The Topeka state journal., 1918-07-12

Announcement is made of the mar
riage of Miss Marion Dana, daughter
of the late Judge A. W. Dana and
Mrs. Dana, who now lives in Evan
ston. Ill. and Mr.. Arthur J. Shake
shaft, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Richard
Shakeshaft, of 1921 Mulvane street.
The wedding took place at the brides
home in Evanston Thursday morning
at IL o'clock. Mr.. Richard Shake
shaft, who was in Evanston for the
wedding. returned home this noon.
Both the Shakeshafts and Dana
families have been prominent in To-
peka society for a number of years.
and both the bride and bridegroom
were popular in the college crowd of
young people.
= Mrs. Shakeshaft is a very attractive
young woman with a charming per-
sonality. She graduated from the To-
peka high school and attended Wash
burn college one year. where she was
a pledge to the Alpha Phi sorority.
She left Topeka last fall to attend
Northwestern university at Evanston.
ILL.,. but was obliged to come home be-
fore Christmas on account of the ILL
ness OF her mother. She was at home
al the time of the death of her father.
the late Judge A. w. Dana. At North
western university she became a mem
ber of the Delta Gamma sorority, of
which her mother is a member.
Mr. Shakeshaft Is former Wash
burn student, where he was a member
Of the Kappa Sigma fraternity. He
enlisted with the Washburn am
bulance company. and is now stationed
at Camp Dix. N. ].
Mr. Shakeshaft will leave in few
days for his camp and Mrs. Shake
shaft will remain with her mother and
sister. Miss Grace Dana, in Evanston,
until the close of the war.
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picnic party who drove to the
country last night for their suppers
included Miss Ruth Thompson, Hiss
Ann Weightman, Miss Isabel Stewart.
Miss Georgia Neese. Miss Helen Lucas,
Mr.. Eleric Sharp, Henry Anton, Ray
mond Beers, Russell Zarker, Fred
Rigby.
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Mrs. Edith Van Duesen, who is Wis
iting her sister, Miss Elizabeth Greg
ory, was guest of honor at an infor-
NAL party which Miss Gregory gave
this afternoon at her home in Tyler
street. There were several tables at
cards. Mrs. Van Duesen has been
on her way to Estes Park, Colo, for
the remainder of the summer.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert Worley enter
tained a few guests last evening at
their home in Potwin, complimentary
to Miss Helen Davidson of Paola, who
is visiting Mr.. Worley's sister. Miss
Verna Worley. There were four tables
at cards.
DR.. and Mrs. Harvey Phillips and
their daughter, Harriet Jane, arrived
yesterday afternoon from Egypt, to
visit Mrs. Phillips's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. G. H. Griggs, and her sister, Mrs.
Elizabeth Dadisman, and DIR. Phillips's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs S. c. Phillips,
Mrs. Phillips will be remembered as
Miss Daisy Griggs
DIR. and Mrs. Phillips left Egypt on
April 10, coming by the way OF the
Indian ocean, China and the Pacific
ocean. They spent a month in China
and Japan. In Los Angeles they were
guests of DR.. Phillips's brother, Rev
W. A. Phillips.
A swimming party at Gage park
last evening was Mr.. and Mrs. J. E.
Spalding, DR.. and Mrs. F. o. Burkett,
Miss Ruth King of Chicago and Mr.
Flavius Burkett.
An interesting visitor in Topeka last
night was Miss Jerry McManus. who
arrived in town last evening and left
this morning. She spent the night at
the Y. w. c. A. Miss McManus is
walking from her ranch home in Ari-
zona to New York City. She went to
Leland STANFORD university this spring
and took a competitive examination
for a scholarship in Journalism at
Columbia university, which she won.
She is on her way now to take advan-
tage of the scholarship.
Miss McManus is the daughter of
the late John McManus, writer of
Irish Folk Lore and a cousin to George
McManus of New York City, who is re-
sponsible for Bringing Up Father"
She will make her home with the
George McManus family this winter
Miss Jerry McManus is an orphan
and her two brothers are In the serv-
ice. For a time she alone ran the
ranch, which is known as the r. T.
ranch, in Arizona, and then she heard
of this scholarship and decided to take
advantage of it. She is clad in khaki
and makes her way by singing Irish
songs and giving Irish dances along
the way. She accepts automobile rides
wherever she can get them and walks
where she is not asked to ride. She