The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-09

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A home wedding which will take
place Sunday afternoon will be that
Of Miss Cornelia Steinkamp and Mr..
William Skibbe. The ceremony will
be performed at s o'clock at the home
of the brides parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
W. H. Steinkamp, by the Rev. P. d.
Mueller of st. Johns Lutheran church.
Preceding the marriage the brides
father will play the 'Lohengrin" we'd
ding march for the entrance of the
bridal party. Miss Steinkamp will be
bridesmaid, and Mr.. Ellis Gasttneau
will be best man.
The bride will wear an afternoon
dress CT white crepe meteor and will
carry a large shower bouquet of
Killarney roses and lilies of the valley.
Miss Skibbe will wear pea green
georgette and corsage of sweet peas
and lilies of the valley.
Following the ceremony a reception
will be held in the evening.
Mr.. Skibbe and his bride will leave
next week for California, where they
will spend their honeymoon. Mr..
Skibbe is the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
Skibbe of Ill Duane street.
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Summer evidently had brought to
the girl in the flower hat a wave of
homesickness for the place where she
life. The nice young man sitting on
the Riverside drive bench with her
began to talk about his own home
upstate" Don't" she interrupted.
I'm homesick enough right now as it
is. Every time 1 look at the statue of
want to run for the train" He looked
puzzled. Horace Greeley? Why he
wasn't born in your part of the coun--
try" The girl laughed. ''It's that
plush chair, with fringe on it. We
have a whole parlor set of furniture
like that"
Telephoning is going to be stripped
of its discomforts SO far as lies within
the power of the proprietor of an up
town hotel. He has introduced little
reading tables into the phone booths.
Each booth is supplied with a reading
light and current magazines are piled
a number can choose what he wants
to read while waiting to get it.
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To one who longs for the good old
days when competition didn't run so
rife, this perfectly true story of a New
York haberdasher clerk will be sooth-
ing balm. A customer walked into
the shop the other day to buy his
favorite brand of collar. whats the
price of it today?" he asked. Twenty
five cents" replied the clerk. 81 can
beat that price by a nickel" declared
the customer. who happened to be a
bargain hunter of the intense variety,
even tho he is a man. And he turned
to walk away. wait a minute"
called the clerk. Since you aren't
going to buy here anyway. I'll tell You
where you can beat my price by II
cents. It's right around the corner.
Bargain sale. I'm going in there my
self on the way home"
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The final, sure-fire test of Aner1-
can youth! The other day a boy who
gave his name as George Kelly, ap-
piied at the United States consulate in
Paris for a passport for New York. He
claimed to be an American, but his ac-
cent made the consul suspicious So
he was asked: who is Babe Ruth"
He didn't know. And he got no pass
port. He proved to be runaway
French boy.
THERE'S A MAN IN OUR TOWN
Who has been absent from the city
for several months. On his return, not
long ago, he had occasion to talk to
officials at the telephone office. Pick
ing UP the new directory his eye
caught what he thought was the new
number of the business office on the
front page, and so he proceeded to tell
central that he wished Spring, 1921"
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Miss Zerelda Martinson gave a
luncheon at Pelletier's tea room FRI
day noon in honor of Miss Myrtle
Bravo, of Everett, Wash. The guests
were Miss Bravo. Miss Lily Oslund,
Miss Florence Martinson. Miss Dorothy
Miss Alice johnson and Miss Martin
son.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. w. Cook were sur
prised Thursday evening with a mis-
cellaneous shower, given by Mr.. and
Mrs. o. w. Vesper at their home, 14O4
Western avenue. Mrs. Cook, before
her marriage last Saturday, was Miss
Ruth Romary.
The guests included Mr. and Mrs.
Cook, Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Leevh. Mr..
and Mrs. E. o. Cook, Mr.. and Mrs.
Murritt Patterson, Mr.. and Mrs. Rob-
ert Holt, Mr.. and Mrs. o. W. Vesper,
Miss Aurelia Vesper, Miss Loretta
Vesper, Miss Nora Vesper, Miss
Margaret Harris, Miss Vernice Griffin.
Miss Olive Cook, Miss Lydia Hester,
of Onaga' and Mr.. Lindsay Cook.
The pupils in Miss Karolyn Whit
tlesey's class will give their annual
musicale Wednesday evening, July 13,
at 8 o'clock at the First Christian
church.
Those taking part will include: Miss
rose Docket MISS 1ncO OOOOs
Milton Croll, Miss Betty Crow, Mrs.
Albert Daily, Mrs. Frank Durein,
Miss Lois Gish. Mrs. Fred Munson.
Mrs. NJ. Stanton Schwartz, Miss Sara
Schooner, Miss Helen Wygant Mr..
Leon Holman. Mr.. Robert Tulien and
Mr.. Finley Williams. Mrs. Fred Mum
son will accompany. Miss Theo Cobb
will give several harp numbers and
Miss Ruth Tandy, soprano. will sing.
The public is invited to attend.
Miss Minerva Durein, Miss Julia
Marshall, Miss Virginia Kitchell and
Miss Bess Cuddy will usher.
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The following couples picnicked at
Gage park Friday evening: Mr.. and
Mrs. Scott Medlock. Mr.. and Mrs. NJ.
Merritt. DR.. and Mrs. H. L. Clark, Miss
Grace Medlock and Mr.. Wesly Wills.
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The members of the Delta Gamma
sorority will have a meeting Monday