The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-03

be to get some of it. The cans had
de-suite. Oui, more goldfish
About this time the friend took
drastic measures to head him off He
| had a bunch, Visions of salmon cro-
quets. Salmon-'goIdfish.' Compre-
vous? He had in mind averting the
possible, impending disaster.
Dinner was announced. They sat
down at the table. For some ten min
| utes neither man was able to talk CO.
herently or to look at each other. The
meat served was salmon croquets.
Compre ?-"goldfish."
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Mr.. and Mrs. Clay Hamilton have
| bought the house at 1918 West Ninth
street, and are having it remodeled for
a home. They expect to remain where
they are until fall, when their new
place will be in readiness for occu-
pancy.
The girls annual elocution contest
of the Topeka Catholic high school
will be held in the Assumption hall
Friday, June 6. The contestants for
the gold medal are Miss Cecilia
Migliario, Miss Helen Woods. Miss Ma
RE Monaghan. Miss Mary Brouyette,
Miss Mary Lardner, Miss Eleanor
Layden and Miss Elizabeth McRob-
erts.
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Several of the young people whom
Miss Minerva Hall coached last year
in two high school operas gave a din
ner in her honor last evening at the
Chocolate Shop. Miss Hall, who was
at the head of the music department
at Topeka high school last year, has
been connected with the music depart
ment of K. U. this year. She is the
guest of Miss Sylvia Silverthorne al
the present time.
At the dinner last night, covers were
laid for Miss Hall, Mrs. Florence Nc
Cord johnson, Miss Fay Miner, Mis-:
Lillian jacobson, Miss Grace Davis
Miss Sylvia Silverthorne, Mr.. Herbert
Hughes, Mr.. Dick Mckee, Mr.. William
Macarthur, Mr.. Horace Bowman, Mr.
Lyman King, Mr. Roy Naylor, Mr.
william I" Neiswanger,r Mr.. Clayton
Wolfe.
Announcement is made of an out
; of-town engagement of interest to To
peka people, that of Miss Nellie Por
Sollars of Independence, Mo-, to Mr.
w. C. Dunn of the same city.
Miss Sollars is a niece of DR.. Georg'
Port Ashton and has been a frequen
guest of Doctor and Mrs. Ashton il
Topeka, where she has won man,
warm friends by her charming per
sonality. Mr.. Dunn comes from on
of the fine old families of Independ
ence. He is associated with his ia
Their in the milling business. Docto
and Mrs. Ashton will go to Independ
! ence for the wedding, Saturday, jun
: Z, at 4 o'clock IN the afternoon. Ate
the ceremony the young couple will
take western wedding trip, and will
be at home in independence afte
their return.
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| The Social 1y,I will
r Wednesday afternoon at 2:3O wit
Mrs. Lee Redden Gordon, 116s CIa
; street.
v Mrs. William Redwood Smith wi
E entertain the Monday Bridge club a
. her home next Monday.
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= Mr.. and Mrs Theodore Hammat
: have recently presented the art de
. partment at Washburn with a rar
G collection of photographs of Italia
art and treasures and several book
on art, which were the property {
the late Miss Sally Crosby, who wa
an aunt of Mr.. Hammatt.
Mrs. L.. D. Whittemore, head of til
art department is greatly pleased wit
the gift, since the volumes and photo
graphs are invaluable in her worl
}. and were used extensively by Mi:
8 Crosby in the art lectures she deli1
cred before art students and clu
members.
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= The Japanese garden party whic
= was to have been given this afternoo
and evening by the members of tt
Social Service club at the home ,
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. c. Gafford COS Tt
3 peka avenue, has been postponed I'll
D, til Friday, June 6.
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II The Junto Dinner club picni
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= night at Cedarcrest lake, was DOS
\ poned on account of the unfavorab
weather, and will be held Tuesds
evening, June 10.
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= Mr.. Herman P. Jenkins, recent
y returned from France with the S9t