The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-03
sent in these important changes.
MRS. CLEMENT SMITH,
Prasidenf n Il W @


The husbands of the members were
i the guests OF honor at an historical
j evening given by the Good Govern
1 ment club at the home of Mr.. and
/ Mrs. Lee Monroe, 500 Harrison street,
! last Monday. There were in all about
sixty guests. DR.. Deborah K. Long
J shore. president of the club, was in
/ charge of the programme which in
4 cluded the history topics of the clubs
/ October meeting which was post
/ poned. In addition to this Prof. z. G.
/ Foster read an excellent paper on
| Washingtonss Farewell Address. Chief
| Justice W. A. Johnston gave an anus
| ing discussion Of What Kind of a
4 Club Husband George Washington
laWould Have Been. Mr.. S. A. SWend-
son gave a talk on the subject If
/ Martha Washington Came to Topeka
and Mrs. ". A. McCarter on the same
would probably join. Mrs. McCarter
! thought the Good Government club
wouldn't want any one SO far behind
[ the times and her guess was that
I Martha would about TT into an en-
! broidery club. The refreshments
were suggestive of army fare and in
| keeping with the patriotic and military
/ character of the entertainment
Musical numbers were given by Mrs
| z. G. Foster, vocalist Miss Grace
! Mason Welch, Miss Jean Parkhurst
and Miss Mildred Pestana, pianists
Assisting Mrs. Monroe were Misses
Lenore and Daisy Monroe, Jean Park
hurst, Mildred Pestana and Florence
WEIGH.
After supper while the men smoked
| in the library the ladies of the club
held an informal business meeting in
| the drawing room and made plans for
the second annual celebration of the
/ Woman's Kansas Day club. Last year
| a celebration of Kansas Day along
historical lines, was planned and car
ried out by the Good Government
club and it was voted to effect a per-
T71cl ne 1lrr1.
1 organization and hold annual meet
/ ings. The organization is quite diff
| ferent in idea and purpose from the
! Young Republicans Kansas Day club
which is such a prominent factor in
the politics of the state. The Woman's
] Kansas Day club viii seek to preserve
| the historical and patriotic traditions
/ in its celebration of the states birth
! day anniversary, and its annual meet
J ings on that anniversary, January %,
/ Will be for the purpose of bringing
i together women from all parts of the
state and especially pioneer women
and native born Kansans.
| The meeting last year was a most
| successful one from every viewpoint.
A good programme was given and
there was large attendance This
| year a dinner will probably be given
| as one of the features of the ceIebra-
/ ton. Committees to draw up a con-
stitution for the club and to arrange
| a. programme were appointed by DR..
Longshore Monday evening. The pro-
gramme will be announced later.
Mrs. Nellie Macgregor entertained
the members of the Cosmos club yes
/ terday at the home of her daughter,
| Mrs. w. H. Lewis, 713 Fillmore street.
On this occasion the club started on a
include a course of study of European
travel. The club members starting
yesterday with Boston, from where
they will sail, and an interesting after
n q TJrrI1
l The next regular meeting of the club
viii be held Thursday afternoon with
Mrs. Davis, s22 Sixth avenue west.
Sugar, was the subject in the do
nestle science course which the Lakota
club is studying this winter to occupy
meeting last Monday with Miss Marian
Gsarretson. Mrs. Frank Patrick dis
cussed Sugar in general. Miss Nina
Thomas read a paper on the Manufac-
ture of Sugar and Miss SEVilla Rodgers
one on the Adulteration of Sugar. The
club will meet Monday, December II,
with Miss Thomas.
The Current Literature club will meet
during December with Mrs. L. H.
Thomas, 12s Woodlawn avenue.
The West Side Forestry club will meet
with Mrs. A. A. Ripley on West Sixth
avenue next Wednesday, at 2;30 D. m.
Prof. 0. B. Towne of Washburn will
talk about the School Garden associa~
tio4s-
Mrs. C. J. NIulvane will entertain the
Art club Monday afternoon
The Nineteenth Century club will
meet Monday with Mrs. D. A. Mulvane
Twelfth and Clay streets.
Mr.. and Mrs c. D. startzman will
entertain the Portia club members and
their husbands at an evening meeting
Friday. The men will contribute the
programme.
The Helianthus Literary club will
meet with Mrs. 9. ". Horn, 426 Topeka
avenue. Friday afternoon.
The West side Reading club will meet
Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. Bessie E.
Wellman, 81 West Eighth street, and
not with Mrs. Wilmarth as previously
announced.
The regular meeting of the Daugh-
tiers of the American Revolution,
which was to have been held Deem
Der 5, has been indefinitely postponed
SO as to give the members who care to
a chance to attend the old settlers
meeting.
The Music Study club will meet with
Mrs. Harry Pribble and Mrs. Hazel
Jones at the home Of the latter. 723 Tyler
street, Friday afternoon. A Nevin pro-
gramme will be given.
The Monday Tourist club will meet
with Mrs. S. r. futile at 2:30 o'clock.
There will be a called meeting of the
Vespuccian club Monday afternoon with
Miss Emma Stevens, FOG Monroe street
The ladies of Lotus club will be enter
tanned by Mrs. Guy Moore at her home
11o1 West Tenth street, Wednesday af-
ternoon, December 6. All ladies request
ed to be present. A very interesting
programme has been prepared for the
afternoon.