The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-11-27
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rent. which by parity of reasoning mi 2 b
also be unlawful and Mrs Roby cheer
fully acknowledged that the point was
well taken.
Miss Hay timidly suggested that she
had a strong feeling that when she Dor
rowed money, she ought to pay interest
just as she ought to pay hire for a horse
and buggy Some one reminded her
that the horse and buggy necessarily de-
Perforated with the using-unless as the
president suggested, the horse needed
exercise to keep him IN condition.
Mrs. Gundry suggested that the too
high interest would correct itself. By
necessarily falling when it got too high.
but Mrs ROby objected that the dull
thud" Of that fall was just what was try
ing to be avoided
Mrs. Lyon thought that there was
no use evening up matters as
the smart ones would get it all any way.
whereupOn Mrs. Waterman suggested
that Uncle Sam might interfere and pre-
vent that by going into the money lend
ing business himself
Miss TEOutman questioned whether the
commercial enterprises which required
all this borrowed capital were really as
valuable as generally considered; whether
the game is worth the candle. Mrs.
R0by said that the commercial progress
which produced such hOrdes of tramDs
and vagabOnds, such acres of slums.
might at least be looked upon with
as the sole end and only aim of our re-
public
The stedman Club.
The Stedman Club met with Dr. and
Mrs. II. w. Roby last evening at rs
W est Sixth avenue. There were pre-
sent Messra. 4 F. Riley, president: A.
Downing, secretary; James Chumos, n.
f. GarretsOn. Judge j. l. Eldridge. DR..
II. w. Roby, Mrs Sarah Hargreaves,
Mrs II. NJ. Fitch and Mrs. H w. Roby.
First on the programme was the reading
Of "PrOmetheus Unbound" BY Mrs. ".
d. StrCble. Second was poem by Mrs.
W. E. Atchison. Both Mrs. Struble and
Mrs. A Gibson being absent. Dir. Riley
read a paper .Humor," which was
discussed by the members This was
followed by a reading from Byron's
isles of Greece by 8Irs koby. Mr..
Chumos delivered Abraham Lincoln's
famous speech at the dedication Of Get
tysburg; DR.. Roby read original
poem entitled Goa Mount PedrotalIa-
gala, Ceylon" Mr. Downing also read
an original poems The Bells Of Brook
line, and udge EIdridge recited "A
Tribute to the Bible" Mrs. Atchison,
Mrs Soby and Mr. Garretson were taken
into the club as new mem bers. At DIR
ROby7s invitation the members decided
to meet permanently with him at 11S
West sixth for the winter months They
then adjourned to meet in two weeks.
Mr. J. O'COnnor Is in FL Paso. Texas.
Mr.. l. l. Price of Kansas City viii
spend Thanksgiving IN Topeka
Mrs. Il. ;. OdelI Of Chicago spent a
few days in the city recently.
The Ladies' Music club viii meet on
" ednesday afternoon, Nov. %, with
Mrs George PArzhurst in Potwin place.
Dir and Mrs. George r. Conner left to
day for Montgomery, Alabama, where
Mr. Conner VIII attend the Grand Coun-
Gil of Royal and Select Masons of Ala
bama.
Mr. D. A Wilson of St Louis spent
Sunday in the city.
DIT J. Z. Frazle is in Wichita
Dir Willis Page Of Chicago will speAd
in the city.
Mr. VIII Alexander returned yester-
day from Paris, Illinois.
Air. aud Mrs E. Z. Sim will entertain
Thursday evening at high five, compli-
mentary to Misses Corlnne and Maggie
Phelps of Kansas City and Mss Maggie /
Wallace Of lad ependence. Mo.
Judge RIner, who is in attendance al /
United States circuit court, IS accom-
panied by Mrs. Riner They will be 1t
home during the session with Mr.. and
Mr.. g Gorge SharItt at 9l9 King street. j
II. T. Overholt, the talented tenor Of /
the AlOdoc club, viii render AIillard's +
popular mass in q at the Church Of the /
Assumption, Christmas morning, at 10 +
o'clock.
The last lecture of the series of the as
ISOLATION of collegiate alUmnae parlor T
readings was given al the home of Mrs.
7. X. Hanna Of East Ninth street. yes /
terday morning. Mrs. Eugene Ware Of To- +
Deka, was the speaker. Her subject was i
the Early English B illad." Mrs Ware +
has never received more enthusiastic +
ovation than was accorded her upon this I
occasion. Her beautiful thought and T
graceful sentences were characteristic Of +
this versatile writer. Her lecture was a
fitting close to a programme of excep- |
tionally high order.-Kansas City Jour
nal
Miss Oracle Howell celebrated her
seventh birthday Saturday afternoon BIZ /
inviting her little school friends to spend +
the hours from ? till 4 at her home 1891 I
East Fourth street
Miss Florence Thompson Of Be atrice. I
Nebraska is spending the week with T
Mrs W. VI. Forbes of Potwin Place.
Mrs ID. l. Lakin and Mrs. l. 5. Lauck +
viii entertain at a thImble party tOmor- F
row afternoon.
Mr. aud Mrs. George r. Peck have ar
rived in Chicago from Europe. w. Il. +
Rossington has received a message from +
sIr. Peck saying that Mrs. Peck is better +
and improving.
The Shakespeare club met this after F
noon at o'clock at the home Of Mrs. A. /
P. Garretson. The lesson for this after
noon was from the last act Of Part 1 of I
Henry IN.
News has reached this city that Mrs. J. +
II. Hampson, died this morning in the /
City Of Mexico Mr.. Hampson will ar i
rive ia Kansas City with the remains, to
be inferred there December 2 or 2
Prof George F. Barker Of the Cniver-
sitv of Pennsylvania writes. Il have ex-
ahmed the principal baking powders !