The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-30


her sister, Mrs. c. G. Colburn, will be
at nome informally Tuesday, May 8,
at their home, 1894 Topeka Boulevard,
III honor of Mrs. Herrick's daughter
MISS Sarella Herrick, whose wedding
70 Mr.. Bruce b. Brewer of Kansas
City will occur Saturday, May T.
AS no invitations are issued. friends
are asked to call during the afternoon
and evening.
Mrs. Frank wellington Griggs will
entertain at bridge next Thursday aft
ernoon at her home. 931 Fillmore
street. in honor of her cousin, Miss
Sarella Herrick. The guests viii be:
Miss Herrick, Mrs. Ted Lagerstrom,
Mrs. Kenneth Alexander. Mrs. Arch
McKeever, Mrs. Fred Beerbohm, Mrs.
Ward Keller, Miss Ariel Nichols, Miss
Mildred Bowman, Miss Mary Parkin-
son. Miss Sarah Parkinson. Miss Mary
Paxton. Miss Mary Van Vechten, Miss
Dorothy Sproat, Miss Mary AleXan-
der 4t7it., Miss Jane Alexander and Miss
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Mrs. L. w. Stricken of Lawrence
Kan, announces the engagement of
her daughter, Lois Helene, to Mr..
Dempsey w. Elliott, of St. Louis, Mo.
The wedding will take place Wednes-
day, June 1, at the Stricken home in
Lawrence.
Miss Strickler is a former Topeka
girl and is of very attractive blond
type. While living here Mrs Stricken
and her daughter made their home al
1122 West Eighth avenue.
The announcement was made this
afternoon at an informal party given
by Mrs. Stricken for her daughter. A
number of Topeka girls who went
down for the affair included: Mrs.
Jay Hughes, Miss Ruth Marsh. Miss
Ruth Thoroman, Miss Sicily Allison
Miss Lois Allison, Miss Marjorie Petro
Miss Helen dresser. Miss janet
Thompson, Miss Dorothy Jones ana
Miss Elspey Schwartz.
Mrs. Henry ]. Allen has invited the
members of the Monday Duplicate
Whist club to luncheon Monday, May
.. at her home, 1881 Topeka boule-
ward.
Mrs. Aliens house guest, Miss Har-
riet Stanley. of Wichita, Mrs. j. A
Cole and Mrs. Harold Chase Will play
for absent members.
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Mrs. Frank Squires will be the
chairman of the hostesses for the noon
hour at the May meeting of the Wo-
mans club to be held Thursday at the
Y. w. c. A. The remainder of the
committee will include: Mrs. w. Z.
McDonough. Mrs. w e Atchison
Mrs. o. c. Neiswender and Mrs. w. L.
Higgins. Mrs. Thomas Myers and
rectors and Mrs. Ada Douthitt Carr,
Miss Lima Bresette and Mrs. Frank
Bradley will be presiding officers as
sistants.
In few of the departments the
meetings will be re-echo of the Ross
Crane lectures. The forestry depart
ment will have an open discussion on
Planting the Home Grounds, and the
home economics, of which Mrs. W. H.
Eastman is vice chairman, will follow
Ross Cranes advice about music in
the home, giving a program, Houses
Versus Homes" The program will be
given with a musical setting by Mrs.
Belva Webster. Mrs. C. H. Bunger
will give her idea of Earthly Man
sions." Mrs. Harry Carney, 1.-THE Lit
tie Grey Home in the West" Mrs. W.
II. Eastman, a boys idea of home
The Little Hay Home In the Wet"
and Mrs. Ralph Squires, her idea Of
Mansions in the Skies
During the meeting of the art de-
partment Mrs. Frank G. Oden will
give her second talk on American IL
Illustrators" the first part having been
given at the April meeting. Mr.. r.
A Chapman, who has been in chau-
tauqua work for many years, will en-
terrain the members of the literature
department with a number of read
ings.
The music department will have no
morning meeting owing to the fact
that they are on the program for the
open meeting in the afternoon. How
ever. they have changed their plans
and instead of giving the program
then they are rehearsing for big pro-
duction. Days of Now" which will
he given free at the city auditorium,