The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-13

Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur E. Murphey of
Tulsa, Okla. announce the engage
ment of their daughter. Miriam, TO
Mr.. Emerson Corson Higgins of New
Jersey.
The news is of much local interest,
as the Murphey family formerly lived
in Topeka, and were prominent in the
Topeka society set. This bride tc be Is
a granddaughter of Mrs E. L. Redden
and a niece of Mrs. Charles Blood
smith and Mrs. Lee Redeem Gordon.
The Murphey family moved from To-
peka to Kansas City some years ago
and from Kansas City to Tulsa. MISS
Murphey attended college at Column
bia. Mo, and finished at LennoX Hail
St Louis, Mo. She is an exceedingly
attractive girl. and is a social favor
lite. Mr.. Higgins has been in Tulsa
in business for about year.
Mrs. Murphey will give luncheon
"Wednesday at noon. in Tulsa. at which
formal announcement of the forth
coming marriage viii be made TO
friends of the young couple in that
town. Miss Murphey's grandmother.
Mrs. Redden. is now iE Tulsa, and VIII
be one of the guests at the luncheon.
The wedding invitations will be re-
ceiyed in Topeka in a day or two.
The marriage will be solemnized at
$50 O'Clock Saturday evening at the
Murphey home, 1924 Boulder avenue.
Tulsa. Mrs. Charles Blood Smith and
Mrs. Lee Redden Gordon will go to
Tulsa the latter part of the week to
attend the wedding.
At home after July~15 at the Hotel
Kitchner. Tulsa, Okla.
Officers chosen at the annual meet
ing of the Topeka chapter of the d.
A r. were: Mrs. H L. Peppmeyer, re-
gent (re-elected) Mrs. w. d. Ross
vice-regent, chosen in place of Miss
Clara Francis, who found it impossi-
BILE. to accept another term; Mrs. p. w
Allen. recording secretary; Mrs. John
L. White, treasurer: Mrs. Claude Neil,
registrar (re-elected); Mrs. E. B.
Stotts, historian; Mrs. A. B. Jeffrey,
auditor (re-elected. Mrs. NJ. NJ. Mil
Ter was chosen honorary regent for
life. The advisory board, in addition
to the officers, will be: Mrs. A K.
Rodgers. Mrs. Fred Bonebrake. Mrs.
o. L. Moore, and Mrs. J. G. Stricken.
The program 70 the afternoon was
in charge of Mrs Morton Albaugh She
and Mrs. Magill of Wichita. her guest,
played piano duet; Mrs. w. I. Way
nick gave piano solo; Mrs. R. Parks
Bennett sang two numbers, and Mrs.
B. II. Pugh gave a reading.
X
The members of the Topeka Art
Guild met Saturday night at the
What-Not Shop for their regular ses-
sion, and to listen to short addresses
OF the collection of block prints by
Helen Hyde, of San Francisco. The
pictures are now on exhibition at the
club headquarters. There are fifty
seven Of these prints in the exhibit.
Wood block printing by hand was
Invented by the japanese many CEN
turtles ago. and is used for making
pictures Tor their books The method
Is to make relief carving on a wood
en- blocG of the outlines of the pic
ture to he reproduced; the relief por-
ton is linked with brown or black
water co.or, and then sheet of pa
per is pressed down on the upturned
surface of the block. Blocks are
also prepared for each color or tint
to be used in the picture; these latter
are then covered with a thin wash oil
the proper tone. The wash is partly
wiped off to secure graduation OF
variation of tone, and then that par