The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-02

Elks club. This was attended by
about one hundred persons, including
members of the association, their
wives and a few additional friends.
The tables were decorated in roses.
After the dinner the party went to
the Grand to sec the performance of
Don't Lie to Your Wife"
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Dr. Charles NJ. Sheldon read the
ceremony at the marriage of Miss
Leona Thacner and Mr.. Howard Whip
pie Green. which came at O'Clock
Monday afternoon at the home of the
brides mother, Mrs. ImoSene Thacher.
Before the wedding little Betty Jean
Thacher. the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Stafford Thacher, was christened
by Doctor Sheldon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Green have gone to
New York where they will stay for a
short time. Later they will go to their
home in Salvador, where Mr.. Green is
sanitary engineer of the interna
tional health board of the Rockefeller
foundation. He Is doing antimalaria
work Mr.. Green is a graduate of
Clark college, Harvard university and
the Massachusetts, Institute of Tech
nology. Mrs. Green. who used to live
in Topeka. is a graduate of Colorado
college in Colorado Springs. Later she
taught there as well as in the canal
zone.
Yes. the club women are really go
ing to give their dancing and card
party at Kellam hall Wednesday night
in spite of rumors to the contrary.
Coal conservation requires closing at
II o'clock. But the guests are in
vited to come at o'clock so 1t makes
long enough evening. Pelletiers
will decorate the hall in a special and
appropriate way. Refreshments will
be served cafeteria style during the
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dance or eat or play cards or just
visit the women promise you shall
find your desire, and sociability and
cordia1ity are two OF the things they
are emphasing and are sure they can
furnish to everyone-and this latter
free of charge-in spite of club house
ambitions.
Mrs. H. S. Putney entertained her
card club yesterday afternoon. -Four
guests PLAYED with the regular mem
bers: They were: Mrs. Edwin Kist-
Ter, Mrs. Frank Nuss, Mrs. Gay Law
renee Mrs W.. G. Diclie.
There will be special meeting of
the Gamma Theta aIumnae chapter
of the Sigma Alpha Iota sorority this
evening at the home OF Miss Helen
Coe in Fillmore street.
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The Rota club will not have the
meeting h ey h a planned for
Wednesday evening. 1t has been
postponed until after the coal situa-
ton is cleared up and things are more
normal.
What woman ever had enough
aprons? Even il you have one to wear
every hour of the day. that isn't
enough for the thrifty housewife many
times wears two. A pretty little white
one for looks and a larger darker one
to protect the white one. And then IL
she should have to visit the basement
she dons another less spick and span
one to protect apron number two. The
women of the First Methodist church
know this apronly way of women and
have gotten ready to have a special
apron booth at their Christman shop
to be held in the Sunday sschool tenn
pie. Wednesday. Dec 8. OF course
there will be many other sorts of home
made things on sale. So many that
If you want to know what they all are
you'll have to come and see
The women Will serve lunch We'd
till $50 at night. Turkey and Gran
berry sauce and seoh 1T the dinner.
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There is one sort of party pon11iar
these days to which no invitations are
issued and at which no tea is served
It is the hilarious, strenuous. noisy.
coasting party the small boys ara hay
house. The steps are beautiful and
icy. Ask any one who has walked up
them. And the boys start from the
top and zip in a minute they are out
at Eighth street. 1t is one glorious
slide and although it looks dangerous
no casualties have resulted as yet. It