The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-09-02


Briggs carried the ring in a lily.
Miss Herrick was given in marriage
by her grandfather, Mr.. Davis. She
made a lovely bride in her dress of
bridal satin with a Robespierre collar
of old duchesse lace, the lace banding
the bodice at the front. The sleeves
were short, and the short skirt was
made with deep outstanding tucks with
a draped sash finished with fringe. A
full length veil of tulle was worn and
the bridal bouquet was shower Of
| Ophelia roses.
! The brides going away suit was of
midnight blue tricotine worn with a
blouse of the same shade in radium
/ silk with touches of silver. A blue
duvetyn hat with rolling brim COM
pleted her costume
/ Mrs. Robert Thomas Herrick. the
j brides mother, was gowned in mid
night blue georgette heavily beaded.
made over blue messaline. she wore
a corsage of Killarney roses. Mrs.
I George A. Smith, the Underground
mother. wore a gown of black beaded
satin with corsage of Killarney
roses.
Miss Betty Frost wore an organdy
dress of orchid color with a big but
terfly sash of organdy and a corsage
| of lavender and purple asters. Miss
| Nellie Smith wore yellow organize
| frock of the same style. Her corsage
was of old fashioned yellow garden
| flowers.
Mrs. Smith is a graduate Of the
State university and was one of the
most popular members of her class.
She is a member of the Phi Beta Phi
! sorority Since her graduation she
| has taught in the high school at Paola,
Kan.
/ The bridegroom served overseas as a
| first lieutenant with the 341st Machine
| Gun battalion, Eighty-ninth division
He is a member of the Sigma Chi fra
ternfty and left school to enlist in the
| service.
Mr.. and Mrs. Smith have gone to
Chicago to spend a short time before
| going to Horton. where they will make
their home on Mr.. Smiths ranch.
The out of town guests were: Mr..
| and Mrs. George A. Smith, of Horton;
| Mr. and Mrs. Walter Z. Smith. Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Lindsay, Mr.. and Mrs.
| Waldene Williams, of Kansas City.
| Mo; Mr.. and Mrs. James Shaded, OF
| FHawatha; Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Gramse, of Perry; Mrs. Frank Rewick,
! of Kansas City, Mo; Miss Nellie
Smith, of Horton; Miss Edith Russell.
Miss Maurine McLachlin, Miss Eliza
beth Bradbury, Miss Freda Wishropp,
of Pao1a Miss Greta Gramse, Miss
Lucille Gramse, of Perry; Mr.. Fred
| Russell. Mr.. John Stonable. of Paola;
Mr.. Dale Stark, of Perry; NJ. John
Schoonover, of ~Lyons, and Mr.. Bruce
Brewer of Kansas City
| News has been received here of the
marriage of Mr.. Burns L. Williams
formerly of Topeka, and Mrs. Blanche
W. Ashburne, of Maryland. the we'd
ding taking place August rs at the
First Congregational church in Mani
tou, Colo. Mr.. and Mrs. Williams will
probably make their home in Denver.
The news of Mr.. Williams's mar
riage is of interest to many Topeka
people as he spent his boyhood here.
He is the son of the late A. D. Will
liams, at one time attorney general of
the state of Kansas. Mr.. Williams has
been doing government work in Wash
ington, D. C. for the past year.
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] Mrs. Frank L. Campbell gave
luncheon this noon at her home in
Polk street for Mrs. E. NJ. Butterfield,
of Knoxville. Iowa, who is the guest
of her sister, Mrs L. B. Myers Covers
were laid for eight guests.
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Mr. Frank Peers, who has recently
returned from Turkey, and MIR.
Churchill Sargent. whose marriage to
Miss Gladys Marland, of Springfield,
share the honors this evening at a
dinner to be given by Mr.. Howard
Searle at his home in MacVicar ave-
nue..
There will be places for Mr.. Peers.
Mr.. Sargent, Mr. Harry King, Mr.
Frank Ripley. Mr.. Thomas Amory Lee,
DR.. Carl Menninger, Drs2Walter Weld
Ming, Mr.. David Neiswanger Mr.
| Pendleton Miller. Mr.. Herbert BIinn,
Mr.. Edwin Seeley and Mr.. Glenn
Logan.
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The West Side w. C. T. U. will meet
Friday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the
home of Mrs Laura Strain, 200 Roose-
welt avenue. The executive committee
will meet at 2:15 for short business
session, The members of the society
have been asked to bring their dues.
Mrs H. o. Garvey. a delegate to the
| Worlds w. C. T. L. convention held
! in London, will speak.
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Mrs. Walter Laundon entertained
friends Wednesday afternoon at an in
formal sewing party at her home in
Il Broadmoor avenue for Mrs Cecil
1 Meredith of Waco, Tex. who is visiting
! her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. F.
Hughes of Potwin.
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Among the Topeka girls who will
4 teach this winter and are leaving this
week for their schools are: Miss Bess
4 Cuddy, who goes to Mankato; Miss
Minda Mckee. who will be at Con-
cordia; Miss Florence Fair and Miss
4 Dorothy Foster, who will teach at Hol-
4 ton; Miss Emma Crabb will be at Cot
! tonwood Falls. Miss Margaret Owens
4 at Bellview and Miss Mildred Owens
! at Ellsworth, Kan.
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Mrs. E D. Clithero planned a camp
q ing party for the girls in her Sunday
school class at the First Methodist