The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-12

and Mrs wiImarth. Mr.. and Mrs. E.
Farnsworth, Mr.. and Mrs. w. A.
Myers, Mr.. and Mrs. f. A. Snow, Mr..
and Mrs. j. p. Rodgers, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Sargent, Mr.. and Mrs. Clement
Smith. Mr.. and Mrs. Irving Wellman.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. T. WEIGH, Mrs. E. M.
Humphreys and Mrs. ]. NJ. Gordon.
The annual Christmas faculty con-
cert of the school of music of Wash
burn college will be given Tuesday
evening in McVicar hall. Mrs. George
Parkhurst and Mrs. Florence Fox
Thatcher will sing two song cycles and
Mr.. Ralph Wylie, violin, and a string
Quartette will give several numbers,
and Mr.. Alf Klingenberg, pianist, will
play. The concert is the event of the
week in musical circles
The Spalding Reading circle will
meet Monday evening, December IL,
with Miss Park Reed and Miss Mar
garet MulIady, at the home of Miss
Reed, GA Tyler street.
The West Side Reading club will be
entertained tomorrow by Mrs. John
Dudley at her house on Eighth avenue
west at an Oriental afternoon.
Mrs. A. w. Parks will entertain the
Ladies Shakespeare club at its meet
ing Tuesday at her apartment at 1901
Harrison street. Lesson, Act v of
Midsummer Nights Dream. Question
for discussion: Does the contempt of
the women in the interlude of
Pyramus and Thisbe indicate that
Shakespeare considered women lack
ing a sense of humor?
Mrs. W. H. Reed entertained the
Cosmos club very delightfully."- last
November &c including paper by Mrs.
Guy, readings by Mrs. Milliken and
Mrs. Bartlett, a song by Mrs. Deven-
dorf and the proposal scene between
John Alden and Priscilla by Mrs.
Homer Larsh and Miss Ella Wade,
was repeated In the company, club
members and others, were Mrs. Nc
Gregor, Mrs. c. S. Baker of Denver,
Mrs. ]. P. Howe, Mrs. Pope of Carbon
dale, Mrs. Jameson, Mrs. Willis Ed
son, Mrs. ]. S. Langston, Mrs. Reed,
Mrs Claud Hewett. Mrs. J. d. Ella,
Mrs Milliken, Mrs. Francis p. Davis,
Mrs. w. H. Wilson, Mrs. Brusman,
Miss Wade, Mrs. Bartlett, Mrs. George
Hanley, Mrs. ]. NJ. Wallace, Mrs.
Frances n. Wood and Miss Wood. The
club will have its next meeting with
Mrs. McGregOr, 720 West Fifth street,
Thursday of next week.
The Newton Kansan, in a report of a
meeting of the Junior Reading circle
says: Some discussion of state fedora
ton dues was INDUCED in and much
adverse criticism was voiced concern
ing the raising of the tax from to Is
cents per capita. The general feeling
seemed to be that more good might he
accomplished with that amount vof
money than the benefit derived from
being included in the state federation
while no one seemed willing to forfeit
membership in the district federation.
No permanent action was taken, how
ever.
The Ninde c. L. s. c. will meet
evening, December 10, at the
residence of DR.. G.. w. Ellinger, 426
Harrison street. The programme fol-
lows: Roll call. German cities, Han
over, Hildesheim, Brunswick, to page
23S, Miss Katie E. Ellinger. French
Revolution, chapter IS, Mrs. w. S.
Miller. Music.
The Golden Rule club elected new
Der 2. They are: Mrs J. G. Holland,
president; Mrs. Lincoln, vice presi-
dent; Mrs. 1. S. Lewis, secretary; Mrs.
George Hughes, treasurer; Mrs. Clark
and Mrs. William Archer, delegates to
the city federation; Mrs. A. W. Whit
sett and Mrs. J. s. Warner, alternates.
The club appropriated money from it's
treasury for the annual Christmas
treat for the poor children of Topeka
which is arranged for by Mrs. Thorpe,
police matron.
The West Side Fortnightly club will
meet Tuesday evening with DR.. and
Mrs. T. W. Peers. Mr.. A. B. Poole
will have a paper on Japan.
The Stratford Shakespeare club
which has been meeting for the past
three weeks with Mr.. and Mrs. D. H
Branaman at their home. 422 Green
wood avenue, will meet at the same
place Tuesday evening. December
13. Let all of the members be present
The next meeting of the Nautilus
club will be with Mrs. King, 1850
Mulvane street. The day of the meet
ing has been postponed from Tuesday
until Thursday, the 18th.
The F'roebel Mothers union gave
their parents annual dinner Saturday
night at the home of Mrs. H. J. Whit
comb in Potwin. The house decora-
tons were in green with white roses, the |
club colors, and the high school or
chestra furnished music. The fol-
lowing programme was given:
'Au Etude of Marcheles." by Miss
Cora Evans; recitation by Miss Bertha
Chandler; song, Anchored" and salt
Of the Earth" Iforgeti. by Mr.. Edward
Shumway; paper. 1.-THE Mothers Re-