The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-20

in wide stripes. About hundred
guests called during the afternoon.
Mrs. Keene will be honor guest at
a party to be given this evening by
Mrs. Oscar L. Moore.
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Mrs. George NJ. Crawford, chairman
of the home economics department of
the Woman'S club, calls meeting of
the department at $3.50 o'clock Friday
afternoon, at the Chamber of Com
merce. Every woman who expects to
enroll or is already enrolled in the
home economics department is urged
to be present. Mrs. Crawford will ask
for suggestions on a good, practical
program for next years work. Mrs.
Noble Prentis will tell something of
the work of the National Defense
council in food conservation.
Mrs. Crawford is the newly appoint
ed chairman of the home economics
department of the Woman's club,
which, by reason of the great food
problems of the country, will be very
important committee of next seasons
club year.
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Invitations have been received in
Topeka from Mr.. and Mrs. John
Franklin Dale of Omaha, Neb.. for
| the marriage of their daughter,
Martha Ellen Dale to Mr.. Alexander
| Loomis son of Mr.. and Mrs. n. H.
Loomis of Omaha. The wedding will
| take place June 80, at the Dale home.
The Loomis family formerly lived
in Topeka, and Mr.. N. H. Loomis was
attorney for the Union Pacific. Mr.
| Alexander, LOOMS attended the To-
peka high school, and since the family
moved to Omaha, he continued his
education at the Kansas State univer-
| sity. He is now engaged in the fur
and tanning business in Omaha
Mr. Loomis and his bride will make
their home in the Brentwood apart
| ment in Omaha.
Miss Norma Petro was guest of hon
| or at a porch bridge party this morn
ing at which Mrs. Leroy Petro was
| hostess Miss Petro arrived short
time ago from Hutchinson to spend
| the summer in Topeka.
The guests at the party were Misses
Dorothy Crane Elisabeth Edison
Ruth Thompson Ruth Tandy
Mildred Stanton Lucille Kersey
Lucille Mcclure Dorothy Bradbury
Margaret Marshall Irene Peers
Marian Dana Mapel Jones
Mrs. Charles Seller and Mrs. Fred
Partridge assisted the hostess
The Good Government club had a
picnic party Tuesday afternoon and
evening at Gage park. Honor guests
were Mrs. E. B. Day of Baltimore and
Mrs Tallman Bailey of Washington,
d c. who are visiting friends in To-
| Deka They are both members of the
club and were active in it's work when
they lived in this city. An out of
town guest was Mrs. Wear of Indiana,
who is visiting her mother, Mrs. E. G.
Kinley of Polk street. Mrs. Wear
looked after the serving of the guests
at the two long tables where the sup
per was spread. A flag was raised
over the picnic ground. There We're
no speeches or business proceedings,
and the evening was purely social in
it's nature.
A rare flower in bloom at Topeka
home at this time is the American
Pillar rose, which is a climbing rose
growing over the veranda of the
! Thomas Page home. The blossom is
one side of the petals, and white on
the other side, and is several times
, larger than the rambler rose. The
stamens and pistiI are bright yellow,
, and the flowers appear on the boughS
in thick clusters.
DIR. Emil Carl Wilm. who formerly
taught in Washburn college. has been
given a full professorship in Boston
university He has been associate
professor in philosophy in that school
Tor the past two years. From Topeka
he went to Wells college. Aurora, n.
Y, where he remained year Since
then he has taught in Bryn Mawr and
Harvard. Boston university has for its
president Doctor Murlin, former pres
ident of Baker university. Mrs Wilm
has been teaching piano and theory in
wellesley for the past year.
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Miss Margaret Kirkpatrick gave a
porch party this morning for Miss
Helen Louise Fox and Miss Lois Fox.
who are leaving soon to make their
nome in New York. The guests were
girls of Washburn academy, and in
cluded:
Misses Fox Lois Plat
Kuth flatt Elizabeth Hand
Hazel Hotchkiss Vera Green
Lois Romig Rbeba Kern
Ruby Bronson Esther HnrIinp
Betsy White Vivian MonIev
Josephine Bussey Katherine Wheeler
! Lois Robinette Josenbine Nau>so1
Ruth Kennedy
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Mrs. H. o. Carney was guest of
honor at surprise luncheon given
Tuesday at the Chocolate shop by the
Nlgnette club. Mrs. H. E. Raw was
toastmistress, and responses were
made by Mrs. John T. CLANCY. Mrs
]. w. F. Hughes, Mrs. J. c. Emahizer
and Miss Lulu Elliott. Mrs Garyey
gave brief history of the Vignette
club, which was organized twenty-five
years ago. Upon arriving at the lunch
con- the guest of honor was presented