The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-24

the spring season viii be the formal
opening of the Country club tonight.
The club house will be profusely dec
Grated with spring flowers, and the ia
bles will be decked with the same.
Following the dinner there Will be
dancing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Mitchell will
have as their guests Mrs. Jay House,
Mrs. Henry Haynes, Mr.. and Mrs.
Richard Hayden. Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
Gault, and Mr.. and Mrs. George Hay
den.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. ]. Hodgins will en-
terrain Mr.. and Mrs. George Bauer.
Dr. and Mrs. C. B. Reed. Mr.. and Mrs.
L. A. Austin. Mrs. r. Nj. Campbell,
Miss Gertrude Bauer. Miss Mary Van
Vechten and Mrs. George Ahlborn of
GAINESVILLE, o.
Mr.. and Mrs Holmes Meade and
Mr.. and Mrs. James Hayes will have
a table together.
A crowd who will dine together at
two tables are: Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene
Sallee. Dr. and Mrs. George Allen of
Junction City. Mr.. and Mrs. Monte
KistIer, DR.. and Mrs. Forrest Love
land. DR.. and Mrs. Merrill Mills. Mr..
and Mrs. Edwin Kistler. Mr.. and Mrs
Tom Lillard. Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Carver. Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Van Petten.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. b. Walker, and Mr..
and Mrs George Staebler.
DR.. and Mrs. Don Paine and Mr..
ana NlTS. L L. EAChGI man wan AAe@'
dinner together.
Mr.. Willis Anton will entertain Miss
Jean Koontz, Miss Velma Blakeley and
Mr.. Garrit Porter at dinner.
Mr.. Jack Merriam's guests will be
Miss Winifred Wiggam of EmpOria,
Miss Alice Morehouse and Mr.. Ronald
Finney Of Emporia.
DR.. and Mrs w N. West will enter
tain Mrs Nettie Belcher, Miss Belcher
of New York, Mrs. Roland Perkins
and Miss Charlotte West at their Ia
BILE.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Patten and Mr..
sd Mrs. w. A. Kercher will have a
table together.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Mahood and
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Pratt will have
Mr.. and Mrs Jack Sleeper and Mr.
and Mrs. Byron Gorley will have din
Mr.. Richard Hall will have as his
guests Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Campbell,
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Campbell, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Wolff, Mr.. and Mrs. Ilif
Felix, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Griggs, Mr..
and Mrs. Dana Davis, Mrs. Don Null
vare, Miss Clyde Bonebrake and MI
John Freshman.
Others who will attend the dinner
are: Mr.. and Mrs. Randall Burrow
Mr.. and Mrs. E. D. Clithero. Mr.. and
Mrs Kurtz Kellam; Mr.. ]. F. Norton
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Blood Smith,
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. r. Shelton and Mrs.
]. E. Hurley
Mrs. Guy r. Porter of Portland,
Ore, who will be remembered by To-
peka people as Miss Clara Fleishman,
has been selected to be the queen o.
the rose festival to be held in Port
land in June.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. G. Fleishman and
their family moved to Portland from
Topeka about eleven years ago. Mrs.
Porter was a graduate of the Topeka
high school and attended Washburn
college, and is a sister of Mrs. Don
Mulvane and Mr.. John Fleishman of
Topeka. The members of the F'leish-
man family are noted for their good
looks, and Mrs. Porter is said to be
n very beautiful young woman, who
looks like a girl despite the fact that
she is the mother of three children.
in this rose festival, which is one of
the important events of the year in
Portland. the queen aud her attend
ants, chosen from among the lovely
young society girls of the city. float
down the Willamette river in a beau
tiful rose covered boat. This is fol-
lowed by the ceremonial of browning
the queen and other festivities.
One of the prettiest affairs of the
season was given last night by the
Fiji girls at Kellam Hall. The hall
was decorated in the club colors, pur-
pie and gold. In the corners were
large pergolas of flowers and ribbons,
and wicker settees formed the coy
corners. At the end of the hall was a
tapestry screen on which hung a large
gold owl bearing a purple shield. the
club insigne. 1t was lighted on either
side by post lamps. over which hung
showers of pink roses.
In the room adjoining the hall,
where punch was served. the furnish
ing was in wicker. with lamps shaded
with gold and purple.
The mothers of the girls chaperoned