The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-06
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Mr.. and Mrs. T. r. Paxton. s25
Western avenue, announce the en-
gagement of their daughter Mary, to
Mr.. Burgess Van Vechten. son of Mr..
and Mrs. John A. Van Vechten. The
date of the wedding has not been SET
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Mrs. V. B. Kistler and Mrs. e. G.
Kistler will entertain at dinner at $3.50
O'Clock this evening at the home of the
former 625 TAYLOR street, honoring a
bride of this fail. Mrs. Arthur Piene
of Manhattan, formerly Miss Jose
phine Perry of Topeka. There will be
sixteen guests.
The wedding of Miss Wilma Polk
and Mr.. Kent b. Moneypenny of To-
peka, Kan, and Little Rock, Ark,
took place at the First Methodist
church in Jackson. Tenn, Wednesday
evening at o'clock.
The wedding is described in the
Jakson Sun: 1.-THE big auditorium is
a splendid setting for a wedding of
marked interest and last evening the
decorations, confined to green and
white, were particularly effective. The
organ loft was festooned with Jack
son vine, which Elistened in the railing
light of cathedral candles which out
lined the top: thanking this back
ground the aicoves~and newell posts
were a mass of green ferns, and inn
mediately TO the center a white pedes-
TAI Helu a. HUGE DdoRth VI NAAAeO
chrysanthemums. Encircling the
chanceL the rail was hung heavily
with Jackson vine with white chrysan-
themums closely set in a row topping
the entire length, Broken only by the
burning tapers in cathedral Candida
bra on each side of the altar.
"A musical program was given pre-
ceding the ceremony, Mr.. Thornley,
lobe of New York giving two beautiful
songs. 'Beauty's Eyes and Because.
The church choir chanted the LORDS
PRAYER at the end of the ceremony
and sung Iohengrin's Bridal Chorus
as occasional.
THE bride came in on the arm OF
her father, Mr.. Thomas Polk, and was
a lovely picture bride in her brldRl
robe of tulle over cloth of silver elap-
orately trimmed with L'Alencon lace,
and a cloth of silver train hung from
the shoulder and an exquisite Venetian
point veil hung low over the brow by
a band of orange blossoms. she car
ried a conventional bouquet of sweet
peas and valley lilies. They We're met
at the altar by the groom and his best
man. Mr. Albert Cant of Little ROCK,
Ark. Preceding them the matron or
honor, Mrs. Bond Anderson of Char
lOtte n c., sister of the bride, was
handsome in sunset taffeta with crys-
tai and silver beaded overdrapery ana
tulle train in self-tone; the maid OF
was wearing turquoise pussy willow
draped over exquisite ecru lace; malo'
Miss Orah V. Monypeny in jade lace
over silver cloth, and matrons in walt
ing, Mrs. Lyle Raymond Curtiss wear
ing white Spanish lace over nile green
satin. Mrs. Tom White, jr., wearing a
gown OF geranium velvet, Mrs. Ed
nund Van Pelt of Marion, KY, IN
orchid taffeta trimmed in autumnai
shades. Groomsmen were Messrs. Lyle
r. Curtiss, David Gum, Charles NC
Gee, Harry Ezzell, j. Henry White;
"A beautiful reception at the Polk
home followed the wedding when MT
and Mrs. Polk were assisted in receiV-
ing by Miss lola Polk, and the entire
wedding party. -.
Mr.. and Mrs. Monypeny lett al
1890 for New Orleans; the brides dress
for travelling was dark blue tayleur
with close fitting turban in green ano
silver. They will make their home al
Monticello. Ark"
The bride is a graduate of Belmont
college at Nashville, Tenn and
member of Tay Phi Sigma sorority
She has spent a greater part of her
time the past few years in New YORK
and on Long Island. Mr.. Moneypenny
who is the son of Mr.. and Mrs. J. Il
Moneypenny, attended Kansas unlver'
sity and is Phi Delta Theta
Tho marriage of Mrs. Isabelle Hud-
son Allen. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
FRANKLIN Hudson. of Kansas City, Mo.
and Mr.. Russell Stinson' VIII takt
place wednesday in Kansas City, MO
The bride to be is n granddaughter OF
the late Mr.. and Mrs. A. P. Wilder, the
niece of Major ]. X. Hudson, and also
the niece of Mrs. NJ. T. Hillyer OF To-
peka. who left this evening to attend
the wedding.
Mr.. Stinson and his bride will make
their home in Kansas City.
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The Delta Gamma sorority will give
n dance this evening at he Chocolate
s,hop. The room will be decorated
with baskets OF artificial flowers IL
the sorority colors, brown, pink and
blue
Dean Susan N. Guild. Miss Jessie
Dean and Miss Julia Lewis will
chape-on. The three patronesses o.
the sorority, Mrs. S. Z. Cobb, Mrs
John Rahin and Mrs. d. L. McEachron
with their husbands will also be pres
ent.
other guests will include Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur Savil1e, Mr.. and Mrs
George Washburn. Mr.. and Mrs FREQ
Sipp, Mr.. and Mrs. Roscoe Graves
Miss Dorothy Jones, Miss Gertrude
Beverley. Miss Dorothy Shumaker
Miss Orpha June Miller, Miss katrinks
Baum, Miss Esther Young. Miss Rache
Scott, Miss Ruth Helen Brett, Mis-
Lois Schaffer, Miss Esther Schaffer
Miss Miriam Rusmisel, Miss Irms
Lewis. Miss Hester Lichtenhaus, Mis-