The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-16

An interesting announcement is
made TODAY by Mr.. Ernest L. Harris
of Petrograd, Russia, of the engage
ment of his daughter, Miss Wilhelmina
Harris of the College of the Sisters of
Bethany, Topeka, to Mr.. Duane Ell
more. also of Topeka.
Miss Harris for two years has been
teaching French in Bethany college.
Her original home was in Iowa, and
she was educated in private eastern
school Her father was for years
United States ambassador to various
nations of Europe and she went with
him abroad to live. She had teaching
bv tutors during the time of her resi-
dence at the foreign embassies. She
lived in st. Petersburg, in Paris and
Constantinople. Later she returned to
America, and two years ago she was
engaged as a teacher in Bethany. She
has lust resigned her position, and is
visiting friends for short time before
her marriage. Her father is now rep
resenting the National City Bank of
New York at Petrograd. Miss Harris
is one of the prettiest young women in
Topeka, and is delightfully."- cultured
and attractive.
Mr. Gilmore is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. F. p. Gilmore of West Tenth
street, and has a position in the Shaw
nee State bank, in which his father is
an officer. Mr.. Gilmore is a graduate
of the Topeka high school, and has a
good deal of musical ability. He is a
piano accompanist much in demand,
and is leader of an orchestra which
he has organized.
The date for the wedding has not
been fixed, but it will probably take
place in the near future.
X X
A musical afternoon will be given
by the music department of the Wo-
mans Club, Thursday, October IS,
from three to five o'clock, at the
home of Mrs. Frank p. MacLennan,
1919 Topeka avenue. The program
will be furnished by a few members
of the department. and all the mem
bers of the music department are
asked as guests.
The Monday Whist club will meet
Monday of next week with Mrs. A.
Marburg.
Mrs. lief Felix was hostess at a
luncheon today, complimentary to
Mrs. Harley ReiSman, who is making
a short visit to her sister. Mrs. Fred
Davis. Covers were laid for:
Mrs. Reisman, Mrs. Davis, Mrs. R.
F. Hayden, Mrs. Byron Davis, Mrs.
Frank Griggs, Mrs. George Thomp-
son, Mrs Dana Davis, Mrs. Don Null
vane, Miss Reita Updegraff, Mrs. Fee
lix.
of the birth of a son to Mr.. and Mrs
Ted Ingham, of Los Angeles, Cal. The
baby was born Wednesday, October
10, and will be christened John Wick
wire. Mrs. Ingham, before her mar
riage, was Miss Mary Wickwire, of
Larned. whose people are well known
in the state. Mr.. and Mrs. Ingham
have been living in Boston, where Mr.
Ingham was connected with the de-
partment of bacteriology of the Mas
elnh TT7C AF
He has received and accepted an Of
fer to become public health officer
for California, and is now stationed
for his new work in Los Angeles.
X x
The Topeka Art Guild has engaged
new quarters at 100 West Eighth
street, and expect to entertain at
welcome day affair Thursday, No
vember 1.
The next meeting of the Guild will
be held Saturday evening, October 81
in the Francis & Hodge studio. The
club hopes to have an out of town
lecturer to address that meeting.
4 X X
The Library War Council fund must
close its accounts shortly therefore
it is asking all persons who have not
paid their subscription to do so at
their earliest convenience. Money
may be paid to Mr.. Earl Akers, treas
urer of the fund, or to Miss Clara
Francis at the Historical Library or
to Miss Caroline Medlicott at the City
Library. A full report of the fund
will be published later with list of
subscribers.
THERE'S A WOMAN IN OUR TOWN.
Who has a little book of her gene
ology, which she keeps locked safely
away from prOfane hands. Occasion
ally her children have got it down
! 4 dc ND
had fun with their mother about this
old moth-eaten, ancestor snobbery.
But recently one of the girls of the
family decided to go east for the
winter. She was to enter the charm
ed circle of an exclusive coterie in a
city where who you were" is of more
| Importance than what you are.
/ The girl thought the matter over and
then apologetically approached her
I mother 10 ask her to copy out of the
/ old ancestor book any parts that
! might assist her in making herself
solid in her new circle. The mother
/ was quick to oblige, and among the
! archives were found the records of
a marriage by a couple of great-great-
/ great grandparents of the girl in the
| oldest church of the old city. The an
| cestors were people of much import
ance, and the girl of today who has
( been laughing all her life at the an
! cestor fans who hung themselves with
: badges to prove the antiquity of their
right to life and honor, is willing to
take day off to visit the old church
| and casually drop some information
/ where it will do the most good, re-
garding mothers old family tree.
X Y
Mrs. George Pritchard and Mrs. w
f. Axtell entertained the Minerva clut
7 Monday at Mrs. Pritchard's home
Mrs. AXtell read a paper on Ibsen's
play. Brand" The paper was writ
ten by Mrs. Charles Curtis of Wash
ington, d. c., who is a member of the
club, and is keeping up her work il
the organization this winter, and
sending her papers to be read for. her
The musical program consisted chief
ly of compositions by Sinding. the
numbers being as follows:
Two Valses'' ................ SindinG