The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-03

IneSe are the favored lOO:
Mines. and Messrs. D. r. Francis,
Dan Catlin, d. Hirschberg, John
SchrOers, Edward PreetOrius, J d. P.
Francis, D. r. Francis, jr.. T. H. Nc
kittrick. George d. Markham, Ed
Mallinckrodt, Dan Nugent, John A.
Ockerson ,Bissell Ware G. H. Walker,
Rolla Wells. Howard Elliott, Duncan
JOY, NJ H. Hubert. G.. L. Niedring-
haus, Ricardo Albertin, F. J. v Skiff,
Mrs. w. H. Scudder, Mrs. r. H. Stur-
geon, Norris Gregg, F. L. RidgeIy, D.
NJ. Houser.
Misses Florence Hayward, Mar
garet POstlewait, Lucille Niedring-
haus, Orrick, Minnie Scott Mildred
Stickney, Nellie Tracey, Jane Taylor,
Marie Taylor, Carol West, Leigh
Whittemore, Frances Wickham,
Emily Wickham, Judith HOblitzelle,
Emma Whitaker, Mary kennard Luz
ellie ChOuteau, Irene Catlin, Julia
Knapp, Margaret S. Lee, Mamie Lee
Lillian Mitchell, Julia Mafitt Mary
Lakeland, Isabel Wells Marian Lind
sey, Marie Blackwell, Elsie Won Ende
Lolita Klemm, Minnie Busch Mae
Montgomery, Bertha Townsend, Ruth
Spencer.
Messrs. Robert Bookings, George
BrOwnlee, W. l. Chamb ers Daniel
Catlin, Theron CatIin, Lionberger Da-
Wis, Dwight Davis, George Drew,
Dwight Evans, Henry Garneau, c.
HobHtzelle, John Holiday Hugh NICK.
Jones, T. McPheeters, ir Dan kirby
H. X Lakeland. Sears Lehman. Wal
ter Mckittrick, Ralph McKittrick.
Charles MOrren, E. Mallinckrodt, jr.,
A. G. Orrick, John H. Overall, jr.
Eugene Pettus, V. NJ. Porter, Henry
S Potter, jr., Gaius Paddock, George
Reynolds, jr., p. c. Seaman E H
Steedman, James Wear, Thomas
Wright, Julius Walsh, jr. Edward
Walsh jr. George Weitzel. Allan
West, Fritz Kestner, Travis, Hunt
Paul. Zilling. DR.. Hardy, H. T. Kent,
DR.. Rielof, Lieut.. v L. Wills
The first evidence of the zone hun
dred rule was when the board of
lady managers made out the list of
those to be invited to the luncheon
given in Miss ROosevelt's honor in the
WOmans building at the Worlds fair
There were just one hundred names
on the list, which was made UP sever
al days before. When the invitations
began to go out, and those who were
sin the one hundred began to tell
OF their receipt, the remaining three
hundred who were "out" began to
fear for their prestige.
Immediately it is said, there were
inquiries, and influence from what
had been the inner circle" was
brought to bear to learn why the re-
strlcuons had been made. The inf1u-
ence was too powerful to be altogeth-
er resisted, an dgradually y more
names We're added to the list. The
outs were thus reduced to 22S, but
Tor only the time being.
Next, DIR. Theodore Lewald. Ger
many's general commissioner, made
up his list of people to be invited to
the ball given at the German building,
with Miss Roosevelt as one of the
guests This list, too, included but
100 names Again the delighted ones
who received the invitations began to
tell of their receipt. and the unde-
lighted 300 began to be curious and
then apprehensive and then indignant.
influence was again called in
All of the four hundred knew what
Dr- LeNald' s enterta inments were-a fairs
par excellence; and the desire not to
miss any OF them was added to the fear
of deposement from the particular r1lngs
of the social ladder which they occrDied
Hence It was that certain ambitious So
ciety matrons began to lie in wait for DR.
Lewald. Whenever he appeared at any