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

Miss Alena PhiIbin gave an informal
thllnble party this afternoon at her
. home in Taylor street for her cousin,
Miss Maybell Cass. of Denver, Colo.
Crumbine. who will leave Friday for
/ Wellington. Kan. to teach in the high
school. will also share the honors.
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Miss Sue Louise Bell gave a lunch
con this noon at her home in West
Eighth avenue for Miss Flora Har-
rington, a bride of next month. The
guests included Miss Harrington's
most intimate friends.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Sheriff. Smith arrived
here today from Cambridge, Mass, to
visit Mr.. Smiths mother, Mrs Ed
ward G. Smith in Van Buren, street
Mr. Smiths marriage to Miss Gertrude
Eva Murray of Cambridge, has re-
Gently been announced, the wedding
having taken place Saturday, Septem-
Der 4.
The bride. who is the daughter of
Mrs. Eva L. Murray of Cambridge, is a
former student in the New England
Conservatory of Music I which Mr.
Smith also studied several years ago
Mrs Smith held the position of organ
list in several of Boston's churches
Mr. Smith has just finished his course
in the Episcopal Theological seminary
at Cambridge. He and his bride will
Okla, where Mr.. Smith has a parish.
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The Kappa Alpha Theta house at
1901 Mulvane street will not be ready
for occupancy until next week. The
girls who will make their home this
year at the house are: Miss Katherine
Ewing of Florida, Miss LYDIA Suydam
of Leavenworth, Miss Eunice Geiger
of Oberlin, Miss Margaret Seaton of
Water vile, Miss Frances Price of Ash
land, Miss Lillian Hughes of Sabetha,
and Miss Mabel Clare Steele of Cha
mute. After rushing week several
more girls will be added to the group.
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A party was given Tuesday evening
a the home of Mrs. Philip Becker
500 Euclid avenue, for Mrs. H. A.
Graley. The guests were: Mrs Ora
ley, Mr. and Mrs. Philip Becker. Mr..
and Mrs. Warren Becker, Miss Olive
Becker, Miss Ora Anna. Miss Ruth
Running, Miss Laura Straley, Mr.. S.
Shook, Mr.. ]. Shaw. Mr.. Adams. Mr.
Robert Becker.
The members of the board of the
Y. w. c. A. held their first meeting
since the summer this afternoon at
the association building. Mrs. Frank
burg are the two new members on
the board.
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The Y. NJ. c. A. Gym girls" will
picnic Saturday afternoon at the
waterworks. The girls will meet at
the Y. w. c. A. at o'clock and will
hike to the picnic grounds, each girl
bringing picnic lunch.
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The Women's Auxiliary of the
American Legion will meet Friday
evening in the Legion hall.
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Mrs. Albert Neese's division of the
Woman's club will have a business
meeting at 2:S0 o'clock Friday after
noon at the home of Mrs. H. B. Hoge-
boom, Sol West Sixth avenue.
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The meeting of the Kansas Wom-
ems Committee on Child Welfare and
the Kansas Children's Code Commits
of the Commercial club Friday and
Saturday of this week will be open to
all interested in the subjects. A din
ner will be given Friday evening at
the Chamber of Commerce. Reserva-
lions may be made before Friday
State Board of Health. Division OF
Child Hygiene. or DR.. Florence
Brown sherbon at phone 1Os.
The Women's Farm and Garden as
sociation will have a meeting at the
Chamber of Commerce Friday after
noon at o'clock. There will be a
discussion on preparing the ground
| for fall planting of bulbs and hardy
| flowers. Arrangements will also be
made for sales of flowers and canned
goods, chickens and eggs and other
farm produce. All Kansas women and
children have been invited to become
members of the association. Mrs
Theodore Saxon is state president OF
| the association, and Mrs. H. L. Mel
son is corresponding secretary.
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| The "P, Square G's" and a number
of their girl friends, chaperoned by
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Farnsworth, have
returned from a ten days camping
| trip at Camp o. the White Sycamore
I at Paxico, Kan The young people
/ have a list of trials and fluctuations
a mile long. more or less. to tell as
j the result of their trip. The creek or
S-lich they were encamped came up
washed their boat away. they lost the
fish they had caught and their Sunday
dinner of roast pork was stolen. But
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