morning, and she frequently came to
Topeka to assist her mother and give
exhibits of the dancing art. Later
she studied in Russia, and since her
return to this country, she has
achieved marked degree of success
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The young women who have been
asked to usher at the Percy Hemus
concert Tuesday night at the First
Baptist church, are: Mrs. George H
Allen, Mrs. E. Mae Leet, Miss Carolyn
Lovewell, Miss Mayme Mitchell and
Miss Edna Staples.
The Topeka Avenue Bridge club will
be entertained Friday by Mrs. Oscar
Bennett.
A guest day meeting of the Thurs
day Study club will be held Thursday
afternoon at the home of Mrs. l.. B.
Smith, 1916 Euclid avenue. The as
sisting hostesses will be Mrs. A. NJ.
Thoroman, Mrs. Glen Beaver, Mrs. c..
E. ST. John and Mrs. Hattie Smith. An
address will be given by Miss Effie
Graham, who will be a guest of the
club.
The Golden Rule club will have a
guest day meeting and food sale at
the home of Mrs. George H. Wood,
SIG Monroe street, Friday, March 80.
Each member may bring two guests
The hostesses will be: Mrs. Wood, Mrs
F. NJ. Drake. Mrs w. B. Mcdaniel,
Mrs. Charles H. Stewart and Mrs. T. E.
Sheard. A short program will be
given.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. J. Taxman of 1890
Fifth avenue, Rock Island, Ill, an
nounce the marriage of their daugh-
ter, Sara, to Mr. Isador Scrinopski of
Topeka, Tuesday March 20, at the
Ashland club, Ashland Boulevard.
Chicago. The bride is a graduate of
the Rock Island high school, and a
musician. She belonged to the Rock
Island musical club. and has sung on
public programs Mr.. Scrinopski has
been in business in Topeka for the past
five years. They will be at home in
Topeka after April Is.
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Mr.. and Mrs Charles S. Downing of
Kansas City. are visiting Governor
and Mrs. Arthur Capper and Mr.. and
Mrs. George NJ. Crawford. They will
be guests tonight at the Lame Duck
dancing party at the Country club.
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Mrs. C. J. Wilson will entertain at
bridge Wednesday afternoon for her
daughters. Mrs. Claude Butlin of the
City of Mexico. and Mrs. Everett Dali
las of Atlanta, Georgia.
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Mrs William Mcpherson of Howell
Mich, was the guest of honor at a
small tea given Saturday by Miss Ed
ma Hopkins to which dozen of Mrs,
McPhersons close friends were in
vited. Mrs. Mcpherson left today for
her home, with her two children, after
a visit to her father, Mr.. w. W. Mills.
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Mrs Bert Sewell of Kansas City,
who spent the weekend with Mrs.
| George Staebler, was a guest at a
bridge club meeting, at which Mrs.
Staebler was hostess Saturday night.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Philip I. Murphy
have announced the ngagement OF
their daughter, Loretta, to Mr.. Ralph
| NJ. Hogin; the wedding to take place
next Saturday at the Murphy home.
Miss Murphy finished the Topeka
high school. and is a graduate of the
| University of Southern California, and
a member of the Chi Omega sorority.
Mr.. Hogin is employed by the Santa
! Fe.
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Mr.. and Mrs. E. H. Bunnell gave a
dinner party for Mr.. and Mrs. c. F.
( Ludington, who will leave soon to
make their home in Parsons, Kansas
/ Mr.. Ludington will he head of the
| fuel department of the NJ K & T
| r ilxs.aN con, ra,1- Mr. and Mrs Pa