The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-06

BY FRANCES JONES. -

Mr.. and Mrs Harry A. Smith of
Horton, Kansas. will honor Mrs
Smiths sister, Miss Sarella Herrick,
and her fiance. Mr.. Bruce Browne
Brewer of Kansas City. with dinner
party this evening at Pelletier's tea
room. The guests will be: Miss Her
rick, Mr.. Brewer. Mrs. Robert
Thomas Herrick, Mrs. Charles G. Col
burn, Mrs Frank n. Rewick of Kan
sas City. Miss Jane Alexander, Mr. J.
P. Davis, and Mr.. Byron Dudley Of
Kansas City.
Mrs. George H Whitcomb of To-
peka, who was the principal speaker
on Monday at the Founders day cele-
bration of the University of Vermont,
Burlington, Vermont, is now visiting
relatives in Vermont and later will go
to New York city where she will be
Joined by her son. Richard Whitcomb,
of Colon, Panama, who at present is
here visiting his father, Judge George
H. Whitcomb.
II Mrs. Whitcomb was graduated from
the university with the class of "a. A
clipping from the Burlington paper
comments on the celebration as fol-
lows: president Bailey, in introduce
ing Mrs. Whitcomb spoke of the fact
that this year is the fifteenth ami
| versary of the admission of women
to the university. Mrs. Whitcomb, he
| said, had reflected credit on the uni
versity by doing her part in the world
of affairs.
Mrs. Whitcomb is a typical west
| erner, saying exactly what she means
and using the word that fits the case
and is an accomplished speaker as
we'll She spoke on Power and her
manner, her voice, and her gestures
| expressed her theme of a hidden dy-
manic force drawn from contact with
something outside SO perfectly that she
! held her audience spellbound to the
end"
Mrs. Whitcomb is becoming we'll
| known thru the interesting short
stories which she has been writing
the last one to be published, Thirty
eight appearing in this months issue
Of the Woman's Home Companion.
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Mr.. and Mrs Fred Shellabarger en-
tertained with a bridge party last eve
Ming There were guests for six ia bles.
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Mrs. A. A. Hurd, who has been Wis
iting her niece, Mrs. Dorsey Cullen.
and Colonel Cullen at Savannah, Ca,
has gone to Atlanta, according to a
clipping from the society colin of a
Savannah paper, which is as follows:
Col. and Mrs. Dorsey Cullen have
had as their guest for the last few
weeks, Mrs. A. A. Hurd, of Topeka.
KAN, Mrs. Cullen's aunt. Mrs Hurd
is the widow of A. A. Hurd, who for
many years was the general attorney
and chief counsel for the Santa Fe
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& have gone to Atlanta, where they will
be the guests for several days of Miss
i Sally Eugenia Brown at Cherokee
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Mrs. John Marshall, ST.. and Mrs.
A. H. Marshall entertained Thursday
| evening at the home of the latter in
: Topeka boulevard for Miss Genevieve
Z Shuler, whose marriage to Mr.. T. F.
4 McDa6e will take place in the early
summer. The affair was a surprise
] G IN ShIIIa and lott tn he
evening about fifty of the men of Mar
: shalps band arrived, surprising the
guests with a serenade.
The house was deliberately decorated
with spring flowers, and in the dining
room a miniature bride and BRIDE
groom centered the ia BILE. I:
The guests included: Miss Shuler,
Mrs. Clarence Hooper, Mrs. ]. B. Mar
shall. ST., Mrs. n. T. McComas, Mrs.
George Banta Mrs. Pearl Hoffman,
| Mrs. George Allen, Mrs. George Miller.
Mrs. Henry Shuler, Mrs. Charles
| Spreng, Mrs. Harry Barnes, Mrs. Lar
| kin True, Miss Dana Marshall, Miss
Nellie Allen, Miss Julia Marshall. Miss
Jean Marshall. Miss Dorothy Vogel
and Brownen Marshall
Mrs. J. D. Mcfarland will leave
this afternoon for an extended visit to
her son, Mai. Earl Mcfarland, and
| Mrs. Mcfarland at Springfield, Ma IS.
lin June Miss Nell Mcfarland will
| join her mother. They will attend the
West Point commencement and travel
thru New England during the sum-
mer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie Rowles will be
{ the guests of honor at an informal
reception to be given this evening by
Mr.. Rowies's parents, Mr.. and Mrs j.
v. Rowles. and his sister, Mrs. Barton
Phelps. Before her marriage Mrs.
| Rowles was Miss Anne Shirley OF
IGrantville.
Receiving with the host and host
Il esses will be Mr. and Mrs. NJ NJ. Shir-
ley, of Grantville. Mrs. F. j. Funk,
Mrs. w. A. Elstun, Mrs. David Page
and Mrs. Cyrus, Monroe will assist
thru the rooms.
] Those assisting in the dining room
Miss Shirley Smith, Miss Irene Willett
and Miss Florence Rowles. of Wa
mego.
FL Miss Eva Russell, teacher of piano
at Bethany. and Miss Irma Jane Lewis
voice teacher, gave a concert Thurs
I day evening at Valley Falls at the
. American Legion hall
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FL The students of the College of the
z Sisters of Bethany picnicked Thursday
at Vinewood park. There were about
. seventy-five girls in the party.
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Mrs. H. B. Hogeboom's team of the
Woman's club will have charge of the
selling of ice cream. milk and cream
pop and cottage cheese at the annua
opening day of the Scott Brothers ict
4 cream factory Sunday. The team will
receive as per cent of all they sell. thu
= money to be given to the club houst
fund.
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nj Announcement of the engagement
of Miss Hazel La Verne Glenn. daugh
ter of Mrs. Julia Glenn. to Mr.. Clar
a ence J. Critics was made Thursda.
Fl evening at a party given at the Glenn
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