The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-12

ner this evening for the young women
Of her bridal party who are Mrs
Miss Margaret Jones' Miss Marcia
tSpivey. Miss Hill Hinckley, Miss Emile
King and Miss Katharine F1eishmann-
Society women and girls will be in
Echarge of confetti and boiled water
booth at the state fair next week On
Tuesday Mrs L 6 Woolverton will be
lin charge with Mrs W. f. Schoch, Miss
Ella Davis. Miss Ethel Hynan Miss
Margaret Garvey and Miss Mildred
lPoindexter assisting her. Wednesday
Mrs. George Port Ashton will have the
assistance Of Mrs. Thomas J. Myers,
Miss Harriet Jones. Miss Marcia Spivey.
Miss Emile King and Miss Hila Hinck-
LEY. On Thursday there will be Mrs.
Frank Hobart. Miss Kiblinger. Mrs.
Earle c. Williams. Mrs Chester B.
Reed. Miss Sue Sharitt. Miss Eva
Smith Miss Isabel Smith Miss Maud
Grimes, Miss Ethel Morton. and on
Friday Mrs. James Philip de Bevers
Kaye, Miss Helen Quinton, Miss Fay
lQuinton Miss Mary Meade. Miss Eliz-
Iabeth Meade. Miss Anna Herbst. Miss
lSue Herbst. and Miss Ethel Davis.
A subscription party at yinewood
Friday evening was attended by Mr..
and Mrs Walter Smith. Miss Jessie
Payne, Miss Ethel DeObert. Miss Nellie
Baker Miss Allabelle Troutman, Miss
Berenice Fuller, Miss EIinor Thompson,
Miss Cantren of Benton. Illinois. Miss
Louise Kellam. Miss Virginia Meade.
WEIGH. Miss Mamie veale. Miss Maud
Grimes. Miss Agnes Burdse. Miss
Quigley of Sterling. Miss Pauline
Peake. Miss Louise Sawyer of Fort
Madison Iowa. Miss Dewar, Miss
White Miss Jessie McMann. MI Ber-
nard Crosby, Mr.. Marlin Poindexter:
Mr.. Urban Poindexter. Mr.. Harold
copeland. Mr. Ray Bacon, Mr.. Charles
iGuibor. Mr.. Sam Fleishmann. Mr. Jonn
Fleishmann. Mr.. Harry Fleishmann,
Mr.. Lem Niece Mr.. Harry Trovillo.
Mr.. Irwin Snattinger. Mr. Paul Palmer.
Mr. Isaac Barnum. NJ Giltner Hostut-
Ter. Mr.. Robert Steele. Mr.. Karl Stahl.
Mr. Fred Davis. Mr. Joe Ramsey. MI
Dwight Elder and Mr.. Day KARI
Mrs 4 H. Horton, president Of the
city federation of women's clubs. called
a meeting of the federation at Unity
church Friday morning to discuss the
uses to which the fund realized rom
the sale of 1.-THE Overlooking Waters,
the federation history of the Topeka
/ flood of June. 1908. should be put II
has been understood from the first that
the money would be devoted TO rellef
| work ard at Fridays meeting worthy
plan for its distribution was decided
lupon. It will be used to replace the
school books lost BY the children OF the
] flooded districts The fund now
amounts to sz25.50. and it. Is estimated
that this viii supply the necessities in
| the school book line of 800 children
1 pupils Of the Grant, Quincy and Lane
-c'--o-s lost all their books. and there
are probably Others who suffered losses
Of this kind. The money is TO be given
into the hands Of superintendent Da-
wilson and the teachers of the flooded
districts will cooperate with him in its
disposition.
When the Auditorium was closed
r,I1
ing the food last spring. there were
thirty-one boxes of clothing suitable
for cold weather which were put into
the hands of the club women Yester-
day the federatio discussed the distri-
button of these contributions. and II
was decided to offer them TO the L and
I club if that organization IS willing
and able to assume the responsibility
If not, a committee including Mrs
| Horton. Mrs Lee Monroe, Mrs N. NJ.
Hale. Mrs. c. F. Spencer and Miss
Troutman will be in charge of the dis
tribution of the clothing.
I Mrs Cora g. Lewis. OF kInsley.
president of the state federation. was
expected to attend the meeting, but did
not reach Topeka in time.
the president, Mrs. Horton, Thursday
the purchase of the school books for
the children of flood sufferers was dis
cussed- and it was decided TO recon-
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A possibility for the use of some Of
the clothing which is in the hands OF
the federation for distribution is sug-
the social settlement, at the corner of
Fourth and Jackson streets. of the
needs of the children of the industrial
/ school There are 200 children in the
ing. and unless they are provided they
viii be unable TO attend the public
! schools, which open next week An
appeal has gone out from the settle
ment for children's clothing. Most of
the children belong to families that
lived in the flooded district. and their
needs come within the province of the
relief work for which the clothing
which the federation has was contrib
uted- Much of fkr c'0thing is not fit
for wear r-.t-o1t repairing and reno
/ walton. and it would have been wise
plan if the girls of the sewing classes
had been put 10 work on their winter
/ wardrobes some weeks ago. However.
they will still have their SATURDAYS, in
I which much can be accomplished. if
the work is intelligently supervised
before cold weather begins.
/ Contributions in the way of clothing
/ fit for immediate use would be greatly
appreciated. however, and these may
be sent TO the social settlement build
ing, or to Mrs. Thorpe. police matron-
The 1-akota club met this week with
| Mrs. Earle C Williams to discuss the
years work The club viii study Mex
leo this winter. and the first regular
meeting will be held on the afternoon
of the third Monday in October with
Mrs. Williams.
/ The September meeting of the Ger
annie club has been postponed.
The Clio club viii meet Monday, Sep
TENDER Il, with the president Miss
+ Gertrude Barnes. 1918 Clay street
Notes and Personal Mention.
Mrs W. J. Black. Miss Atchison and
Miss Harvey of Leavenworth returned