The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-13


The Ruskin Art club with Miss Ida
Dennis.
Evening for the Portia club at the
home of Mrs. E. G. Foster.
TUESDAY,
The Ladies' Shakespeare club with
Mrs. A. w. Parks at the Manspeaker.
The w. T. K. club with Mrs. Hale, Oil
Madison street.
WEDNESDAY.
The Vignette club with Mrs. George
B. Manning.
THURSDAY.
The Portia club with Mrs. w. B.
Robey, 523 Tenth avenue west.
The committee appointed by the pres
ident, Mrs. Horton, to devise ways and
means by which the city federation of
clubs might assist and encourage the
Thorpe Mothers Union met Wednes-
day morning with the chairman, Mrs
H. o. Garvey. The other members of
and Mrs. c. w. Cook. The plan pro-
posed and which will doubtless be ap-
proved by the federation provides that
the individual clubs in the federation
in alphabetical order furnish the lunch
cons for the Union at its fortnightly
meetings at the social settlement build
ing, which was the particular favor
asked of the federation by Mrs. Thorpe
through a letter which was first read
at the December meeting and which
came up for further consideration at
| the last meeting. The Atlantean club
will be asked to begin the work and
while that club has not yet had
meeting to vote upon the proposition
Mrs J. c. McClintock, the president
favors it and thinks her club will be
very glad to have the honor of being
| the first to do something in line with
| DR.. McFarland'S suggestion to the fed
Grafton in his address at the December
meeting and which was discussed N1th
so much interest at the February meet
ing. The Thorpe Mothers Union
named for it's founder, Mrs. Laura z.
Thorpe, police matron, has an average
attendance of sixty women, mostly
from the East side who meet on the
second and fourth Tuesdays of each
month for sewing and social recreation.
Mrs. Thorpe is the superintendent, Mrs.
Clock the president and Mrs. ]. E.
Nissley secretary. These three women
have taken especial interest in social
settlement work in Topeka. The mem
bers of the union bring their own sew
ing and work for themselves and their
families and this winter theyuo have
made a good deal of bedding with ma
terial donated by the settlement or
furnished them at very low prices.
Many of them lost all their household
goods in the flood last spring and the
union has been especially helpful to
| them. A short programme and a social
hour are features of the meetings and
simple luncheOns are served before the
hour of departure.
In addition to furnishing the refresh
ments for the meetings the hostess
club will also be asked to contribute
to the programme some paper, musical
number, address or reading which has
been found helpful and enjoyable at It's
own meetings. The work will undoubt-
eddy be the means of drawing the two
organizations together and both may
derive much benefit from the aSsocfa-
ton. The next meeting of the Thorpe
| nil will he a week from
next Tuesday.
One of the largest and most impart-
ant events of the week among the clubs
was the annual Lincoln day banquet
of Western Sorosis at the residence
Of DR. and Mrs. John c. McClintock,
1873 Fillmore street, Friday night An
elaborate dinner of fOrty-eight covers
was served at long tables decorated
with Jacqueminot roses, the club flower,
and bands of crimson ribbon crossing
diagonally and ending in fluffy bows at
| the corners. Illumination was by red
candles in red shades and the menu
cards were in the form of tiny white
tents with the United States flag on the
front flap and the programme on the
back. Mrs. W. A. McCarter was the
toastmistress. position in when neI
apt felicity of expression and nimble wit
were delightfully."- in evidence and the
after dinner programme which follows
was exceptionally good:
working His Passage" the Rev. M
Abram Wyman; white Heather Mr..
John Macdonald; How Old Ann Is, -
Mr. Charles F. Spencer; "Sorosis Re
Sartus," Mr. Del Valentine; 1.-The Pro-
tected Ark Mr. Jay E. House; Lin
coln," Mr.. Thomas E. Dewey. "Abra-
ham Lincoln" an original poem, by
Mrs. H. Q. Garvey, The company in
/ Guided: DR.. and Mrs. J. c. McClintOck
Dean and Mrs. James de Bevers Kaye,
Mr. and Mrs. T. E Dewey, Mr.. and Mrs.
( Charles F. Spencer, Mr.. and Mrs. F. o.
| Popenoe Mrs. A. H. Horton. Mrs. Ma
| tilda Semple of Evanston, Ill, Mr.. and
Mrs. o. P. McClintock, Mr.. and Mrs. c.
J. Evans, Mr.. and Mrs. D. H. Forbes
Mr. and Mrs. A. A. GODDARD Mr.. and
Mrs. H o. Garvey, Dr. and Mrs. w. A,
| McCarter, Judge and Mrs. ]. D. Nc
Farland, Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Monroe, DR.
and Mrs. H. W. Roby, Mr. and Mrs. A.
| A Rodgers Rev. and Mrs. J. A. Stave-
ly, Mrs. Augustus Zahner, Mrs. Ida NJ
Zellers, Mrs. George A Huron, Mrs. w
W. KitcheI. Miss zu Adams, DR.. Har-
riet Adams, Mrs. Helen Butterfield, Miss
Viola Troutman, Miss Effie Graham
Miss Lola Graham, Miss McCampbelI
Miss Edith Moore, Mr.. Jacob c. Mohler
Rev Mr. Broughton of Kansas City
Mr. Jay E House. Mr.. Del Valentine
Mr. John Macdonald, Rev. Mr.. Abram
Wyman-
The Vignette club will celebrate
1 Washington's birthday with a dinner
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Speed
Hughes, to which the gentlemen will
be asked.
The Ladies' Shakespeare club will
meet Tuesday. February 16, with Mrs
Parks. 1901 Harrison. Lesson act
LAS You Like It" Lesson Will begin
at D. m. promptly.