The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-10
49, BY DAISY NEIL ------~---
PhOnss-rOm $50 > a.. $3.50; Other hours 1850

Mr.. and Mrs. E. S. Quinton will
have guests for dinner at the Country
club this evening. Covers will be laid
for twenty-five. The other dinner
parties for tonight at the club are all
small affairs.
Mrs. r. H. Leavitt who is with her
sister. Mrs E. A. Thrill, has received
word that her husband in France,
has been promoted from major to lieu
tenant colonel Lieut.. Col Leavitt has
been visiting here frequently for six
teen years and has many friends who
will be glad to hear of his promotion
Lieut.. Col. Leavitt has been in the
United States army for about eighteen
years. He is a native son of Kansas.
X X
Miss Genevieve Herrick and Miss
Sarella Herrick returned home today
from Kansas City. where they have
spent two weeks with their grand<
mother. Mrs, Z. E. Herrick. They
stopped in Kansas City on their way
home from Charlevoix. Mich, where
they attended a conclave of the Pi
Beta Phi sorority. Miss Sarella Her
rick was delegate to the convention
from the Manhattan chapter. Each
chapter had an exhibit at the conclave
and Miss Herrick with her display of
clever posters telling what the Man
haitian chapter had been doing dur
ing the past year, won first place. and
was given first-prfze. Mrs. r. T. Her
to Charlevoix, returned home two
weeks ago.
Miss Josephine johnson, the daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. R. NJ. johnson,
viii IL among the guests tonight at
the lance which Mrs. nellie MCGEE
Nelson is giving at the Blue Hills club
for the members of the band from the
Great Lakes naval training station
who are in Kansas City today for the
opening of the navy recruiting ship
Chester.
Mrs. Nelson. chairman of the naval
auxiliary of the Kansas City chapter
of American Red Cross, broke a bot
tie of water in the christening which
took place at 1 o'clock this afternoon.
Miss Johnson went to Kansas City
yesterday with Miss Eliza beth Graves,
who has been visiting her for a week.
Both Miss Graves and Miss Johnson
will be guests of Mrs. Nelson at her
dance this evening. Miss Johnson is
the house guest of Miss Graves.
y y
The alumnae and active chapter of
the Sigma Alpha Iota musical sorority
will give a picnic supper Monday eve
ming at Gage park in compliment to
Miss Marguerite Lovewen of New
York. who is the guest of her parents,
Prof. and Mrs. ]. T. Lovewell, and
her sister, Miss Carolyn Lovewell. and
for Miss Elsie Wedding of Cincinnati.
o.. who is visiting Mrs. Karl Weld
ling. Miss Wedding is a member of
the Cincinnati chapter of Sigma Alpha
Iota.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ. Petro enter
tanned Lieut.. Brian Muirhead and
4ioIff William m Horton a. thar HON q
two days of this week Lieutenant
Atuirhead is a former Washburn coll
lege boy and an Alpha Delt. He and
Lieutenant Horton stopped in Topeka
on their way from the Rockwell field
at San Diego, Cal, to the advanced fly
ing field at Springfield. O., where they
will complete their training.
X X
meeting of the officers of the
Topeka Art guild was held at the
What-Not shop in West Eighth avenue
Friday evening to arrange plans for
the guilds representation at the Kan
sas state fair.
The Art guild has obtained permits
sion to use the booth in the fine arts
building at the lair grounds hereto
fore used by Washburn college. This
booth contains two rooms. One OF
these will be fitted up as a reception
room and the other probably contain
dart and art craft work.
The decoration of the reception
room as planned Friday evening will
be as follows: Vermillion tinted walls
green and. blue curtains, a few pieces
of furniture of simple design, stained
black, and q floor covering of natural
eUlored straw mating or burlap. The
ceiling of the room will be of a light
color to harmonic with the walls. A
few simple Japanese decorations will
complete the furnishings of the room
The small room will have walls
painted in a color suitable for a back
ground for pictures. Except the pic.
lures it will contain no furniture. TIVE
or three ladies dressed in colors tt
harmonic with the surroundings viii
be at the booth every day to act as
reception committee for visitors
Sergt. Hampton Shirer. who witt
Mrs. Shirer. is visiting in Topeka, sug
gested the scheme of decoration fol
the Art guild booth
Mr.. and Mrs. R. G. Lamberson o
Oak Park, Ill. are the parents of ;
son, born August s. to whom the!
have given the name George Whiteker
Mrs. Henderson will be remembered
as Miss Myrtle Whiteker Her moth
err, Mrs. c. T. Whiteker, is spendin'
the summer with her in Oak PARK
while Mr. whiteker is in the west on /
business trip.
X
A wedding which will be of inter
est to Topeka people is that of Mis-
Lucille Hooper. of Pasadena. Cal, an
Lieut.. Arthur LaPrabe. OF Fort Bliss
Ell Paso: Tex, W hich will occur at tn
brides home about September 10. mis-
Hooper is a sister of Mrs. Tom Lii
lard and has several times visited her
and met Mrs. LIZARDS friends. Mr.
Iiiiard and her children who hay
been spending the summer in Cali
fornia will remain in Pasadena unit
after the wedding.
X
Mrs. Edwin T Mahood gave an IN
formal luncheon yesterday at he
home in the Nakomis apartments i
honor of Mrs. Leslie English OF Lex
fngton, Mo. who is visiting Mrs. "
A. Fitzpatrick. Covers were place
for six guests.
The marriage of Miss Sue Terte c