The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-06
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Florida and New York, was present
during the afternoon.
The rooms were decorated in spring
flowers. At the dining table Mrs.
Robert Sheetz of Leavenw orth, who
is visiting Mrs. Aliens sister, Mis-.
Malcolm Gray, AMI Mrs. Robert Barr
of St. Louis, formerly of Fort Scott,
Kan, who is the guest of Mrs. James
Mcfarland, sat and poured the tea.
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One of the most largely attended
and enjoyable teas of the season was
that given yesterday afternoon by
Miss Grace Koontz and Miss Mar
guerite KoontZ at their home in To-
peka avenue. Miss Henrietta Allen,
the charming daughter of Governor
and Mrs. Allen was guest of honor.
Miss Koontz and Miss Marguerite
Koontz received the guests informally
in the living room and introduced
them to Miss Allen. Assisting friends
were Mrs. Leslie Guild, Mrs. Robert
S. Pierce, Mrs. Clarence Jordan, Mrs.
Warrick Updegraff, Mrs. Donald
Pierce, Miss Mona Clare Huffman,
Miss Lucille Fuller, Miss Mildred
Fuller, Miss Georgia Neese and Miss
Edith Connen.
Miss Marian Reid and Miss Cath
crime Cole opened the door and the
young girls assisting in the dining
room were Miss Velma Blakely, Miss
Jean Koof1tz and Miss Isabel Smith.
Two of the popular brides OF the past
year, Mrs. John Selby Kritser and
Mrs. Harry Leland, sat at the dining
table and did the pouring.
The attractive rooms of the koontz
home were decorated in baskets and
bowls of spring flowers of every vari-
ETY.. large basket of these flowers
tied with huge bows of apple green
satin ribbon formed the centerpiece of
the dining table.
Among the guests were a number
OF the charming girls of the younger
| college crowd, who had scarcely be-
gun going to teas at the beginning of
the war. They were attractiyely gown
| ed, mostly in tailored suits, and were
the cause for number of compli-
| mentary remarks from the young ma
| irons who only a few seasons ago
were attending their first real parties.
| Miss Bonnie Lingenfelter, of Fredonia
who is visiting Miss Mona Clare Huff
man, was among the interesting guests
| X K
The handsome home of Mrs. T. r.
| Paxton in Western avenue will be the
scene of a guest evening which the
Minerva club will give on Friday eve
| ming, February 81, for their husbands
| and additional guests.
| A feature of the entertainment will
| be playlet, THE End of a Perfect
| Day." given by members of the club
Mrs. B. H. Pugh, assisted by Mrs. W.
E. Atchison, is stage manager for the
| performance.
The Military Sisterhood held their
| annual election of officers yesterday
afternoon at the Y. W. C. A Mrs. G.
F. Reess was elected president; Mrs. A.
! M. Petro, vice president; Mrs NJ. l.
Short, second vice president, Mrs. j.
r.
| Morehouse, treasurer; Mrs. H. E.
Wyant, registrar; Mrs. c. G. Blakely,
auditor; Mrs. T. s. Morrison, histor-
ian. Mrs. E. c. Fable, the retiring
president, was presented with a bou-
| quet of sunburst roses by the sister
hood in appreciation of her work dur
| ing her term of office
Lieut.. Paul McFarland, Sergt Clyde
Shore and Pvt. Paul Bennett, who
have recently returned from service in
| france, gave short talks on their
| experiences
The Military Sisterhood will con-
| tlnue their work among the families
| OF the soldiers and will endeavor to be
| to the soldiers of this war what the
Ladies of the G. A. R. have been to
the soldiers of the Civil war Several
parties will be given for the returned
soldiers as they come home from
France and the camps in this country
| The first of this series of entertain
ments was given several weeks ago and
was considered successful affair. The
exact dates for the other informal eve
| nings have not yet been set
At the suggestion of Mrs. Leonard
| WOOD the sisterhood is collecting ma
terials such as scraps of leather, silks,
satin and beads that the wounded SOL
diers at Camp Funston can use in
making useful articles. One box was
sent off yesterday and the materials
/ a second
such scraps. which are of no use in
the household, would be gratefully re-
| ceived by those in charge of getting
these materials together.
Maj. and Mrs Joseph Cox Wilson
are expected to return the last of the
week from New York. Mrs. Wilson
will share honors with Mrs. Samuel
Lux, Jr., of Junction City. Mrs. Wal
| lace Crftcher of Kansas City, and
Miss Beatrice Diamond of Kansas
City, who will spend the week end in
Topeka. at the bridge party which
Mrs. w. P. Lyman and Mrs. Ivan DID
BILE are giving Monday afternoon at
the Country club.
Mrs. Cruteher and Mrs. Lux will be
house guests of Mrs Dibble and Miss
Diamond will visit Mrs. Lyman.
Miss Annie NJ. P. Bundy has issued
invitations for a recital which she will
give at her studio Friday afternoon,
March Z, at 4:30 o'clock. Those who
will take part in the program will
include Miss Zilla Isabel Sutherin,
Miss Queena Caldwell, Miss Marguer-
lite Whittelsey. Miss Charlotte Con-
well. Miss Iona Carver, Mr.. Sharon
French. Miss Verona Gabler. Miss
Elizabeth sBoten, Miss Hazel Gibbons
Miss Edith French, Miss Ruth Elliot
Miss Eugenia Aigner. Mrs. Mayme
Mitchell Haage Miss Julia Vigneron
h The June 1919 Testimonial class in
hcludes Miss Iona Carver, Miss Edith