The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-05

as the scene of good many parties
by Topeka people, especially in the
summer season. is a pretty little house,
made after the most approved style
demanded by comfort and simplicity.
on the exterior it is of weathered
shingles. and inside the lower floor is
chiefly living room and dining room.
The dining room on the south is built
mostly of small paned windows. hung
with bright cretonne and marquisette.
The living room is decorated in dull
grey with lighter ceiling, and the
brightness of color is lent by the car
pet and curtains. At one end of the
room is a wide fireplace for wood
and there is none of this gas subter-
fuge about it There are ever so
many easy chairs and a wide dav-
export and a photograph.
The guests at the party last night
were: Miss Patterson, Mrs. L. D.
Whittemore, Mrs. P. H. Adams Mrs.
Adrian Greene, Miss Glen Davis, Miss
Marie Witwer. Miss Nanon Herren,
Mrs. z. c. Marshall, Mrs. G. w Rees.
Miss Anna Speck, Mrs. Louise Wolfe
MounDay, Mrs. Alonzo Thomas. Mrs.
Harry 7. Forbes. Mrs George David
son., Mrs A E. Peak. Miss Kate Tho
men, Miss Helen Phipps Dr. Harriet
Adams, Miss Josephine Herreh, Miss
Bertha Hampstead and Miss Rosa
Ferlet.
The Art Guild exhibition will be in
charge of Mrs. c. B. Merriam Friday
afternoon. She will be assisted by
Mrs. Harrison Morgan and Mrs. Jack
Dillon Mrs. L. D. Whittemore will
make the address about the pictures.
and the Nineteenth Century club will
be among the visitors at the exhibit
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Miss Julia Whitmer and Miss Lu-
Grace Whitmer will entertain at cards
Saturday night.
The Ideal Bridge Luncheon club
met with Mrs. F. E Parr. the host
esses being Mrs. Parr, Mrs. H. D.
Guthrie and Mrs. w. G. Dickie. Guests,
besides the members, were Mrs A IT
Lucas, Mrs. Charles Wore and Mrs
Milton Blanchard.
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The woman's club held an an-day
meeting today at the Governors Man
sion, on the corner of Eighth and Blu
chanan streets, in celebration of the
twentieth anniversary of the foundine
of the City Federation of Women
They elected Mrs. A. H. Horton, who
was the first president of the City
Federation of Clubs, president emeri-
tus- The vote was unanimous.
Mrs. F. W. Watson, chairman of tbs
house committee. gave a report IL
which she said that they would no
buy old property. but were planning
on buying lots and building.
| The forestry department announced
that they would hold an open meetins
at the Y. w. C. \. on Friday, Apri
| 90. at 8 o'clock to award the prize
/ for the bird house contest
/ The club passed a resolution t,
stand by President Wilson in his dec
/ laration Of war.
The revised bylaws were read anC
a vote was taken on them. It was an
nounced that the constitution was t.
be done away with since the Woman
club is Incorporated
I Mrs. Noble Prentis gave an interest
| ing talk and Laurene Lawless, of Kan
/ dance. Little Miss Lawless is visiting
her uncle, MIR. Frank farrell. and Mrs
farrell.
The rooms were decorated thruou
in flags. In the center of the dinini
room table was a huge cluster of flags
In the hall carnations were used il
addition TO the national emblems.
There were about $50 ladies present
There is nothing like a war scar
to stimulate matrimony. Already W
are hearing rumors of the sweet youn
debutantes who are willing to max
their sweethearts their husbands be
fore the call comes TO take arms On
of the jewelry stores is making a bi