The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-14


Bankers convention to be held here
next week will be entertained by the
Topeka bankers wives at a number
of social affairs.
On wednesday morning from 1 L I'M
til IL o'clock they will have motor
ride, and from IL until o'clock there
will be a reception and luncheon at
the Country club. In the receiving
line will be: Mrs. H. G. West. Mrs. j.
r. Burrow, Jr., Mrs. c. B. Merriam,
Mrs. S. E. Cobb. Mrs F. F.. Kaths, Mrs.
i. w. Freeman, Mrs. H. E. Gavitt.
Mrs. NJ. F. Southwick, Mrs. Guilford
Dudley. Mrs. Earl Akers. Mrs. Byron
H. Davis. Mrs. Arch Catlin. Mrs. j..
p. Slaughter, Mrs. A. V. Lindell, Mrs.
J. d. Gossett. Mrs. D. J. Hathaway,
Mrs. C. S. Elliott, Mrs. F. ]. Funk,
Mrs Matt Weightman, Mrs. H. F.
Guthrie, Mrs C. j. Peterson. Mrs.
Chester Woodward. Mrs. ]. H. Lee.
Mrs. r. c. Poole. Mrs. L. T. Hussey,
Mrs John S. Dean and Mrs. W. w.
Bowman.
The luncheon committee is: Mrs
C. B. Merriam. chairman: Mrs Ches-
ter Woodward, Mrs. ]. r. Burrow. Jr..
Mrs. s. L. Cobb and Mrs. Thomas B.
Frost
Mrs. f. W. Freeman is chairman Of
the decorating committee and Mrs.
Matt Weightman is vice chairman.
The other members are: Mrs. c. S.
Elliott Mrs. Roy Bone, Mrs. Harry
Guthrie and Mrs. William Macferran.
The committee on music and cars
includes Mrs. ]. p. Slaughter. chair
man; Mrs. F. p. Elmore. Mrs. w. H.
lines and Mrs. T. C. Mueller,
A reception and dance will be given
at the Elks' club Wednesday evening
in honor of the visitors. On Thurs
day evening a dance and an entertain
ing program will be given at the audi
forum.
Mr. and Mrs. John c. Waters enter
tained a number of guests at dinner,
Friday evening at their home. 1880
Garfield avenue. The evening was
spent at bridge. There were place for
sixteen guests.
Mrs G.. L. Tuer was hostess at a tea
Friday afternoon complimentary to
her mother, Mrs. A. L. King of Cedar
Rapids. Iowa. The hours were from
three until five o'clock.
Mrs. Phil Gray. Mrs. Walter Pad
gett and Miss Mary Clark assisted dur
ing the afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Metzdorf,
dred party Friday evening at their
home. The guests included: Mr.. and
Mrs II. S. Putney. Mr.. and Mrs. w. G.
Dickie, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Guthrie,
Mr.. and Mrs. F. E. Parr, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. Lagerwahl. Mr.. and Mrs. D. w.
Studdard, Judge and Mrs. Paul Heinz,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. r. Cuthbert, Mr.. and
Mrs. C. L. Haskell, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. r.
johnson, Mr.. and Mrs. E. W. Metz
dorf. Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Brown.
On Thursday evening. Mr. and Mrs.
Metzdorf gave another evening at
cards for: Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Mat
thews, Mr.. and Mrs. Freeman J. Bell,
Senator and Mrs. Hugh Fisher. Mr..
and Mrs. W. E. Berry, DIR. and Mrs.
w. Lyman, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Shella-
barger Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Rankin.
DIR. and Mrs F. A. Rooster. Mr.. and
Mrs. Paul Grady, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. H.
CollinGwood, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Brown.
Mrs. C. J. Devlfn and Miss Ruth
Devlin of Kansas City are the guests
of Mr.. and Mrs John r. Shelton. Mrs.
Devlin and her daughter formerly
made their home in Topeka and have
just returned from Italy.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Sadler J. Hodgins
have purchased the w. X. Etter home
at 1885 Topeka boulevard and the ad-
joining property and will erect very
lovely home there.
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Mrs. Ralph L. Pitts of Willard will
have as her guests Monday at lunch
con and afternoon bridge. La Dou-
zaine Bridge club, of which she is a
member.
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The members of the Elwell club will
be entertained at luncheon Tuesday at
the Elks' club with Mrs. A. A. Hurd
as hostess.
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Miss Clyde Bonebrake, who has
reached Paris, writes that she crossed
on the same boat with Mrs. Helen
Walker. formerly of Topeka, who has
been studying dramatic art in New
y orlS City. Mrs. Walker is with her
teacher. Madame Guilbert, and a COM
pany of artists who will give several
performances in Paris.
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Topeka, Kan. May Il. 1921.
Dear Elizabeth: Well, we have had
two lovely afternoon weddings here
since last week, but now that they are
over and no more in sight for a few
weeks, we won't have so many par
ties to write about until the June
brides begin to come forward Last
Saturday afternoon down on the Ave
nue. everyone heard the loudest honk-
ing and squawking and when they
rushed to the windows to see what
was the matter. they saw a long pro-
cession of autos going down the street,
the first car of which was decorated
with shoes, and StreamerS and every
thing which a bunch of young folks
could think of to make a newly mar
ried couple conspicuous. They were
seeing the bride and bridegroom off.
I imagine that couple shook rice from
their clothing for several days after
ward
Have you heard any more about
the new screen version of Romeo and
Juliet which is to be made and in
which Hale Hamilton and Grace La
Rue will have the roles of the fate
crossed lOVerS2 think when Won
wrote telling me about it that you
had forgotten that Hale Hamilton is
n former Topekan. Very often his
name appears on our society page in
the twenty year ago colin. You GER
tainly do write the most interesting
letters. Elizabeth, for instance that
paragraph about the hotel in New
York in which the manager took an
invoice of the pets belonging to guests.
and found that he had under his roof