The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-14

w r. Martin, treasurer. Topics for
the next year are. THE South Land
of North America and Unusual
Studies of Modern Women"
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The Kappa Kappa Chi spring party
Saturday night will include line par
ty to see Otis Skinner in THE Honor
of the Family followed by a supper
and dance at the 4 + Elks s club
Mrs Holmes Meade will entertain
her bridge club Friday afternoon at
her home.
The Long Beach (Cal) Daily Tele-
gram of Friday, May 9. contains the
following social item which will be of
interest to Topeka people:
Cecil Bruner rosebuds, their dainty
pink charm resting on beds of their
own delicate foliage strewn in fra
GRAVITY artistic profusion over large
oval table at Hotel Virginia Thurs
day, formed the floral motif of the
luncheon complimenting Mrs. G. H.
Crane and Mrs. Charles L. Mitchell of
Topeka, Kan.
Mrs. Crane and Mrs Mitchell are
shortly leaving for their homes. and
the luncheon was the farewell cour-
tesy of Miss Matilda Bailey. Follow
ing the luncheon bridge was played in
the Virginia sun parlor. the hostess
presenting to Mrs. r. w. Stewart the
trophy for high score, and to Mrs. c.
l.. Mitchell the guest award.
Having the pleasure of the affair
were Mesdames G. w. Crane, c. L.
Mitchell, Maybelle Spaulding, Graham
Foote, ]. B. Atwood, C. w. Ransom. Il.
W. Stewart, Granger McCallister, j.
B. Anderson, w. d. Alter, j. S. Boil
ton, Betty Ripple, Margaret Cunning
ham, Amelia Beardslee and the Misses
Laura King. Margaret Pierce and Ada
Bennett.
have a Red Cross party tonight IN
honor of the nurses who have re-
turned from overseas service. The
special guests of honor are Miss Mary
Alexander and Miss Grace James,
who were graduated from Stormont,
and Miss Mayme Conklin. The af-
fair will be held in the nurses home
of Stormont, and will consist of mu-
sic, dancing and refreshments. Some
of the members of the Topeka Sym
phony orchestra will furnish music
for the dancing which will be from
8 to IL. Mrs Daniel Muller will give
group of numbers on the piano,
and the class of 10 will sing songs of
welcome to the nurses who served in
France, the one for Miss Alexander
being Mary" and for Miss James,
THE Rose of No Mans Land"
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If the word of Miss Mildred BalIou
a New York girl with the Y. NJ. C. A.
in France, may be taken, an epidemic
of marriages may be looked for, now
that the boys" have come home. Miss
Ballou states that with the American
soldier the sentiment is unanimous in
regard to American womanhood; in
brief. to use the doughbOy vernacular,
They're the goods"
From the way the Topeka soldiers
have scattered around before going
back to civilian jobs, it looks as if
this little old town would have an in
fluX of brides before very long. For
youth is optimistic. and hope elastic.
and there is no room for that bug
aboo High Cost of Living" in the
curriculum of the young. 1t was in
vented to frighten folks with grazing
hair and has no terror at all for the
very young. who laugh at it and shoe
it out of the window into the shadow
where it belongs.
Mr.. and Mrs Mortimer Gragg, 1905
East Tenth street, will celebrate their
golden wedding anniversary Sunday.
May IS. They are not issuing invita-
tions. but will be at home to their
friends from to on that day.
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Notes and Personal Mention.
Mrs. Richard Hayden and her two
children, Mary and Dick, will leave the
first Of June for Staten Island, N. j..
where they VIII snare a cottage with
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Davis, formerly of
Topeka, for the summer. Mr.. Hay
den will join them later in the season.
Mrs. w. =. McVey will go to AL
bert Lea, Mimi, next week to join
her daughter Miss Malde McVey, who
has been teaching school at that place.
Mrs. McVey and Miss New. will visit
st. Paul before returning to Topeka.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles S. Elliott and
their son, Mr.. John Elliott, have gone
to Kansas City to spend a few days.
The Ladies' Aid society of the u. B.
church will meet Thursday afternoon
at O'Clock at the home of Mrs. Poy-
ner. 404 Orchard street.
Mrs. Emma Sells Marshall. who has
been quite ill with tonsilitis, is able to
be out again.
Lieutenanant Bass of Virginia, Lieu
tenant Caldwell of Texas and Lieuten-
guests of Capt. Arthur Mills and Mrs.
Mills.
Mr.. Custer Johnstone of Wamego,
who has been the guest of his sister,
Mrs. Richard Hayden, returned today
to his home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred j. Partridge are
the parents of a daughter, born Tues
day evening at ST Francis hospital.
They have given the name of Jean to
the baby.
Mr.. Joseph Kepple of Glen Elder,
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