The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-07

Phonss-From $50 a. m. TO
Mr.. and Mrs. A. D.. Gray of los
Greenwood avenue, Potwin Place an
nounce the engagement of their
daughter, Gertrude, to Mr.. Leland
Kennedy Thompson of Washington. D.
C. The wedding will take place on
the evening of September 80. at the
home of Miss Gray's parents.
The engagement of Miss Gray is or
special interest to Topeka society as
she and her three brothers have lived
here all their lives and all have been
social favorites in their different
crowds. The family is one of the
old substantial ones of the city.
Miss Gray is a graduate of the To-
peka high school and attended Wash
burn college three years. She is a
popular member of the Kappa Alpha
Theta. sorority.
Mr. Thompson is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. E. G. Thompson of Ligonier, Ind.
lie is at present private secretary to
Congressman Louis Fairfield, of In-
diana. After the wedding Mr.. Thomp-
son and his bride will live in Wash
ington, D. c.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Derby, who left
today for New York city, were sur
prised last evening at their home by
THE elders of the First Presbyterian
CHURCH and their wives. Mr.. Derby is
one of the elders of the church. 9th
ers present last night were DR.. and
Mrs. S. S. Estey. Mr.. and Mrs. w. w.
Bowman, DR.. and Mrs. S. j. Crum-
bine, Mr. Howard E. Johnson, Mr..
and Mrs. j. B. Larimer, DIR. and Mrs.
r. S. Magee, Mr.. and Mrs. James A.
Mcclure, Dr. and Mrs. c. f. Menning
er, Mr. and Mrs c. H Searle, Mr. and
Mrs: r. A. Rutledge and Mr.. and Mrs.
N. w. Laubach.
Mrs Derby will remain in New
York until Mr.. Derby, who is going to
France to do Y. M. C. A. work, sails,
alter which she will return to To-
peka. Mrs. Haynes, of Sabetha, whose
husband is a doctor at Camp Fun
stor. will make her home with Mrs.
Derby. Mr.. Patton. Mrs. Derby's
father will also be with her during
the absence of her husband. Mr.. Der
by expects to sail in about three
weeks; he will take course of train
ing in New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. l. w. Felix gave a
dinner party last night at their home
il Fillmore street for DR.. Arthur
Griggs of Los Angeles, Cal, who is
visiting relatives here. Covers were
laid for Mr.. Griggs. Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Griggs. Mr.. and Mrs. Dana Da-
Wis and daughter. Martha. Jane
Griggs, Frank Griggs, jr, Mr.. and
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The committee from the Woman's
club who will act as hostesses at the
furlo tent next week are: Mrs Lewis
Greenwood, Mrs. Robert Stone Mrs.
w. F. Bowen, Mrs. l.. T. Hussey, DR..
Dorothy Nicoll, Mrs. J. R. Shelton,
Mrs. J; D. Mcfarland, Mrs. A. A. God
ard, Mrs: P. P. Womer, Mrs. ]. B.
Larimer. Mrs E. S. Marshall, Mrs.
Charles Dillon, Mrs. W. W. Kitchell
Mrs. Robert Herrick, Mrs. Frank w.
Thomas, Mrs. Bennett R. Wheeler and
Mrs. Guilford Dudley. Mrs. S. s..
Beggs was chairman of the committee
to arrange for hostesses for the tent
from the Woman's club. Several other
clubs will also be represented every
day during the fair at the Woman's
club furlo tent.
Miss Mary Sweet will leave Monday
for the east to sail Immediately for
Italy, where she will do settlement
work for the Red Cross. Miss Sweet
is a student of the italian language
and is especially well suited to this
work. Mr.. Paul Sweet, who has been
visiting his sisters, Miss Sweet and
Miss Mary Sweet. will leave next week
for his home in New York City, The
Sweet home will be closed this win
ter and in the hands of a caretaker.
Miss Sweet will be with friends in
Topeka.
THE LETTER OF A DEBUTANTE.
Dear S. r.: The opening of Wash
burn has been postponed and the boys
who expect to take training wilIs not
arrive quite so soon as was at first
expected, but they will come just the
same and that is all the girls can ia TX
about-of course we mean those girls
who aren't engaged to some one in
another camp, but even they don't
seem to mind mentioning the fact. !
suppose they like to see the other girls
have good time. 1 was talking to
one of last years Freshmen the other
day and 1 said, well, how's prospects
this year." supposing, of course, her
one concern was how her sorority was
going to come out. "Oh, fine she
remarked with such pep as only a
last years Freshman can have, You
know all those boys are going to be
here this year"
One of the Topeka girls who has a
government position in Washington
writes home that she has so many So
cial duties that they together with her
work and the warm weather this sum
mer have almost worn her out. She
says she is being rushed socially every
minute she is off duty. One evening
when she got home she found three
soldiers sitting on her steps. Such is