The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-11-16

bearing their names pinned on them
so that no introductions Will be nee
essary and every one will know every
one else. There will be no formal re-
ceiying line and everything will be
informal. Mrs. l.. d. Whit
temore is chairman of the committee
in charge.
THERE'S A WOMAN IN OUR TOWN
Who was heard to exclaim as she
motored out Eighth street not long
ago, 1.-The Topeka Art Guild-isn't
that a funny little building for
church,"
Mrs. Fred H. Woodbury. of Olivet.
who is the house guest of Mrs. p. ].
Clevenger, was guest of honor at an
informal party which Mrs. Louis Van
Dorp gave Thursday afternoon at her
home in Polk street. There were about
thirty guests.
Mrs. Julia Farnsworth Soper gave
an informal tea this afternoon at her
home 627 Topeka avenue, in compli-
ment to Mrs. Francis E. Holiday, of
New York, who is her guest. Invita-
tions were limited to about twenty
close friends.
Mrs. Richard Hayden entertained
Informally at dinner Thursday evening
at her home, 1177 Fillmore street, in
compliment to Mrs. j. P. Rowley, who
has been visiting Topeka friends for
a few days. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Blood Smith and other friends also
have entertained her.
The following engagement of for
mer Topeka young man was priSsd
in the University Daily Kansan:
Announcement has been made of the
marriage of Miss Grace Jeffries, 20.
of Kansas City. Mo-. to Mr.. Edouard
N. Hyatt, of. Topeka, Sunday. October
90 in Manhattan. Mrs. Hyatt is a
pledge of Gamma Phi Beta. Mr.. Hyatt
is the son of DR.. T. r. Hyatt. 1900
Harrison street, Topeka. He is a
Tenth sanitary train, which was sta
toned at Camp Funston during the
summer, but is now in an eastern
camp. Mrs. Hyatt is continuing her
studies at X. U.
THERE'S A MAN IN OUR TOWN
Who says he is the last of the fam
lily bearing his name, but that never
theless he is glad his small child is a
girl. For" he said. who cares il
my name is not passed down thru gen.
CI tLdCCu Jul 1eLllllly DeACh
until we came to a bunch Of pirates
anyway"
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Shields, SIS
West Sixth street, entertained Friday
evening. The guests We're DIR. and
Mrs. c. r. Silverthorne, Miss Sylvia
Silverthorne, Miss Portia Silverthorne
J. Crook, Miss Lulu Powell, Miss Mil
bred Austin and Mr.. and Mrs. L. c.
Rain.
Mrs. Cady Hodge is asking hel
friends and any one interested to cal
at her studio Sunday afternoon for ar
informal review of some of her paint
ings that have lately been placed fol
exhibition.
Mrs. Hodge, formerly Mrs. Heller
Iserman Francis, is one of the Topeka
artists who has done some excellent
landscapes from scenes both in Amer.
lea and abroad. In the collection nov
hanging in the Francis & Hodge studio
are pictures of French and Belgian
scenes that are now under the ruiz
and devastation Of war. Mrs. Hodge
was in Europe a few years before the
German soldiers started their rait
across Belgium, and the beautiful
Bridge of Bruges, which is the sub
ject of one of Mrs. Hodges canvase:
is one of the ruins in the trail of de
struction. Three or four of the land
scapes show scenes in France wher,
American soldiers did some of theil
most effective fighting.
One of the loveliest paintings in thu
collection is a mountain scene il
Switzerland. So perfectly adapted t.
! reproduction on canvas was thi
mountain nook that the composition
was scarcely changed at all in maxim,
| the picture. A number of the paint
! inss are of Holland scenes showing tn
Dutch boats with their brightly col
| ored sails and their broken reflection
F. in the ripping water of the canals.
| A number of Colorado scenes, dee
/ in the Rockies. and scenes from
southern California present the pecu
! liar charm of these regions
| Mrs. Hodge was a student of ar
for many years. and has made a goo
many pictures of merit. She studie
in Topeka with George Stone, an
studied also in a well known art schoo
of Washington. D. C. Before and i'm
mediately following her trip abroa
she produced a good deal of artist
work, but later. taking up photo
graph as a business, she was abb
to spend less time in painting. How
ever, her summer vacations were spen
in sketching and painting. and some o
work she did during those vacation
periods.
A year or two ago Mrs. Hodge, mad
a collection of Kansas wild flower
! from every part of the state. Thes
flowers she painted while they wer
still fresh. making a valuable folio o
pictures of Kansas native blossoms.
At the Woman's club meetin
Thursday. group of the member