The Topeka state journal., 1921-08-08
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BY FRANCES JONES.

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Theodore Snattinger, Mrs. Frank
Griggs. Mrs. Mildred Haynes, Mrs
Fred Cole. Mrs. Richard Hayden and
Mrs. Kurtz Kellam.
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Mss Henrietta Allen and her guest,
Miss Eleanor Carlisle. Miss Babby
Gault and Miss Georgia Neese all spent
today in Kansas City. They will be
accompanied home this evening by
Miss Virginia Jackson, who will be
Miss Aliens guest.
MIR. and Mrs. Cyrus Leland of Atch-
ison returned home Sunday from
short stay here as guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert Patten
Mr.. and Mrs. Patten entertained at
dinner Saturday evening at the Coun-
try club for Mr.. and Mrs. Leland, Miss
Mrs David Palmer. Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam r. Kercher. Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
J. Carruth, Jr.
Mrs Will J. Miller entertained in
formally Saturday noon at the Uni
versity club with a luncheon of six
covers.
Miss Vivian Heron will be the guest
of honor at a shower to be given
Thursday evening by the members of
the Kappa Kappa Gamma Alumnae
the home of Mrs. F. B. Nuss 1921
Clay street.
Miss Herron's marriage to Mr.. War
rem Rutter will take place this month
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Mrs. Clyde Schenck will entertain
her sewing club Wednesday after
noon at her home. 727 Polk street.
Did it ever occur to you, when a
guest at dinner and were seating
yourself at a beautifully appointed ta-
BILE that back in the seventeenth CEN
tury If you had been invited to a din
ner you would have brought with you
your own spoon? These were not
provided by the host, but each guest
produced from his pocket his own
spoon for use during his visit, were
that for a meal or a month. These
spoons. usually of elaborate design,
were often gifts of the sponsors at
baptism. Chief among favorite de-
signs was the well known Apostle
spoon. A rich child with wealthy god
parents would probably receive all
twelve of the Apostles; the more hum
BILE, one or two.
Poor folk carried their own spoons
as we'll as the rich, but theirs were
usually of timed iron and were called
"Latten spoons" 1t is easily seen how
our still existing saying, Born with
silver spoon in his mouth" originated.
1t meant more than wealth, for the
possessor of a silver spoon sat high
above the salt. Lower down were
those endowed only with the ''Latten
spoon" and last of all those who were
armed with spoons of wood.
Forks came later and their intro
duction produced much criticism, the
objectors holding that fingers were
made before forks" was not to be
gainsaid. The forks were of iron or
steel and some silver ones; these be-
ing only used by gentlemen.
Queen Elizabeth had at least three
forks; one of crystal garnished with
gold and sparks of garnets; another
of coral slightly garnished with gold;
and third of gold. garnished with stw0
little rubies, two little pearls pendant
and a coral But they could only have
been meant as curios; they were not
meant for eating tbo Michaelmas
goose.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred A. Stay of Cliff
ton, Kan, announce the marriage of
their daughter, Lee Marie, to Mr..
Glenn Z. Ernst, son of Mrs. Eloise
Ernst, 1912 Polk street. The marriage
took place Sunday morning in Law
renee.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernst have gone to
Clifton for a short stay and on their
return will be at home at 1242 Polk
street for a short time.
Both Mr.. Ernst and his bride have
been employed at the Farmers Ma
tional bank for several years.
The Social Service club will have an
all-day meeting Wednesday with Mrs.
H. w Kinkead, 1854 Garfield avenue,
as hostess.
The assistant hostesses will be Mrs.
Harold Rankin, Mrs. H. Barnes, Mrs
a. A. Brown and Mrs. Walter Padgett-
Miss Katherine Allen and her sister.
Miss Josephine Allen, entertained the
members of the Merry Makers club
Saturday afternoon at their home In
Woodlawn avenue. The girls are pre-
pairing for their annual bazaar. which
is to be held in September. Last year
the girls cleared $50 from their sale,
which they contributed to the Provi-
dent association.
The members present Saturday in
cluded: Miss Blynn Corwine, Miss
Nadine Buck, Miss Mildred Adams.
Scott, Miss lCornelia Adams. Miss
Eileen Cowgirl. Miss Frances Bone and
Miss Dorothy Reynolds:
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The weekly meeting of the active
members of Delta Gamma sorority will
Miss Dorothy Cole, 1880 West Euclid
avenue.
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At a birthday party given by Mrs.
A. L. Beard at her home, 1915 Lane
street, in honor of the sixth birthday
anniversary of her small son. Charles
Arthur, the following children were
present: Virginia Cornell. Adele Hen
nessey. Marie Murphy. Maxine Mack,
Martha Lou Fisher. Margaret Bur-
dick. Grace Louise Steen, Garnett
Wood, Lorena Fisher, Don Brown, AL
fred Spicy. Jack Newhouse, Eugene
Zimmerman. Joe Lovewen. Fred
Crabb. Jr, Trace Clements, Frederick
Smith, Henry Scherer and George
Crabb.
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THERE'S A MAN IN OUR TOWN
Who as he stood watching the pass
ing crowds 'on the avenue Saturday
evening. remarked, Clothes are all
habit anyhow, and I believe some of
the women have seen walk down the
avenue this evening are doing their
best to break themselves of it,
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