The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-10-18

included the schoolrnates of little Miss
Wear. invitations being extended to
Helen Louise Crosby, Ruth Wilson, Mill
dred Norton, Frances McClintock, Ger
trude McClintock. Mildred Taliaferro,
Lucille Pollock. Wilhelmine Marburs,
Margaret Jetmore Meryl Parks, Paura
Southwick, Lcis Mcclellan, Berenice Nc
Keever, May Kelly, Berenice Emahizer,
Anna Sim, Florence Embry. Anna
Troutman, Alice Larimer, Grace
Schwarzkopf, Emma Bolmar, Cornelia
GIeed, Ariel Nichols. Marjorie Rodgers,
Alice Andrews. Bertha Kitchell. Ger
trude KitchelI, Ruth Smith, Blanch
Rohrer and Lulu McCabe.
There will be a business meeting OF
the Topeka Federation Thursday morn
ing, October %, It 10 o'clock, at Unity
church. Business of Importance necessi-
tates the delegates Of every club being
present. The lecture committee, consist
ing of Miss Lucy Kingman, Mrs. c. o.
Knowles and Mrs. T. F. Carver. have
secured three fine attractions for the
entertainment course this winter. The
first one will be Mrs. Bertha SIntz
Baker. who win give a dramatic re-
c1taI the evening Of November 3. Mrs
Baker has broad literary culture.
wonderful voice, and forensic ability of
the highest type. She has voice so
filled with the manifold shades OF hu-
man feeling that she can well afford 10
do without gesture of any kind to ala
her in telling the sorry of a great play.
She has great interpretive power and
her personality is as charming as her
work a second attraction is Mrs. CnaS-
w. Rhodes fer February, who Will give
an illustrated Sterecpticon lecture at the
Auditorium on Wagner and the Bay
reutb festival This is the same mu-
steal lecture that Mrs. Rhodes gave at
the biennial in Los Angeles last May.
and Topeka women fortunate enough to
hear her will testify to the pleasure OF
THIS entertainment. Mrs Rhodes comes
t0n ont or
j. b. Pond, and brings with her fine
concert pianist. Mr.. Adolf Close, VINO
gives the musical illustrations. The
third number on this entertainment
course Will in all probability be. Miss
Ida Bentley, who comes to US from a
successful London season. She is a
story teller or reader of rare ability,
and interprets such books as Les Mis-
CRADLES" "A Tale of Two Cities and
Adam Bede." These artists have been
selected with the idea that this course
shall not conflict with the Choral union,
Ladies Music club, or Brotherhood of
St Paups entertainments, and the ex-
tremely low price of one dollar for the
| three Entertainments combined will
make 1t very popular The idea that
these numbers may each have an edu-
cative value has been also the desire of
the committee The arts and crafts ex-
hibit to be given in December will be
discussed and the plans more fully laid
at this meeting.
The first of the seasons series of af-
ternoon teas to be given by the Chancei
Chapter Of Grace cathedral will be at
the deanery, November 6, Mrs. James
The first meeting of the Ladies'
Shakespeare club will be neld at the
home of Mrs. Dewitt c. Nellis S14 Fifth
half past . O'Clock. A full attendance
is desired.
The Lakota club will meet Monday
afternoon, October 20, with Mrs Earl
Williams. instead of with Miss Villa
Rodgers as was announced.
The West Side Reading club will meet
with Mrs. ]. P. 7Farnsworth, 224 Tyler
street, Tuesday, October 81.
The reception which the Sub-Senior
class of the high school was to have
given for the Seniors at the home of
Miss Ella Cowgirl on Clay street Friday
night has been postponed for a week to
Friday, October "A. -v
A reception will be given for the Wis
iting women who are in town for the
semi meeting of the Scottish
Rites Masons next week at the ThrooD
hotel Friday afternoon, October "A, from
to half after o'clock
The season of high school class par.
ties was opened Friday night with
straw ride enjoyed by the Sophomores
who met at the home of Hazel Jones.
on Tyler street, and rode about town for
two hours, returning later to the Jones
residence. The participants We're Miss
Edna Miller. Miss Margaret Going, Miss
Emma Smith, Miss Beatrice Charles,
Miss Edith Morton Miss Lille Parfitt,
Miss Laura Lux. Miss Winifred Hadley,
Miss Julia Wellhouse, Miss Charlotte
BUTTERFLY, Miss Mabel Thompson. Miss
Hazel Jones, Mr.. Ed Guild. Mr.. Tod
Matthews, Mr.. Harry Freshman, Mr.
Taylor Belcher Mr.. Harry Lewis, Mr.
Harry Sturges, Mr.. Charlie Domson, Mr.
George Veale, Mr.. Clarence Dolman, Mr..
Carl Trap and Mr.. Leo COnwe1.
The Portia club will meet next Thurs
day afternoon with Mrs. J. H. F'rizzell
at I'LL Tenth avenue west.