Society Notes Highlight Charity Ball and Club News
In society columns, detailed notices cover a charity ball by the Duplicate Whist club for a free kindergarten, upcoming meetings at Mrs T. E Pounds home, and membership list. Also reported are Nautitus and Occidental club activities, color pins, and various social visits, travel plans, and theater reminiscences among Topeka residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mra
T. E Pounds
Mesdames Frank & Holliday
Ragene 5
Oulston
Harry Qinde Ashby
Harold Tuse
Willis Nortos
Arthur Capper
A. J
Nautitus Club
Mra. J. ‘T. Lovewell
Sixtsenth
Collége Avente
College Bill
J. T. Lovewell
J. P. Denvur
W. W. Gillespie
Ecoretry
J. A Diiver
BE. Blake
T. Lyon
Mace Ming
Prank
W. A. Church
Harry Adams
J. B. Cowgill
EB Davia
Lux
Palmer
J. (. Holland
Teaver
Bollard
Lymno
Charled Sheldon
Mohler
EB. Merriam
L. D Whittemore
G. A. Homhey
J. V. Montgomery
Stewart Shelton
P. McVacar
Occidental Club
Willian Twesddale
Kiev
Occidentals
Qudnell
Eclub
Sant Mocian
M. F. McKirahan
Clara McDonald
Emma Starke
Eliza Martle
Sadie Minary
Minnie Fulton
Gertie Houston
MecKiatan
Isabel Lamont
C. B Club
Ceehan
Lizzie Young
St Patrick Day Poem Echoes Irish Resolve
A wartime style verse frames St Patrick’s Day as a rallying moment for Erin. It honors brave Irish children, laments loss, and calls for unity beyond creed as hopes rise again on St Patrick’s Day with the nation’s enduring resolve.
The Green Ribbon and Miss O'Neil's Irish Day
Miss O'Neil, an Irish boardinghouse resident, and Annie the maid share St Patrick's Day sorrow as Mary O'Neil, an aspiring stage actress, battles rejection and poverty in New York. Mary, recently arrived from Ireland with her father who died soon after, defies odds by seeking stage work, while Hart the agent eyes her on St Patrick's Day, noting her Irish spirit as a potential asset for an acting engagement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erin
Annie
Miss O'Neil
Ireland
St. Patrick’s
Miss O' Neil
Mary O'Neil
America
Dublin
Amateria
Hart & Block
Mary
O’ Neil
Ind Aung
Eve
Hart
Nnne
Mr. Hart
Seb
Irish contralto charms crowd before theater near disaster
Mary O'Neil sings The Dear Irish Boy as Irish festival unfolds in a small theater. A boarded floor gives way causing fainting and confusion after a dramatic exit by the singer. The silent young man Harry Stevenson helps Mary escape while reporters seek details and love blooms amid the chaos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary
Harry
Harry Stevenson
Mr. Hart
Miss O'Neil
Harry Sterverkon
Portieres
Becky Sharp Separation Reason Probed by McKee Ran Kin
McKee Ran kin questions Becky Sharp about his wife amid rumors of separation. The inquiry seeks clarity on marital tensions and possible causes cited in local gossip, with no formal statement from involved parties yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Becky Sharp
McKee Rankin
Rankin and Danites saga and Topeka recollections
Rankin explains the desertion rumor, recounts his marriage split over property, and details the Danites success earning $108,000 after 1877. He recalls early life in Canada, stage beginnings, and praises colleagues while acknowledging troubles with his wife who now joins Mansfield’s company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
McKee Rankin
Hala
Rankin
Kitty Blanchard
John McCullough
Maggie Mitchell
National Hotel
James Black
Sandy McGee
Bill Sykes
Jean Cadeaaux
Jonah
Kansas City
Joseph
Mel
Sandwich
Essex County
Canada
Tecumseh
Ken Porter
Nerue
Blanehard
Boston
Henry Ward Beecher
Irving
Louis XI
Kendall
M. Holland
Stoddard
James Ward
Joaquin Miller
The
Sierras
P. A Fitzgerald
Miller
New York City
Broadway
Daly's Theater
Becky Buamr
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General Notes OF Society
Dan Crosby
Micks Beesie van Amburgh
Hinparia
Glenna Cross
Empo- Ade
Cheelah
Cineloneti
Lizzie Evans
Ida Burroughs
K .M. Roberts
Charles Callahan
Clio Club
Mira Rita Vue Huegen
Gegale Gibson
Lawrence
Ming Kitty Cook
Kankakes
Mra Tanner
Dad Mra Denton Hocebaum
A. Palmer
Mra McClintock
Mude
Ilo. Garvey
San Antonio
Texas
Ato
Sara M. Garvey
Topeka Avenue
Peter Fisher
J. C. Gordon
James A Troutman
Harry Eo Overholt
Remington
Washburs
Hackney
Skinner
Waters
Nichola
Hoss Burns
Jane Stormont
W. W. Gavitt
Warsaw
Ind
Col
George W. Veale
C B. Smith
Thur
ST. Patrick’s Day
Flac
Dungan
Isikh Haw
Abelhaxare O
Tzreed
Ean Press
Axsociaah
Young Stevenson
Mr. O'Neil
Ounce
MR. Mansfield
Norah
Kildare
Flora
Cnorts
Roches
Turday Society News
Dolage
Notm
Ladies of Unity Church
Frank Scott
J. H. Wethberell
George Woods
D. Macdonald
Robinson
Frank Foster
Frank Poole
Miss Wheeler
Entropeka Lodge
U. W
Messrs. Jno
A. Rosen
Capital Lodge No. 4
Mesers
E. C. Warren
Myers
Porter
McKeever
Newby
Maxwell
Bussey
Daneke
Ainsworth
L Beers
M. W
Jno T. Cheney
Shumway
Case
McVey
Wiseman
Lowe
United Presbyterian Church
Minnie Falton
Sadie Minnie
Nina Garvin
Minnie White
Alice McKitrick
J. H. McLaughlin
Tenth and
Polk Street
Mo Langhiln
Nannie Veale
Gen W. Veale
Occesium
Beatrice
Lillian Foster
Gabe Clark
Mary Daniela
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