The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-10


live at the chapter house. Miss Mary
Paxton is a Theta. Covers were laid
for about fifteen. Mrs. McCaslin,
the Theta house mother, was one of
the guests.
A meeting of the Topeka Art Guild
will be held Saturday evening at the
What-Not Shop, in West Eighth
street. The collection of wood block
prints at the shop will be seen by the
members, and Mr.. George Stone and
Miss Frances Lindsay will make short
addresses on the work exhibited.
A short program has been arranged
to be given Informally at the Sunday
afternoon party for the soldiers to
be given at the Chamber of Com
sing. accompanied on the piano by
Miss Myrtle Gohlke; Miss Esther
Freeman will give reading; Miss
Constance Ferlet of Kansas City, will
sing, and her brother, Mr.. Reginald
Ferlet, of Kansas City, will play the
piano accompaniment. Mr.. Messick's
orchestra will play during the supper
hour.
The Young women invited to the
party, are asked to wear the cards
ment IS that each member OF the
club invites two young women to the
party. The party is made a strictly
invitation affair, and the guests are
asked 20 wear or carry their cards in
order that only invited girls may be
admitted.
Friends of the project of entertain
ing the young men from the camps
are invited to assist the Rota club by
contributions of money, which may
be sent or brought to the treasurer.
Mrs Alonzo S. Thomas of the Santa
| interest to the entire city, and one in
which The whole town should be glad
&c join.
! Mrs. Horace Hall entertained
group of Red Cross women workers
at PelIetier's tea room at luncheon
Wednesday.
A dancing party will be given to-
night 1t the Elks hall for the visiting
E'lks and their wives, and for the To-
! peka members and their families.
X X y
Mrs. Robert w. Coppedge. who will
leave Topeka soon to make her home
i'll Phila 1elphia, was the guest of hon.
OF at a buffet luncheon given Thurs
Mills 1913 Topeka avenue. collec-
ton of Mrs. Coppedge's pictures were
exhibited at the party. Nearly all OF
the pictures were exhibited in Phlla-
delphia, and four of them were in
the recent review at Kansas City. One
of them took the first prize at the
Kansas City exhibition. Winter
Morning is the prize picture. With
this one. was hung similar canvas,
winter Afternoon" which differs in
having a more brilliant lighting and
brighter tone. Two of her sea pieces
Co nd
Port" that are much admired. Among
the small sketches shown yesterday
was Winter on the Schuylkill," the
oroginal of which was bought by the
diversity of Pennsylvania for its
permanent exhibit.
Mrs. Mills was assisted yesterday
by Mrs. ]. F. farrell. Mrs. Monte
Kistler. Mrs. Henry Herr and Mrs. A
E Curry.
The pictures will remain at Mrs
of Mrs Coppedge's friends who care
to, may see them there.
X X r.
THERE'S A MAN IN OUR TOWN
Who has money enough to permit
him to work just when he feels like it.
He has decided to resign his present
job in a few months. What are you
going to do?" some one asked him.
thinking he must be planning some
sort of wild career for the next year.
going to WARP"
Il may go to war" he yawned, cor
something more interesting than
working. 1 may winter at the Swal-
low
The marriage of Miss Ruth Phin-
ney, the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Phinney. to Mr.. Frank w. Will
son, the son of Mr.. and Mrs j. E
Wilson, was solemnized at the home
CT the brides parents, Ills Wood
ward avenue. at O'Clock Thursday
afternoon. The news will be a sur
prise 70 friends of the young people,
as no announcement of the engage
ment was made.
The wedding took place in the liv-
ing room at the Phinney home, the
Rev. Ralph Ward. of Westminster
Presbyterian church. officiating. A
bank of palms and ferns before the
double window, formed the back
ground for the bridal couple Before
the ceremony the brides sister, Mrs
Clement Roose, sang Beloved, 1t Is
Morn" and she also played the Men,
delssohn wedding march for the en-
trance # the bridal party. The bride
/ and Genrgette. with hat to match.
Fer bouquet was a corsage of Kill
larney roses and sweet peas.
Mrs Wilson has lived in Topeka all
her life. and is a graduate of the To-
peka high school. Mr.. Wilson also
graduated from the high school. and
/ attended the Washburn law school.
He is now president of the Athletic
association of Strickler's Business col
| lege Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson will spend
few lays in Kansas City, and after