The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-10-28
BY MARION LERRIGo.

The convention of the Federated
clubs of the First district opened this
afternoon with a program at the First
Congregational church. Mrs. Charles
M. Sheldon gave the invocation and
Mrs. Margaret Hill McCarter made
the address of welcome. Topeka peo
pie are prominent on today's program.
Mrs. Henry j. Allen and Mrs. H. o.
Garvey gave greetings, and Mrs. Dot
terweich sang, this afternoon. To-
night, Mrs. George H. Allen. Miss
Nanon Herren and Mr.. Paul Lawless
appear on the program.
All Topeka women are welcome to-
night at the reception to be given at
the First Congregational church at
1880. and they are also cordially in
vited to attend the programs given
in the church auditorium.
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Mrs. Glen Logan was hostess this
afternoon at an informal party given
in honor of Mrs. Selden Stebbins, of
Quincy, and Miss Grace Dana, who
has come from Chicago to spend the
winter in Topeka. Guests will be
few close friends of the guests of
hoonr.
Mrs. selden is visiting her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. E. E. Roudebush, for
time.
The exhibit of the works of Kansas
artists opened this afternoon at the
Grace Cathedral Guild hall. Mr..
George M. Stone gave the art talk.
Pictures are exhibited by about TWEEN
ty-five Kansas artists. There are sew
enty-five pictures hung.
The artists who are exhibiting pic
lures are: Miss Lydia Barnes, To-
peka; Miss Maria A. Benson, Law
renee: Mrs. Georgiana WATSON Bloom,
Hutchinson; Mr.. Carl P. BolInar, To-
peka; Mrs. Fern I. Coppedge, Phila-
delphia; Mrs. E. L. Dawson, Wichita;
Miss Anna Francis, Colony; Mr.. John
row Gage, Kansas City; Mr.. Robert
Merrel Gage, Kansas City: Mr.. L. A.
Gillette, Topeka: Prof. William A
Griffith. Lawrence; Mr.. William A
Hekking, Lawrence; Mrs. Helen F.
Hodge, Topeka; Miss Ann Keener,
Lindsborg; Miss Frances Lindsay, To-
peka; Mr.. j. w. Lockwood. Topeka;
Miss Marion Peers. Topeka; Mrs
Katherine Lindsay Perkins. Topeka:
Mr.. Burger SandZen, Lindsborg; Mr..
c. A. Sweard, Wichita; Miss Elizabeth
Sprague. Wichita Mr. George NJ
Stone. Topeka; Mr.. Maynard Walker
Topeka: Miss Margaret Whittemore
Topeka.
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Mr.. William Martin. who has Just
returned from overseas service. was
the guest of honor at dinner party
at Pelletier's tea room Monday eve
ming. Covers were laid for Miss Mary
Schultz, Miss Reva Gauntz. Miss Mar
jory Dreamer, Mr.. William Martin, Mr..
John Schultz. and Mr.. David belong.
Mr.. Martin was with a supply COM
pany at Bordeaux for a year.
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Miss Dorothy Engle, Miss Alma
Staten and Miss Maude Butler have
issued invitations for a Halloween
dancing party to be given Wednesday
a 70 laf a
affair will be tacky party and guests
will come in appropriate costume.
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The Girls Friendly Society of Grace
Cathedral will have a Halloween party
on Tuesday evening, october %. at
the Guild Hall. Eighth and Polk
streets at 1880 o'clock
The girls of the Phi Sigma Omega
society of Washburn college will give
a party at Boswell Hall next Saturday
afternoon.
The dinner-dance at the Elks' club
Friday night promises to be one of
the largest social events ever held at
the club. Elaborate ARRANGEMENTS
have been made for the affair. and
those who wait until too late to make
reservations will be sadly disappointed.
Decorations will be in Halloween COL
ors. The dance hall will be decor
ated with shrubs and screens, and. a
small elk has been obtained. which
will be a feature of the decoration of
the platform. In the dining room,
black cats will be used. and the menu
cards will be hand made. There will
be fortune teller in the ante-room.
whom everyone may consult Mr.
Joe Hoover is in charge of arrange
ments.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the First
United Brethren church will give a
reception in the church parlors this
evening for their new pastor and his
wife. Rev. and Mrs. Stiyerson, and
their family.
Mrs. Warrick Updegraff is enter
tanning her bridge club this evening
at her home north of the city.
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Notes and Personal Mention.
DR.. and Mrs. o. A. Mcdonald, 1913
Garfield avenue, have had as guests
in their home for the past week Mr..
ana Mrs. Charles Weller. Mr.. and Mrs.
Earl Weller and Mr.. Howard Weller.
all of Long Beach, Cal; Mrs. G. A
Crife, of Manhattan. and Mrs s. A
Alt, of Auburn. The Weller party.
who have been motoring along the
Atlantic coast and in Canada, have
left for their home in California.
Mrs. l. S. Davis, of Quantico, Va,
has returned to Topeka from indie
| pendence, Kan, where she visited her