The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-19

Cards have been received in Topeka
announcing a marriage that is of in
terest to many people of this city. Mr..
and Mrs. Alfred Parfitt have issued
announcements of the marriage of
their daughter, Edith, to Mr. George
Wilson, both of San Saliva, Tex, on
Sunday, January 6.
The Parfitt family lived in Topeka
for many years, when MIR. Parhtt was
connected with the Santa Fe Railway
company. They left Topeka and
moved to the south some years ago.
The bride was a student in Washburn
college, and after going to Texas she
entered the Texas university, where
she was graduated. After finishing
school she taught Latin and German
in the high school at San Saliva. she
is a sister of Lillian Parfitt, who was
we'll known in Topeka musical circles
when she made her home here.
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With the approach of Kansas Day,
the plans for the Woman's Kansas
Day club meeting are being raploly
perfected. An interesting feature OF
the DAVIS program will be the presen-
tation of two portraits. These pic
lures are of the deceased presidents or
the club Mrs Eugene Ware and Mrs.
Fannie Cooper Atkinson. both or
whom died during their terms of Of
well beloved by the membership of the
club The portraits were made duling
the past year by George NJ. Stone, of
Topeka.
Mrs. Noble Prentis has been asked
TO make the presentation speech for
Mrs. Atkinson's portrait and Mrs.
Charles Gleed will present Mrs Ware $
portrait Mrs. w. A. Johnston will
accept the paintings on behalf of the
Historical society.
The reception, which is an annual
affair in connection with the Woma n 5
Kansas Day club, will be held this
year at the home of Governor and
Mrs. Arthur Capper, on the evening of
Monday, January %. The guests will
be received by Governor and Mrs.
Arthur Capper. and by the elective Of
ficers who are: Mrs. A. Marburg.
president: Mrs. Charles Huffman, of
Columbus. vice president; Mrs. F. w.
Watson. corresponding secretary; Mrs.
w. Y. Morgan. of Hutchinson, record
ing secretary (appOinted to succeed
MS. Irene Russell. deceased) Mrs. A.
a. Doerr, of Larned, treasurer; and
Mrs. A. H. Horton, historian. The
past presidents also will stand in line
TO receive the guests. They are: Mrs.
J. ID. Mcfarland, Mrs. J. $: Simmons
of Hutchinson, Mrs. A. H. Horton,
Mrs. f. w. Hoch of Marion Mrs. Cora
G. Lewis of Kinsley. Mrs. w. j. Bailey
of Atchison and Mrs. w. A. Johnston
One of the events of the afternoon
program will be the war pageant, the
plans for which are to be kept as a
surprise to the audience. The COM
mittee in charge of the arrangements
are: Mrs. H. E. Ray, Mrs. F. w. Wat
son. Mrs. Clement Smith, Mrs. A. A
GODDARD ana Mrs. D. E. McEachron.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. NJ. Cornell have re-
ceived a cablegram from their son
Lieut.. Joseph ]. Cornell, that he has
arrived in France. Lieutenant Con
nell sailed about four weeks ago ant
spent a week in England before go
ing over to France
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The marriage of Miss Margaret
Perry and Mr.. Warner Cory, both OF
Kansas City. will be solemnized to-
night at $50 o'clock at the home OF
the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Phillip B. Perry.
Both the young people have To-
peka friends. Miss Perry frequently
visits Mr.. and Mrs. T. ]. Myers and
the Misses Pauline and Maude Nc
Vey in this city. Mr.. Cory belongs tc
the Cory family of Leavenworth. He
was a student in Kansas university
and a member of the Sigma Alpha
Epsilon fraternity.
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Friends of Mr.. David Hughes, the
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Speed Hughes Of
Topeka, will be interested to know
that he has been transferred to the
aviation service, and is now in train
ing at Pensacola, Fla. He has fol-
some time, been on board one of tn,
L. S. battleships and has but recent,
received a transfer to the aviation
department.
The Topeka Avenue Bridge cluI
will meet Friday with Mrs. Franl
IagerStrOm.
The literature department of tn
Woman's club will have an interesting
meeting Thursday morning at L
o'clock at the Y. w. c. A. rooms Mrs
Katherine Hand, chairman of the de
partment. asks that the members b
present and bring their knitting, an.
she also gives an invitation to mem
bers of the Woman's club outside O
her departm emit
The meeting will be taken up wit
a study of group of three typica
1riShs plays. They are: The Travel
ing Man. by Lady Gregory; Rider
TO the Sea-" by Synge, and the Ian
of Hearts Desire" by Yeats. Tn
reading will be done by Mrs. Fran
Squires who will give a brief sketc,
of the plays before giving the read
ings from them.
The Nineteenth Century club, on
of the older study clubs of Topeka
abandoned its regular program tn